Carolina Girl...Best in the World

A few weeks ago I got the honor of helping decorate for a baby shower for the Balltzglier family.  This was such a special shower because not only are they fellow UNC alum, but they also just got back to NC after living in London for the past few years.  So when I was talking to the mom-to-be's sister I asked if she thought "Carolina Girl" would be good?  Yes, it is a non-traditional baby girl color, but luckily for me this couple is non-traditional.  So much fun and I can't wait to see Baby Girl in some of the adorable Carolina gear!!

Ready to Pop

On Sunday I was asked to decorate for two sweet expecting couples in our Sunday School class. Since one baby was a boy and the other was a surprise (they want to wait to find out in the delivery room), I decided to do a gender neutral theme. I decided to do a Ready to Pop theme. I blew up a bunch of balloons, hung up a cute pregnant silhouette lady with a banner. We kept it simple for our church friends!

Diaper Cake Ideas

I will be attending a baby shower this weekend and I want to do something with diapers since this is the 2nd child for this family.  They already have plenty of clothes, however you could never have enough diapers!  I have made diaper cakes in the past.  Here is one of the boy cakes I have done before:

And while I love diaper cakes, I just think that I want to try something different.  I haven't quite made up my mind.  There are a couple of VERY cute ideas on pinterest that I believe I will think about trying.  Check out BabyFavorsandGifts:

Another cute idea is a diaper bike.  Check out Sweet April's site for a full tutorial!

More than likely I will end up doing something like this:

which is found over on Cricut's website.  I love my Cricut and think that this might just be the easiest seeing that I have a sick kiddo. 

Making a Shower Unique

I try to have something unusual in all my showers/parties.  One of my new favorite things to do for baby showers is to set up a Create a Onsie Station.  I have done one in the past check out my shower HERE:

I saw some even more jazzed up Onsie Stations on pinterest and thought..."I am so doing this!"  Look at Pizzazzerie's shower.  Some GREAT onsies!!

So the next shower I need to have more than just fabric markers.  I need scrap fabric, ribbon and buttons!  Cute right?

Sugar and Spice - Thompson

The following shower was created for a very special baby girl.  For more pictures please click HERE.

Good Night Moon - Baby Shower

Before I became a pro I signed up to help throw a baby shower for two couples in our Sunday School class.  One set of parents are expecting a girl, while the other set is expecting a boy.  So, since I knew I wasn't going to get paid for this I decided to do an adorable shower on a tight budget.  There are SEVERAL free printables out there on the internet.  One of my favorite sites is Hostess with the Mostess.  She had done a Good Night Moon baby shower back in the fall of 2011 and has free printables from the party. So big party tip number one...if you are willing to put in some time in cutting, look on the internet for printables.

Printables from Hostess with the Mostess : Hostess Blog