I had found this great tablecloth at Bed, Bath & Beyond for like $5. Someone had returned it & there was a small spot on it, so it was super marked down. I snagged it up & figured if I couldn't clean it, I would just stick a serving dish over the spot or put it at the back of the table or something. For $5, I would make it work. The cupcake stand I found at Kirklands. It was so girly & pretty that I had to have it. Look how beautiful it is. And it went on sale, which was perfect. It has now sold out, go figure. Glad I grabbed it when I did.
The backdrop was just some pink fabric that I had. I am super lucky in the sense that I have tons of fabric. I mean, like huge drawers full. When Steve's great-aunt passed away, she had so much fabric because she used to make her own clothes. Nobody else wanted it, so I took it home with me in some super-cute vintage suitcases that nobody else wanted. Spoiler Alert...you will see those vintage suitcases again in a "Boy Meets World" party that hopefully will be posted in the next week or so. : ) The fabric "curtains" at the top also came from Steve's aunt's collection. The fabric was literally just drapped through the metal at the top of the tent. I don't love how you can see the window from the tent through the fabric, but it was pouring down rain that day & we needed to set up the tent where you could come out either door into the tent without getting soaked. The hanging paper decorations all came from Party City. In the center is Addy's rag wreath. I am going to break down how to make the rag wreath in a post soon, but it is so easy & is just made out of a wire hanger & strips of fabric. Then, I put a pink "A" in the middle. It currently hangs in her playroom, but we will probably move it to her door when new baby arrives this summer. It was a perfect centerpiece for her party.
The drink table was pretty simple. Pink lemonade with green apples in the base & other beverages. I threw some pink fabric on the table first & then a white & pink tablecloth.
Since the weather was absolutely horrible (look how dark it was inside even with all the lamps on), I had to decorate other little "stations" in the house, since people couldn't spread out & go outside some. I just threw some tablecloths on the dining room table, threw up some hanging decorations from Party City & put out some bird houses as the centerpiece.
I normally wouldn't have even messed with the kitchen, but since that is where Addy would have to enjoy her smash cake, I just threw up some streamers & some more hanging decorations.
You can see there were streamers & hanging decorations pretty much throughout the house...in the den...going up the stairs...pretty much wherever I could hang something.
I will tell you more about this banner when I talk about the "Look Whoo is 1!" banner in the next post. The last little decoration detail of this party was this sweet little picture of Addy girl as a newborn. I took this picture of her when she was about a week old & used a Living Social deal to get this big canvas for like $20. I hung it up where you come in & put two hanging fans on both sides of it. It was crazy to see how small she was & how big she was turning 1.
See below for links to the other posts about this party:
See also where Catch My Party pinned this party! : ) http://www.pinterest.com/pin/187884615677363725/
& see more of the party on the Catch My Party page
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