Baby's Firsts: Happy 1st Birthday Sean!

A personal touch is always appreciated!


I am a lucky auntie with lots of nieces & nephews,
then there's my blood, my "real" nephew, sean.
I don't get to see him too often since he lives so far away,
so I was determined to make his very 1st birthday a very special one.
Having the party at my parents' church wasn't the most ideal,
but I had to make do with what was at hand.

I am a lucky auntie with lots of nieces & nephews,

then there's my blood, my "real" nephew, sean.

I don't get to see him too often since he lives so far away,

so I was determined to make his very 1st birthday a very special one.

Having the party at my parents' church wasn't the most ideal,

but I had to make do with what was at hand.

Sean was born in the year of the rabbit 

so I naturally went with bunny rabbit as the party's theme. 

They are cute & cuddly just like Sean! 

Plus his party was on the evening of Easter Sunday. 

Gray & Yellow with white & lavender accents were the color theme. 

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INVITATIONS

i got the upside down rabbit idea from a photo i saw at hobby lobby. 
i'm over the moon about turning one...

sean the bunny rabbit!  
hop on by and let's have one hare of a flippin' good time!

BANNER

i wanted to keep the banner simple, 
but now i wonder if i should've spelled out "birthday".  

TABLE DISPLAY

the reason i wanted to keep the banner simple was because 
my plan was to have more decorations hanging from the ceiling, 
lights with lanterns on the wall, so on & so forth. 
as i mentioned, because of the venue being where it was, 
i was not able to execute a lot of those plans, 
and had to deal with other elements that were stationary in that fellowship hall.

sean's first 12 months on a a foam board, 
framed memorabilia, photos of his parents at around his age. 
most frames were covered with scrapbook paper or painted. 

SEAN 

and his information tree

sean's doljabi items. 

for those who are not familiar, 

at korean 1st birthday parties, 

the guest of honor is sat in front of several items that describe 

a future state of being and/or a future occupation, 

and the first item the baby grabs is what would predict his/her future. 

what will sean pick? 
1. scholar 2. musician 3. health 4. wealth 5. athlete 6. doctor. 
he chose wealth, but we have no photos to prove it.  

guests were to pick which number sean will pick, 
then put their number in the corresponding jar, for a small prize. 
a mirror was placed there on purpose since the back of the jars 
had photos that matched what was on the doljabi board. 
each guest would keep the lollipop stick after putting the smaller numbers 
attached on the back of the stick in the jar. 

FAVORS

the dessert table. 

boy this table was so much smaller than how i had envisioned it. 

we ran out of tables, so i had to use 3 music stands 

to add another layer of this display. 

thank God i had enough tablecloths. 

gift bags. 

sean as a rabbit, like his invitation. 

i'm so "hoppy" you came! thank you! love, sean. 

cupcakes with toppers. 

flavors were, classic white, classic yellow, lemon & taro. 

to go with the color theme. 

can't have a korean birthday party without ricecakes! 

the rainbow ricecakes matched so well with this party. 

of course i had to personalize the label. 

rice krispie pops. 

so easy. thank you week of menus for the idea.  

marshmallow pops. another easy favor. 

i got the idea from pinterest, but i didn't go the complicated route of 

dipping them into melted white chocolate & sprinkles & all that mess, 

i simply dipped them in water, then rolled them in yellow sugar. 

again, easter being the same day as the party made this favor possible. 

i had done this easter egg idea for a baby shower a few year back. 

this time, i placed these marshmallow chicks in the eggs. 

so easy. so cute. 

in keeping with the rabbit theme, 

made these lemonheads carrots with scrapbook paper & chenille wires. 

i already had those flower pots (i don't throw anything away), 

so i painted them to match the colors. 

probably should've painted the insides, too, eh?  

GUEST TABLES

the guest table. 

tissue paper flower balls & pictures of sean made for good centerpieces. 

THANK YOU CARDS

thank you cards.  

the card opens up to sean as the bunny rabbit like his invitation. 

i'm so "hoppy" you were a part of my celebration! God bless! <3 sean  

More related to this party... 

sean wearing the number 1 onesie his auntie made him. 

sean wearing the bowtie his auntie made him. 

Logo: CoolBliss

This logo was designed for a self-serve frozen yogurt shop located in Memphis, TN. 

 

This frozen yogurt shop was opened by three college buddies
who decided they would challenge all the franchises out there
and be the only locally owned small business in the
booming self-serve frozen yogurt field.
To have named it "CoolBliss" was pretty genius.
They steered away from using names of color and fruits
as a lot of the franchises are name in combination of the two,
and the name pretty much describes what kind of a business it is.

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My Best Friends' Wedding: Debbie & David Park - D & D

This was the classic case of boy meets girl, 

boy falls head over hills over girl, 

girl doesn't know how she feels about the boy, 

and year later, girl realizes the boy is the one, 

and thankfully, the boy still feels the same.... 

It took way too long for these two to get together,
but they both truly believe it was in God's time
that they were brought together.
To represent these two who call themselves "D&D",
I came up with a little "logo" for them.

"D+D" facing each other, 

indicating they are finally looking in the same direction. 

dark red, mocha, and natural brown 

were the color theme of the wedding

it was the groom's idea to create a little clock 

to represent "God's Time" 

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INVITATIONS

a tri-fold card, with each end panel shaped like the letter "D", 

hence, "D & D"

once the tri-fold closes, 

the clock logo shows through the punched out circle

PROGRAMS

like the invitation, the end panels of the cover of the program 
are shaped like "D". they close up to face each other. 
and through the opening, you can see the bride & the groom's names. 

cover page of the program. 

logo, date, and a scripture befitting to them, jeremiah 29:11

inside pages

ESCORT CARDS

the idea came from the clock logo.  

FAVORS

these unfinished paper mache boxes were a perfect fit as a favor, 

resembling the look of the invitation 

inside the favor boxes are personalized m&m's, 
which were printed with the D&D logo and the wedding date, 
tied up in dark red tulle, accented with their scripture

Baby's Firsts: Happy 1st Birthday Aiden!

A personal touch is always appreciated! 

For the big guy!
Aiden is one of the biggest babies I know,
but a fast little (big) thing he is!
He also has the biggest eyes that could suck you right in.
His mommy chose green and yellow as his birthday theme,
fitting for his bright personality.

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AIDEN

the big "1"

good things come in small packages!

Birthday Gifts: Jackson is 2!

A personal touch is always appreciated!

For Jackson, my handsome little man!

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JACKSON
colors of his room. 

the "n" in "jackson" was replaced by "2".





hand-stitched each letter and made into a card.

Home Sweet Home: The Thompsons' New Home

A personal touch is always appreciated! 

A new home is one of the happiest times in one's life.  

It represents a new start, all the hard work, and most important of all, family. 

So of course I had to send a congratulatory card to the Thompsons.

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mimicking a wall piece you would see in a homely home, 
with a hand-stitching job on a piece of cloth 
leftover from hemming a pair of pants. 

Yoo original with a roof over her head