birthdays

Custom Birthday T-shirts

Designing a custom t-shirt for your birthday party is simple; we work together to make a design that you're happy with and coordinates with whatever theme you have in mind. If we are also creating invitations and other printed items, then the graphics can match.

Recommendations:

First, choose t-shirts that are 100% cotton. It's recommended to prewash them to account for any shrinkage and then iron the shirt to create a smooth surface before you being adding the graphic. 

Iron-on fabric transfer paper is available at most office supply and craft stores. Choose the paper that is appropriate for the shirt you're using. It's available for both light and dark shirts. The dark shirt paper can work on light shirts, but the light shirt paper will not work on dark t-shirts.

To adhere the graphic to a t-shirt, print the design onto iron-on paper. Please note whether the directions specify that you print a mirror image of the graphic. Typically paper designed for light fabrics requires a mirror image print. 

Carefully cut out the design and then iron it onto the shirt following the directions that came with the paper. 

If you would like to have your t-shirt graphic professionally printed onto a t-shirt please don't hesitate to ask me for a quote. I have worked with a couple of small shops that can do professionally screened t-shirts with custom graphics.

Addyson's First Birthday

Addyson's grandma, Betty contacted me to create a birthday invitation for her first birthday. Betty loved the Alice in Winter Wonderland invitation I created for Georgia a while back. So we took the same stacked teacups graphic and changed them to match the style that Addyson's mom and grandma were planning for her birthday... specifically these paper plates and balloons they had found on a party supply website: 

From there I used similar patterns and the same color scheme to create Addyson's birthday invitations:

After the invitation was completed we got to work on a few fun items to make Addyson's party even more festive. 

We created cupcake toppers, food labels, a pennant banner and fun clock designs that they cut out and hung from the ceiling.

We also made a fun high chair banner for Addyson.

This was such a fun party to work on. Happiest of birthdays Addyson!

Top Son 1st Birthday

When my oldest was turning one, my husband and I were kind of stumped for ideas on a theme for his birthday party. While we know that he would likely never remember his first birthday, the party was more for us to celebrate with friends and family. And dangit, we wanted to have some fun! A Top Gun theme was chosen after remembering that we spoofed a Top Gun movie poster with his birth announcement and we took off from there. 

After his party, I created more items to go with this fun and somewhat unique theme and it's been a blast adding more items over the years. 

Right now, you can purchase the files for this birthday party to work with a 1st, 2nd or 3rd birthday party. If you'd like the files for a different age, just shoot me a message and I can get the files to you. Here are links to the three listings:

1st Birthday
2nd Birthday
3rd Birthday

Here's what's currently included in the Etsy listings:

The invitation is 5x7 and you can customize the text below the header with the details for your party. The file is set up with two invitations on an 8.5x11 page.

With these address labels, the return address wraps around to the back of the envelope. These look great on red or blue envelopes! Print them on full-sheet sticker paper, available at craft and office supply stores, and Amazon. 

Simple favor tags. For an additional fee, I can customize these to say anything you'd like.

Circle cupcake toppers! You add the name of the birthday boy or girl.

Customizable napkin rings. You can type anything you'd like into the three lines of text. A simple happy birthday greeting or turn them into place cards with each guest's name, and maybe their call sign too!

Water bottle labels! Print these on waterproof labels or sticker paper.

Simply print these, cut them out and attach wooden skewers to one side and you have an instant photo prop with some very cool aviator sunglasses.

Each flag on this pennant banner is on one 8.5x11 page, complete with jets and aviator sunglasses that you can put in between the words Happy Birthday or on either side. 

A simple "I'm One" graphic that you can print onto a t-shirt or onesie for the birthday boy or girl. Use iron-on transfer paper to DIY the t-shirt or purchase a shirt professionally screen printed thru my little shop on CafePress. 

Lastly, a simple, blank thank you card. Available in A6 or A7 sizes. 

Clara's 2nd Birthday

I had a blast working with Clara's mommy, Kelly on the invitations for her Wizard of Oz themed birthday party. 

The red border and script text is a pattern that mimics glitter, just like Dorothy's shoes!

I was quite proud of the silhouettes I created too. 

If you'd like to see all of the amazing details from Clara's birthday party, check out this post on Mama Say What?! The party looks like it was a blast! Happy birthday Clara!

Evan & Ryan's First Birthday

Evan and Ryan's mommy, Jessica wanted to do something really fun and different with the invitations for their first birthday, she had the printed on balloons! Check it out!

Each balloon was tied to a printed card and mailed. Guests had to blow up the balloon to be able to read the invitation. So fun!

It's not easy to see, but we also designed a small coloring card that Jessica attached to each favor, which was a baggie of star-shaped crayons. So cute!

If you'd like to see more of the details from Evan and Ryan's birthday party, check out this post on Mama Say What?! Happy birthday boys!

Watermarked images by Jessica Kay Photography.

Allie's 1st Birthday

Allie's mommy, Bonnie contacted me about some items for a gnome-themed birthday party. I loved this theme so much! Check out what we came up with:

Wraparound address labels. It's all printed onto one strip of adhesive paper and the return address wraps around to the back of the envelope. And yes, the return address totally said "Allie's Gnomies"!

Favor tags.

Napkin rings.

Using the gnome characters and the mushrooms, I created a pattern that Bonnie printed onto a few pennant flags for a simple and cute banner.

If you'd like to read more details about Allie's 1st birthday, check out this post on Mama Say What?!

Happy birthday Allie!!