m’s birthday party

Maddie turned one this past saturday. We kept the celebration small and simple – just family, a few close friends, and lots of pink + orange.
poms from fiesta pom pom


I was hoping to get a postcard perfect photo of the girls but we ended up with this shot instead. Classic.

The hats were super easy (and fun) to make.

diy tissue paper flower via martha stewart + party hat template by Kelleigh Ratzlaff

birthday hats aren’t just for kids

This photo collage of M. from birth to present was a great conversation piece.
One photo per month and a few of m&a together – another simple and easy project.

see this post for instructions on how to make your own mosaic wall art
In our excitement, we forgot to get a photo of the top of the birthday cake.



Happy birthday sweet M.

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Blog Comments

Happy Bday Mademoiselle M.
La fête était belle! Magnifiques photos!

Happy Birthday, M!!!

How absolutely beautiful, Liz! You did everything to perfection!!

Looks like a successful and memorable 1st birthday for Maddie, great job, Ma! The hats turned out great. I thought you're only making one! 😛 Happy 1st birthday, Miss Maddie!

Looks like a successful and memorable 1st birthday for Maddie, great job, Ma! The hats turned out great. I thought you're only making one! 😛 Happy 1st birthday, Miss Maddie!

OMG, that is the MOST cutest birthday party decorations ever!! Love the colors you used. Just picked up the MS ones this weekend for my office. Pom poms are just fab.

Happy birthday Maddie!!

Everything looks amazing Liz, but the better thing is your little girl face, absolutely adorable!!!!

I just loved this party!!! So sweet!!! Happy birthday to M!!!

happy birthday to her! and those flowers look so pretty!

She sure is cute! Happy Birthday M 🙂

Love that picture. Love the death grip audrey has around her neck. love the lunging for the cake photo. the decorations look awesome! can't believe your girlies are getting so big!!!

What a gorgeous party!! Those hats turned out SO cute! LOVE the pom-pom flowers. Thanks for using my template!! I love to see it in action!

omg… this is so SWEEEEEEET!!!! sigh… wish i could've been there! miss you like crazy!!! happy birthday, m!!!!!

Happy birthday Maddie !!!

what a lovely party! your family is beautiful : )

Happy birthday to you sweet M 🙂 She's just all chubby cheeks and nom-nom-worthy arms and legs!!! 🙂 I love your idea of a photo mosaic wall, except now I need to think about which wall to mosaic, lol.

I love everything here Liz… but I was sure it would be perfectly beautiful with you in charge.
The last photo is priceless!!!
Congrats to Maddie and to you!

Liz, what a beautiful party you put together for Maddie…I wouldn't expect less from you. Happy Birthday sweet girl and congrats to you mom! ♥

It was such a fun day, and beautifully put together!!! Love all the shots, but the family photo is my favorite. Look at birthday girl's face and big sister's look of responsibility. They're the best.

what a beautiful party, liz.
just gorgeous.
all of the details are perfect and i LOVE the hats!

so so so cute!…I love the diy wall art..downloaded and I have PSE 8 but no clue how to use the template…any place I can go to get the exact instructions once I open PSE 8 with photo and template?
Sucha awonderful idea and I guess I'm a true newbie to this digital stuff

Thanks for the bday wishes. 🙂

Robin – I have a layered template tutorial here: http://paisleepress.blogspot.com/2009/01/layered-templates-101.html
It comes with a free template download so you can follow along the tutorial step-by-step.

oh gosh! what a beautiful party.
we are planning one next month for z (even though her birthday was yesterday). I love those party hats!
happy birthday to your little girl!
i was thinking of displaying photos of zara each month. I love how you did it! i think i might have to copy you 😉 and I already have those pom pom flowers all over our house (from sofi's birthday LAST year. LOL. thanks for the inspiration!

happy birthday M, I so love all that pink and orange and boy she looks so grown up in that last photo. That collage from birth to one is so cool!

They grow up so fast! It looks like you guys had a blast, everything is so orange/pink/pretty!

How beautiful to stumble across your blog and find this sweet pumpkin on her first birthday.. Absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!

happy birthday to your little M. She is too cute! and I love that chevron dress from Gap, I got the same one for my little baby Ava 😉

ohh…how CUTE. Looks like she celebrated in style!! 🙂 Happy Bday Maddie.

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