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
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.
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
- photos
- string
- mini clothespins
STEP 1
Cut your string long enough to fit all the photos plus extra on both ends for hanging.
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.
Then it was time to decorate!
I can’t even get over how cute this little cake is!
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!
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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Haley says
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!
brepurposed says
I did not, a local bakery did!
sue says
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!
brepurposed says
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!
Sue says
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
Kelli says
So pretty! How did you attach the flowers to the highchair?
brepurposed says
With some duct tape 😉
Jenna Bush says
where did you get the flowers?
brepurposed says
Hobby lobby!
KeLlI says
So pretty! How did you attach the flowers to her high chair?
Katie says
Just found this! So cute!! I love it! Where did you get the crown from?
Kimberley says
Love this idea! Do you mind if I ask how you hung your brick wall backdrop? x
Ally says
Where did you get baby’s dress? My daughter is turning one next month!
Melissa coston says
Where did you get your greenery garland?! This is exactly what I am looking for for an event!
brepurposed says
It’s dried Eucalyptus from Hobby Lobby!
Melissa coston says
Thanks!! Also do you know what size your table is?
Tiffani Knox says
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 =)
brepurposed says
2!
Kris says
So cute! Where did you find the heart cake topper?
Anne says
What sizes are your aluminum balloons? Is that light gold& where did you buy them?
Trang says
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!
brepurposed says
Hi, it’s from amazon!
DIana says
Hi, can you tell me how did you hang up the backdrop ?
Araceli says
How did you do the high chair ?? I love it
Ashley says
Beautiful!! Where did you get the gold rings for the high chair? I can’t find them anywhere in that size.
Anil says
Hi – What is the size you use of the gold macrame rings?
Carolyn Freeman says
So cute! Where did you get the board with words?
brepurposed says
Thank you! It’s from Letterfolk 🙂
Anil says
Love this birthday! Are those real roses on the high chair?
brepurposed says
Thanks Anil! Nope, they’re fake! I think I got them at Hobby Lobby 🙂
Anil says
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.
brepurposed says
They are an inch and a half!