after many long hours of planning and several attempts to be crafty i was finally ready for ainsley's big party. your first birthday party is very serious business. okay, really, its not but i couldn't help myself. i remember calling my mom and telling her i needed an intervention.
i may have gone a little crazy, but i loved it. i think ainsley did too.
i know she didn't have a clue that it was her birthday, but every time the doorbell rang and someone else came in she ran to the door to greet them. it was so cute! she was so excited to have so many friends over. i was so sad not to have our family there, but we were so blessed to have so many good friends from church and work be with us.
it was so much fun. a lot of work, but definitely worth it. it was nice to celebrate her and look back at the past year and all the great memories we have. we are so blessed to have such a wonderful daughter.
happy first birthday miss a.
so the party....i went craft crazy. duben was kind enough to let me just go for it.
i made ainsley a 'happy birthday' banner out of fabric. yes, i sewed.
i made some tissue paper pom poms for the mantle
i also made some fabric pom poms to hang by the food table.
i printed out a variety of pictures of ainsley throughout the past year and cut out cute little borders for them.
i made a ribbon topiary w/ her party colors for the table. then for food, we had some glass jars to put some of ainsley's favorite snacks in.
i made some sugar cookies - A's and the number 1.
i made strawberry cupcakes w/ lemon frosting and dark chocolate with cream cheese frosting
her cake was strawberry w/ cream cheese frosting
she had to have a party outfit, so i put a #1 on a t-shirt for her
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nice job crafty carrie. ainsley is just so cute too! i can't wait to see what the next 6 of your kids look like.
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