Showing posts with label baby shower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baby shower. Show all posts

Monday, December 30, 2013

Top 13 in 2013!

Typically at the end of each year I like to reflect on my favorite cakes from the previous year and share them with you. This year I am going to mix it up a bit and share the most popular post from this year!
 
I had a lot of fun putting together these parties and tutorials to share with all of you. So I hope you have enjoyed them and they have given you some ideas for your own cakes and parties. Thanks for allowing me to share my crazy cake life with all of you and I hope that 2014 brings many many more cakes and parties to share.
 
Here are the 13 most popular posts from 2013!
 

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Safari themed Shower for Little Baby VanGosen

Ok so it has been a really long time since I have lasted blog but I wanted to share this cute safari themed baby shower dessert table that I did for my good friends Marty and Janice. I also made there gender reveal cake a little while ago so if you missed that be sure to check it out.  
 
The theme for the baby shower was safari and the colors were green, yellow, and brown. I based the cake of the cute invites that were sent out and then tried to keep all the desserts in the same theme. For the dessert table I made chocolate covered Oreos, animal print cake pops, apple pie pops, and zebra cakes. (Ok so I didn't make the zebra cakes but I enhanced them and they fit the theme so a win in my book).
 

 
I love the way the animal print cake pops turned out!


 
Full disclosure I put Janice to work wrapping her own baby letters in yarn, but hey that's what friends are for right? I was really cursing the B's the night before the party but I completed them and think all the letters turned out great. I hope they keep those letters forever because they were a labor of love.

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I think this little zebra is my favorite!
Here is the sweet invite the cake was based on.

 
Momma and Daddy to be!
 
So of course my gift had to incorporate cupcakes. Hopefully this little girl will like to bake and I can put her to work for me.

Congrats Marty and Janice! I can't wait to meet you little one!

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Little Southern Gentleman Shower Part 2

Ok so ready to get this party underway? If you missed part 1 you can check it out here. First up surprising Mom and Dad! Owen was so excited to surprise them with this party!
 
 
 
 
Isn't he the cutest! He will be a wonderful big brother!


    Time to make some bow ties! For the bow tie station I pre-cut all of the fabric needed to make the bow ties and then had step by step instructions on how to put it together. The best part was these were no sew bow ties so they were super simple to make but still ended up looking really cute.
 
Nicely done!
 
The onesie making station was a huge hit! I bought the stencils and paintbrushes for the onesies at Michael's and the fabric paint in the craft section at Walmart. I printed simple instructions for everyone to follow on how to make the onesies. The stencils are technically reusable if you wash them off and let them dry.
 
Everyone loved expressing their creative side and coming up with a cute design for Finn!
 
 
Look at all those fabulous designs Finn has to choose from and they were all made with love!
 
Time to open gifts!


 Time for desserts!


 
Ha ha the mustache cake pops crack me up!

 
Family excited to welcome baby number 2!

Hope you enjoyed this Little Southern Gentleman shower. If you are interested in throwing your own Little Man party please check out my Pinterest board for lots of great ideas and tutorials. I sure had a blast putting it together for my brother and sister-in-law. Can't wait to see little Finn grow into a little person and see his personality develop. 

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Little Southern Gentleman Shower

I am so excited to share this Little Southern Gentleman baby shower with all of you because it is in celebration of my new nephew Finnegan James! We chose Little Southern Gentleman because Daddy to be loves lots of things about the South including the southern charm. So what better way to welcome this new little one into the family then with a little southern charm. We focused mostly on bow ties and mustaches to tie into the theme. I will break this party into two parts since I have so many great pictures to share. First up the details of the party.
 
 
 As guest entered a strict dress code was enforced to make sure they were looking their best!
 
 
Guest were also encouraged to sign a book for Finnegan so that he may have it as a keepsake later.
 

 

Instead of normal baby shower games I decided on activities where everyone could participate. I had two stations set-up that included a bow tie making station and a onesie making station. 
 
Guests could decide on a stencil or free hand a design onto a onesie that Finn could wear later.

Guests could make their own no sew bow ties to keep or to give to Finn.

 
After finishing a onesie they were hung for display on a clothesline. 
 
 
 
For favors guests took home little onesie and mustache cookies!
 

For drinks we decided to serve Lemonade and Sweet Tea to tie in with our Southern theme. 
 
I love the way the mason jars turned out!

The food included all things southern and it was a big hit!


 
 
My mom made the baby carriage fruit bowl and I think it looked so cute on the table! I love anything that will tie a party together!
 
Doesn't all that food look delicious!
 
For desserts I chose to make three smaller cakes with different toppers and then desserts that were Southern in theme. The desserts included mustache cake pops, mini apple pies on a stick, chocolate and strawberry mousse shooters, and chocolate chip cookies with a shot of milk. I must say I am really happy with the way the desserts turned out! Usually the desserts are my only focus but since I was putting together this whole party I had to downscale the dessert table a bit but I am still happy with how it looked!







 

 
The mustache cake pops were a huge hit!


 
 
Lastly, to include the big brother to be in the festivities I made him this shirt that says "If you mustache I am the big brother". This is the best picture I could get of him wearing it (I told him to put his hands up so I could read the shirt) but I think he really liked it and I know he had a blast at the party!
 
Here is a sneak peak of the parties festivities to come. Isn't he the cutest? He will be the best big brother ever!
 
Stay tuned for the next post were I will share the big surprise as Mommy and Daddy show up and the party in full swing!
 
All of the signage was done by me with the exception of a few free pieces I got from Catch my Party. I basically used their signage as the jumping off point and then added my own signage pieces to their already wonderful collection. All other decor and desserts we done by us Sweet Eats Cakes.  If you are interested in throwing your own Little Man party please check out my Pinterest board for lots of great ideas and tutorials.