The Kiddo's 2nd birthday is 6 months away, and I am already thinking about themes, ideas and party favors for the next toddler extravaganza. I've never been one to opt for pre-packaged themes. Not even for Christmas cards or party invitiations. We have always made our own or found some way to manipulate another design to suite our needs. I have a passion for design, creativity and I love things that are original, interesting and memorable.Last year, the little man's theme was "One". Yeah, because he was turning one. We created the invitations online with Tiny Prints. I love Tiny Prints because they always an amazing selection of styles and the ability to customize almost everything. The trick here if you are looking for something specific is to look in all the categories. Don't just stick to the 'Invitation' section". Our invite actually turned out to be a birth announcement that we were able to customize to exactly what we wanted.
Being the inspiring Martha Stewart that I am, I decided to take on the baking of the cake, as well as learning how to roll out, color, cut and apply fondant to a cake. I actually made 3 cakes in the weeks before his birthday! My friends and neighbors were loving the "experimental" deserts. I actually made 50 plus cupcakes to match as well all with fondant circles on the top.
For birthday number 2, I am starting early and in my search for fun and fabulous items, I have stumbeled across some amazing party supplies and ideas that I wish I would have known about last year when I was planning the 1st birthday. Just browsing through these sites made me want to come up with a reason to party, so I definitely wanted to share.I also didn't want to detract from their awesomeness, so I created a post dedicated solely to these amazing party supplies and ideas. Please check out "Fabulous Party Ideas" for these little gems.
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