i never posted pictures from my sister's baby shower!!
now "baby owen" is 9 month old
amelia!
{once again, my photography skills are really lacking}
i shared the invite awhile back
but i just didn't get the shower pictures up!
we hosted the shower at our family's thanksgiving.
we have a huge family (my dad has 11 siblings!)
so we celebrate in a knights of columbus hall
in the small town he grew up in.
decorating was a bit of a challenge since this is
what usually takes place in the hall.
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my sister is obsessed with gardening...
like made need an intervention
{backdrop is made from square paper plates with squares of paper}
so we thought a garden shower was perfect!
we carried the theme throughout the desserts:
chocolate cupcakes with crushed oreo dirt
and tiny candy veggies
lettuce cake balls
pie pops
{super easy with pillsbury pie crust & homemade jam}
they are standing in a bottle drying rack!
toadstool cupcakes
chocolate stuffed raspberries
{berry baskets from shop sweet lulu}
we also threw in some cute birds
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| these are desserts in a jar which were a big hit! |
mini pies
my mom made these and could not understand
what was wrong with one big pie!
but how cute are they?!
bird on the banner
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with so many people to seat,
we have large folding tables and folding chairs.
to spruce things up without spending a fortune,
i bought lots of burlap and cut runners for the tables
my aunts had already gotten fall fabric
for tablecloths so it all worked nicely together.
centerpiece
candles in veggies
i had seen a tutorial for how to make these billy button flowers,
but it did not go well.
i went back to hobby lobby to get more
wool roving and they actually had these felt balls in
the perfect colors!
all the relatives added their fingerprints to a tree
mommy and daddy making their fingerprint birds
{sisters}
my two sisters becca (the baker) and cathy (co artist)
did just as much work on this party.
i think it turned out to be fun and original.
check out my pinterest board to see the inspiration
for so much of this party!
a previous client asked me to create party goods
for her daughter's 3rd birthday.
she wanted it to be based off of ratatouille the movie,
but was planning a parisian dinner party.
she shared the party goods that she liked and
i used those as my inspiration for the design.
the invitation background is red, pale blue and taupe chevron
the party goods had these great details that i tried to incorporate
{like the scallops and dashed lines}
i loved that they were so free form.
{the napkin from meri meri}
{cup from meri meri}
cupcake toppers
for the banner, i used the same chevron background
and coordinating papers from the toppers.
the letters are glittery black card stock
if you are interested in any of these party goods,
contact me through my etsy shop and they
will be available by request.
i have so much to catch up on! so many parties to share!
today i will start with a custom 1st birthday party.
i did these items for a long time friend.
she wanted to use the book "a very hungry caterpillar".
she and i both loved the bright polka dots
featured throughout the book.
for the banner i used the polka dots as the background
and cut letters from green glitter paper.
the mom also really liked the sun,
so i incorporated that here too.
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we both loved the idea we had seen on pinterest of
using the foods from the book.
i made signs for each food which she stuck
in the plates or bowls of food with kebob sticks.
for saturday, we made a larger version with
the menu of foods being served for dinner.
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of course we had to include the caterpillar!
i designed (with SCAL) & cut this cute guy out on the cricut.
he was the perfect size to hang on the highchair.
i think that this is such a cute idea for a first birthday party
and there are so many cute ideas on pinterest!
since my daughter's 1st communion was on may 5th,
we decided to celebrate with a cinco de mayo party.
it was just our immediate family so i wanted
to try and keep it low key.
i saw a few cute ideas on pinterest
and kept them in my head while decorating.
i love these colorful layer cakes that i've been seeing everywhere.
it came out cute, bu i learned my lesson and will definitely
upgrade to gel food coloring next time.
i did use raspberry juice to reduce the red food coloring a little.
i put the guacamole back into the avocado skins
so that they could be carried around.
the vases/candle holders are just glass cylinders
with streamers wrapped around.
{taco shell bunting}
we got a taco salad bar catered from moe's southwest grill.
it was really fun and came with those yummy taco shell bowls.
but we also wanted to offer traditional tacos as a choice.
isn't this a fun way to have the taco shells out?!
these napkins from target were perfect.
they have a really cute line of summer entertaining dishes
and accessories.
{chips and dip sombrero}
funny right?!
i got the sombrero for less than $4 at party city.
it worked perfectly with a small glass bowl.
{tissue bunting}
another easy/cheap decoration.
i bought tissue paper at target ($1.99 each)
the pink and orange came together so i only needed 2 packs.
using the folds that were already in the tissue,
i cut them into smaller pennants.
before hanging, i cut the slits.
i hung the string first and then just draped the pennants over.
(i doubled up the tissue pennants)
the party store had a kit for doing this but it was almost $10.
i get a lot of requests for my bubble guppies party,
but in more girly colors.
now i have a diy printable package
listed in my etsy shop
just for girls!
if you have any questions or are interested in these pdfs,
please contact me through
i also have a girl version of the bubble guppies invitation
if you order both the invite pdf and the printable package,
you will receive an additional discount on the invite.
you can also order this invite professional printed.
make sure you check out how all these printables
look at an actual party here!
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