Kinsley's First Birthday Bash Revealed!

So it's been a week since the party. The mess is finally cleaned up, and we have moved on. I have to say that everything turned out way better than I thought it might. I usually have results that don't live up to my high expectations, but this party was not one of those times. Everything turned out just as I pictured it in my mind.

First I made this dress

Then I made this diaper cover.

I made the appliques with my fancy new sewing machine. I also embroidered her a t-shirt and made her a tutu.

Here's the picture I took of Kinsley in her t-shirt and tutu.

It looks like she's in alot of flowers, but really she's just in a tiny patch. This is just an example that you don't have to have a huge perfect area to get a good shot.

Here's the center piece I made.



Here are the cookies that I made for the cupcakes.

Here's the cupcake display.

Cupcake close-up

Here's the banner I made.

It was kind of a last minute thought, but it turned out great.

Here's the birthday girl!

Last but not least, here's the toybox that Henry made her.

The toybox is an Ana White design. I'm glad that we found this open design because we won't have to worry about her slamming her fingers in it. It's not super wide, but it's fairly deep. The hutch unit on the top is great to make the most of the space in her room and to keep things that she doesn't need to access out of her reach. It was super easy to build, especially with the air tools that we bought. We had the wood cut at the Depot to make things easier. Painting it was a joint effort. The colors and the flowers were his idea, but I added the butterflies and the flower pot on the inside. There are flowers on the side facing the crib too.

Here's the toybox loaded up.

Happy First Birthday, Kinsley!