post 27 of 30: big day

well the big day is almost here.  the day my baby turns one!  i can not believe that it is almost here.  the past year has been the most amazing year of my life.  days filled with her little giggle make life worth living.  she has brought on so many emotions over the past year.  bust mostly she has made me the happiest mommy in the world.  i look forward to her smiling face every morning and her peaceful little face every evening when she sleeps.  this little girl is everything to me.  i know she will never know how much i love her and will never truly understand until she has a child of her own.  she has taught me so many things over the past year, but mostly she has taught me to love everyone and everything unconditionally, and not take anything forgranted. 
saturday we are celebrating her birthday with a big bash.  i am freaking out because i opted to take on the cake making/decorating myself and i am not sure what i have gotten myself into!  tomorrow is going to be filled with baking, decorating and preparation.  wish me luck!  i am so excited for the party that i have not had a lot of time to think about my little baby turning one.  i will not be surprised if i cry when monday (her actual birthday) rolls around.  mostly they would be tears of joy.  tears of how much she has grown and how happy she has made me and her father.  i would not trade any second with her for anything, not even the stinkiest diapers or the latest nights.  she has showed me what being a mom is all about, unconditional love, and i would not change it for the world.  before her i was a crafty interior designer and now i know i am still that, but i am totally content with just being "mommy".  i now know that is truly who i am and what i am here to do.  i cant wait for years of fun and years of birthdays to celebrate with her!  Happy Birthday Sweet!

heres what we've got planned!

post 26 of 30: cake decorating

well the week is here, the week of our daughters 1st birthday.  i never thought that the day would come.  months of preparation are all coming together quite nicely.  i have been planning the party for what seems like an eternity.  when it is over i will not know what to do with myself during nap time, as nap time has currently been crunch time.  i started planning a long time ago because i was super excited and because i did not want to be doing everything at the last minute.  the only things left to do now are to paint this owl pitcher,

make water bottle labels,

whip up a salad, and bake!

Baking....that is where you come in to play.  This is definitely my first time attempting anything like this and I need your advice.  I found this wonderful Lemon Blueberry Cake Recipe on www.bluebirdkisses.com.  Wren is obsessed with blueberries.  That is all she would eat if I let her, so when I saw this cake recipe, I knew it was the one!

I am doing a two tier cake.  The bottom tier will be 8" round, and the top tier will be 6" round.  I will probably do three/four layers per tier and I am filling in between the layers with blueberry jam. 

Now for the design....  I have so many ideas for the design and I can not narrow it down.  The cake will be an aqua/seafoam color, and I am not opposed to an ombre effect.

here are my ideas.

( the cake topper is VERY similar to the one below) see post here.

so what do you think?  as a first timer which do you think will be the easiest?  which do you think is the prettiest?

i am also making a smash cake that will be very similar to this.

post 14 of 30: invites

well the invites are officially in the mail!  and i could not be more happy with them.  here is a little sneak peek.  can't give the entire design away or i would ruin the surprise!

confession:  i LOVE washi tape!!!

post 13 of 30: count down

well i was WAY off on my 30 days of blogging count down, i only have 3 days left, and I somehow have to get it in 17 more blog posts. OH BOY.  i have my work cut out for me!

Well this weekend I got all kinds of things accomplished.  First on the list, the cake topper for Wren's party.

I found this adorable idea on pinterest.

i thought it was just perfect for wren's vintage owl themed birthday party.  so i made one of my own:)

2 kabobs

14 felt/fabric triangles

-embroidery thread

-hot glue

Cy's First Birthday