Showing posts with label baby shower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baby shower. Show all posts

Saturday, March 3, 2012

READY TO POP Baby Shower

This READY TO POP BABY SHOWER submitted by Cristina Prusz of Le Partie Sugar is so fun! Such a cute baby shower theme!

Here is what Cristina had to say about the shower-- "Once my girlfriend shared the news she was expecting her second little baby, I immediately contacted our mutual friend Jen (of www.shopsnughaven.com ) and we started planning a little sprinkle that centered around the expectant mama's love of popcorn!

Party Theme:
We centered the party around the popcorn, but also wanted to include some other food options that also were "pop-related". I designed the invitations to be a softer take on the "ready to pop" theme, with delicate transparent bubbles floating from the bottom of the invite to the top, and across the back. This pattern was used in all the paper printables, and carried through to the favor bags.

Food + Decor:
Tissue poms floated over the food and drink table, with the three different blends of popcorn taking center stage. We served a Spicy Caramel, Kettle Corn and a Savory Blend from a local restaurant with kale, corn pops and sea salt. Plus, we included other “pop-related” food items like Cheesy Popovers, Chocolate Cake Pops and yummy Kettle Popcorn Cookies. For the beverages, we popped some bubbly with a Rose Sparkling Wine and Italian Soda Pop, Sparkling Water, Red and White Wine.

Favors:
Since the shower was kept to an intimate group of 12 we were able to put together some special favor bags for each guest. The favor bags were tied with coordinating colored balloons, and contained a mini bottle of Champagne to pop open on 02.29.12 (baby's due date), gumballs, Pop Rocks, Kettle Popcorn and Cake Pops. I designed special packaging for each item in the bag, which coordinating with the invitation and other signage."

Vendor Credits:
Event Styling, Planning and Design (invites + signage printables) : Le Partie Sugar
Linens and Styling: Shop Snug Haven
Photography: Le Partie Sugar





Friday, January 27, 2012

Baby Bird Baby Sprinkle


Tweet tweet. A little bird is here today to show you the cutest BABY BIRD BABY SPRINKLE submitted by Kate Petronis of  And Everything Sweet. This party would be a perfect TWEET Heart Valentine’s party, too!

Here is what Kate said about the party- "My sweet friend Katie is pregnant with her third child and due any minute now. Myself and four friends who love Katie to pieces put together this darling bird themed shower to celebrate the newest member of her family and "feather her nest". :)

Isn't this the cutest dang "E" you've ever seen? I hate to brag, but its not often that I see the letter E and say "awwwwwww", but after I made this I whispered a long one. ;) This was one of many DIY projects from this party. Easy peezy...just get yerself a paper mache letter from the craft store and wrap it in yarn...round and round and round until you're done. I embellished with felt birds and felt roses. I'm sure there is a tutorial online somewhere...I just kinda winged it, but I think it turned out pretty cute. (shower decorations/baby nursery decor afterwards...gotta love those two-fer deals!)

Another little DIY project, this wreath was so cute and fun to make and will make a great decoration for Emily's nursery room door. Big thank you to my Cricut machine for cutting out the the letters and thank you to all the wooden doll tutorials I found all over the internet for this one. :)

For drinks we served pink lemonade in mason jars and of course, bottled water. Are you loving the fabric labels? I used leftover fabric from the dessert table (which by the way was $1.50/yard at Walmart!!!...these labels practically paid ME to decorate the water). I just love how I justify all these little expenses...hehe

We set up a clip making station so that each guest could make a little hair clip for baby Emily. I created little instructions for each "step" to help guide everyone through the clip making process. I put out ribbon and clips and each guest covered their own clip w/their ribbon of choice. Then they chose an embellishment to make it pretty. There were buttons, bows, fabric flowers and more.

After food and bow making we sat down to play a quick game of memory (baby themed). This game was so much fun to play. I found the idea and instructions to make the game here. Erica and Ashly did a great job putting it all together for us.

