I love March because it means I get to drag out my paper crafting supplies and make invitations and decorations for Lila’s birthday party. 
I tend to consider the whole month of March her birthday, rather than just the 19th – I start my crafting early and leave the decorations up way too long afterwards.
Every year I’ve kept the party simple and small – just family and one or two neighborhood friends – which makes stamping the invitations easy enough to do. I love hand stamping, because no matter how precise you try to be, the end result is always pretty wonky and each one comes out looking a little bit different.
These skinny washi tapes were a birthday gift from my sister (last year it was baker’s twine in every color – she’s good!)….I can’t seem to stop washi taping everything.
So far they’ve taped up the clouds on the invites, decorated a kraft paper L, and striped up some wooden forks.
Though I can’t decide what to do with the forks…washi tape or stamps? Maybe some of both. I carved that little raindrop using an exacto knife and a pencil eraser – my first rubber stamp!
The big clouds are double sided with two different patterned papers – they’re paper versions of the fabric clouds I made last year for Lila’s reading nook. I’ve got a few more to cut out, then I’m going to put some of last year’s twine to use and hang them from the dining room ceiling.
Would it be wrong to want another baby so I could have two birthday parties to plan every year instead of just one?
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By the way, if you’re local and looking for some nice party supplies – I picked up the forks, straws, and treat cups at a little shop called Fancy That (they also sell online), which is part of Bliss Bake Shop. Lila got a pre-birthday blue-frosted mini cupcake out of the trip, so she was happy. I might have had one, too.
P.S. It sounds like people are up for the tiny tea bag tutorial – it might be awhile since I’m knee-deep in washi tape and clouds right now, but I’ll get to it!
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So pretty! If you have a second baby, I recommend trying to stagger their birthdays… my two are September and October which means we have Birthday Madness for two months, and then nothing for the rest of the year. I should have thought that through 🙂
oh believe me, that thought has crossed my mind! 🙂
oh my gosh you are just too good. these are AMAZING! yep, definitely need a #2 for the sewing and crafting alone (fingers crossed for a boy, so if lila suddenly goes through a pink phase, you will have him to fall back on with your lovely blues and greens and yellows). 😉
Wow! Looks like so much fun already. Can’t wait to see further birthday preparations. I love stuff like this too. What fun.
Those little invitations are perfect in every single way! I love the rain cloud theme for a March birthday.
Happy Birthday to Lila! Three years old… that’s getting into big girl territory 😉
How fun! Yes, you can want another child for the party and I’ll want another for the bed quilt. Kidding, of course. But still…
What an awesome sister. Those are great gifts!
i love fancy that and bliss. we go there all the time. they have a cute story time for the kids on wednesdays too. love the clouds and washi tape. can’t believe she’ll be 3!
Gorgeous spring colors, I’m March 18th! Have a fun, beautigul gathering for your little one. I can’t wait to try washi tape. We bought the tissue tape by TIM Holtz.
What a sweet party she’s going to have! Everything is beautiful! Thanks for sharing your talent 🙂
everything is lovely- love all the clouds… i have a march baby too (and about to have another). it’s becoming my favorite time of year!
What cute invitations and decorations…I love the colors! You’re putting all the rest of us to shame!
If you’re interested, Miles and Elliott are having a birthday party that is, with the exception of the recently mailed invitations, entirely unplanned. Have at it. I’ll PayPal you a budget and you can just ship everything to NYC.
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Papercrafting was my first love, and these photos made me so happy:) Love the cloud invites and hand stamping. And those forks!! The stripes are my favorite:) Happy birthday to Lila – three is a great age!
You know, if you have another baby you’ll have half the time to plan twice the party!!! Happy Birthday to Lila – she is lucky to have such a clever mommy!
ha, i hadn’t thought of that – so true!!
i love me some party details – and yours are amazing!
so sweet! may I ask what paper you used for the clouds?
It was just a random assortment of scrapbook paper, I’m not sure exactly what kind, sorry!