I started planning McKinley's 1st birthday right after he was born. He was about three weeks old to be exact. I came across this blog, Young House Love.
They did a photo "quilt" with their daughter. It was amazing! {check it out here}
I NEEDED to do this with McKinley! I was too late to do a weekly one, so I opted for a monthly one.
Here's how it turned out!
Now you're probably wondering how this has anything to do with his 1st birthday. Well, really it has EVERYTHING to do with it. I planned the entire party around the colors of the fabrics used in the photo quilt. In fact, I used the actual fabric to make most of his decorations. It truly was so special!
DIY Number Wreath . . . tutorial coming soon!
The brothers . . .
DIY Hot Air Balloon Paper Lanterns . . .
Notice the bunting flags hanging from the ceiling . . . made from the 12 fabrics!
Vintage paper straws, coordinating balloons . . . a vintage flair.
McKinley's Cake . . . simple . . . DIY Cake topper
Bunting cake topper
DIY Fabric covered party hats
The Food labels were all handmade by myself and coordinated with the invite (below)
DIY hand sewn paper napkins & yarn wrapped letters
Photo credits to the amazingly talented Kim Klein Photography LLC
