Posted on August 23, 2012 by Kara

Clock Themed Reveal Gender Baby Shower

Is this CLOCK THEMED GENDER REVEAL BABY SHOWER, submitted by Lyndsey Taylor of LuLu’s, not the cutest?! I am in love with it all! Look at all the darling ideas!

Lyndsey said- “My husband and I had the opportunity to design and create our very own gender reveal party. We knew we wanted an original theme and something that our children could participate in. As I researched ideas, I began to envision a modern clock theme and thought it would be amazing for a cuckoo clock to chime and our kids to rush to see the cuckoo bird deliver them a slip of paper that would tell them if it was a boy or a girl :) That was a little farfetched, however, and I didn’t want to spend a fortune on a cuckoo clock. So I was beyond thrilled when I discovered a DIY tutorial on a website for a mock cuckoo clock. We had a close friend that was the only one to know the surprise clip the paper to the clock. A very loud cuckoo clock did indeed interrupt our soiree, and our oldest son rushed to pull the slip of paper off the clock and scream the results to our guests. All in all, it was a blissful evening full of family, fun, and amazing memories. Our desserts included Sugar Cookies by Hayley Cakes and Cookies, Heath Bar Cheesecake Pops, White Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes, Roasted Coconut Cake, Traditional White Cake, and Homemade Caramel Corn for the guests to take home.” Vendors and Credits: Event Paperie and Party Styling- LuLu’s Photography- Kendy Schimmel Cookies- Hayley Cakes and Cookies Cheesecake Pops, Cupcakes, and Cakes by Teri Lee Creations (local caterer) DIY Cuckoo Clock Tutorial- Every Kelly Items used in this party that are available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Giant Balloons Gold Foil Cupcake Liners Clear Cellophane Bags Lollipop Sticks 2″ Paper Punch Ribbon

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Kara

Vintage Shabby Chic Baby Shower

I am in love with this SHABBY CHIC BABY SHOWER submitted by Kristina Geronsin of A Petite Soiree!

Kristina said- “Adorable fabric, burlap and mason jars are some of my favorite things! Put that together with a gorgeous mommy-to-be and this shower is definitely one of my top loves! I created lots of touches using the fabric. The fabric garland and mini cake garland turned out perfectly and gave the softness and femininity I wanted to create! I used a burlap runner on the ivory linen for added texture and some color. Then used small vases filled with pink and white flowers to run through the center. The favors were candles poured in a small mason jar topped with a coordinating fabric and then tied with jute string and a favor tag! The soft and creamy colors with the personalized details like the baby name card made this shower simply sweet! The yummy key lime pie push pops, made a my great friend Megan were the perfect end to the sunny Arizona day!”

Vendors and Credits: Photography- This is the Life Photography Invitation- Paper Heart Company Decor and Party Styling, plus fabric garland and all other paper details- A Petite Soiree

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Posted on July 8, 2012 by Kara

“Ready to Pop” Blue & Green Baby Shower

How adorable is this READY TO POP BLUE & GREEN BABY SHOWER submitted by Lindi Haws of Love the Day! The ready to pop theme is just toooo cute! I love the big belly pops!

Lindi said- “I had the opportunity to throw a baby shower for one of my friends. It was such a perfect opportunity to throw my own Ready To Pop themed shower. My new Ready To Pop Collection served as the main source of decorations, but more importantly, I had fabulous POP-themed sweets provided by some lovely vendors, bakeries and stores.

The Ready To Pop cake was made by my one and only sister Kristi of City Sweet Shop. She has worked for the last year perfecting her vanilla cake recipe and I’d say it is there! It was amazing. The bright and colorful cupcakes were provided by the local and fabulous ladies of The Sugar Shack. The darling (and super tasty) belly cake POPS and Oreo POPS were sent by the sweet ladies of Frost The Cake and the darling washcloth POPS were sent to me by Baby Binkz. And a huge thank you to Tara Shreeve of Forever Bliss Photography for helping me photograph the party.”

