Our house has this odd extra room that was originally built to repair marching band equipment. It's a super fun space for parties. Part of the charm is the fireplace so the birthday girl and I decided it needed to be decorated for her Hello Kitty Ladybug Party. Here's what we did for next to no money and very little time.
We printed a picture of the birthday girl on the day she was born and then a picture for each year. Since she turned 4, using 4 pictures would have been logical...but there are 5 hooks!
The cost: The boards were leftover from her 1st birthday party, so I didn't have to buy anything new there. The red & black scrapbook paper was part of my collection so that was free too. Colored ink can be costly, but I printed them at grandpa's house (score!!!).
On either side of the mantle I placed spray painted flower pots with flowers I cut out on my Cricut. The flower pots were leftovers too, but I did have to buy the red spray paint. But since I begged grandpa to paint them for me, it saved me time (double score!!!).
Harper was super happy looking at pictures of herself. She made me transfer the newborn picture to her room, but she carried it around for a few days talking about how cute she was. This momma agrees!
