Planning on throwing a sugary sweet shower soon? Then it’s your lucky day! Here are the free printable downloads for my sister’s “Life Is Sweet” baby shower. The invitation is 5.5×8.5″ and comes formatted two to a page. The advice cards are 3×4″ and come six to a page.
Let me know if you have any problems with the downloads or if you need me to alter them in any way. :)
(Click on image to begin downloading pdf)
We threw my sister and brother-in-law a shower a couple weekends ago and had an absolute blast just kicking back with friends and family. We went with the whole vintage soda shop theme and printed invitations with “Life Is Sweet” on them. Really, it was just an excuse to have corn dogs, fries, root beer and Coke floats, banana splits, sugar cones, chocolate sauce and of course, sprinkles. Good thing my sister didn’t have gestational diabetes!
For decorations, my sister, Adriana (the non-pregnant one who had the Little Golden Books shower last year) cut scalloped edges from red/white striped wrapping paper. Super easy way to tie in the whole theme. LED balloons lit the path to the entryway and inexpensive paper fans hanging from the outdoor lights added a nice, colorful touch
The table settings were casual with white linen tablecloths and a scalloped, wrapping paper circle in the center. The floral centerpieces were a cinch to put together and looked pretty gosh darn cute. Of course, we got the idea for an ice cream sundae made out of carnations from Pinterest. You can see the entire Life Is Sweet inspiration board on Pinterest.
I printed some “Sweet Wishes” dedication cards to go on the tables as well. I’ll be sharing the free printable for these as well as invitations in a couple days.
We wanted people to sign-in on something that could be used years down the line, so everyone signed in on vintage (reproduced) Candyland playing cards. I love the idea of my little nephew playing this game years from now and talking about all these people who showed up to love him before he was even born. How loved he already is!
Because we didn’t have enough sugar at the party already (hah), we sent guests home with a miniature lollipop (Amazon, $13.45). You should know that each wrapper comes with some pretty annoying print. Not decorative and definitely not cute but hey, you can’t beat the price so we just added some 2 inch stickers for instant customization.
I already mentioned that we had corn dogs, french fries with four different dipping sauces, ice cream, floats, banana splits but the icing on the cake, in my opinion, was the cotton candy machine we rented. I don’t even like cotton candy but how much fun is that?! And, of course, no Far West Texas party is complete without both cultures being represented…Shiner and Tecate!
The entertainment for the night (other than watching all the kids running around all hopped up on sugar!) took the form of a hanging frame. Everyone took turns fooling around and taking pictures next to the chalked reproduction of “Life Is Sweet” and as soon as I get them printed and bound, Angelica and Tracy will have pictures of all those in attendance.
So, there you have it, Little Man! Your sweet shower is done and now it’s pretty close to the time for the world to meet you. We are all so excited and can’t wait to spoil you rotten. We love you, Gelica and Tracy!
Since we were doing a Little Golden Books theme, we thought we would do an All-American Cookout food theme. Two types of hamburgers, seasoned fries, lemonade…and apple pie ala mode! But of course, we couldn’t just do just your plain, run-of-the-mill apple pie. Noooo. Let’s make things 10 times more difficult and make individually-sized Mini Apple Pies. Shesh.
But you gotta admit…they are pretty cute, huh?
Since the process of assembly was going to take a while, we decided to cut a few corners and just buy premade pie shells. We could have cheated even more and just have bought canned pie filling but Costco was having a sale on apples. In retrospect, perhaps the canned version might have come out better since ours were a bit on the dry side. We brushed the top of the lattice with an egg wash and sprinkled a bit of sugar as well.
Pretty straight forward, just cut circles in crust large enough to fill majority of a cupcake tin and fill with pie filling. Roll out extra dough, cut 3/4 inch strips and layout on pies in lattice design. Make sure to kinda pinch the lattice to the outer pie crust so that they don’t separate while baking. Brush with egg wash and bake for about 30 minutes or until crusts are golden brown. Hope you enjoy!
