Sophie’s birthday party was diy. If all goes according to plan, Annabelle’s will be DIY.

So far, so good. We made the invitations ourselves (okay, I admit that’s at least partly because I never can figure out any sort of photoshop-esque program on the computer). I was not surprised when Annabelle’s turned out better than mine.

She had a vision involving felt and buttons that didn’t leave much room for any actual party information, so I made separate invitations to go along with them. And even those lack some pertinent details, meaning I’ll be sending out two invitations by mail and at least one emailed explanation.

Still, we had fun. I spent much of last weekend on this endeavor, between the cutting and gluing and stamping, not including the shopping that preceeded the actual creation. (Did you know that Michaels does not carry rickrack? How can that be? I’m still reeling.)

Here are our sequined creations, Annabelle’s and then mine.  She had a great idea for pinwheels, then took the leftover sequins and went crazy making more designs. It was great to see; I only felt slightly ashamed of my boring rows.

More to come on “Project Annabelle.” (Was it obnoxious to let her name it that? I couldn’t resist….)