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I'm super excited about it.
And I love my baby.
Because he is adorable.
Thanks Lauire!
You rock!!

Mod Monkey Birthday: Go time!

The cake!

I got a template here.

The party was a success! It was amazing! To get the full rundown, go here.

Mod Monkey Party!

Here are just a few odds and ends in preparation of the big day! It’s coming up fast!

Birthday Crown

I just took a Burger King crown and covered the jewels with monkeys and dots, and the Burger King logo with a “the big 1” sign. Cheap, easy, just the way I like it!

Door Sign

Just a little something to welcome our guests at the door.

Cups and labels

We’re having a Banana split/sundae bar! So we’ve got to have a lot of options, right? I went to Coldstone and bought a bunch of cups in all sizes and covered them with paper and dots and monkey and voila! We’re ready to go!

Doorway Decoration

I took some ribbon I had and hot glued foam circles onto it. Then I glued them to a ribbon on top to secure them together.

I love this! I got the idea from HowDoesShe? and I think it adds so much to a room! PLUS you could use it for a doorway hanger or a background for pictures or just to add color to a wall! The possibilities are endless!

It’s all coming together! There’s so much more to come!!

Mod MonkeyTheme: Pin The Tail On The Monkey

In planning Ian’s birthday party, I got to thinking that there will be a few kids coming that are a bit older than Ian. I thought some games would be nice, even though Ian couldn’t play. So I made a pin the tail one the monkey game!

I found a picture of a monkey that I really liked. In reality, it was on Ian’s pajamas. So I scanned it into my computer.

I zoomed in as far as I could go and printed it out. It was in pieces and parts of it weren’t there, but it’s easy enough I could read between the lines.

Then I took the leftover felt from my birthday banner and using what I printed, cut his little body out.

Then I took some tan felt and cut out his ears, tummy and face.

I then drew eyes, nose and mouth on with a fabric pen.

Then I used my sewing machine and zig-zag stitched his tan parts onto his brown parts. Then all of him into a blue piece of felt.

Then I made a yellow felt boarder and sewed it on, making a casting at the top I can slide a dowel through to hang him up.

Then I made a bunch of curly tails and hot glued some Velcro dots onto the backs. The hard side, not the soft…does that make sense?

I think he’s cute! I love him. Hopefully the kids will love him too!

Mod Monkey Attire

I wanted Ian to have a special birthday outfit, but I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I thought about appliqués and I saw some really sweet personalized Onesies online. I figured that would probably be the way to go. So I did some designing and made some Onesies. I had to test it out before I made the official shirt, so I made these.

I think they turned out darling! And here is the OFFICIAL BABY BIRTHDAY SHIRT:

Can I just say I am loving the whole Mod Monkey theme?! I’m pretty sure I’m going to have to keep my house decorated with it for awhile…okay maybe not. But it’s still cute!

I also decided that I wanted to fit in with the whole monkey movement, so I whipped up a little something for myself.

I know, it’s been a year and there’s still baby chub on there. Pay no attention to that!

I used a pattern I got at JoAnn’s for a buck. It’s not my favorite, but all the other apron patterns were gone. Are you kidding?! At $.99 I’m lucky I got one at all! Still, I think it turned out pretty cute and I love the fabric. Come on! Does it get more Camie than this?!

I think not!

And sibling rivalry doesn’t exist in this house. Nope. Not one bit! My oldest child was not super dooper jealous of all the attention and preparations being made for his baby brother’s party. No. He didn’t try to squeeze his way into one of the Onesies I made. Not a chance.

Okay, can you sense the sarcasm here?

So I made him a shirt of his very own.

Mod Monkey Envelopes: How To

So I have the invites, now I need a clever way to mail them.
Have you price checked envelopes lately?
Yeah, a little ridiculous.
I thought about it and decided I could probably make my own.

I went to my friendly neighborhood Wal-Mart and bought a package of card stock for $3.95.

I pulled out the colors I wanted.
I folded them.I pressed them.I cropped them.I folded them again.
I cropped them again.I glued them.I stuffed them.I folded once more.I glued once more.I made a cute little seal to match.And Viola! I only used half of the package and looky! Awesome.
And cheap.
Which, as you know, is the best kind of awesome.

Mod Monkey Birthday Invitations

My babe is turning one! The countdown has officially begun!

I found a theme that I simply adore called Mod Monkey.
You can find it here.

Since I am trying to be thrifty and stay on a budget, I tried my hand at graphic design. I used a brand new (to me) program to make some invitations and announcments. I think they turned out darling and were much cheaper than purchasing them already made.

For this one, I just Googled "Mod Monkey" and the invitation came up. I copied the design, but I have no idea who to credit it to! Sorry!