Party decorations

The birthday party went really well. We had a packed house, but it was a lot of fun. And almost everyone in Steve's family was together for the first time in a long long time.

Naomi made a great looking (and great tasting) cake. I made cupcakes, and Naomi came early to decorate them.


I didn't want to buy a lot of decorations for Rebecca's party. I bought balloons, and I spent $1 on the cupcake banner hanging over the high chair. I made everything else with supplies I had at home.

I used scrapbook papers and supplies to make the birthday banner.

The curly ribbon is a couple of gift bows from Rebecca's baby gifts. The paper rosettes were made from a story book I bought at a yard sale for .25 cents. I didn't like it and was just going to get rid of it. I had found instructions somewhere on the internet for paper rosettes, which I can't find now. They were pretty easy though. I tore out the pages, and folded them like a fan. I used the folded pages on most of mine and cut the ends to look a little more interesting.

I found a bunch of containers, cans, and jars I had around the house to use for chips, pretzels, forks, toothpicks, etc. I used a small mailbox decorated with green ribbon and a number "1" and put Rebecca's pictures in it for guests to take.

I bought this flag at a yard sale for .50 cents, and plan on using it again.

Another converted story book. This was really really easy. I just tore out the pages, which were perfect squares. Cut it in diagonals (four triangle pieces), folded one corner and stapled it, and used my hot glue gun to attach buttons and wooden dowels. I put them in a jar with some buttons and put it on the table as a centerpiece.

Now I start planning for next year. . .