Rainbow cupcakes were inspired by this pin and made with love. Topped with homemade buttercream and we added 3 strands of Spring-colored rainbowy pull-n-peel twizzlers to the top of each tie-dyed cupcake similar to the ones at this pin.
Going along with the rainbow theme, Fruity Pebble Krispy Treats (inspired by this pin).
Rainbow ribbon skirt (like this pin, but super-sized): hot glued ribbon pieces to one long strip of rainbow ribbon. Also added ric-rac for extra fun! Taped to table (wish I had a less obvious way to secure it!).
I was going to put flowers in the Dollar Store vases, but instead decided on some 3/$1 rainbow pinwheels and dollar store twisty straws! Skittles (colors lovingly separated by Grandpa) added a sweet touch.
We also made a fruit rainbow (strawberries, cuties oranges, pineapple, honeydew, and blueberries), inspired by this pin and super yummy funfetti fruit dip using the recipe at this pin (seriously YUMMY)!
DIY no sew tutu (using instructions pinned here and here). It’s long on her, which means she can wear it again next year, and for playing dress-up after that (assuming my knots hold up!)
For the “1” onesie, I used iron-on sheets with fabric and first ironed the “1” to the heart, then the heart to the 1. Then I took embroidery floss in contrasting colors and stitched around them both. Since I was going through 2 layers of iron-on paper AND 2 layers of fabric PLUS onesie for the “1”, it took FOREVER (easily the longest of ANY of the birthday projects) and required needle-nose pliers to pull the needle through each way!
I followed this tutorial I found on pinterest to make a flower for a headband. I the hot-glued the flower to a piece of felt, and sandwiched some pretty elastic between that piece of felt and another on the other side of the elastic – secured with hot glue.
For the hat, I bought a set of cheap party hats for $1. I took one hat apart and traced it onto cardstock, used spray adhesive to attach fabric to one side of the card stock (the blank side, so a pattern wouldn’t show through), and then I used hot glue for the seam when putting it back together and attached a flower (from above) and some ric-rac after the spray adhesive dried. I followed this Martha Steward tutorial to make a tulle pom for the top, attached with hot glue.
Lastly I looped the elastic from the original cheap hat through buttons, and then hot glued the buttons into the inside of the hat – this secured it very well! I think it turned out super cute and I’m surprised she kept it on as long as she did!!
