Affordable Nursery Decorating Ideas and Inspiration, Great Finds For Baby and Mom, DIY Projects, and Parties
Real baby showers, sprinkles and gender reveal parties to inspire your own celebration, from nautical and neon themes to elegant soirées. Find decor, dessert table and favor ideas, plus free printables in select posts.
Admit it baby, you’re a MILKaholic! We recently came across this modern coed ‘milkaholic’ baby shower hosted by Carrie—and her husband— of The Cake Blog. Things can be a bit tricky when planning a coed bash but these two pulled it off with flying colors!
For party details, visit The Cake Blog.
I’m so excited to share this very special party with you today. I’ve been cyber-stalking Nicolle of Libby Lane Press for about a month now — ever since I caught a sneak peek of this What Will it Be? Gender Reveal Party — and my constant emailing has finally paid off! Scroll down to see more pictures and party details. It’s BEE-utiful!
Gender reveal parties are a trend that just keeps on growing — and this bee-themed party is filled with inspirations and DIY ideas for mamas-to-be planning a gender reveal party of their own!
Party Decor
Strips of fabric, lace and burlap served as the backdrop behind the dessert table. While a ruffled, Anthropologie-inspired handmade tablecloth — made of unbleached muslin — set the stage for a picture perfect bee-themed party table.
All of the party printables — from the party invitations and party circles, to the customizable food labels — are all part of the Honeybee Collection designed by Libby Lane Press. The apothecary jars were filled with alternating layers of white and yellow candy melts. The hive jars were filled with Honey Comb cereal while the large centerpiece was filled with jumbo marshmallows. “The goal was to incorporate affordable alternatives to expensive candy to fill these popular, yet large, jars that appear on so many dessert tables.” The cream colored flower pots were filled with foam, topped with ornamental wheat grass and served as the home to the bumblebee cake pops.
Dessert Table Goodies
Bee-themed cupcakes were topped with fondant toppers made by Sugar Babies and displayed on a white tray atop a bed of chocolate chip morsels. Delicious almond vanilla cookies were custom made by Bundles of Cookies to perfectly match the invitation — including identical font! These cookies would serve as the perfect party favor for a gender reveal! Honeycomb patterned chocolate covered Oreos were made by The Chocolate Box and topped with the sweetest little fondant honeybees, also created by Sugar Babies. The bumblebee cake pops were made by Nicolle, of Libby Lane Press, using a combination of Bakerella’s Cake Pop book and a tutorial found on Hostess with the Mostess. “This was my first cake pop making experience and with a little trial and error I am happy to say it was a success.”
Vendor Credits & Sources:
Invitation Design & Party Styling: Libby Lane Press
Photography: Julie Marie Photography
Cookies: Bundles of Cookies
Fondant Toppers: Sugar Babies
Chocolate Covered Oreos: The Chocolate Box
Striped Straws: Shop Sweet Lulu
Serving Pieces & Glasswear: Home Goods
Handmade Tablecloth: Grayce Lane
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Look who’s ready to pop! Planning a baby shower can be loads of fun —after all, who doesn’t love a good party? And it all starts with the invitations —it’s like a little sneak peek of what’s to come for your guests. There are so many beautiful baby shower invitations available that it’s hard to nail it down to one, so I hit the web and picked my favorite nine (9) designs. Check them out!
A sweet little invite for a gender neutral baby shower! Little Stinker Skunk – print at home ($18)
This Fabricated Love: Charcoal invite ($0.99-$2.24) is adorable! Gotta love the rounded corners —and the sweet color scheme.
A modern —and super popular— print for a modern baby shower. Loving the combination of zigzag and polka dots in this Printable Chevron Boy Baby Shower Invite ($15).
Does this pattern look familiar? That’s because the modern zoology pattern in this Nature’s Calling: Chambord invite ($0.99-$2.24) is identical to DwellStudio’s Gio pattern.
I think this neutral baby shower invite is adorable! And it’s not just because I love little ellies. Check out this sweet Printable Baby Elephant Neutral Baby Shower Invitation ($16).
Oh boy! A modern jungle theme. I’m totally crushing on this Baby Animal Parade Baby Shower Invitation ($1.82-$3.13) because it strikes the perfect balance between childish and grown up.
This gender neutral Printable Colorful Baby Shower Invitation ($16) is font-tastic!
I can’t hear, read or think of “baby love” without breaking out into song and dance. Maybe that’s why I love this Baby Love Baby Shower Invitation ($1.82-$3.13). It’s lovely!
This retro modern printable baby shower invite ($15) has it all! An air balloon, pretty font and CHEVRON!
Here’s to you, birthday girl! Baby’s first birthday is such a special occasion — can you believe you’ve made it this far?! Most new parents go all out to celebrate baby’s first year of life — and this featured first birthday takes the cake. I really wish I could take credit for this fabulous soiree filled with childish animal goodies paired with sophisticated details, but I cant. It was all Jennifer, of Paper & Ink, and boy, did she do an amazing job or what?
Read about all the party details and inspiration at Paper & Ink.
And tell me, did you go all out for your kiddi0’s first birthday or did you keep it casual?
We’re swooning over this vintage inspired party!
This charming bunny baby shower was inspired by the classic Pat the Bunny (Touch and Feel book) and it’s the sweetest baby shower idea ever! Every little detail is exquisite — the organizer of this party even took the time to glue on a fuzzy little cotton balls as tails for the bunnies in the custom water bottle labels — and we invite you to view more pictures and read all about it on The Smith Family blog.
Baby’s 1st birthday marks the beginning of a new adventure for parents — toddlerhood. Celebrate with a one-of-a-kind bash, like this modern elephant first birthday!
Custom garlands, labels, little elephants and table decorations, designed by Dulce Sobremesa, make this party one of my favorites of all time! And the beautiful Spanish locale where it was held — look at that crystal chandelier and those ornate arches!!! — set the stage for a memorable first birthday celebration.
Remember the darling Little Man Mustache First Birthday Bash we featured a few weeks ago? Well, that little boy has a big sister and she just turned 4 and mommy Shana, of Belva June, put together this amazing Rainbow Birthday Party!
Party details are available on Shana’s blog, Belva June. And the party printables, also designed by Shana, are available here.
Need more eye candy to get your rainbow fix? Check out this rainbow party inspiration board or these handmade rainbow finds for baby.
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