Baby Animal Shower

I am very excited to be planning this baby shower. I have fallen in love with the animals I used for my inspiration! There are stripes, and polkadots, and baby animals galore. I have incorporated calligraphy, rubber stamping, and embossing for the invitations. Here is a sneak peek at animal inspiration and the envelope calligraphy. But you will have to wait until June for the full picture of how adorable this shower is going to be!

I clearly couldn't decide which envelope combination was cuter...

...so I used both!

April Showers...bring May Flowers

Well, I have certainly been experiencing lots of showers...just not the kind that involves any rain! You read about a margarita inspired bridal shower a few weekends ago. I also helped coordinate a paperless {gasp} bridal shower recently with an unusual game that I cannot wait to share with you.

...and then there are the babies! Between birth announcements, 1st birthdays, and baby showers, I am beginning to think I run an invitation store instead of a calligraphy business! There have been some really cute "baby" invites that will be posted here shortly, so stay tuned! For now, get outside and enjoy the beautiful mid-summer weather that the entire country is enjoying!

Baby Shower Favors

As promised, here are adorable baby shower favors that are as easy as pie, edible baby pacifiers!

First, the supplies:

Ring shaped mints (I used life savors)

Jelly beans or other similarly shaped candies (I used Mike'n Ikes)
White frosting
Candy Bags (available at arts and craft stores)
Ribbon
Sissors
Wax Paper (for easy clean up!)

Use the frosting to bind the colored candies to the first ring. Complete the top of all "mini pacies" and let sit for at least an hour then use frosting to attach the bottom rings like so:

Again, let sit for at least an hour. Then insert in candy bags and finish with a bow!



Here is the final display, along with a note to guests in sweet calligraphy:

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Baby Shower Invitations

Nursery Rhyme Theme

So this is not really wedding oriented...but you know what they say:

First comes love,
Then comes marriage,
Then comes a baby in a baby carriage!

I recently was asked to help plan a baby shower, fron the invite design to the calligraphy and finally the favors. Here is what I came up with:

(Please excuse the grey boxes, they were requested to protect privacy.)

The couple did not know if they were having a girl or a boy, and the party was being thrown by the soon to be paternal grandparents. We wanted to stick to neutral colors, so we picked turquoise and yellow. The invites turned out better than I could have imagined, and I was able to match the calligraphy ink color almost perfectly.

(The paper we used was iridescent, so it was hard to capture the image!)

Added bonus: Party Favors! (Coming soon...)

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