Happy Birthday to me. Since, I got older, I don't usually pay attention to my birthday. For me, my birthday is just like any other ordinary day. I mostly just focus on doing something and preparing only for my kid's birthday but I've learned and realized a lot of things in the last year so from now on, I will be paying importance as well and will take time to celebrate my birthday in any way I can every year since it is the day that I came out and exist into this world.
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This year, I chose "queen of hearts" as the theme for my birthday. Since, my birthday falls in February which is the month of "hearts" so I think this theme fits. The elements and colors of this DIY I made is inspired by the character "Queen of Hearts" from the classic Disney movie "Alice in wonderland".
GET CREATIVE WITH A BACKDROP
I made a backdrop using dark green crepe papers and hanged some rose vines from the top. This is both a picture and birthday table backdrop, The idea was from a scene in the movie Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" where there are walls filled with green leaves and a tree of white roses that Alice & the card gardeners painted red for the Queen of Hearts. I use "rose vines" because they are easy to make and they look lovely too.
I mostly use crepe papers to create a backdrop, you can also use fabric or any material of choice. Get creative with a backdrop and use it for any purpose you like. I used a rose template for the roses, Click Here To Check Out A Variety of FREE Printable Rose Templates in various shapes and sizes. Choose template you like and print on red construction paper, it's very easy to create roses using this template as decoration for valentine's day, mother's day, a birthday or any other occasion you may want to have roses as theme or decorations.
CUSTOMIZED & DIY BANNER + LINK TO FREE PRINTABLES
Create circle patterns using any round object with size that fits the size of the bunting. Download "printable letters and numbers", extract letters and numbers of choice you want to use from zip file to desired folder on your computer. Custom scale the size of letter or number in the printing settings to fit the bunting or circle patterns.
EASY HANDMADE PAPER ROSE VINES DECOR + LINKS TO FREE PRINTABLES
To create the roses, I use a rose template. If you want to create some roses of this size, Click Here To Check Out FREE Printable Rose Templates. It's very easy and convenient to create roses for decoration purposes using this rose template. The leaves were made using a leaf template, Click Here To Check Out Leaf Template, it's a good leaf template to use along with some paper roses since its shape has a resemblance to the actual rose leaves plus it is easier to cut out. Custom scale the size of the leaf template in the printing settings at about 25 to 30 before printing to make it just right for the suggested paper roses, you may print first on a bond paper then cut and use as guide to trace on a green paper.
HOW TO CREATE PAPER ROSE VINES
STEP #2: Print a leaf template, custom scale the size in the printing settings to fit just right with the paper roses. Print template on bond paper and cut, Click Here To Check Out Leaf Template. Use leaf pattern as guide to create multiple leaves, fold green paper to be use several times, creating multiple sections in it. Trace the leaf pattern on top and cut to reveal multiple pieces in one cutting.
STEP #3: Cut brown paper twines in various lengths and tape some paper leaves on it.
STEP #4: Hot glue the paper roses anywhere on the leaves or stems of each vines. Hang your rose vines using scotch tape.
CUSTOMIZE A CAKE + LINKS TO FREE PRINTABLES
I bought this ready made cake from a bakeshop and customized it to fit the theme, I chose a cake that is a bit simple and with icing quite close to the theme colors, I just added velvet roses on top to make it into the theme. Customized a store bought cake with paper roses, easily create paper roses as cake or cupcake toppers using this rose template, Click Here To Check Out Printable Rose Templates. After creating the roses, just stick a toothpick, or hot glue a green paper straw at the bottom and insert on cake.
Or add hearts in various colors related to the theme by creating your own heart cake toppers. Click Here To Check Out Printable Heart Templates. Just print the hearts in variety of sizes on a white heavy weight paper (such as vellum board, specialty board, card stock or any paper of similar texture). Tape toothpick, balloon stick or paper straw at the back and insert on top of cake. Check out the links below for some FREE printable digital papers that you can use to create your own various patterned heart toppers!
DIY HANDMADE QUEEN OF HEARTS INSPIRED CUPCAKE STAND
I made this "queen of hearts" 2-layer mini cupcake stand using empty box cardboard covered with black cartolina paper, I added small triangle buntings around it using red and white cartolina paper, I stick small red heart stickers on the white buntings to spice them up. The columns are tin cans wrapped in golden yellow construction paper.
