Baby Shower Favors

My neighbor was hosting a baby shower for her daughter, who also happens to be a friend of mine, and asked me to help with the favors. She had the idea of making some cute little bracelets with a cross to show how they've been "blessed" with a baby boy. Here's what we came up with...

We packaged them in little blue organza bags with a small "Thank You" mint (made by Wilton and purchased at Michael's). I used my Cricut to cut tags out of some baby blue card stock and wrote "We've been blessed with a boy. Thanks for sharing our joy!".

And here is the bracelet on a fabulous model, which may or may not be me....

I purchased the crosses from a fellow Etsy shop and the chains and jump rings from Michaels. This was a very inexpensive, yet meaningful gift to make for the guests.

-Blythe

Places I'm Partying:

Baby Girl Wreath

We will be welcoming a new baby cousin into the family in just a few weeks (squeal!!!). I wanted to make something special for her nursery and I've been on a bit of a wreath-making kick lately, so.......

What You Need:

• Wreath Form
• Ribbon
• Straight Pins
• Felt
• Wooden Letter
• Needle & Thread
• Mod Podge, Hot Glue

How You Make It:

• Cut ribbon into lengths long enough to go around wreath form with a bit of overlap.
• Wrap alternating pieces of ribbon around wreath and secure in place with straight pins until entire wreath is covered.
• Apply a coat of Mod Podge to the back where the ends of the ribbon are to prevent fraying.
• Make felt flowers: Cut a strip of felt approximately 2"x12". Fold in half lengthwise and sew ends together. Once sewn, cut slits down entire length about 3/4 of the way to the bottom. Next, starting with one end, roll up into flower and sew through bottom to secure

• Paint wooden letter to match ribbon and let dry.
• Glue on felt flowers and wooden letter with hot glue.

Places I'm Partying:

http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/

http://www.lilluna.com/

 

 





 

Monogrammed Onesie Cookies

Making decorations and goodies for baby showers is so much fun. The She's Ready to Pop Again popcorn box favors were so cute that I just couldn't stop there. I also made some monogrammed onesie cut-out cookies and dipped strawberries.

Strawberry season is here and they are so sweet right now. I melted some pink Wilton Candy Melts, dipped the strawberries, then rolled the bottom in light green sugar (the color scheme of the shower was pink & green).

The recipes used:
Sugar Cookie Dough: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies/detail.aspx
Cookie Icing: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/sugar-cookie-icing/detail.aspx

And FYI, I bought the onesie cookie cutter at http://www.cheapcookiecutters.com/

Places I'm Partying:
http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/

http://sewwoodsy.com/2012/02/whats-up-wednesday-link-party-12.html

She's Ready to POP! Baby Shower Favors

My cousin will be welcoming her second little girl into the family in just a few short weeks. I was excited to make the favors for the beautiful baby shower she had last weekend.

SHE'S READY TO POP, AGAIN! POPCORN BOX FAVORS:
I was inspired by something I saw on Pinterest for this.

What You Need:

• Popcorn Box for Template (Michaels had a package of little red & white popcorn boxes for $2.99)
• Decorative Cardstock (baby girl-themed for my purposes)
• Adhesive
• Scoring Tool
• Scissors
• Labels (I used Gartner Studios Printable Scallop Circle Labels from Michaels)

How To Make It:

• Disassemble the popcorn box and trace for template.

• Cut out template. If cardstock is two-sided, make sure your box is oriented correctly before scoring.
• Noting fold lines on original box, score lines on your new template.
• Fold and glue together flaps to form box.

• Print and affix labels, then fill with popcorn!!!
• I made a mix of popcorn and pastel pink & white m&ms. I had some leftover pink candy melts from some dipped strawberries and drizzled that over the popcorn too.

• To finish, I placed each popcorn box into a cellophane bag and tied with a pink ribbon.

Places I'm Partying:

http://todayscreativeblog.net/

http://www.lilluna.com/

www.bluecricketdesign.net
http://sewwoodsy.com/2012/02/whats-up-wednesday-link-party-12.html
http://thistlewoodfarm.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/a-journey-of-1000-steps/
www.thirtyhandmadedays.com
www.whipperberry.com