First Birthday Party - 7 - Cardboard Box Airplane

UPDATE: If you are here from pinterest, please let me know how this project works for you.  It is great and easy to do all in one night.  You don't even need patterns, you can see from the picture how to cut out the pieces.  Remove the bottom of the box before you begin.  The pieces you cut away will give you the extras you need for the tail and propeller.  You should be able to see the cut away for people to "enter" will give you both wings.  Use lots of tape, and some slits for the tail to piece together.

Do you think I've gone overboard?  I think so!!

Got this wonderful idea from pinterest!

First Birthday Party - 6 - Dessert Tablecloth

I decided to make a table cloth that is reuseable and decorative for our first birthday party.

I went to Goodwill and bought several sheets, a bedskirt, and an orange shower curtain. My main criteria were color, size, and quality. The total was about $10. Making the actual table cloth was more time consuming than I realized.

I wanted a tiered, gathered skirt with three layers. I think it came out pretty!

 

I do wish that the tiers were longer so they overlapped.  But I couldn't make the strips of the sheets wider or I wouldn't have had enough fabric to go all the way around the table.  The top fabric, same as the second tier, is a turquoise fabric that is textured.  I had the most of this fabric.  The top tier fabric is a fitted sheet.  The bottom tier fabric is a bedskirt with two fabrics.  I liked this and used it for the bottom since it was already ruffled and was completely hemmed.

It took so long to make the tablecloth, and contributed to how long it took me to post, because I had to add the pleats.  My original idea was to gather but I didn't have nearly enough fabric for the circumference of the table.  By the way, I bought this table at Walmart for $38.  It folds in half, is made of a plastic top, so it is light, and is perfect for yardsales.  I'm planning on using this as the dessert table at the party.

Complete with the cupcake stand and a globe that I found at my church (and borrowed for a week)!

For more Up, Up, and Away Party ideas, here are all the links:
1 - Airplane Invitations
2 - Pretend Passport Activity Books
3 - Glider and Crocheted Kite Party Favors
4 - Cupcake Stand
5 - Kite Welcome Banner

First Birthday Party - 5 - Welcoming Kites

Sorry for the long hiatus.  Easter and a big professional certification test on Friday the 13th.  Whew, glad that is behind me!

I saw this on pinterest:

And I thought that I could definitely do it with felt in our colors (hot pink, yellow, orange, green, purple, or blue), since I have a ton of felt, and leftover fabric from sheets I bought to make a special dessert tablecloth.  And they turned out great!

 

Pardon the Florida jungle...we don't go outside much at all.

I used 2" wide grosgrain ribbon with polkadots as the kite tails, then used stiff ribbon in white, gold, and lilac for the little bows.  I didn't have to buy anything for this project!!

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For more Up, Up, and Away Party ideas, here are all the links:
1 - Airplane Invitations
2 - Pretend Passport Activity Books
3 - Glider and Crocheted Kite Party Favors
4 - Cupcake Stand

Where am I?

Well, aside from fun Easter egg hunts and parties, I have finally finished crocheting 50 little kites.  Up next, a handmade tablecloth for the dessert table :)