PERFECT PAIR BABY SHOWER

So Saturday was the big day for my sisters baby shower! It was pretty, a lot of fun and came together so beautifully. Salem got to hang out with her friends and celebrate the impending arrival of these little twins!

We based the whole theme on a 'Perfect Pair'. You can see the invite & mood board which were the inspiration behind the whole theme. We'd worked out a menu a while before, and had all the female family members contribute something which definitely took the pressure off in the kitchen department!

One big box of pears, some baby's breath and some props I or us girls already had, made it quite easy to decorate (I love it when a style fits with personal taste!). I think the biggest outlay was the re-covering of the couch...but more on that later.

Here's how it all looked on the day...rustic, pretty and yummy!


The macarons were served in a lace bowl made from a doilie. And chocolate mousse in little jars with wooden spoons attached. So cute!
The drinks and take home treats were displayed on a white sideboard table. I used party dots cut with a flourish punch and 'sealed' with baking paper and jute string.

The take home treats were muslin bags filled with Nutella truffles (seriously good!); with a thank you hang tag, jute string and sprig of baby's breath.
And another sister made a green ombre cake inspired by this one. It was with great anticipation that Mercy cut into it to see that yes, all the layers were in fact in the right order :)

Some cute little 'perfect pair' onesies as a gift.

And a photo of me and my sisters - including my 29wk pregnant tummy! (Unfortunately my sister-in-law had gone home when we took this and I didn't realise till later I didn't get a photo of Salem & my mum. Sniff.) I truly love a big family!

It was such a fun afternoon! I was going to share about the couch makeover, but I will release you from the longest post in history, and share tomorrow.

Until then, you can enjoy 50% off this new collection in my store till the end of the month!

A big thanks also to these great suppliers:
Macarons // Bubble & Sweet
Wooden Cutlery // Polkadot Prints
Stamp // Sweet Style
Flourish Punch // Tom Kat Studio
Perfect Pair Stationery // Polkadot Prints

PERFECT PAIR SHOWER INVITES

I designed these invitations for my sisters baby shower I shared with you earlier this week. They are keeping the gender of the babies a secret, so a sage green was a perfect neutral colour choice and we went with a 'Perfect Pair' theme. She wanted something a bit chic and not really 'babyish' for her shower, so I drew a lot of inspiration from weddings on this event.
I didn't want it too tacky and cartoonish with the pairs, but create a more soft and sophisticated look with the rustic little nest and detail. 
The invite was given in a lined envelope with an address label wrap (a new printable item?!). I think they turned out so pretty. I can't wait to design some matching elements for it!

Lots of preparations and fun crafty props to make for this one. Yay! I've been propping all day it feels like for this celebration - this morning and tonight, I'm getting really excited! I can't wait to meet these little guys...or girls!