How to Make the Tissue Paper Pompoms

 

You need:  tissue papers, scissors, rubber bands and ribbon

How to Make Your Own Party Banner

This is so easy, even a child could make such an adorable garland!

You need: Gift wrapping paper, pencil, ruler, scissors, ribbon or twine and stapler

How to Make a Pinwheel that Spins!

You need: colored paper, pencil, ruler, scissors, colored thumb tacks, superglue, bbq sticks or wooden skewers and small pieces of foam mat

Sophia's Funny Cake Smash Photo Session

                A cake smash photo shoot may look cute and hilarious, but not for some babies like my little Sophia. Well, she was actually excited to touch the cake when she saw it. But as she touched the frosting, she immediately burst into tears and wanted to kick it! Probably because of its sticky texture. And that’s when daddy took as much photos as he could to capture these emotional yet very adorable moments.

For a more dramatic Cake, I used a small candle, bbq sticks, ribbon and a small bunting, where I wrote the letters of her name (different bunting printables are available online). For the backdrop, I just draped a plain purple blanket on her crib and then dangled the small tissue pompoms as props. I just wish I had a bigger PLAIN blanket that I could suspend down to the floor, but I don’t, that’s why I had to use a white towel instead.

*keep water and wet wipes handy when you do this kind of shoot

*wash the props like clothes or blanket immediately to remove stains

*I suggest you do your photo shoot at daytime, because natural light is always the best!

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Outdoor Photo Shoot for Baby Sophia's First Birthday

            Beginning of April, I’ve been really busy doing all the DIY props for my daughter’s first birthday. There are just a lot of nice and cute crafts one could make for a little girls party, I was able to make the Pinwheel, Pompoms, Banner, Buntings, Loot bags and even some Marshmallow Pops for the dessert table . I also wanted to have both indoor and outdoor photo shoot of her.  Normally, a professional photographer will charge around 5,000Php per session. Of course, we don’t want to spend that much, since we have our own camera. The goal is, to capture all the special moments of her 1^st birthday for lifelong keepsakes. So we just did everything ourselves, hubby as the photographer and myself as the over-all assistant. Mind you, it is never easy to take children’s photo but it was certainly all worth it! J

A day before our darling’s birthday celebration, we did the outdoor shoot at Rainforest Park in Pasig City. We only paid Php10/person upon entering the maze garden. No additional fee for the pictorial, you just have to ask permission, nicely! J

How to make Marshmallow Pops

 



 

I made some mallow pops for my little darling’s first birthday. It looked so pretty, was so easy to make and oh so yummy! I’m glad that it was enjoyed not just by kids but also by the kids at heart. And all the positive feedback that I got is truly overwhelming, so as requested here's the step by step guide.