to iron on transfers onto a tablecloth as I cannot find a suitable one for dd1's birthday. Or is this maddness?

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Cannot find a care bear tablecloth.

I was thinking of ironing on transfers to a plain white table cloth - is this bonkers?

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I was trying to post, and couldn't. Weird.

I was going to ask if it is your DD's first birthday?

Tbh, I would not bother to iron on the transfer, as your DD is unlikely to even notice. Just use a plain one.

Yes - this is bonkers as a) dd is only one, so won't remember or give a monkeys and b) it is an unnecessary expense.

So sorry - YABU.

I think you'd be making more work for yourself. I'm assuming it's going to be covered with food/drinks anyway?

Maybe just get one that colour matches everything? People really won't notice.

Bonkers - just use a table cloth and rely on the other decor

DD1 Will be four

Getting other decoration is proving quite tricky as well

Do you have a care bear theme?

The table cloth will be covered with plates and food, no one will see that there are no bears on there.

Why care bears?

OP, how old is DD1? .

If she loves Care bears and would love the tablecloth (and if it would be difficult to have enough of a Care bear theme otherwise), then I think that you should go for it.

care bear supplies?

Yes it is madness as she won't notice. Walking through ikea last week they had one of those rolls of paper as a table runner. Could you have a paper tablecloth and trace care bears on it. Or make with a laminator place mats.

All bonkers though.

Blimey, that's well bonkers

What's the worst that's going to happen if there are no care bears on the cloth?

I wouldn't put transfers on a table cloth, but does she have a Care Bears duvet that you could put on the table?

Duvet cover rather, not the duvet itself

Or a Care Bears sheet. I like the idea of tracing Care Bears onto a tablecloth though - that way, the party guests could colour them in.

I would but I see I'm in the minority and I'm aware I go way OTT for matching party decor

Bonkers pal, sorry!

If it would make DD happy then go for it.

It's the vinatge care bear things I want really - not the modern ones.

Considering knocking some up myself but I'm not very creative.

I need a centrepiece and a couple of wall decorations.

Any ideas on how to create these much appreciated!

Wall Decorations? What are you hosting here, Abigail's Party?

i think it's a great idea, i've bought very cheaply from ebay iron on transfers and made t-shirts for birthday parties (doing it again for DD1's next week). A cheap cotton table cloth plus these would be great and the huge advantage is you can use it again. The transfers i've bought have washed really well.

Why don't you just find some pictures online and print them out and cut them out?

Or is that too simplistic? :o

Madness, madness I tell you!!!

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