Baby Shower DIY Ideas
For my younger sister’s baby shower I did some DIY projects that came out super cute.
First I made a really simple diaper cake. This was my first one and I used the role and tie with string method. I decorated it simple with pink ribbons and a cute bear on top.
Next, I made baby jane shoes from printed on patterned card stock paper. I glued a button on each shoe too. This was a bit time consuming, but they came out so cute I didn’t care. We put mints in them. When the baby shower was over I I gave them to my younger cousins who wanted them to take home for their dolls!
Here’s the template I used.
I also made candy wrappers by designing a label on Avery mailing labels. They fit perfect around Hershey nuggets candy.
Here’s the cake we had made by my sister’s friend who makes cakes for a living. The cake came out beautiful and tasted great too!
We put the cupcakes on my cupcake stand. I use this stand at every party. Love it!
I don’t know how your family throws baby showers, but mine always provides lots of food and a nice spread! We went all out for my sister. We had nachos, sausage balls, 3 kinds of sandwiches, veggie and fruit trays!
I love decorating for baby showers! Can’t wait to decorate my other younger sister’s party in July, and then my sister in-law’s later this year! Lucky Me!
DIY Elmo Party with Free Printables
For my son’s 2nd Birthday we had a Super Cute Elmo Themed Party. I made most of the Decorations myself.
Here’s what I used:
I used a free printable Elmo kit from a website, unfortunately that website and printable are no longer available.
I also purchased a personalized Elmo Kit from Etsy. The kit I used is no longer available but you may be able to find a similar one.
I made a custom Sesame Street Signs and stringed them together. It turned out really cute!
To make a sign like mine use the Free Printables below. Save the file and open it in an editing program. Canva or PicMonkey is a great option, they are both online editing programs and are simple to use. Just open blank sign file and add your text to the sign. Use Tahoma or Arial font all caps in white.
Click on Links Below:
pdf file Blank Sesame Sign
jpg file Blank Sesame Sign
pdf file Happy Birthday Sesame Sign
jpg file Happy Birthday Sesame Sign
I used Elmo merchandise we already owned to decorate the house.
I had my son dressed in a cute personalized Elmo shirt for the party from Etsy.
I designed a simple cake and had a cake maker friend make it for me. For the top of the make I purchased an Elmo candle from Amazon.
An Elmo pinata was made by myself from a cardboard gift box, tissue and printed an enlarged Elmo face for eyes, nose, and mouth.
It wasn’t the best for breaking purposes but it was super cute and it made for a fun mask afterwards!
If you like this printable you may also want to check out my other FREE PRINTABLES.
All printables and downloads designed by rays of bliss are for PERSONAL USE ONLY. Please do not alter or claim as your own. This file is not intended for resale, nor are the printed versions of this file. Feel free to link back to www.raysofbliss.com if you like our printables.
How to Shop for Organic Products
Grocery shopping for truly organic & natural products can be difficult. Company’s try to disguise products as better for you by marketing items as “dermatologist-tested,” “gentle” and “natural”, but these products may be no better. The only way to really know for sure if a product is truly organic is by reading the ingredients, but there are tricks to help scan the aisles for your green merchandise. There are particular things I look for and certain things I avoid when shopping, and now I can spot Green products like it’s my sixth sense!
Helpful Green Shopping Guide
Keywords to Look For
•USDA Certified Organic
•NON GMO
•Paraben Free
•Fragrance Free
•100% toxic Fre
•Certified Vegan
•Cruelty Free
What to Avoid
•Misleading and incomplete labeling of ingredients
•Claims like “dermatologist-tested,” “gentle” and “natural”
•Product has label warnings
*Good rule I use is the fewer ingredients the better, and I can read and am familiar with the ingredients listed.
Look up your products’ safety ratings:
Cosmetics and personal care products: http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
Household cleaners: http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners
Tips for safer products: http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/top-tips-for-safer-products/
Please share your tips for shopping for Organic & Natural Products.