Just Ducky!

Now that I finally have some extra time on my hands I’ve spent some time up dating the Party Me Perfect facebook Page www.facebook.com/partymeperfect , and my etsy shop, www.etsy.com/shop/partymeperfect. Among the new items you’ll see in the shop are a variety of ducky themed items….I know, the ones out there who know me are probably wondering why it’s taken me so long to come out with ducky items! I wonder the same thing myself…but it’s finally here! The current ducky items in the shop include a 3 tier diaper cake with recieving blanket, a two tier diaper cake (or centerpiece) and a ducky themed gift baskets which includes a 2 tier diaper cake, 3 recieving blankets and a ducky print teddy bear. Take a look at my Etsy page and facebook fan page and please pass it on! I am hoping to grow Party Me Perfect in the next few months and I can do it with your help!

As for other new items in the shop you will see burp cloths and a 4 tier you-decorate diaper cake (a blank canvas that I assemble and you decorate any way you like!). Any items you see in the shop are customizable to fit your party’s theme or color scheme. I also accept custom orders! If you’re looking for an owl themed diaper cake….DONE! Looking for a safari themed cake….DONE! Let me know what you need and I will create it for you!

 

 

 

 

Lovin’ That Summer Feeling…..Baby Emma’s Shower

Today was Baby Emma’s shower. It’s one I’ve been planning for a while. The theme for this shower was based in color….hot pink, tangerine and lemon, and over time, I found flowers appearing often as well! Here’s the pictures!

I set up a candy buffet to add some color and to use as favors

Here’s a close-up of the cake….and yes, even it was pink and yellow!

This was the entry table. It held the diaper cake, guest packets, “Price is Right” game basket, the onsie for guests to sign for the baby, name tags (decorated with pink, orange and yellow sharpies!), a “guess the number” game (in this case, guess how many chocolates) and a beach themed gift box for the guest whose birthday was the closest to the mom’s due date.

Here’s a closer picture of the Price is Right basket and the gift box. The gift baskets contained a beach towel, insulated cup, sunscreen and after sun lotion.

Diaper cake!

A pink and orange polka dot onsie for Baby Emma, signed by each guest….perfect for framing!

As guests arrived they each took a guess at the day Baby Emma will arrive.

Each person wrote their name on a tag, and pinned it to the day of their choosing.

The entry table also held these guests packets. Each packet contained the 2 paper based games we played, an 8×8 scrap-booking page we used to make the guestbook and a blank card where each guest wrote advice for the mom to be.

Here are a few of the pages made for the guestbook, and the book itself. Pictures will be added to each page.

The gift table held an “Emma” sign, painted to match the color scheme.

This is a pin I made for the mommy to be to wear, but unfortunately I left it at home!

The shower was held outside on a patio in the community center of my friend’s neighborhood. The colors looked beautiful together, especially out in the bright sunshine!

 

Guess the Due Date Calendar

Here’s a peek at the due date calendar I just made for a baby shower this weekend. As the guests arrive they will take a tag, write their name on it and then pin the tag to the day they think Baby Emma will arrive. The mom’s due date is June 8, so the calendar goes from a week before til a week after. I cut everything, except for the tags, with my cricut. I planned on making the tags as well, but I ran across these in target and they matched perfectly so why not save myself some time and effort. Take a look!

 

Soaps are here…Now Lets All Get Clean!

In my search for another project I landed on soap making. I never realized it was so easy….a little bit of base, a little bit of color and a little bit of fragrance. Mix them up, pour into mold and there you go.  I’ve played around with a few different molds and colors….take a look!

These shell soaps are made with cucumber  melon fragrance

These herb soaps are made from clear base with rosemary, lavender and bath salts

These Asian themed soaps are made with wine coloring and orange fragrance

These massage bars are made with yellow coloring and vanilla fragrance

Each of these are available for purchase in my etsy shop.

 

Baby Shower Pocket Invitations

Here’s an update to a previous post, Pocket Invitations… A Success. After making the mock up of the invitation, we worked out some details, changed the main card color and went on to make the full set. These invitations are for a baby shower planned in may, but can be customized for any event. The invites consist of a main invitation card and 4 inserts: “special requests”, “RSVP”, “location” and “registry”. Take a look!

 

Sock Monkey Occasion Pin

Here’s a new addition to the Etsy shop….the sock monkey occasion pin! Perfect for a sock monkey themed baby shower or birthday party. Check it out at Party Me Perfect on Etsy.

