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April 25, 2009

Baby Shower Cards Should Be Personal

Filed under: Baby Showers — Gwen @ 10:32 am

Some people, when they’re invited to a baby shower, just go to the store and pick out the first card that catches their eye. This usually amounts to them entering the card aisle and choosing the first one that has the color they’re looking for, or the picture on the cover they’re looking for. Then, they just sign their name and hand it over when the time comes. This is so impersonal. Baby shower cards should be very personal. That’s not to say that you can’t choose a card from the store, you absolutely can, but you should write a short note inside. Or you can make your own baby shower cards using a computer and printer, which is even more personal than the previous example. The reasons for making your baby shower cards are numerous.

It’s A Special Occasion

There are many reasons why you should personalize your baby shower cards but the main one is because it’s such a special occasion. Someone is creating a human being. They are bringing a new baby into the world and the baby shower is designed to shower the new mother with the attention she needs, it’s designed to provide much needed gifts such as diapers, baby food, and whatever else the parents may need for the first few months of the baby’s life, and it’s supposed to be a fun experience for all involved. It’s also supposed to be remembered for a long time, and that’s another reason why baby shower cards should be personalized.

Scrap Books

The mother to be typically keeps baby shower cards, pictures and other items in a scrapbook for the child to view when he or she gets older. So if you just pick out a baby shower card from the store and write your name in it, that’s not very good scrap book material. You should personalize your baby shower card so that it can remain predominant in the baby shower scrap book.

It’s A Nice Gesture

Another great reason why you should personalize your baby shower cards, or at least put some effort into them, is that it’s a nice gesture. It’s lazy just to buy a predesigned card and write your name in it. It’s better to put a note in it, make your own on your computer or at least make it personal somehow so that the mother to be and the child can savor it for as long as possible.

April 24, 2009

Baby Shower Card And Its Types

Filed under: Baby Showers — Gwen @ 2:59 pm

If you are planning on having a little party before you give birth, then you might want to send out the invite to your friends through a baby shower card. You can make them personally or you can hire someone to do the crafting for you. If you’re a little tight on the budget and you have those creative hands, then try crafting the best invitation by yourself. There are books or magazines which show the step-by-step process of making invitations. Internet sources are also available if you want a free scoop on how to make a baby shower card. If all else fail, then you might want to get ideas from that creative mind of yours to come up with a nice and fancy baby shower card.

Baby Shower Card Ideas

There are more than a hundred ways to make your baby shower cards, and among these are:

A themed baby shower card is one way of making personalized invitations. Since you will do the printing yourself, you can change the words that are written in that specifically designed card. This is an affordable and easy way of sending out your invites because the designs of the cards come for free on the internet. You simply have to download the file, inscribe something on the blank space given, and print out your baby shower cards.

Next, you might want to try sending your announcements through candy wrappers. Your guests will receive a special bar of tasty treat, and inside those wrappers is the invitation for your baby shower.

Invitation through a bottle may also be given. Although it is a little bit expensive, they look fancier and more appealing to your guests. Goodies can be inserted in the bottle to serve as simple treats.

Lastly, you can try making a baby shower card through fortune cookies. You have to make the inscriptions inside and bake the cookies yourself. You can also order these treats from your favorite bakeshops.

Aside from these, there are more baby shower card ideas which are available for order or for individual crafting. You just have to come up with a theme first so that you can base the designs of your cards from there. Much luck!

Baby Shower Card Sent Through The Net

Another special way of sending your invites is through the internet. It is faster, cheaper, and more convenient if you send your announcements through the web. The only drawback is, your guests cannot keep them as a souvenir. But if you’re running out of time and you’re working with time constraints, then sending a baby shower card invitation through the internet may be the best option for you.

Whichever type of baby shower card you want, you’ll be assured that there are a wide array of options to choose from. It is easy to avail them or to make them; just remember to do the planning one step ahead of time.

April 23, 2009

Ideas for Making Baby Shower Party Favors Using Candy

Filed under: Baby Showers — Gwen @ 12:51 pm

Baby showers are popular for offering party favors to guests at the event. But sometimes purchasing party favors can be expensive depending on the size of the invitation list. Doing it yourself can save money but cost more time, however it can be worth it in the end as homemade favors are can mean something special to the guests.

Since candy is loved by everyone, making baby shower party favors using candy is a popular way to offer gifts to guests. Kids and adults love candy so you can t go wrong! There are a few different ways to go about getting the party favors made, and following are some of great ideas.

Making Goody Bags

Who says party favors have to be more than just sweet treats? Try purchasing heart shaped candies, lemon drops and gummy bears and then putting them in cellophane bags wrapped closed at the top using thin yellow ribbons.

Or purchase small clear plastic stork that are hollow to be used as small bowls, and fill the small bowls with candy. You can wrap the storks so that the candy doesn t spill out, and there you have an originally made party favor.

Another great way to make baby shower party favors using candy is to purchase miniature babies form a party store and using small velvet bags filled with candy, hang the bag of candy from the baby s hand, or set it in the baby s lap.

More Elaborate Ideas

Fancy ways of creating party favors using candy for a baby shower are to purchase ceramic dishes that offer at least a 3 depth to fill candy in for each guest, and to purchase small glass candy dispensers that can be hand painted to be customized for a baby shower.

Another great idea for using candy as a baby shower party favor is to fill champagne glasses with baby blue and light pink candies and decorating their stems with ribbons and small baby trinkets.

It s also possible to order M&Ms that display customized writing on them. This is an awesome way to incorporate candy into your baby shower party favors, and it s not something that will cost an arm and a leg. Complimenting a small stuffed Mickey or Minnie Mouse with the candy is perfect for guests of all ages.

Finally just remember that no matter your choice in party favors for your baby shower, candy is a fabulous choice that you cannot go wrong with.

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