Hey everyone! Today I have a special treat for you! Amy from One Arsty Mama is here! She’s got some great baby shower ideas! Come check this out!
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Hi! I’m Amy, aka One Artsy Mama, and I am so excited to be here today to share with you about a baby shower I threw for one of my best friends. As for me, I have one adorable “Little Crafter” of my own, who I love like crazy, and a handsome hubby who knows how to ballroom dance {yes, that’s really us!}.
I’m passionate about my family, dancing, Ravens football, and Jesus, and I’m a total Starbucks addict.
I love all kinds of artsy-craftsy things and am happiest when I’m creating something…especially if it’s for someone I care about. Which is what made this baby shower extra fun to plan!
Here’s me with my girl, Jess.
Since she and her hubby {who I lovingly like to call the brother I never wanted} decided not to find out the baby’s gender, our little planning committee had to come up with a neutral theme. We went with birds and bird nests, which turned out to be really adorable. We had to be super-sneaky and get her to think she was coming over for a “girls day out” where we were going to make some jewelry.
We must have done well; Jess was totally surprised, just like we hoped she would be!
One of my favorite things was these fun cupcakes! Here’s how I made them:
BIRD’S NEST CUPCAKES
You’ll need:
cupcake mix of your choice
cupcake liners: I used blue and green
white icing {you can make your own, or I used Duncan Hines}
blue food coloring
shredded coconut
Jelly Belly jelly beans
Step 1: Bake cupcakes according to package directions. Let cool.
Step 2: Toast coconut. I placed mine on a foil lined tray in the toaster oven and kept a close eye on it, stirring it around and pulling it out when it was nicely browned.
Step 3: Add blue food coloring to icing and mix until you get your desired shade.
Step 4: Spread icing on cupcakes and add a liberal amount of toasted coconut on top of each one.
Step 5: Add 3 jelly beans to each “nest.”
They were really quick and easy to make and turned out so cute! {and tasty too!}
As for some of the other details:
Here’s the diaper cake my mom and I made {I even made the little stuffed owl for the top}:
Here’s a look at the favor table. Our other friend “Tall Jess” made the adorable seed favors; she put fabric scraps in these tiny flowerpots, added a bag of seeds, a few cute silk flowers, and a sweet poem. I made the bird magnets…for a tutorial, see here. The centerpiece displayed the game prizes, bird nest necklaces.
I was so pleased with how everything turned out, and I think Jess had a great time, which was the most important thing.
Well, actually, the most important thing is right here…
Meet “Baby S”…I’m an honorary aunt! Such a cute little peanut! Congrats, Matt and Jess…and let me know anytime you need someone to snuggle him.
Thanks for having me here today, Krista! And I’d love for you all to come visit at One Artsy Mama sometime, after all,
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Thanks for coming Amy! How lucky is Jess? That shower was amazing. Gah, did you see those adorable cupcakes!? They are just too cute. I’ll have to make some of them… just because I can. What’s another pound at this point, right? Make sure you head over to One Artsy Mama and check out the rest of Amy’s amazing talent!
