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Simple Birthday Party Decor

September 30, 2013 by Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy And Harried 17 Comments

Simple Birthday Decor at Home

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.

Photo Wall Backdrop

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.

Photo Wall Backdrop

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.

Boy Birthday Decor at Home

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.

Lego Number Wreath_Hanging

Bday Wooden Letters on Wall

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.

DIY Cars Cake Stand

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.

Race Car and Dirt Road  Birthday Cake

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Filed Under: Birthday, DIY, Home Decor, Seasonal Decor Tagged With: backdrop, Boy, cake stand, Legos, memories, number wreath, Party decor, photo wall, race cars, wall decor

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Comments

  1. Steph @ Crafting in the Rain says

    October 10, 2013 at 9:50 AM

    Love all the photos–that’s a great idea!

    Reply
    • Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says

      October 10, 2013 at 10:16 AM

      Thanks Steph! Glad you liked it.

      Reply
  2. Sherry says

    October 9, 2013 at 8:42 PM

    Such a smart cake stand!

    Reply
    • Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says

      October 9, 2013 at 8:55 PM

      Thank you, Sherry!

      Reply
  3. apronstringsotherthings says

    October 5, 2013 at 10:45 PM

    what clever ideas! pinning this post for future reference. Love the cake stand, especially.

    Reply
    • Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says

      October 5, 2013 at 11:08 PM

      Thank you! I am glad you found it inspiring.

      Reply
  4. the cape on the corner says

    October 4, 2013 at 1:53 PM

    love all those pics, and those baskets. I want to try using baskets like that.

    Reply
    • Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says

      October 4, 2013 at 8:45 PM

      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.

      Reply
  5. Katie says

    October 4, 2013 at 1:18 PM

    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

    Reply
    • Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says

      October 4, 2013 at 8:43 PM

      Thanks Katie! They make for some great photo ops.

      Reply
  6. Marty@A Stroll Thru Life says

    October 2, 2013 at 2:55 PM

    Oh I love all of the photos and that cake is fabulous. Thanks so much for linking to Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty

    Reply
    • Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says

      October 2, 2013 at 3:21 PM

      Thanks so much, Marty!

      Reply
  7. Sanghamitra says

    October 1, 2013 at 9:50 AM

    Beautiful space you got here. Love this cute post.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Hope to see you on my blog:)

    Reply
    • Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says

      October 1, 2013 at 1:02 PM

      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!

      Reply
  8. simplyvegetarian777 says

    September 30, 2013 at 2:10 PM

    So sweet:)

    Reply
    • Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says

      September 30, 2013 at 2:40 PM

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply

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