I’m so excited! Just as I was about to sit down and write this entry, I got a wonderful call from my mother…Baby Miles is here! Yay, I’m an Aunt. Which means I get to spoil this kid rotten and not have to worry what it will do to his routine! :D
Since we were expecting about 40+ people at the Little Golden Books shower we threw my sister and brother-in-law, the cost of favors was going to be a bit tricky. We wanted to do something either edible or useful. I’m not a real big fan of knick-knacks that sit on a shelf, constantly reminding me that I don’t dust enough…or ever, really.
So we went with small pockets made from Little Golden Book pages (idea grabbed from diywedding.org) and filled with “book worms.” I bought two 4.5 lb packages of sour gummy worms off Amazon and had more than enough to fill about 60 favors. Just be careful if you’re a big fan of sour things…do not open the bag before you need to fill the pockets! You will inevitably eat one and will not be able to stop. Holy sugar high, Batman.
You can, of course, just make the pockets without any labels but if you’re also throwing a LGB shower, feel free to download my sheet of tabs to be sewn in (Scribd):
Pocket Bookworm Favors
Materials
- Little Golden Book pages
- x-acto knife
- sewing machine
- gummy worms
- printed and cut labels (optional)
Instructions
1. Remove desired amount of pages from book (each page will make two pockets) with an x-acto knife. Cut each page in half.
2. (Optional) Print and cut out the tabs you’ll be sewing in. I layered the white tab over the blue paper (see next instruction).
3. (Optional) Punch out a decorative border so that the blue paper underneath is visible.
4. Gently fold sheet over onto itself, taking care to not crease the middle. Sew along the upper edges.
5. Get your gummy worms ready!
6. Place around 8-10 gummy worms in each package. “One for the pocket, one for me…”
7. Fold the unsewn edge of the pocket in the opposite direction, place your label in the center and sew in place. Repeat 60 more times! Whew. (Actually, it’s much easier if you go step by step (assembly line style) if you plan on making a large amount of these. I was able to finish sewing the first part of the pockets and then stuff and finish them a week later when the worms showed up)
Ok, I’m off to eat some more gummy worms in celebration of my new little nephew!
Since we knew there were going to be a good amount of kids at our Little Golden Books shower, I figured making them their own favors might 1.) make them feel special and more importantly, 2) keep them entertained for a few minutes. Well, I don’t know if they felt special or not but the only reason they were entertained by my cute little handmade pinwheels is because they used them as drumsticks on the trashcans. Oh well.
As you will see, I disassembled a cheap pinwheel (found in the $1 section of Target) to use as my template. Since that dollar section can be hit or miss sometimes, here’s a printable template you can download and print on heavy cardstock:
Materials:
- cheap pinwheel or free T&T template
- Little Golden Book (preferably thrifted and well-used)
- scissors
- hole punch
- grommet kit
- wood dowel rods
- wood pegs
- drill
Instructions:
1. First we need to make a template for our pinwheels. You can disassemble one you may just have laying around or you can download my template.
2. Remove pinwheel from wood or plastic stick and carefully pry off both center grommets. Make sure at least one of your pinwheel panels remains intact and not torn.
3. You should now have a template to use for your Little Golden Books pinwheel. If your plastic panel won’t stay flat, place it between a few layers of fabric and iron it on low. Let cool and then remove.
4. Tear out pages from your LGB, copy template and cut out. Use a hole punch for small circles. You’re going to need six panels for each pinwheel and each LGB page fits four. If you cut through three pages at a time, you’ll have enough panels for two pinwheels.
5. Place six panels on a grommet as shown and hammer in place (read your grommet kit for more detailed instructions).
6. Fold panels over and place on second grommet. Carefully hammer grommet shut.
7. Drill a hole in dowel rod large enough to fit your peg about an inch down.
8. Assemble your Little Golden Book pinwheel, using a mallet to securely place peg in rod. Use a drop of wood glue if peg is not secure enough.
9. (optional) If you want to display your pinwheels to look like a bouquet of sorts, just stick them in a container with a florist foam block.
Check out the other projects from the Little Golden Books Shower:
1. Little Golden Books Invites 2. Recycled Pages Pennant Flags 3. Table Game: Book Scramble 4. Book Worms Favors 5. Mini Apple Pies 6. Recycled Pinwheel Favors
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