For some folk, a party theme might turn them into a stress-ball. But for me, it’s a fun way to hone in my focus and also spark some creativity. I could not resist the opportunity to snap a few photos of the birthday girl with the letter board before the party started. Last year, I took inspiration from a felt flower crown to plan Juniper’s Blooming First Birthday Bash. A Blooming First Birthday Bash!

Before you learn how to design and print your own wrapping paper, you’ll need to have a few very important items: Bless her heart, Juniper’s second birthday fell during the week we moved, which meant we hastily split a single cupcake among the three of us, sang “Happy Birthday,” and called it a day. Juniper comes from a long line of ice cream lovers. Her grandpa–my dad–is a true fanatic. And with our Orlando temperatures hitting the nineties everyday, nothing sounded quite as refreshing as sitting poolside with a bowl of frozen goodness to enjoy. I scream, you scream, we all scream for an ice cream themed birthday party with do-able decor you can pull off at the last minute!And then, I ran my scrapbook EZ runner tape up along one of the sides, created my cone shape, and secured the two sides together. I tried to leave a small hole at the bottom of the cone for the skewer to poke through. Thanks again for stopping by the party, and before you go, don’t forget to take an ice cream shooter! {Wink.}

I don’t know about you, but there is something so satisfying about making large scale projects – but sometimes large projects can be a little intimidating. For years, I’ve wanted to give you a step-by-step tutorial on how to create one of my favorite large scale projects: wrapping paper. I want you to really get it, understand the process and feel empowered to design your very own wrapping paper for any gift you have to give. I knew the tutorial would have to be good and you would need to feel like I’m right there with you! Welp, today’s the day! Today, I’m coming into your home, I’m traveling with your inside your phone…however it is you plan to view this video, I’ll be right there with you showing you the steps for how to design and print your own wrapping paper. Okay, here’s another sweet shot of our little mama. She can turn anything into a “baby.” Even an ice cream cone shooter. Like I said, I’m not a big cook, but an easy-to-assemble side like the Caprese Pasta Salad is just my type! And it was a hit with the guests. If you’re looking for other party ideas, here are some of my most popular posts to spark inspiration: Type Shift + O to change the size of the Adobe Illustrator artboard. In this case I am using Canon Photo Matte Paperthat is 13″ x19″ Then type “V” to exit artboard editingHere’s the full length of wrapping paper spread across our floor, which was plenty for our party decor needs: And then borrowed the sprinkles from the dessert table to top ’em off with some colorful dots. They almost look good enough to eat!

Change the value in the “Horizontal” field to “12” since this is the exact width of my seamless pattern. You may need to select a different number depending on the width of your seamless pattern design.Poke the skewer through the bottom of your cone and into the ground.Here’s where the magic happens! When you’re ready to put out your ice cream cone lawn decor, you’ll poke the skewer through that hole in the bottom of your cone and right into the ground where you want it displayed.