A first for us...

... and the reason for our absence here! This past Saturday we put together a party for a sweet (or should I say "tweet") little one year old. It was our first time doing it for someone other than family. We planned and created for about a month, so to see it all come together was a really great feeling!

So without further ado, lets get on to the pictures!
Here is the table completely set up. The mother of the birthday girl came up with the theme, "little love bird", and the colors that she wanted to use and we ran with it.

I think my absolute favorite thing from the party were these yarn pom pom arrangements. I'm pretty sure the momma bird liked them also since she kept them to put up in the baby birds room!

They were super easy to make and we just glued the pom pom to the end of a branch.

What birdie themed birthday party would be complete without a few nests? We made these from pretzels dipped in chocolate candy melts. It took us a little while to perfect our nest building skills but in the end we were becoming old pros! 

Also, these mini cake stands are awesome! They actually have a glass dome to go on top of them. We found them on sale at Hobby Lobby (love that place!) after Christmas! We couldn't help but snatch them up. They were the perfect addition to the table!  

These were two of the three "snack" foods we made besides the cake and smash cake. I've wanted to make these popcorn cones since the first time I saw them on another blog. K was able to recreate them perfectly! We filled them with caramel popcorn and named it birdie munch. Next to the popcorn sat the marshmallow clouds. These are super easy! Marshmallows dipped in candy melts and we alternated dipping some in sanding sugar and some in white nonpareils.



This was the birthday girl's smash cake! I loved the way it turned out! It's so simple and matched the theme perfectly!

This was the cake design we had came up with. Another paisley cake with a few flowers added in.
Cake decorating is fun but it can also be stressful! We fought with the icing on this cake for what seemed like eternity!!! K was able to get it presentable and with the decorations the flaws were less noticeable. Still, it's just one of those things that bug you when you know it isn't your best work.



K made her AMAZING cookies which you had a sneak peak earlier this month. They went perfectly with the theme and the colors just popped!

I like this little fella just perched on his nest!

 The next project was one that we both loved. When we saw how it all came together, we decided we each needed one for our dining room table!

I had the mother of the birthday girl email me her favorite pictures from the past year. I converted them all to the sepia tone so they wouldn't clash with the scrap booking paper we wanted to incorporate. We backed them on the paper and then tied them using our trusty yarn!

And again with the yarn! We saved all of our clippings from "fluffing" the pom poms and reused them to add some color to the bottom of the vase. 

And what party would be complete without party hats for the guests?

Lastly, we made labels for the water bottles. This is so easy and adds so much personalization and color to your party! The birthday girl's mother came up with using the different drink mix ins in the colors for the party! What a great idea and it really made those labels pop!

So after all was said and done... I *think* we pulled it off. The birthday girl's mom has such an awesome sense of style that we were worried about getting it just right but she loved it! So, mission accomplished!

Thanks for looking!