The stress of planning a first birthday party is pretty high up there on my list. For first time moms, it’s brand new territory. All of the hard work and planning was exciting, but exhausting. After the last presents were opened and we said our goodbyes, I found myself carefully packing up Mel’s handmade birthday banner, the placemats I cut out from wrapping paper, and the party animals I painted topped with tiny party hats. I couldn’t help but look at all of it and think, “That’s it? This all just goes in a box?” All that time spent planning and working to end up forgotten on a shelf. I stared down at all of my work, took the lid off of the box, and the idea of MerryMaker Party & Paperie was born.

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