Project: Twins Baby Shower Part 2

Seems fitting that I am featuring this Shin-Dig this week as New Mom and Dad are welcoming their beautiful Twin Baby Girls! Congratulations to Mom, Dad and Babies E&S!

Now back to the task at hand! Featuring some goodies from the Shower that was given! Yesterday I showed you what inspired me and the Hosts of the Storybook Alphabet Block Shower, today I will show you what we came up with! From Invitation to diaper cake here it goes!

These were premade Invitations, and were an adorable way to introduce the theme to guests. On the back guests were asked to "Bring a book instead of a card". A unique way to not only start the childrens library, but to remember the event each time one is read to the new little ones!

As guests arrived to the Shin-Dig they were greeted by this simple Door Wreath, which is inspired by a photo the Hosts LOVED from Pinterest (Find it HERE). I re-created it using a Grapevine wreath form, some faux Hydrangea blooms, wooden Alphabet blocks, Ribbon in party colours and the initals of the Expectant parents; we didn't know until after that these would also be the new babies initials!

 

I loved how this wreath turned out, and I love that the couple liked it too and took it home!

 

 

The Buffet Table was decorated simply with a large floral arrangement that came together wonderfully with flowers and greenery provided by Linda "Floral Wonderwoman" at Flowers and Pine World, she was extremely helpful, and this would have looked very different without her! The arrangement was placed into a box dressed up like an "Alphabet Block" and set in the center of the table.

 Wooden Alphabet blocks were  "scattered", and a few classic storybooks were laid down. Ribbon in the party colours was used as a punch of colour.

 To dress up the food platters I had created some Storybook Character Food Picks, they went into sandwiches, veggies, and squares on the Sweet Table.

With Mom-To-Be not crazy about the usual party decorations (read NO Streamers, Balloons or Garland of any kind!), we created Diaper Cakes to dress up the party area's; these were a perfect option as they are not only pretty, but also functional for Mom and Dad (and of course babies!) after the shower!

The large 4 tiered cake was used on the sweet table.

 There were three smaller "mini" cakes that were placed around the main party area. Each had their own little theme; Bath time, Fun Time and Meal Time! I was so excited to pick up two bibs: one that said "I Love My Mommy", and one "I Love My Daddy"!
 

The cake was created by a long time friend of the Mom-To-Be. Leah did an excellent job creating a lovely Alphabet Block, and it was so delicious!

As guests arrived they had a chance to create a Custom Alphabet Block for the Babes. Guests thought that it was a unique way to have custom details that would last well beyond the Shower, and apparently Dad-To-Be was looking forward to this activity too once he heard about it! It was a great activity for everyone  as they arrived, some were nervous that they were not "creative" enough, but I showed them that with the stamps and stencils that were available it was easy to create something special for the babies. I was impressed by ALL of the "Artists" and the overall activity went very well!

After everyone had arrived; it was time to kick things off with a "Price Is Right" Challenge! Several baby related items had been purchased and were shown to guests one by one, then they were asked to record what they thought each item was worth. Host Heather then revealed the actual cost of each item and the guest who was closest won a nice little "Garden" Prize. Congratulations Lisa!

Many were surprised at the cost of baby items in 2013! The print out that I created had classic Storybook images such as "Peter Rabbit", "Ferdinan the Bull" and of course "Pooh Bear".

After this activity Mamma Sarah started opening her gifts, she had much to get through and soon the container that I had provided was overflowing with books! Along with lovely gifts for the babies!

 We had planned to take a break for food, and as we expected Mamma Sarah needed to stretch about half way through the enormous gift pile! As guests filled their plates I put out a "Wishes for Babies" Bookmark that was created by the Fantastic Paper Craft Genius; Stephanie S. of Stephs-Scraps.

After a short break guests came back and Mamma Sarah continued to open teeny-tiny baby items, the Wishes for Baby Bookmarks were filled out with lovely messages to the twins. I set two aside for the Mom- and Dad-To-Be, so they could fill them out later.

