Hello! We just finished having a massive garage sale this past weekend. Wow! Where did all that stuff come from? I guess 3 kids can really accumulate baby gear and toys like crazy. It was a little nauseating to see it all collected in one spot!But....before the garage sale weekend, was Ella's birthday. I thought I'd share a couple of crafty decorations I made this year for her party - instead of the store bought kind.
The first picture is the fabric bunting/banner I had been wanting to make for some time. I ran across some cute fabrics at the craft store - and a cute polka dot towel (that's what started my "polka dot and cute theme" - is that really a theme???)
Below are some tissue paper "pom poms" (found instructions online).
The polka dot balloons I found online: 
And here is Ella when I first hung the banner. She is telling me she likes "this one". I think it was the cherry one in the middle. :)
Okay, that's all for now! Got to run. I have a house with left over garage sale clutter that needs to be cleaned up and put away. Happy Tuesday!~Linda
And here she is (almost 2) in a recent picture with my Dad........Happy Father's Day Dad!
Here are the Birthday cupcakes, decorated by Malia & Alex 
My Sister in Law Janna, with her 
Here are Carson & Ella hugging it out. Carson (& Norah's) Mom is my Niece Kim, in the white (on the right). Carson & Ella were born about 3 weeks apart. 
Ella blowing out her 2 candles - she did well, but Malia & Alex were there to back her up. She needed it. ;)
And finally, Happy Father's Day to my husband! Here he is this morning with all the kids barely hanging on his lap. Good times. :)
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