May 27, 2018
In between the tears and emotions of my sweet little Macey turning one, I was able to pull together a little birthday party just especially for her. It was fun to put a little Macey-flare into this birthday party and I loved how it turned out! I tried to keep things really budget friendly. I spent the most on food and tried to re-purpose some of our home decor / previous DIY projects / and inexpensive crafts to decorate. The party was on my parents back deck, which was perfect because the weather was amazing!
I started by wrapping three different sized Amazon boxes I had lying around in kraft paper. Then I hand-lettered “O” “N” “E” on each box. I made this for the entrance of the party and placed them by the front door. I did have to buy the kraft paper, so this little DIY cost me $20 for the paper – but I have a ton left over! I also decided to use the paper as a backdrop for Macey’s highchair. I knew folks would want to snap photos and my parents deck is full of windows, which would give off a glare, so I added the paper as a blank canvas.
The highchair Macey is sitting in came from my in-laws. It was my husbands high chair AND my mother-in-laws highchair from when she was a baby…how precious, right!? They drove the chair up from Olympia on their way to the party. It meant so much to have that special piece of family history there for this milestone!
I also have been taking milestone pictures of Macey every week. I had an old frame that I actually used when my husband and I got married that I re-purposed to hold photos. It was surreal printing these photos out and reminiscing about how little Macey was!
The deck was the perfect ambiance. You can tell from the photos it was such a gorgeous day. I set out my Polaroid along with some table card holders that I found at Home Goods. I used these to take photos of each guest with Macey and then they could set the photo into the card holder and take it home with them as a sweet little party favor. It was a big hit!
And now for some precious pictures of our Macey and her party guests. ๐
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The hit of the party was a birthday card that sang a song when you opened it. Macey was so enthralled with it! ๐ I mean, look at that face!
And most everyone got a photo with the guests of honor. <3
Such a fun day full of love, laughter, and the very best people!
Happy 1st birthday sweet girl!
Such a big milestone, but just one of many to come!
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