Winter ONE-derland Storybook Birthday

Once upon a time...

on a cold winter's day,

a beautiful princess was born named

Madisyn Grace

The entire kingdom was overcome with joy!

A year later, the King and Queen summoned

the ladies and gents of the land

for a Winter ONEderland Ball

in honor of princess Madisyn's 1st Birthday

It amazes me how quickly time has passed, how can my baby already be ONE?!
I will forever cherish those tiny memories of her...
Becoming a Mother has been an amazing journey and the greatest achievement of my life.

Our daughter's birthday celebration was more that I could have ever asked for, being surrounded by 40 of our closest friends and family. Thank you to everyone who made her day so special! Here are a few pictures from the party, enjoy!

The Invitation: Designed by Myself

*THIS IS AN ORIGINAL DESIGN, CREATED BY MYSELF. ALL OTHERS THAT YOU HAVE SEEN ARE REPLICAS AND GO AGAINST COPYRIGHT LAWS.

The Cake: Sinfully Sweet Treats by Ashley

Chocolate Pops: Sinfully Sweet Treats by Ashley

Cupcakes: Sinfully Sweet Treats by Ashley

Chocolate Pretzels: Sinfully Sweet Treats by Ashley

She loves her new play kitchen from Mommy & Daddy!

& her new comfy chair too!

As soon as everyone started to sing her "Happy Birthday"...

She started to cry :(

But once she had cake, everything was all better!!! YUM!

Happy 1st Birthday Princess, Mommy & Daddy love you so much!

May you grow to be strong, independent, kind, caring and give to others.

We wish for you a lifetime of many happy memories

References:

Cake & Sweets: Sinfully Sweet Treats by Ashley

Play Kitchen: KidKraft - Retro Kitchen in Blue

Child's Chair: POTTERY BARN KIDS - My 1st Anywhere Chair

Baby Shoes: Buy Buy Baby

Headband: Made by Myself

Tutu: Twirls & Swirls Tutus

Birthday Onesie: Butuza Baby Designs

Water Bottle Labels, Winter Wonderland Banner, Thank You Tags: Allison Kizer Designs

Tissue Poms: Prost to the Host

Invitations: Made by Myself -You can purchase the printable via my ETSY shop >> SIMPLY SHABBY
Book Page Garland,
Paper Garland,
Food Labels,
Straw Flags,
Photo Banner: Made by Myself

& many of you have asked to see better pictures of my "12 months of Madisyn" banner
...so here y'all go! :)

There are still a few more things that need to be done...

but here is a little sneak preview of our Holiday House Tour 2012!

Now that I am back in the swing of things & caught up on all of my decorating (yes, a little behind.. but it is finally done) It's time for a little DIY ornament project!

This year, I wanted to keep with a very neutral and rustic theme for my Christmas decor, all while not spending a fortune on decor items. As we all know, ornaments can get expensive at $4 and up each, so I set out to use what I had on hand at home. Being that we have an 11 month old, baby food jars are constantly stocked up in our pantry. Instead of throwing all of those jars away every time they are used, I decided to re-purpose them into ornaments. Adorable little mason jar snow globe ornaments!

Here is what you will need:

- baby food jar(s)

- hot glue gun

-hot glue sticks

- silver metallic spray paint/

or craft paint

- small bottle brush trees

- twine rope

- hammer

-screw or nail

- flake snow

Start out by washing the jars well and removing the labels