You might be wondering what I have been up to lately... Well if you're a fan of my Facebook page you know that I've been busy crafting a co-ed baby shower BBQ for one of my husband's oldest and dearest friends and his wife.
The father-to-be is a serious comic book collector so I used that as my inspiration for the decorations and color scheme. Typically superhero or comic book themed events are for children's birthday parties. I worked hard to keep the decor sophisticated enough for adults without losing the element of fun! Here's what I dreamed up.
Guests were greeted by this fun wreath. Ribbon, card stock and a foam wreath form is all it took to whip it up.
The cityscape backdrop really makes the dessert table come together. Guests asked if I painted it - but it's just a
Target shower curtain!! So. Easy.
I knew from the start I wanted a comic book banner. You may have seen this before at
One Charming Party. I scored these comic books on Freecycle and hot glued them to dollar store ribbon.
Comic book sound effect toppers dressed up the cupcakes. I simply designed the cupcake toppers using my word processing software and printed them on card stock. (This party is all about the paper crafts!)
Dessert also included
lemon cake pops, red velvet cake (we were celebrating a birthday as well), cherry pound cake, superhero lollipops (printable found
here) and caramel corn. Cityscape table runner also from Target.
The bar area dressed up with streamers and color coordinated accessories from Target.
The onesies were fun and easy to make with printer transfer paper. The parents-to-be got to take them home as part of their gift too!
Martha's tissue paper pom-poms over the kitchen table. So addictive you may find them in every room of my house soon. You can see the tutorial for yourself
here but you have been warned. :)
The whole shindig came together more beautifully than I could have dreamed and was a totally fun time with great friends! Congratulations Dennis & Veronica!
Thanks for visiting!
Keeping the party going here:
sarah, i love it! i love that these ideas could easily be translated to a boy's birthday party, too! very cool!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!!! I especially love the onesies...so clever!!
ReplyDeletethis was super cool!!!!! I loved reading this! So fun!!
ReplyDeletethat is GREAT! i am sure they appreciated the personal theme you created for them. that shower curtain MAKES it! great eye for seeing that for this function.
ReplyDeleteSo clever and fun. I'd love for you to link this to my first ever linky party. http://trophyw.blogspot.com/2011/08/linky-party-1.html -Tara
ReplyDeleteThis is the coolest! I love that it isn't traditional baby shower decor. And all of your ideas could be used for a superhero birthday party as well! If I only had a boy. :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE THIS! I'm featuring you on my blog tomorrow as one of my favorite projects of the week. Hope you can stop by! www.howtonestforless.com
ReplyDeleteWow wow wow is all I can say! Hope you don't mind but I saved a few pics in my inspiration folder! I came over from the simply designing link party!
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I love this! And it is so original! Hopping over from a linky party. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
xoxo
Everything looks awesome!! Great job done!
ReplyDeleteI am hosting my first link-up party - Tea Time Thursdays @ Kreative Korner. Would be glad to see some of your awesome posts there. Hope to see you at the party.
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Very cute!! I think my 6-year-old super-hero loving girl would have fun with this one too!
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas! Love the use of the shower curtain. I just know that my sister-in-law (if and when she gets pregnant!) would love to have a shower like this!
ReplyDeleteLove this party theme! Thanks for sharing!
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So cute! I LOVE that shower curtain backdrop! Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteHow did you get the decal/images for the onesies? Love the creativity!
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