I handmade all of them - starting with the text layout in photoshop. I then printed them out on glossy photo paper and layered them on navy card stock, placing both the invite and card stock on top of the orange polka dot paper.
Next, I used my cricut to cut out animal silhouettes from gold glitter card stock. I adhered them to the invitations using glue dots.
The final invitation stack was quite tall - 35 invitations tall to be exact.
I punched out circles from the extra paper and sent them off to my best friend in Austin, TX. She then sewed all the circles together to make the garland you see on the dessert table and other places around the room, like the smash cake and beverage cart.
I decided to spray paint a bunch of plastic animals gold to continue on the theme. I used them for the centerpiece, table accents and on top of the cupcakes.
I utilized gold animals for the party favors too. I super glued mini animals onto baby food jar lids and then sprayed both animal and lids gold. After filling the jars with m&ms or puffs (depending on the child's age) I punched out a label and wrote each child's name with white pen. The children got an age appropriate animal book as well.
Finally, I took extra invitation paper to make a "1" banner for Logan's high chair. I simply strung the pendants together on yarn. The finished product can be seen on the highchair in the final picture.
At the last minute, I used photoshop to print out to create an orange polka dot template and I put a picture of Logan from every month on the template. I printed them at Rite Aid and strung them up for over the main buffet table.
I added in some balloons and it turned out quite nicely, if I do say so myself.
What was your child's first birthday theme? Did you make any decorations?
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