All of these ideas floating around in my head and scribbled on scraps of paper got me thinking about how my love of party planning and decorating has evolved since I became a mommy.
I remember looking through birthday themes when my first born was turning 1. Since you only turn 1 once, I wanted to make sure I had a unique party for my baby! I didn't want a party that anyone else could have easily recreated. It had to be different. It's easy to go to the store, load up on every birthday item you see. Anyone can do that! I wanted to make the party OURS.
So I created her birthday invitation and have made them for her (and her sister!) every year since! Each year I've added more and more handmade decorations to both of my daughters' birthday parties. And once the party is over, I use these items as keepsakes from their birthday that year and have instant scrapbook pages.
When my girls were each too young to ask for a specific birthday theme, I was the one who got to choose their party. I always picked color schemes and something cute (usually food related!) to go with the colors...pink and yellow cupcake party, pink and brown ice cream party. Basically, I loved thinking of themes that weren't in the party aisle at Target.
I have to say that there's nothing wrong with character themed parties but there is something special when you take that character and customize your party and SPRINKLE it with personalized and unique handmade items. I've thrown several licensed character parties but made them all very different than something you'd find in a big box store or at the party you went to last month. The world of licensed characters can collide with handmade goodness!
In the next few weeks, I'll be posting some of the parties I've created for my girls in the past as well as ways to use the products in the shop. For now, it's off to work on some decorations for a "photo shoot" this week!
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