So, we celebrated or rather have been celebrating Boy’s birthday the past week. Since we were having a party for his friends elsewhere, I decided to keep the decor at home simple and sweet.
PHOTO WALL BACKDROP
Some of you may have noticed the photo wall backdrop in my race car birthday cake post. I wanted to keep the decor simple and meaningful this year. I spied this photo wall on Apartment Therapy and thought it would be fun to do.
Image Courtesy: Apartment Therapy
I did four rows to represent how he’s grown over the last four years. It was fun to take out the photos from the album and put it up on the wall for a few days.
Here is Boy, checking it out.
It made a really cute backdrop for pictures. And everyone who visited us over the week, enjoyed looking at them. It is such a simple, fun idea and makes for great conversation.
And of course, there were a lot of vehicles involved in the party!
LEGO BIRTHDAY NUMBER WREATH/HANGING
I made a crepe paper number ‘3’ last year. This time, I made a super simple number ‘4’ with little Lego blocks on a Lego board. I hung it over a framed print on my basket wall and added wooden letters to spell B-D-A-Y.
DIY RACE CARS CAKE STAND
Since the cake was pretty small-ish, I wanted to add some height to it. What better than a DIY cake stand? I simply filled a large, clear glass vase with little race cars, and placed a glass plate on top to hold the cake.
Simple, colorful and fun. Exactly how birthdays should be, in my opinion!
Hope you got some ideas for your little one’s birthday. I have a few more posts coming up, of some DIY decor ideas for the main kiddie party. Stay tuned.
And oh, if you are wondering about the cake, yes, it is homemade. Here is the how-to.
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Steph @ Crafting in the Rain says
Love all the photos–that’s a great idea!
Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says
Thanks Steph! Glad you liked it.
Sherry says
Such a smart cake stand!
Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says
Thank you, Sherry!
apronstringsotherthings says
what clever ideas! pinning this post for future reference. Love the cake stand, especially.
Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says
Thank you! I am glad you found it inspiring.
the cape on the corner says
love all those pics, and those baskets. I want to try using baskets like that.
Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says
Thank you. If I remember correctly, I think I had replied to your query on how to hang them, in my earlier post. Why don’t you give it a go? It’s great for Fall now.
Katie says
Love the birthday decorations! And the photo wall is so cute!
Thanks so much for sharing at the Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop! Have a great day!
Katie
Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says
Thanks Katie! They make for some great photo ops.
Marty@A Stroll Thru Life says
Oh I love all of the photos and that cake is fabulous. Thanks so much for linking to Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty
Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says
Thanks so much, Marty!
Sanghamitra says
Beautiful space you got here. Love this cute post.
Thanks for sharing.
Hope to see you on my blog:)
Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says
Thanks Sanghamitra! Glad that you liked my blog. I’d be happy if you followed me some way, so that you do not miss any posts!
simplyvegetarian777 says
So sweet:)
Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says
Thank you 🙂