Near the end of the shower; Dad-To-Be, Bapa and Grandpa-To-Be and Uncle-To-Be arrived. They too sat down and added to the collection of Custom Alphabet blocks that were drying for Babies.

 

I just had to share this  photo of our Youngest guest, too ADORABLE and can you believe that she slept for almost the ENTIRE Shin-Dig?

 

Congratulations once again to the Entire family! I was truely honoured to be part of such a special moment in their lives and hope to be part of many more!

 

Another SWEETHEART Guest!

 

 



Project: Twins Baby Shower

With months of planning now behind me, and the file folder sitting on my desk waiting to be filed under “Completed Projects”, I am now excited to share some of the details!

Today is all about inspiration! I comb through photo after photo on Pinterest (www.pinterest.com) and am inspired by many! Here are a few things that were worked with, adding the Mom-2-Be’s style and personality to make them perfect.

The sister in Law, Mother in Law and Mother of the couple expecting were all working together to create a memorable celebration. They called me in very early on, and for the first meeting we just talked about the style and direction we would go. Mom 2 Be, Sarah is not into the typical shower experience, she has a sophisticated and simple style, with not much love of the cutesy-cute! We definitely wanted an understated elegance to the entire event.

Starting with the theme, I knew that an “About to Pop”, or any other reference to Mamma’s size would likely be off limits. And so after brainstorming I suggested a simple Baby Sprinkle with very soft spring-like décor; umbrella’s and rain boots kind of thing. A “Mr. / Miss / Both?”; with mustaches and bow and a modern colour scheme. Last a Storybook theme; incorporating classic storybooks and characters. I was thrilled when they decided to go with the Storybook theme and they also wanted to include Alphabet blocks.

They had already purchased invitations, and after helping them chose the wording we were all excited that all the guests who came would be helping to build the Twins Library by bringing a storybook instead of a card.

Inspired by this;



Found on Pinterest, via Gatsby Events

This centerpiece caught their eye and we were able to create our own spin on it that went beautifully on the food table.

Via Catch My Party

 

The trio also knew they wanted a Diaper cake, and to play the “Price is Right” game. So I worked on these elements as well.

Photo from Uncommon Designs

From Plan the Perfect Baby Shower

 

 

For colour, knowing that the Mom-2-Be wanted to stay away from “Boy/Girl” colours we went with a colour scheme from the quilts that were being created for the babies by Nana, a gorgeous Burgundy, Blue and a Sunflower Yellow. I have fallen in LOVE with Design Seeds, for all colour inspiration; from party to interior design they are great go to for inspiration!

I was asked to provide a couple of other simple activities, as well as a few other décor elements, such as a wreath for the door, and some countertop decorations.

Tomorrow I will show my interpretation of the inspiring photos.

New Year, New Goals! Oh and Definitely New Shin-Digs!

I know I may be a little late in saying this, but….. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I really hope that you enjoyed the Holidays this year, and would LOVE to hear about all the Shin-Digs you had and/or went to! Send me a note at allkindsofshindigs@bell.net and don’t forget to add pictures!
So with a New Year, inevitably it makes you think of Resolutions, whether or not you rebel, and refuse to make any, I think we all still think about things that we want to work on for the next 365 days. From Health and Finance to relationships with  Family and Friends. Lists can get long! I love to ask my boys what they hope for our family for the year to come, this year they all said the want to have more FUN in 2013! Don’t get me wrong, we had quite a bit of fun in 2012! And I am most definitely up for having MORE fun in 2013. Last year went by in such a flash, from growing my business and trying to be the best Mom and Wife that I could be, I feel like that while I was so focused on making memorable moments happen for family and friends – I didn’t necessarily take the time to fully enjoy them… And so one of my goals is to take each moment for what it is and really appreciate what it brings.

Of course I plan to Celebrate in 2013, and there are lots of Shin-Digs in the works that I look forward to sharing with all of you! I will be working on adding services to my little Party biz and growing the ones that I am offering now. I am also looking forward to some collaboration with other business’ and keeping up with the whole Blog/Social media world that seems to be catching on!