Circus Circus!

Hello my beautiful viewers,

Summer time is here and I am so excited to share with you all this adorable baby shower theme. As soon as I found out that one of my friends and her sister were both having girls, another friend and I got to work and put together this cute circus baby shower. We had a really fun time bringing to life all of our creative ideas. Hope you all enjoy, details will be listed below the pictures!

The drum the ty monkey is sitting on is a plant pot hand-painted with a zig-zag design.

TY: Michaels | Plant Pot: Michaels | Peanuts: Local Grocery Store

The centerpiece also included this clear cylinder vase filled with peanuts and topped with fresh flowers.

Flower: Costco | Cylinder Vase: Michaels | Label & Ribbon: Michaels

My favorite part, the favors! These plastic bags were filled with a hand-crafted soap bar to represent the gold fish you win at a circus/fair. We adorned with a ticket and sealed it with a bow.

Soap: Michaels | Tickets: Party City | Tablecloth: Joann & Party City

On to the desert table. Of course there is no such thing as a circus without popcorn, so we put these boxes together and made them baby shower appropriate - "Poppin' Soon"

Boxes: Etsy | Popcorn: Local Grocery Store

Lastly, we created the same stand as we did for the monkey (above) and found a cute cotton candy machine to display as an adorable prop.

Cotton Candy Machine: Michaels | TY Giraffe: Michaels | Candy: Party City

XO Cindy

Winter Wonderland

My most favorite time of the year is during the holiday season! The beautiful decorations, the cheer in everyone's faces and the unity of family and friends are some of many reasons that I love this season.

 

I had the honor, along with the beautiful women in my family, to put together a Winter Wonderland themed baby shower for my cousin (who moved over 300 miles away from us for college and never returned). We wanted to surprise her, so we had to plan strategically and select a date around the holidays so that we were certain that she would be here to visit.

 

As planned, two days after Christmas, my cousin invited her over for a spontaneous lunch at his house. When she showed up, we were all ready to surprise her, a little confused (because she thought we were all there for lunch), she reacted late, but nonetheless she loved everything!

 

The surprise did not stop there! As I mentioned above, she lived miles away from us now and her boyfriend was unable to accompany her for the holidays. Easy fix! We flew him over for the day so that he could spend a few hours with her during her baby shower celebration! She had no clue and burst into tears when she saw him walk into the party. Alas, the baby shower was complete!!!

 

Now that you all know the beautiful story behind this event, below are a few photos of the event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XO Cindy