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.
Nothing says “Sophisticated” like a mustache, don’t you think?
Shana, of Belva June, created this amazing ‘Little Man’ birthday party collection for her son’s second birthday and I LOVE IT! I had been hoping that someone would do a mustache themed birthday and Shana just blew my mind. I don’t think she missed a single detail.
For more images, visit Shana’s blog or shop the Little Man printable collection {only $30!!!} at Belva June.
Hi everyone!
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. We sure did! The weather was pleasant, and we even managed a trip to IKEA. You guys know what that means, right? Sophia’s nursery redesign is underway! WOO HOO! I’ll be sharing some of my progress real soon.
Today, I’m the guest blogger over at Journey Chic where I’m sharing some very fun story book inspired birthday parties.
Here’s a sneak peak:
Click HERE to read more about story book theme parties.
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I’ve been pinning away on Pinterest and have come across some seriously beautiful cakes and it got me thinking about what a hard time I had finding a cake for my baby shower.
Of course, that was over 3 years ago and now you can find party planning inspiration around every corner of the web.
But if I were planning a baby shower {or any kind of party that would require a cake}, I wouldn’t be able to choose among this selection of gorgeous baked goodness.
‘Til tomorrow!
Nicole
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My jaw dropped when I first saw these images from The Little Big Company, an Australian event styling company. They recently styled two tables at a Communion celebration in Melbourne and the results are nothing but sophisticated, fabulous and chic! Their attention to details is astonishing and I don’t think they missed a thing.
Scroll down to view the rest of the images and get inspired for your next event. This party decor ideas could be easily adapted for a baby shower, gender reveal party, naming party or birthdays!
providers:
Event planners: Little Big Company
Biscuits: Spoon Fork, Cookies and Cake
Buffet Labels and Buffet Sign: Style Me Gorgeous
Paper Trees, Medallions and banner (on bar): Raspberry Lime Paperie
Cake and Cupcakes: 2 Sisters Cakes
Mirror: Bali Abundance
Venue: Queensberry Room – Leveson
Photography: Casemento Photography
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What do you get when you take a super talented graphic designer and her equally talented baker friend? The chicest pool party EVER!
Nathalie from www.imprintables.com.au and Naomi of Hello Naomi worked together to design this lovely party for Nathalie’s son’s sixth birthday. I love their attention to detail {and their beautiful photography} and I highly recommend you take a look at their sites if you’re in need of more entertaining ideas!
For full details, visit the Imprintables blog.
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Frustrated by the party supplies in the market, this shower hostess decided to take matters into her own hands. She designed this gender-neutral and whimsical baby “shower” theme and shares details on how to make most of these decorative items yourself! I would love to see these clouds and raindrops in a nursery too.
Have you ever heard of a gender reveal party? In a nutshell, expectant parents host a party to find out the sex of their baby and share the excitement with family and friends. At the 20-week ultrasound, the ultrasound technician is asked to write down the gender of the baby and seal it in an envelope. That envelope is given to the person {grandma, friend, baker, etc.} that will bake the cake and this person will dye the inside of the cake pink or blue, depending on the sex. At the party, everyone finds out the gender of the baby when the cake is cut.
This gender reveal party comes from Jessica Swartout. A friend of Jessica’s had thrown a gender reveal party for her sister about a year ago and Jessica knew right away that she wanted to host her own party when she decided to have a baby. One year later, Jessica and her husband Mike found themselves expecting and planning a gender reveal party!
Jessica tells us that her husband “wanted to make sure that if his “boys” were invited it wouldn’t be too “girly” so we decided on a BBQ/BYOB style party, but I still had sooooo much fun with the decor!”
She describes herself as “super modern” and knew that she wanted the party decor to be simple. And because she was working with a small budget, she did most of the decorating and other goodies herself.
“I’m a fan of evite.com, and found a really simple invitation with neutral colors {yellow, gray, green, and white} and a big abstract flower. I ran with it and used that design for my little cards and kept the color scheme {minus the green}” Jessica explains.
And what about the cake? Jessica found a great local stay at home mom/bakery {Luna Blue Bakery} that fit her budget perfectly. And in Jessica’s opinion {ours too}, she did an AMAZING job! “I’m so, so glad that I chose Amy with Luna Blue Bakery. Not only did she do a wonderful job, but she became my friend through the process. She was going to be one of the first to know, and she seemed just as excited as we were! She ran with my idea of keeping a simple cake, with white flowers, and she made it so much fun! The blue inside the cake was such a beautiful color too! Just another little detail that made our party perfect!”
So what did Jessica and Mike’s friends and family have to say?
Our friends and family had never heard of a reveal party before, and everyone couldn’t stop saying how much fun and what a great idea it was. When it was cake time, we had about 20 of our closest friends and family there biting their nails to see if their vote was right! The moment we cut the cake, cheers and clapping just rang out! I think, no matter what it would have been…pink or blue, we would have had the same reaction! It was just so much fun to share that with our family and friends. I’m so glad that we decided to have fun with it like we did. It really makes the whole experience even more exciting, to be able to celebrate the little moments along the way!
image source: Jessica Liane Photography
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