DIY Monthly Photo Garland and Girl’s First Birthday

Date
Feb, 13, 2017

How can Eloise already be one?! I didn’t want to do anything too crazy for this girls first birthday, but the blogger in me couldn’t resist a cute little dessert table. I wanted to incorporate some photos and thought this DIY Monthly Photo Garland would be perfect.

DIY MONTHLY PHOTO GARLAND

Monthly Photo Garland

This post is sponsored by Mixbook. As always all thoughts and opinions are my own. Affiliate links are included.

There are SO many photos on my phone and I am usually pretty bad about getting them off and actually printed. I’ve also been really bad about filling out Eloise’s baby book but I figured this little project would kill two birds with one stone. Cute decor and photos to add to her baby book.

If you haven’t heard of Mixbook they’re an awesome site where you can print your photos, make photo books, personalized home decor, you name it. I decided to use their 5×5 photo prints to make my garland and was so happy with how easy the whole process was. You just select the photos from your computer you want to print, add them to your cart, and order. Easy peasy.

Monthly Photos For Garland

It was so fun looking at these pics and watching her expressions change over the months. Such a little goober <3

Supplies for DIY Monthly Photo Garland

Photo garland Supplies

STEP 1

Cut your string long enough to fit all the photos plus extra on both ends for hanging. 

Baby Photo garland

STEP 2

Clip your photos to the string. I used two clothespins per photo but you could also just use one depending on the size of your pictures.

STEP 3

Hang it up! I used two small thumbtacks on either side of the photo backdrop to hang up the garland which worked perfectly.

Monthly Photo Garland Decor

Then it was time to decorate!

First Birthday Decor

I can’t even get over how cute this little cake is!

First Birthday Smash Cake

Girls First Birthday Decor

Adding some fun tassels to the highchair was a great way to jazz up her seat. They’re similar to this Tassel Garland I created. I attached them by using some duct tape – not super classy but it worked!

Birthday Girl Crown

Eloise wasn’t super into her cake. She ate a few licks of frosting but mainly just squished it all between her fingers and then started crying ha. But it was the perfect day and I had so much fun planning this little set up and creating her DIY Monthly Photo Garland! I think I’m going to make her wear that little crown every year for her birthday 🙂

I can’t believe she’s already one, it’s crazy to me! If you want to walk down memory lane with me, check out her birth story.

Thanks again to Mixbook for helping make my dreams girls first birthday come to life!

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33 Comments

  1. Reply

    Haley

    May 11, 2019

    Hello, this look is gorgeous did you make the cake yourself? I just wondered if you piped the icing in the middle? I’ve just started to experiment with naked cakes.
    Thank you in advance!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      May 19, 2019

      I did not, a local bakery did!

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    sue

    December 5, 2018

    Hi, can you please provide a link to the backdrop you purchased from Amazon? I can’t seem to fine the exact one you used in the picture. How did you hang it up ?Thank you so much. My little girl is turning 1 here in about 2 weeks!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      December 5, 2018

      Hi Sue – It’s linked in the slideshow at the bottom of the post – here is the link again: https://rstyle.me/n/dc4h7yb63r7

      I just nailed it to the wall but you could use some command hooks too!

  3. Reply

    Sue

    December 5, 2018

    Can you please provide a link to the back drop you purchased from amazon? There are so many of them on amazon and I’m having a hard time finding the one you used. and how did you get it to stick on the wall? Thank you so much

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    Kelli

    September 7, 2018

    So pretty! How did you attach the flowers to the highchair?

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      October 4, 2018

      With some duct tape 😉

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        Jenna Bush

        January 11, 2019

        where did you get the flowers?

        • Reply

          brepurposed

          January 12, 2019

          Hobby lobby!

  5. Reply

    KeLlI

    September 6, 2018

    So pretty! How did you attach the flowers to her high chair?

  6. Reply

    Katie

    June 27, 2018

    Just found this! So cute!! I love it! Where did you get the crown from?

  7. Reply

    Kimberley

    April 16, 2018

    Love this idea! Do you mind if I ask how you hung your brick wall backdrop? x

  8. Reply

    Ally

    March 30, 2018

    Where did you get baby’s dress? My daughter is turning one next month!

  9. Reply

    Melissa coston

    February 3, 2018

    Where did you get your greenery garland?! This is exactly what I am looking for for an event!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      February 4, 2018

      It’s dried Eucalyptus from Hobby Lobby!

      • Reply

        Melissa coston

        February 18, 2018

        Thanks!! Also do you know what size your table is?

      • Reply

        Tiffani Knox

        May 12, 2018

        hi im wanting to do something exactly like this can you tell me how many peices of the eucalyptus you had to buy to create this? thanks =)

        • Reply

          brepurposed

          May 18, 2018

          2!

  10. Reply

    Kris

    November 1, 2017

    So cute! Where did you find the heart cake topper?

  11. Reply

    Anne

    August 12, 2017

    What sizes are your aluminum balloons? Is that light gold& where did you buy them?

  12. Reply

    Trang

    July 6, 2017

    Hello, can you tell me where you got the white brick backdrop with the pole on top to hang the vine and pictures? Thank you!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      July 14, 2017

      Hi, it’s from amazon!

      • Reply

        DIana

        November 1, 2017

        Hi, can you tell me how did you hang up the backdrop ?

  13. Reply

    Araceli

    June 15, 2017

    How did you do the high chair ?? I love it

  14. Reply

    Ashley

    April 12, 2017

    Beautiful!! Where did you get the gold rings for the high chair? I can’t find them anywhere in that size.

  15. Reply

    Anil

    March 21, 2017

    Hi – What is the size you use of the gold macrame rings?

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    Carolyn Freeman

    March 14, 2017

    So cute! Where did you get the board with words?

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      March 14, 2017

      Thank you! It’s from Letterfolk 🙂

  17. Reply

    Anil

    March 13, 2017

    Love this birthday! Are those real roses on the high chair?

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      brepurposed

      March 14, 2017

      Thanks Anil! Nope, they’re fake! I think I got them at Hobby Lobby 🙂

      • Reply

        Anil

        March 21, 2017

        Thank you! I actually found ones similar at the dollar section of Target. What is the size of the gold macrame rings? I would like to do the same string tassel garland and then use it to decorate her room.

        • Reply

          brepurposed

          March 30, 2017

          They are an inch and a half!

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