This weekend I hosted a shower for my dear friend, Leslie, who also happened to be the co-host of my baby shower last year. Leslie is pregnant with her second child, due in October, and I was honored to get to host it.
My favorite part of any event is the paper crafts, so it should come as no surprise that I handmade the invitations. Leslie wanted a wagon theme, with muted reds, yellows and blues as her colors. Due to a limited supply of specialty paper, I made some of the invitations in red and some of them in yellow. I used a wagon stamp that I bought online at my new favorite stamp site, Impress Rubber Stamps, and embossed the wagon in red.
I printed the baby shower info on vellum (thanks to my cousin-in-law Rebecca, who turned me on to the wonders of printing on vellum), and used my Cricut New Arrival cartridge to cut some diaper pin die-cuts to give the illusion that they were securing the vellum. The wagon sits on a thin yellow ribbon. I’m pleased with how they turned out, and glad that I have my kitchen table back (I have been relegated to crafting in the kitchen, as my craft space has temporarily been taken away since we got rid of all of the furniture in the basement).
The shower itself was lovely, and I think Leslie had a really nice time. She looks so radiant and happy; she makes such a great pregnant woman. One of the highlights of the shower–at least for me– was the cake that Leslie’s friend, Danielle, made. It matched the invitations–so cute, if I do say so myself.
Leslie made everyone special mix cd’s, and even did a very special belly dance performance. It was simply a lovely time. I’m sad, though, that Leslie is moving to Denver on June 28. I’m going to miss her tremendously.
