My Not So Pinterest Perfect Life: Emmarie's 2nd Birthday- Tutus & Ties {The Details}

When I was trying to decide what we would do for Emmarie's 2nd birthday, I searched far and wide (mostly on Pinterest) for the perfect theme. Somewhere along the way as I traveled the world wide web, I stumbled upon a little girls 2nd birthday where the theme was tutus and ties. It. was. adorable.

I immediately pinned it, and knew this is what we would do for Emmy's birthday. I think this was in October. (It's sad)

So I began trying to think of some fun party decorations that I could begin working on. I like to do crafty things, so when it's possible and economical, I like to make rather than buy her decorations.

We went with aqua, hot pink, and light pink for the colors.

I painted the sign that hung above the cake table. I got some white roll paper and took it to the school. There I made a design on the computer and traced the letters. I could have free handed it, but it was so much quicker just to trace. AND it meant that I could use my new favorite font.

The poms were some that my cousin, Rae, made for her baby shower. They have been hanging in her room since then, and I thought it would be sweet to bring them out for another party.

On the wall above the tutu table, I hung pictures of her from each month this year. I think it is fun to be able to display some of the pictures in real life (not just on facebook). (The the 1st picture is from her 1 year photo session and the christmas pictures was one that was taken during our christmas photoshoot with Butterfly Chaser Photography.)

Here is a picture of the cake table.

Here is a picture of the tutu (and ties) table.

We also had lots of great food.

And last but not least, here are pictures of the cake. Raeassia did a great job (as usual) of creating a perfect cake to compliment our theme. I sent her several pictures of cakes that I had found on Pinterest and she combined them to create this piece of perfection.