You know, I had every intention of writing a big long letter to Blake for her second birthday, something cute and you know…sappy and Mom like, but if I am being honest, lately I have barely had time to well, pee….so sorry baby girl. BUT I figured I should at least get a quick recap up of her party, let y’all know where everything is from AND give you the full DIY on that balloon garland y’all have been asking about. 😉 So let’s do this. Prepare yourself, it’s gonna be a whole lot of pictures, but then at under the pictures, links to everything and the balloon garland step by step! OH and..if you pin (on Pinterest) your favorite image from this post, then comment done in the comments I’m going to pick one of y’all to win a gift card for all the party things. 😉
Now, let’s recap this. AND a huge thanks to Chantel Cherie Photography and Julia Holderness for capturing all of this in photographs and video, love you girls!
Plates/Balloons/Treat boxes/party hats c/o Shop Sweet Lulu
Cake & Cupcakes: Lilly Jane’s
Sandwich Leaf Tootpicks c/o Stripes to Sparkle
Sparkle Bib c/o SmashCakeBibs
Snack Tweats c/o Ubbi
SHOP THE PARTY:
SHOP MINE & BLAKE’S OUTFIT:
THE BALLOON GARLAND DIY:
Supplies:
- White (or whatever color your wall is) thread
- Multiple color balloons in your choice of colors (depending on size, I would recommend anywhere from 35-50 balloons)
- Greenery
- Tape ( recommend clear packing tape)
- Balloon Pump
Directions:
- Start by blowing up all of your balloons, this the most time consuming part, so knock it out now. I recommend using a balloon pump you know…to save your breath. 😉 HA! Trust me, it’s worth the $8 on Amazon. Grab it, here. You’ll want to blow each and every one up a different size and leave about 8-10 small ones!
- Once you have your balloons all blown up and tied, you’ll start tying them again onto the thread. Leave about 2 ft of thread at the end to use to hang, then tie the balloons onto the thread. You’ll want to push each balloon (carefully and slowly) into the other so that they get the “bunched” look.
- I generally do about 3-4 big balloons, add in a small one, then another 3-4 balloons, small one, etc. Once you have all the balloons added in how you want them you’ll most likely have a couple of “gaps”. That’s okay — we will fix those in a minute.
- Next, leave another 2 feet of thread on the other end and cut it. Now, you get to hang it. 😉 This is the easy part. I recommend taping it using the excess thread on both ends, then once in the middle either by taping the thread or double side taping a balloon to the wall directly, this way it just gives it more of a “wave” look on the wall!
- Now, the gaps. Grab a few extra “small” balloons and again, double side tape and tape them in where the gaps are to the other balloons already attached!
- Greenery, finish it off by simply sticking in greenery wherever you think it’ll look good. My motto for this part is, less is more. Don’t go too crazy with the greenery. As you can see I only used 7 pieces.
- YOU DID IT! NOW PARTY.
THE VIDEO RECAP:
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Katelyn says
July 3, 2017 at 3:06 pmDone! I love everything about this! I can’t wait to make that balloon garland for a few parties I’m throwing in the next 2 months(including my daughters second birthday too?) Happy birthday Blake!
Jacqueline Vasquez says
July 3, 2017 at 3:12 pmDone!
And the party looks so cute! You did a great job 🙂
Meika Rhoades says
July 3, 2017 at 3:23 pmDone! My daughter turns 2 in September and Blake always reminds me so much of her! She is seriously the cutest!
Sandy a la Mode says
July 3, 2017 at 3:35 pmi am sooo in love with all of it!! you are such a pro party planner, mama!!!
Jess Oakes says
July 3, 2017 at 9:50 pmYou’re so sweet, thank you!!
Danielle Popoff says
July 3, 2017 at 3:47 pmADORABLE!!!! I love the cake idea, so cute!!! (Done 😉 )
Mell says
July 3, 2017 at 3:59 pmDone!! Love the ballon garland tip. I’m going to attempt this for my daughters first this November. A gift card would be a dream because I got Chanpagne dreams and a beer budget??
Judy Connor says
July 3, 2017 at 4:43 pmIt is so adorable! I’m already planning my sons 2nd birthday and its not for another 7 months. HA! I just like throwing parties, okay.
Hayley says
July 3, 2017 at 5:34 pmA perfect party! Everything is sooo adorable. (Done!)
Laura says
July 3, 2017 at 6:34 pmSuper cute! LOVE the favor boxes with sunglasses! Pinned it ?
Patricia junqueira says
July 3, 2017 at 8:17 pmLove it! Congrats
Billy says
July 3, 2017 at 9:35 pmI feel like the thread won’t be strong enough. Does it really hold? Is string better? I really want to make this! So cute!!
Jess Oakes says
July 3, 2017 at 9:49 pmI used thread on the last 3 I made and there wasn’t a problem. 🙂
Paige says
July 3, 2017 at 10:39 pmDone! Love it!
Marcee says
July 4, 2017 at 5:09 amDone!! Just one pic ??? loved everything!!!!!
Jael says
July 5, 2017 at 10:07 amDone! I’ve always wondered how to make a balloon garland, thanks!
Justine says
July 5, 2017 at 12:24 pmDone! SO adorable! ❤️
Kirra Branch says
July 6, 2017 at 8:29 amDone! Oh my goodness, everything is so cute.
Lindsay says
July 31, 2017 at 10:03 pmDone!!!! Everything is so perfect and sweet!!!
Vanessa says
October 1, 2017 at 12:02 pmHow about the “2”, how did you do that?
vanessa says
October 1, 2017 at 10:36 pmlove it! where did you find the 2 candle and did you make the “2” leaves ?
Jess Oakes says
October 2, 2017 at 11:29 amYep! Just Hobby Lobby leaves 🙂 And I think I found it at Albertsons for the candle!
Melissa says
July 13, 2018 at 7:07 pmHow did you make the “2” from leaves with the pink flowers? So cute!
Jess Oakes says
July 15, 2018 at 5:52 pmI just bought a cardboard two and glued faux flowers on it! 🙂