The past little while I've been tinkering in my daughter Adelaide's bedroom, moving things around, touching up paint, and just fixing it up in general.
I have a goal to make birthday party invitations for my daughter each year, collecting them all up just for her. I've been wanting to frame these invitations all together for a long while now, and so the other night I took a moment to do it, backing them with a pretty piece of neutral linen book cloth. They will hang all together in her bedroom once I've finished fixing it up, and every few years I plan on moving them to a bigger frame, year by year, until she is grown.
This frame of birthdays is so nostalgic and sweet to me. It makes me feel both happy and melancholy a the same time! My only regret is that as a fried new mom, I never made any birth announcements for her... I would have loved to include it, too.
27 comments:
what a great and sweet idea! i can't imagine any better decoration for your sweet little daughter's room.
So lovely that every year is unique but similar too. Would love to see more of her sweet room!
How lovely! It makes me want to go back to my son's first birthday and make an invitation, so I could start that tradition, as well!
I have been saving my daughter's birthday invitations, what a great idea to display them.
I wonder if you couldn't go ahead and make a "birth announcement" -just one capturing the details of her birth and frame that separately? It would be a keepsake more than an announcement. I've wondered about that in this era of emails and facebook birth announcements.
You're a fantastic mother! What a lovely and sweet idea - your daughter will really appreciate this when she's older. :)
I've been admiring your invitations for years now, and framing them together is such a lovely idea. Thanks for all the inspiration!
Make that birth announcement now. Send it to your mom. She'll understand...
that looks wonderful!
Beautiful treasure for her to keep! Very sweet!
I love it!!! And I love how they all relate; like a brand. :) And, I remember a "sort of" birth announcement you had done...(I have a crazy memory for this stuff...I wish it worked for facts in school and not people's blog posts but there you go)
http://lovelydesign.blogspot.com/2008/08/adelaide.html
I love it! You did a wonderful job!
~ joey ~
I adore this idea! I have been saving my daughter's birthday party invitations (some of which I designed myself as well) wondering how I could best display them... love your simple but beautifully presented idea. thanks! :)
What a sweet idea - I think I may have to steal it!!! Those invitations are all so lovely too!
so lovely! i like it!! :)
Love Simple Green
what a great idea! it makes me wish i had the knack for birthday invitations. :) i admire your ability to do all these projects for and with your children! that's the truly amazing part because that is a skill!
What a beautiful keepsake. You've inspired me to frame my daughter's baptism invitation.
Wondering if you've thought of putting your amazing pattern designs (on your side bar) on Spoonflower.......I would LOVE to buy your November pattern as a fabric.
Sharilyn - what a beautiful idea! And such great work. xx
The blog was absolutely fantastic! Lots of great information and
inspiration, both of which we all need!b Keep 'em coming... you all do
such a great job at such Concepts... can't tell you how much I, for
one appreciate all you do!
Silver Jewelry
what a beautiful idea! so glad i saw this :)
What a lovely cards you make! Beautiful!
I believe everyone ought to browse on it.
I love all the invites and especially framed like that. Quick question how do you cut the rounded corners - is there a trick? Or do you get a printer to do it?
I love what you do.
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How adorable! My sister just had her first baby this year and I know she would love this. I hope I remember to do it when I start having little ones. :) Thanks for the inspiration!
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