To save time, you can also just purchase black or red cupcake stand in stores near you or online then dressed and decorate your cupcakes with "Queen of Hearts" inspired cupcake wrappers and toppers.
HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN HANDMADE CUPCAKE STAND USING CARDBOARD & TIN CANS
1. Trace round plates in various sizes onto thick or sturdy empty box cardboard. Make 2 patterns for each layer. Cut the patterns.
2. Cover the top of round patterns with paper of choice. Add adornments around circle pattern alternating plain construction paper or pattern paper of choice.
3. After gluing adornments, cover the bottom of each layer with another round pattern using hot glue.
4. Get long tin cans, preferably tin cans that are not empty or if you're using empty ones, stuff the cans with something inside that will make it heavy and steady as columns. Cover tin can with paper of choice.
5. Construct cupcake stand by adding columns in the middle of round layers using hot glue.
CUSTOMIZED CUPCAKES + LINKS TO FREE PRINTABLES!
I decorated cupcakes I bought from the supermarket with green, red, and yellow candies and added a velvet rose in the middle of it taken from a bunch of artificial rose flower decors we have. At the top, I added a cupcake with a heart candle in the middle. Customize cupcakes from the grocery or bakeshop by adding paper roses, playing cards, crown or a simple topper with a "happy birthday" word to it.
Wrap your cupcakes with these FREE printable red, black, & yellow cupcake wrappers in various patterns, choose any design you like or if you don't have time to construct each wrapper and don't have a printer, you may purchase cupcake wrappers in the theme colors.
FREE Printable Cupcake Wrappers
PLAYING CARDS BALLOON DECORS
I used plain white and heart balloons together. I stick playing card icons (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs) stickers onto the plain white balloons.
This is an alternative if you can't find any "playing card" balloons in stores near you or you can purchase ones online if you want to skip decorating the balloons yourself. Mix plain round or heart shaped balloons with the printed ones for fun and variety.
MAKE SIMPLE DRINKS FUN & INTERESTING + LINKS TO FREE PRINTABLES!
I customize some ready to drink ice tea juices to get into the theme. I printed these "drink me" bottle labels inspired by Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" to wrap around my bottled iced teas.
DIY QUEEN OF HEARTS INSPIRED BIRTHDAY TABLE
I mostly use crepe papers to decorate a birthday table, I'm using a medium sized foldable table. I cover the top with red cartolina and plastic cover for protection then taped some strips of crepe papers in red, white, golden yellow and black all around the front and sides of the table. This is just an alternative if you don't have tablecloth but you could also additionally attach it around a plain tablecloth for added style pertaining to a theme.
Get creative with your own birthday or dessert table using crepe papers or you can simply just purchase table skirts in the theme colors if you don't have time making it by hand. Conveniently and quickly cover or decorate sides of a table by measuring width and length of each sides. Create a long strip of paper with the measurement and tape the crepe paper strips onto it. Attach crepe paper table skirt to front and sides of table at once using scotch tape or if attaching over table cloth using thumbtacks.
SIMPLE "QUEEN OF HEARTS" INSPIRED CLOTHING
The celebrant could wear clothing with similar colors or details as the "queen of hearts", just combine anything that suits you or your style. Me and Lauren wore clothes with colors related to the theme. Lauren wore a white sleeveless shirt with some black print in it, she wore it on top of a black short sleeve leotard paired with a red legging jeans.
Her clothing is inspired and is quite similar to the "playing cards" character, I wore a red short sleeve leotard paired with a printed black and white loose pants, I added a gold necklace with some black details on it to complete the look.
FUN CROWN & SCEPTER PICTURE PROPS + LINK TO FREE PRINTABLES & TUTORIAL
The heart scepter was made using a heart template, Click Here To Check Out FREE Printable Heart Templates in various sizes. I used heart from set #2, I trace 2 hearts on a red aluminum foil paper and glue them back to back with a bamboo skewer covered with black construction paper in the middle.
Enjoy and make a birthday fun, colorful and special whether big or small. Get creative with your own "Queen of Hearts" inspired birthday!
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POST UPDATED: March 2024
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