Winter ONEderland - First birthday!

My son is turning 2!  In a little over a month.  And can you believe that I'm just NOW starting to plan for his birthday party???  So unlike me!  If you knew me personally, you'd know that I like to take my time when planning.  Scour my head for ideas... scour OTHER places for ideas. Let it come to me in it's own time.  Of course, my good friends say I'm best under pressure which makes me a fabulous event planner because I can pull it out with the quickness.  Whatever.  :)  Time is gotten away from me this year (even though back in the summer I said I needed to get started.) 

Bygones.

So to kick off my planning of the 2nd birthday, I thought I'd post a couple pictures of his FIRST birthday party.  With the temps turning cooler and holidays upon us, it's the perfect time to put a few pictures out of a Winter ONEderland party! 

Invitations.
I used simple invitations.  White cardstock with frosty blue lettering with rhinestones in the center of the snowflakes for a little extra twinkle.  White cardstock was mounted onto stardream metallic silver cardstock.  I love metallic cardstock, when the theme allows.   Invitations were sent in matching silver metallic envelopes purchased from Envelope Mall. Love Envelope Mall!  Great prices and quick shipping.  'Nuff said.

We held this party at my parent's home which never needs much additional decoration. 
I added a shimmery tree branch centerpiece featuring one hanging frame for every month of his life.
The tree branches were spray painted white with glued on crystal beads for more sparkle.  I set the branches into a thick snow type filler with clear crystal like vase fillers from Pottery Barn.  I used a wide narrow vase from Pottery Barn to spread the branches out lengthwise.

Cake
I wanted a dramatic cake since it was his first birthday.  (Heck, who am I kidding, I always want a dramatic cake for a birthday!)  Anyway, I made this the night before and sprayed it with Wilton's Color Mist.  The sugar snowflakes I found from a California baker on ebay!   The cake stand is mine and I used coconut shavings as snow and again filled in with the Pottery Barn vase filler crystals.  Cake stand is mine and the cake topper is actually an ornament I found at the Dollar Store!

Balloons!
Yeah, yeah. Balloons are a hazard for small children.  Eh.  Children love balloons and nothing spells fun and festive to a child like balloons.  So yes, we had them.  Quite a few.  Enough to cover the ceiling and, of course, the obligatory number 1!

Favors
With a child's party comes children guests and that means ya gotta have fun things for them.
I ran across a seller on etsy who made me these fabulous felt gift bags for $2 each!  Including the embroidery!  I sent her a list of the children's names and I had them literally 2 days later!   Filled them up with fun toys for the children to entertain each other while the adults mingled.

All in all, it was a SMASHING good time!

Now to get started on the next one!!!!

Comments

[Robyn]

Michelle,
This is so cute! It reminds me of a winter wonderland event we did about 2 years ago. In FL that can be quite a feat to pull off and requires a lot of....imagination!! Suffice it to say that we rented a snow machine but would you believe that that day the FL panhandle hit a record low and it ACTUALLY snowed during the party??? (well, maybe more like a light flurry, but I swear it was still a miracle of HUGE proportions and NO ONE could believe it!!!) The guests were REALLY impressed with my event planning THAT year! LOL
When I post about it, if it's OK, I'd like to include a link to your post too. Those invites are too cute! :)

[michelle {sweet mady's paper}]

everything looks great and so much fun! i love how different the theme was. thanks for sharing!

[Natalie]

Such a great theme. The Cake and the invitations are awesome.

[Kendra]

This looks like a fantastic party and a great way to incorporate the season!

I Just found your blog through "Today's Creative Blog" and I am loving all of your great ideas! I hope you will check out my blog. I recently posted about my daughter's first birthday celebration and lots of other parties.

[At Home with Kim Vallee]

I love your modern card design. The tree branch centerpiece is a great idea. Congratulations!

[Coley]

Wow! Everything is so cute!

I love the bags - can you direct me to the Etsy seller you purchased them from??

[Rachel May]

Our first son will be turning one in December of this year and I love some of your ideas!! Do you mind sharing where on etsy you find the bags?
Thanks!!!!

[Jennifer Morrison]

My daughter will be turning 1 in December and I would love to know where on Etsy you had the felt bags made. Also, what did you put into the bags?

[Kerry]

I love the bags, can you please tell me the name of the seller?

[Amy]

This is such a great idea. Where did you find the layout to go on the cardstock for the invitations?

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So to kick off my planning of the 2nd birthday, I thought I'd post a couple pictures of his FIRST birthday party. With the temps turning cooler and holidays upon us, it's the perfect time to put a few pictures out of a Winter ONEderland party!