Guess Who's Turning One Tomorrow??

Simon's first birthday (and party) is tomorrow and I've been crazy busy with cleaning and menu-planning, but I've managed to find time for some crafting too. First is this birthday banner. When my mother first saw it she was all impressed because she thought I had sewn a quilted banner. But then she came up close to it and realized that it was made out of paper. I used leftover bits from various scrapbook projects and am quite proud of the result. It's best features are that it didn't cost me any money and I can use it year after year.

The other craft I made for Simon is this birthday crown. I shamelessly stole the idea from SouleMama. When I saw that she made her daughter a crown for her first birthday, I just had to make one of my own. At first I made plans to go to the store and buy felt for the crown, but I quickly talked myself out of it and figured out a way to make one out of materials I already had. I used fabric from my stash, peltex interfacing, and embroidery floss. There are two blue panels and three gold panels embroidered with the letter S (altough you can only see one in the picture). Now maybe Simon will agree to wear it for as long as it takes to get his picture. Maybe.