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

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.”

 

Sprinkle Party {Baby Shower}

This weekend's wonderful winning party feature goes to this SPRINKLE PARTY {BABY SHOWER} submitted by Invitation Parlour. Photography by My Creative Vision.

First things first..I just heart blue, gray & yellow. And when they're all together- perfection!

Baby 'Sprinkles' are becoming more and more popular. If the mother-to-be already has children, and has had a baby shower in the past, you can still 'sprinkle' her with gifts as they call it. Such a great idea. Because lets face it, you can never have too many onesies or diapers!

Such a cute shower. Awesome job, Invitation Parlour! Thanks for your submission!

Straws and cupcake liners ordered from The Bakers Confection.

Salt shakers ordered from Beau-Coup.

Spring Baby Sprinkle Umbrella Shower

Today’s winning party feature goes to this

Umbrella/Raindrop Baby Sprinkle

submitted by Paiges of Style!

What a modern and fun shower!

How cute is the upside down umbrella above the dessert table with glass ornaments hanging underneath as “raindrops”?!

And the macaroni & cheese bar…super original and yummy.

Take a look at that SOD! Genius.

The best part…this party was styled on a budget. Paige spent less than $200 on it! Way to go!

Photography by Carly Taylor.

Party printables available in etsy shop, Paiges of Style!

Invite available here.

Edible wafer flowers ordered from etsy shop, Sweet Petal Bakery.

Cookies ordered from Baked.

Clear glass ornaments purchased on amazon.com.

Amazing job, Paige.

Thanks for submitting your party. Congrats on being today’s winning party feature!