The basic idea of the game is a matching game...when you get a match you get a candy prize based on the match you made. For example...when you find the match to "contractions" you get a box of Whoppers. Epidural match gets the candy Lifesavers. I think you get the idea. Head over here for more candy ideas if you want to recreate!!!

Each guest was sent home with a little treat for their birds at home. These little bird seed ornament favors were not only cute, but totally inexpensive AND useful!! Our poor birds outside need all the food they can get in these harsh winter months (wait, wasn't the high today in the 60s? Whatever...not everyone lives in Atlanta.). Go here for if you'd like to make some for yourself.”























 



Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Umbrella Themed Baby Shower


My next party feature goes to this adorable UMBRELLA THEMED BABY SHOWER submitted by Leanne Ambrogio of Mrs A in the Cove. How precious is this? The umbrella and raindrops on the cake have got to be my favorite part of the party. Everything is just divine. This theme would also be perfect for a 'baby sprinkle'- with all the raindrops & umbrella's everywhere!

Here is what Leanne said about the party- "I designed this baby shower for my daughter's teacher who is having her first baby - a little girl. She asked me to put something together that was girly and vintage- using pink, yellow and a hint of chocolate. The invitations that were sent out had a little umbrella on them so we continued this theme on the cake.

The beautiful cake, cookies and cake pops were made by Jacki from Blissfully Sweet Cakes. I made some delicious vanilla panacotta's (you can get the recipe here) and also added macaroons, meringues, personalised chocolate bars and jars of sweets for the guests to take home. A delicious punch was also served.

Simple and elegant - just perfect for the occasion."

Vendor credits: 

Styling, photography and all cake stands, jars and products used on the table- Sweet Style
Cake, cookies and cookie pops- Blissfully Sweet Cakes










Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Up & Away Baby Shower


There is something I'm in love with right now- Hot Air Balloons! This UP AND AWAY BABY SHOWER submitted by Jennifer Yun of May Details is absolutely darling! The hot air balloon images are so so cute. Love the light aqua & lime green color scheme. Such a cute baby shower. It could easily be a 1st birthday party as well.

Here is what Jennifer said about the party- "This dessert table was designed by me for my baby shower. I designed all the printables myself. I have a new etsy shop, www.maydetails.etsy.com where I'm currently selling this design among others. My husband photographed all the details. We had already named our baby boy Benjamin at the time of the shower so I incorporated that into the design. I personally love hot air balloons even though I've never been in one since I'm scared of heights. And it seemed a fitting design at the time since I had ballooned up to a huge size. :) I was craving a lot of chocolate and fruit at the time so my sister made sure to have lot of it for the dessert table. We had chocolate cupcakes, chocolate bars, chocolate cookies and a fruit meringue cake. I designed the invitation first and everything else was designed to pull the whole look together. It was a great baby shower and I would be super excited to have it and my shop featured on your blog!"





This whole darling collection can be purchased here.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Breakfast Meet & Eat Baby Shower



This weekends party feature goes to this super clever BREAKFAST MEET & EAT BABY SHOWER submitted by Nicole Gould of Million Dollar Smile Celebrations! Love it! Instead of a "Sip & See" Nicole planned a wonderful alternative. I love all the doughnuts, cereal & "morning newspapers". Look at the felt doughnuts on the door wreath! Everything is just so cute.
Here is what Nicole said about the party- "We’ve all heard of the Sip & See… Now introducing the Meet & Eat! Baby Grace, born on August 8th, is a tasty little one with a mommy, auntie, and grandma who love all things breakfast. Hosting a breakfast-themed party was just as delicious and fun to plan as it was to host. After all, breakfast is the most important meal of the day…
Inspiration - Bright Colors! Cheery Flowers! Felt! Sunday Morning Comics (My grandpa used to call the comic section in the Sunday paper the “Funnies”)! I wanted party guests to feel like they were walking into a donut shop from their favorite comic strip. Incorporating yarn, felt, and comics set a whimsical world for breakfast time....



