Patriotic First Birthday - The Details

Hi! I know I promised I would be back with an update on which projects we were going to do for the party, but I got caught up in actually doing the projects that I didn't have time. I thought I would at least share with you a teaser post of all the details we did for Miss Emma's Patriotic First Birthday Bash. Mind you I will come back with an updated post detailing the day! I made a ton of crafty/treats and it was just perfect!

Here we go:

Streamers // Homemade Banner // G.G. Made Apple and Cherry Pies // Rice Crispies // Chocolate Dipped Oreo's // Jello Cookies

Cake Inspiration

 

Painted wood pallet

Firecracker Centerpieces with peanuts!

Tin can bowling, the kiddo's loved this!

Gigantic bunting decor

Corn Hole!

 Sack Races, with flag guides and handmade sacks

Miss Emma enjoying her homemade smash cake!
Banner inspiration here and here

More banners and balloons!

DIY Patriotic Sign Guest Post at Jo, My Gosh!

Hey Guys!!! I know I don't normally post on Saturdays, but Jo over at Jo, My Gosh asked that I do a guest post for her. Her beau is back from overseas and she wants to spend lots of time with him. We all understand that right? I would soak all the time in if my hubby had been gone for a year!

So she asked for anything that was Patriotic related....food, drinks, crafts. Also stories of homecomings. I contributed by making a really cute rustic sign to hang on our door. We didn't really have much that was Patriotic in our home so this was the perfect start. I had some hiccups along the way, but head on over and give my tutorial a read! Also tell her thanks for her and her loves sacrifice for our country! We couldn't be the USA without people like them!

Baggo Toss Bags

Because our friend Mr. P's family was so kind enough to let us crash at their home last Labor Day, and is putting us up again this year I wanted to make them a little something special as a thank you for their hospitality. They have a baggo set and we played that thing every night! Let's just say that R and I were reigning champs and I fully intend to keep up that title! So when Mr. P came back from Memorial Day saying that the bags broke, I decided that I would make them a new Patriotic set to have on hand as a spare.

What you need:
(8) 6.5"x6.5" Squares in a blue fabric
(8) 6.5"x6.5" Squares in a red fabric
5lb bag of rice
Pins
Thread
Sewing Machine

1. Take (2) of your 6.5" square pieces, placing them right sides in, and sew up 3 seams 1/4" from the edge. Continue with all remaining fabric until you have (4) pockets of each color.

2. Clip the corners on to make turning easier, press and turn your pockets right side out.

3. Fill bags with rice. I used about a 1-1/2 cups for each bag. There needs to be some room in the bags so don't over fill.

4. Turn down your open end 1/4" and pin closed.

5. This step is really a preference thing. I was going to hand sew the opening closed, but completely ran out of time and patience to do it, so I machine sewed the edge down 1/4" from the edge. BE CAUTIOUS when you do this. Make sure there is no rice near the needle or else your needle could break if it catches one. Once the open edge is sewed down, take a 1/4" top-stitch around the rest of the bag for an even look.

Simple, easy and a great thank you gift!