A Baby Shower

The theme of the shower was 'Blue and Pink' because they are expecting twins - a boy and a girl.  Just perfect.  I was very excited to work on this and try out a lot of things I've learned following the many amazing blogs of other party designers.


Here is the Customized Invitation (and of course the envelopes matched as well!)

Here are some of the handmade decorations I provided.  Despite the 3rd degree burns, cuts and time spent re-doing everything to get it perfect I had a lot of fun making everything by hand!


Custom favor tags matched the invitation design.  I saw the umbrella topper for the pencils somewhere and just had to borrow the idea and make it match our theme.

What would a party be without 'Poufs'?!  They are so easy so versatile and can turn any corner into a bright happy space!

I adore these banners they even looked great from behind!  Using the sewing machine to attach them together really added to the 'quilted' look.

Pinwheels to match the banners.  These really were cute even though I didn't catch the best pictures of them.

Finally the cupcakes (yes I made these too)! Six dozen pink and blue baby bootie cupcakes in three flavors - Chocolate, Vanilla (dyed blue of course) and Strawberry. Custom made wrappers to match the theme and invitations!  

I nearly forgot my ribbon topiaries!  I was so excited to see these on pinterest accompanied by a great tutorial.  I just love the way they came out. They made the perfect accompaniment for the cupcake table.

Thanks so much for looking!  I'm looking forward to finding more free time to post some of my past children's parties as well as a variety of invitations, thank you cards, birth announcements and other custom cards!

Finally...

...feeling good about my new blog design and heading. That took awhile. I hope it at least makes a little sense... The idea came when I was driving myself home from some rare trip without kids in the backseat. It was a peaceful moment and I had time to think about how excited I am to own my very own new sewing machine! AND have a mother who is experienced and patient enough to teach me how to use it. That had always been on my list of things I wanted to do when I grew up... And as I thought that I realized...


"Oh crap shoot! I'm already well past grown up!!"


There are so many things I wanted to know how to do by now... and I needed to get a move on before I had another 'Oh crap shoot' moment and I'm suddenly another 20 years older!!  So I decided to try out my own blog.  I LIVE on so many of the amazing creative and DIY blogs out there. I'm constantly in awe of how these amazing women are able to raise kids, work and make their own head boards for their bed!!  I want to be THEM when I grow up!  So here I am taking a whack at it.  Fingers crossed I do half as well as them!  (I use too many exclamation points - I need to work on that   ! .)


Anyway, I'm thrilled that now I can focus on posting some things that I've been dying to share for awhile. I'm working on a baby shower for twins and made very cute blue and pink invitations (they are expecting a boy and a girl - so perfect). Lots of other invites and fun party decorations to post too!  I've also had some successful sewing projects and taken on the task of repainting the bedroom: walls, trim, FURNITURE and all!  Now if that isn't grown up I don't know what is!