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Invites – Guests received mini cereal boxes that included a clear sealed bag with an adorable slide-open invite and a funky and fun fashion ring (every cereal box needs a prize, right?)! The invite featured a real Fruit Loop acting as the “O” in the saying “Oh, isn’t she sweet?”. The bag was sneakily placed and resealed into the cereal box. A custom sticker displayed on the front of the cereal box said, “Look: Prize Inside”. Edible and interactive… guest RSVP’d eagerly to see (and taste) more!!!!
Food – Guests filled their plates and bowls with a variety of breakfast treats and eats. A donut shop, including a K-Cup ‘U Brew’ station displayed the brightest and yummiest Dunkin Donut specialties (Yes, they do custom orders). A cereal buffet indulged guests in their favorite childhood cereal and included several flavors of milk and crazy toppings like sprinkles, sugar, chocolate chips, and marshmallow confetti. N’Counter, Grace’s mommy’s favorite breakfast spot, provided the most delicious bran and blueberry muffins. A whopping 12 inch, fresh-baked donut displayed Grace’s banner, hand-glittered by The Purple Pug, and set the centerpiece for the display. For the health conscious, fresh fruit and healthy breakfast bars filled up glass bowls on shelves. 
Drinks – Mommy’s allowed to have a mimosa so why not make it one to remember. Jell-O cubes were placed in flutes for a bright and fun twist on the classic cocktail served in flutes with beaded stems. Add juice and bubbly, then sip & see. A couple of guests were baking little buns of their own so a “Milk Mixin’ Station” allowed guests to drop a Got Milk? flavor straw into a refreshing cup of the Moo-Juice. Speaking of juice, guests could choose from “Fresh Squeezed” mini carafe bottles or “You Squeeze” orange sippers. Insert, squeeze, and sip (a Purple Pug inspiration)! 
Décor – With the help of a few strong men, a few rolls of wrapping paper, and some rented tables and linens, my living room and home office transformed into a fanciful and fantastic breakfast hot-spot. Then, Dez from Papercandee, did the rest. She created the most enchanting printable collection perfect for the party. From the tiniest donut flags to the donut-shaped banners; it all incorporated the colors, theme, and the most adorable little sunshine. I set the tables with mini centerpieces (tiny cereal boxes, small fabric flower blooms, and felt donuts) and arranged transparent Louis Ghost acrylic chairs around the tables to off-set the rather bright décor around the room. Paper pinwheels, empty cereal boxes, comics, felt garland, fruit loops on yarn and paper poms set the backdrops and hanging décor. My favorite details were the donut-shape balloons and ‘almost good enough to eat’ flower arrangements. I placed six gerber daisies in empty Dunkin Donut boxes to look like tasty treats. I stacked a few closed boxes, and then left the one with the flowers open for a sneak peek of the flowers inside.
Favors – Cereal flavored lip glosses that I found at Target were placed into hand glittered boxes (Purple Pug). Guests also filled ‘to go’ boxes for the kiddos at home taking cereal box prizes, donut holes, cereal bars, apples, you name it. But the oohhs and aahhs really came from the personalized spoons that were beaded for every guest by Grace’s grandma (thanks again Puple Pug for so many awesome ideas).” 

Credits:
Muffins – N Counter – www.ncounter.com
Paper goods – Papercandee – www.papercandee.com
Glittered banner and favor boxes (and tons of inspiration) – The Purple Pug – www.thepurplepug.com
Paper pinwheels – Designs by Mary Grace - http://www.etsy.com/shop/designsbymarygrace
Felt garland – Applesauce Crafts - http://www.etsy.com/shop/amberliddle
Paper poms – Party’s On - http://www.etsy.com/shop/Partyson
Felt donuts – The Felt Bakery - http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheFeltBakery
Striped straws – HeyYoYo - http://www.etsy.com/shop/HeyYoYo

Floral – Luxe Floral - http://www.luxebridalfloral.com















 
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