*first - a disclaimer. The camera I used wasn't my own and so the pictures didn't turn out as great as I would have hoped. It wasn't the camera, but the operator {that would be me} of said camera. That is all.*
{invites and labels}These are the invitations we cooked up one afternoon.
{cupcake box and insert}
{see what I mean about the beaks? no continuity - only I care about it really, though}I LOVE them. The only issue I had was with the little birdie beaks. I wish Martha Stewart's directions included how they did those with a LEAF tip. I know, right? I considered using confetti sprinkles but I didn't think ahead and find them locally. The other option I was going to use if this didn't work was tinted white chocolate, piped onto wax paper in the shape of triangles and stick them in that way. I still might, who knows.
{beak-less baby birds}I'll have pictures of the shower in a few weeks. I'm still working on stuff for it and then I have to hurry and get everything ready for girls' camp projects.
{on the inside}
{boxed and ready to go!}
7 comments:
Wow, Chels. It would be so fun to throw a frou-frou shower like that. They throw showers in my ward for almost everyone who has a baby. Last fall we had SEVEN. And that doesn't include mine, which was in January. It's bare minimums around here :)
I love the colors and the cupcakes and the boxes and EVERYTHING!
Random question - have you ever made a quilt before? I have grand visions of making one for a mission companion whose wedding is in three weeks. I'm guessing that's not enough time...but let me know! I'm getting my Karen-proof sewing machine in the mail today, so I am ready for some projects!
P.S. The invites are adorable! I had such a hard time eating mine because it was just too cute (they were delicious...I eventually gave in!).
Have I ever told you how much i wished we lived closer! I am in love with your creativity!
Oh my! you are awesome! SO cute!
Just had a similar themed shower for my on-the-way twin boys. I had the same "issues" with the beaks. I tried orange jimmies, frosting and even cutting up orange fruit leather into tiny triangles. Ended up just doing a firm buttercream frosting (also, birds were bakerella.com's "cakepops" dipped in blue chocolate - didn't want frosting birds to melt, because the shower was outside.) I was the only one who wasn't completely satified with the beaks ...noone else seemed to notice! Check shower/cupcakes out here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gritty49/3632692070/ and here http://www.flickr.com/photos/gritty49/3632639482/
best of luck with yours ;)
I would love to be invited to a party via cupcake. Your birds look lovely.. I think they used a very tiny leaf tip for the ones in MS Kids, but those ladies in the kitchen are known to have super powers!
Dude! You are ridiculous and I am inadequate. How many of those did you send out like that?
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