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Kara

Aqua and Yellow Ice Cream Party

This darling AQUA & YELLOW ICE CREAM PARTY was submitted by Malgenio Workshop. The party was created for a first communion and 1st birthday, but could easily be a baby shower. So many ideas! I adore the ice cream cart! All the rosette flowers and gold / yellow stars couldn’t be cuter, too.

Malgenio Worshop said- “Andrea was going to celebrate her first communion at Jose Carlos Garcia restaurant at Muelle 1. When his mother called us to decorate the party, we jumped of joy in the studio, we love this restaurant! After talking with her and knowing all the details about the restaurant we knew that we would do something really beautiful, they had great taste, the place was perfect and the chairs were the most beautiful chairs in the world… Aquamarine, that would be the guide for the decoration, a little bit of yellow details and lots of white to highlight the vertical garden, but the main color was going to be aquamarine, such a beautiful color, isn’t it? We get to work! We adorned the candy cart in the chosen color, a star print was made, inspired in the communion’s reminder which was done way before. Then we carried on with the decoration: banners, decorative items with tissue paper and balloons, many, many floating balloons. The mother insisted us that she wanted the kid’s dancefloor roof filled with balloons tied with ribbons hanging from them, this was the first time we’ve done something like this, but when we saw the final result it really surprised us, the effect was … magical.”

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Posted on April 16, 2012 by Kara

Bun in the Oven Baby Sprinkle + Baby Shower

This BUN IN THE OVEN BABY SHOWER + BABY SPRINKLE submitted by Sarah Crawford of Lil Hoot has got to be one of my most favorite parties yet! HOW creative and just simply ADORABLE! A lot of the food and desserts were set up on toy kitchens. And most of the creative titles, labels and tags were play on words, having to do with baking. So. Cute.

“As soon as my friend and colleague Stacey (a fabulous baker/owner of Sugar on Top) became pregnant with her second child, I wanted to throw her a Bun in the Oven Sprinkle. It could not have been a more perfect theme for my sweet baker friend! I used a lot of plays on words like the banner that read “Let’s toast the bun in the oven!” which I hung over the vintage toy kitchen that we gifted the baby to be. We placed a sign on the kitchen that read “Baby Butler’s kitchen- Grand opening February 2012″. Guests were also asked to write Baby Butler a message “pretty please with sugar on top”. I kept everything on the toy kitchen on a small scale using small baking dishes and ramekins in bright colors, and even used measuring cups to display the cookies! We also set up another toy kitchen, as well. I used an aqua quatrafoil contact paper to line the shelves of both kitchens. They were also both covered in sweet treats, while champagne was kept cool in the “sinks”. Plus, Mommy-mosas and Belly-inis, as well as Preggers Punch were offered in sugared rimmed aqua champagne flutes. An adorable red velvet aqua cake with pink and red sprinkled hearts { inspired by Sprinklebakes} was lovingly baked by Pickwick Baking Co., as well as brioche Cinnamon buns and delightful macarons in 5 vibrant colors/flavors. I even put the guest of honor (Sugar on Top) to work and had her bake some of her delicious sugar cookies in stripes and polka dots to match the party decor, as well as cake pops with sugar on top. One display of the cake pops was in a pink toy toaster with a label that read “Cake pops- the best thing since sliced bread”. I made a garland using baking twine and cupcake liners (inspired by the blog Hey Look) to decorate the space as well as hung brightly colored whisks and spatulas with multi-colored ribbon from the ceiling. Graphic Designer Extraordinaire, Jayme Marie, created all the fabulous paper goods – using a diner font for all the menus and the most darling graphic of a vintage oven with a bun in it! As usual, the amazingly talented Meredith Nelson captured the joyful spirit of the event perfectly and also managed to snap a few shots of Stacey holding a fresh-baked bun in front of her bun in the oven! Guests were given brightly colored polka dotted pot holders by Jessie Steel, which also held the napkins/utensils. The favor tag read “Thanks for the sprinkles of love for Stacey and her bun in the oven” tied with baker’s twine.” Vendors and Credits Party Styling- Lil Hoot Printables- Jayme Marie Sugar Cookies and Cake Pops- Sugar on Top Cake, Cinnamon Buns, and Macarons- Pickwick Baking Co. Photography- Meredith Nelson Photography

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