{Real Parties} Pink & Pearly Baby Shower

I've been meaning to post this shower for quite some time. This was a surprise shower thrown by Prateek for his wife Sapna. He was great to work with, once I started throwing out ideas, he knew exactly what she would like. We settled on a 'Chanel' inspired baby shower because of Sapna's love of fashion and all things girly.

I didn't get a picture of the outside of the venue which I really regret. I found the cutest form to put outside with the signature drink. This is one of my 'test' pictures I took in my office.

 

champagne cocktails to greet guests & a sparkling cider for mama

 

 

 

 

cake pops
 

Prateek & Sapna the parents to be

 

 

how sweet is this, right??

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tea cup favors
 

 

 

and here is sweet baby Aria
 

 

{Tutorial} Month by Month Onesie Bunting

I apologize for the delay on this tutorial.  I know I promised this one quite some time ago! If you did not see the original post on this Blush and Bashful Baby Shower, take a look, it's very pink and very girly!!  I got a lot of emails asking for a tutorial on these, so without further adieu...

I love this onesie bunting because it doubles as shower decor and the perfect gift for the mommy-to-be. 

 What you'll need:

• 12 onesies ranging from size 1 month to 12 months, washed and dried
• Iron-on transfer paper (if you are using colored onesies, be sure that the transfer paper is suited accordingly)
• Design made in photo shop or any other program that will allow you to use text with a photo
• Iron

1. The first thing you'll have to do is come up with a design.  I generally try to stick with the theme of the shower or the theme of the baby's nursery.  Try to keep the size of the design to roughly 3 or 4 inches wide and 4 to 5 inches in height.  Once you have come up with your design, you'll need to flip each design to a mirror image.
2. Print your design according to the manufacturers instructions onto the transfer paper.
3. Cut out each month, leaving a 1/8-1/4 inch border around each design.
4. Heat your iron to the highest heat setting without steam.

    5.  Place your design face down on the onesie and gently place the iron over

         the back side of the design allowing the design to adhere to the onesie.

         Continue moving the iron over the design until the design has completely

         adhered to the onesie.

    6.  Allow the iron on to cool slightly then gently remove paper backing.

         Repeat steps 1-6 for each of the onesies.

They are so cute attached to a clothes line and displayed around the shower and the mommy-to-be will appreciate having a keepsake that shows each month how much baby has grown!

{Real Parties} Blush and Bashful

Well, with a lot of coaxing, I finally did it... I think?? You see, I'm not very computer savvy so please excuse the appearances until I can learn a bit more about 'blinging out' my page.

So, the point of my blog will be to share my love of any celebration, big or small.  My goal is obviously to post the end product but I also want to share the steps and instructions along the way.  Wish me luck!!

The first party I want to share with you is a shower I planned for my best friend's niece Lauren.  My best friend of (dare I say) 22 years, Susan Hart, asked me to plan a shower that was pink and whimsical...

In order to make this vision a reality, the party literally started at the front door.

To greet guests…yards of tulle, a feather boa wrapped 'I' and a tray of sparkling pink champagne with paper butterflies perched upon each glass.

My inspiration for this shower came from recently learning how to make tu-tus. I was looking for a cute homemade gift I could give to some of my friends kids and discovered a great tu-tu tutorial on Mommy blessings blog. From there, I wanted to make tu-tus for everything… hence the giant tu-tu on the sweets table.

The idea of the onesie garland makes for great shower décor as well as a perfect shower gift. All I did was design a graphic that matches the décor of the shower. Printed it out onto iron-on transfer paper (don't forget to flip the design before you print). Cut out the design and iron onto each onsie.

One of my favorite activities of the shower was the photo booth. Each guest was instructed to get gussied up in tiaras, necklaces, cocktail rings and boas and have their picture taken with Lauren, the mommy-to-be. I think the photo booth really helped the guests to let loose, as did the mom-to-be.

Along with the photo booth, a wish tree was made from simply spray painting a branch that I cut from one of Susan's trees. Each guest was instructed to write a 'pearl of wisdom' for the mommy to be.

One of the games I planned was 'don't say baby'. I'm sure many of you have played a variation of this game with a clothes pin or a diaper pin. This one was played with a handmade corsage that I made to keep in the pink and girly theme.

Guests left with favors of homemade brown sugar scrub (which smells divine).

I want to thank Melanie of Scout for capturing the moment with her incredible photography and of course to my best friend Susan Hart for giving me this opportunity. 

Stay tuned for a tutorial on the onsie garland!