Tag: baby shower

  • Crafty Like a Fox Party Theme

    Crafty Like a Fox Party Theme

    This is the third and final baby shower theme I created for a Huggies Pinterest campaign. It’s also my favorite and the most ‘me’ of the bunch. Because I’m so foxy.

    Crafty Like a Fox Party

    Kidding! I do love the color scheme though, all based around a floral tablecloth by Rifle Paper Co. for BHLDN. This is the tablecloth I’d considered chopping up for kitchen curtains. I’m so glad I didn’t, because now I’ll be able to take it with us and use it in our next house. (As a tablecloth, not curtains! Imagine that.)

    Foxy Baby Shower Table Settings and Decorations

    Pink Party Decorations

    Again, these were shot in Tyllie Barbosa’s Chicago studio. And again, my sister-in-law, Portia, assisted me on set. We had the food styling down by this point.

    Foxy Baby Shower Brunch

    Fox Baby Shower Brunch

    Fox Baby Shower Brunch

    There was a dessert table, too. I made the little bunting flags over the cake, but the cake itself was an off-the-shelf coconut cake from the grocery store.

    Baby Shower Dessert Table

    This is a baby shower theme, so I originally pitched this as “Foxy Mama.” That is apparently too racy? Thus the theme became “Crafty Like a Fox” instead. Naturally, I had to setup a craft station.

    Craft Station Table

    And speaking of crafty, another diaper cake. Never did I suspect I’d make a diaper cake in my life, but here’s my third one. I daresay this is something I’m actually good at! Adding it to the resumé.

    Foxy Baby Shower Diaper Cake

    My creation graced the gift table. The framed tree print you see here was borrowed from Binth for the shoot. They had a beautiful family tree version in their store with calligraphy, but I wasn’t sure how that would fly for photo shoot releases so I used the plain version. The cards on the table are by Binth as well.

    Baby Shower Gift Table

    Baby Shower Gifts

    There are more photos of the Crafty Like a Fox baby shower theme on Pinterest, and you can see the other two shower themes I designed and styled for this campaign here and here. This was my favorite, but which was yours?

  • Welcome to the World Baby Shower

    Welcome to the World Baby Shower

    This was the second of three baby shower themes I created for a Huggies Pinterest campaign. Welcome to the World, Baby!

    Welcome to the World Baby Shower

    I liked the invitations that I designed for this one a lot. They were based on the look of a topological map.

    Welcome to the World Baby Shower Invitations

    Brandon’s sister, Portia, assisted me again on the day of the shoot. The baby onesies on a clothes line is one of her tried-and-true baby shower decorations. Portia and I were a lot better at the whole food styling thing the second time around.

    Buffet for a Party or Baby Shower

    Party Buffet Setup

    Cheese Plate

    All photography was done by Tyllie Barbosa in her studio again. Here’s the sweets table. (Those salted caramels were from Trader Joe’s, and now I want some.)

    Welcome to the World Baby Shower Sweets Table

    Sweets

    Macaroons

    Another diaper cake masterpiece, if I do say so myself. We also filled a vintage baby carriage with diapers, because why not? (That may have been a strange choice on my part.)

    Huggies Diaper Cake

    Diapers as Gifts for New Parents

    Please take a moment to admire the decoupage here, because that was Brandon’s contribution. I was scrambling to get everything done, and he helped out with covering BABY kraft letters with vintage map wrapping paper and Mod Podge.

    Decoupaged Kraft Letters

    Also, I want to thank Yearbook. They’re one of my favorite local shops, and they let me borrow the amazing vintage globes you see throughout the photos for the shoot.

    Welcome to the World, Baby

    You can find more images from the Welcome to the World Baby Shower on Pinterest. The Comic Book Baby Shower can be seen here, and I’ll be sharing photos from the last of my three themes soon.

  • Comic Book Baby Shower Theme

    Comic Book Baby Shower Theme

    Comic Book Baby Shower Theme

    I styled three baby shower themes awhile back for a Huggies Pinterest campaign. I was the lone blogger among seasoned stylists and wedding/party planners, and when I learned who I’d be working alongside, I’ll admit I was nervous! I always jump at the opportunities this blog has presented though, and in doing so I’ve adopted Picasso’s motto as my own: “I am always doing that which I can not do in order that I may learn how to do it.”

    Comic Book Theme Baby Shower Invitations

    I came up with three themes (comic book, world travel, foxes), and was then tasked with sourcing or creating everything to go along with each of them them. Invitations, food, flowers, desserts, furniture, decorations, shower games/activities, and a diaper cake. All times three.

    Comic Book Baby Shower Candy Sweets Table

    Comic Book Baby Shower Desserts

    Comic Book Baby Shower Theme - Sweets Table

    It was a big production and the showers were created from scratch in a Tyllie Barbosa’s Chicago photography studio. The walls you see are fakes (two big freestanding panels that I painted the morning of the shoot, Antiquan Blue), and you can assume that any surface you see covered by fabric is a pretty plain-looking tabletop propped up on sawhorses. Photography magic!

    Comic Book Theme Baby Shower Food

    I acted as planner and stylist, but Brandon’s sister, Portia, helped me as my assistant during the shoots. That’s her handiwork on the speech bubble signs, among other things. She also helped a lot with the food, which is my weak point in party planning. I put in 12+ hour days for each shoot, not to mention all of the prep work that went into them beforehand, and it would have been crazy to go it alone. Big ups to Portia for being there for me.

    Comic Book Theme Baby Shower Activities

    Comic Book Theme Baby Shower Gift Table

    Fun fact: I used this wrapping paper with illustrated heroes and villains all over the place. And it was adorable! And then, after we’d set everything up and taken nearly every shot, we found out that we couldn’t use it! The only place you’ll still see it is on the diaper cake, and even there, I covered most of it with a wide ribbon. (By the way, guess who’s a diaper cake making pro? Who knew I had this skill in me?)

    Cute Diaper Cake

    You can find more images from the Comic Book Baby Shower on Pinterest, and I’ll be sharing photos from the other two themes I’ve created over the next couple of days.

  • My Baby Shower

    My Baby Shower

    Saturday, a very rainy day here in Chicagoland, was the day of my baby shower!

    Me, At My Baby Shower

    The decorations were beautiful…

    Baby Clothes at My Baby Shower

    The cake was beautiful too… and delicious. ;)

    The Cake at My Baby Shower

    I know that many of my friends and family don’t read the blog (“What’s a blog? Why would you write one?”), but I’d like to thank them all again for coming. Everyone showed such love and support, and we really have everything we need now, except for the baby!

    My Baby Shower

    And of course, a huge thank you to my sister-in-law for hosting the shower in her lovely home. Thank you, Portia.

    Baby Clothes at My Baby Shower