 

Occasion Pins

Take a look at the pin I created for an upcoming baby shower.The shower (see post: Loving that summer feeling) is planned for May. The theme is set in colors: hot pink, orange and yellow. I wanted a special pin for the mom-to-be to wear. I recently purchased a pin like this one from a craft store for a sock monkey themed baby shower. The colors and themes available were limited so I figured it would be easy enough to create one myself to suit the theme and colors I wanted for this upcoming shower. The great thing about these pins is that they can be used for any occasion….baby shower, bridal shower, birthdays, anniversaries, bachelorette parties….any special occasion!

 

 

Sock Monkey Shower

Yesterday was my sister’s baby shower. It’s the sock monkey shower I’ve been planning for the past few months. The colors were green and blue and it was a lunch shower at a local restaurant. Check out the pictures below to see what we did!

Our “Lil’ Monkey” Banner hung in a window to great the guest as they walked in. The banner was decorated with ribbon in colors corresponding to the shower. It also made a great gift for mom!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The table was set with aqua and white patterned table cloth and bright green chargers. The centerpieces were two diaper vases, including a medallion with the baby’s initials, filled with blue hydrangeas. The mom to be’s setting was marked with balloons, a monkey and a pin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our framed Mm alphabet card made a great addition to carry the theme to the gift table. The monkey pin was placed at the mom’s seat at the table, for her to wear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I loved these game packets. They contained 3 game sheets: The Price is Right, What Did Daddy Say?, and TV Families. They also held a blank note card used a a birthday card for the baby. Each card was numbered, the number corresponded with a birthday year. Each guest wrote a birthday message which mom and baby will open on each birthday from 1-10. The last item in the folder was the guest book page for mom. Each guest filled out the page upon arrival with  markers placed on the table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sock monkey basket was a lucky find in the Easter isle of Rite Aid and he made the perfect basket for our price is right game! For this game, the guests guessed the total cost of the items in the basket. The one who came the closest without going over won a prize and mom got the basket! The monkey face decorating the charger was also a game. The backside of each monkey face was marked with a color (neither the guests or mom to be knew this). At the end of the shower the mom choose a color and the person with that color under their monkey face won a prize!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was our guest book table for baby. The table held the Price is Right basket, the diaper cake and a Curious George story collection for the Baby. Each guest wrote a message to the baby in the book, so he could have his own guest book as well! The animal guest book is for mom and is from the Guestbook Store. I absolutely love their guest books, I’ve used them for a number of events and everyone always have a great time filling out the personalized pages! The mom to be even filled one out for herself!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s a closer picture of the diaper cake. It’s decorated in blue and green patterned paper with white crinkle paper around the edge. White and green daisies decorate the top along with a blue and green sock monkey….perfect! The center pictures shows our cupcake stand and sock monkey cupcake (pictured below). The cupcakes stands were an idea from the Modern Moments blog and so simple to make. See their blog for instructions! The sock monkey cupcakes were a contribution from a friend of mine who loves to bake and makes the most wonderful treats! She designed the cupcakes after the shower invitation. It was the perfect touch. Everyone at the shower commented on how great they were!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The shower was a great success, everyone had a lot of fun and all of the little touches cake together to make a big impact!

 

Pocket Invitations….A Success!

I looked high and low for the perfect invitation for a baby shower I’m planning. The shower is for a baby girl and will be in early May. The colors are hot pink, tangerine and lemon (see previous post “Lovin’ that Summer Feeling”). I wanted the invitation to be fun, pretty and eye catching, but I didn’t want the same old thing I’ve seen a million times, and I definitely didn’t want pastels in pink, lavender and yellow. Not that I don’t like those colors, but this isn’t that kind of baby shower. It’s bright, and bold and needed an invitation that conveyed that. I ran across a how-to on pocket invitations, which I love, so I thought I would give it a try. The invitation consists of a main invitation card and 3 insert cards for RSVP information, directions and registry information. Keep in mind this is a rough cut, there’s still some perfecting to be done. I’m still playing with the color a little bit, mainly  on the main invite card, I’m thinking of going with pink on orange instead of white on orange. I also may change the insert cards to either pink/orange or pink/white. What do you think?

 

Suitcases Full of Fun

Here’s a goodie that arrived in the mail today. I ordered them for the hot pink, tangerine and lemon colored shower I’m planning for this May for a baby girl (See post: Loving that Summer Feeling). I ordered these from Land of Nod. They came in a variety of colors, I chose the orange ones with hot pink handles….so cute!

I plan to use the smaller two for stands/decorations on the candy buffet and I’m using the larger one for a price is right type game where guests will guess the cost of a case filled with baby products (diaper cream, orajel, a bottle, etc). The person who guesses the closest without going over wins a prize and the mom gets the case filled with the baby products! Win Win!