Since I like doing crafty things I experimented with many firsts while getting ready for the baby shower. Below are some pictures of the things I made for the shower (all for the first time).
The Invitations
The Banner
In case you are having a hard time reading the banner, it says "Welcome Baby." Hands down this was the easiest thing I made. Again, I used my cricut to cut the elephants, peanut, and letters. Then I used a tool made by Martha Stewart to cut the circles. Next I used really thin ribbon and a hole punch to connect everything and prettied it up with some sparkly tule and colored ribbon (which I don't think you can see from this picture).
The Diaper Cake
I made my diaper cake a little different from others I have seen before. I didn't like the thought of spending so much time rolling diapers just for the recipient of the cake to have to spend time unrolling them. So I used my favorite search engine and looked for alternative ways to make a diaper cake. I eventually found a video that gave instructions I could actually follow.The Cake Pops
The cake pops were a big hit at the shower. The inside is filled with cake and icing and the outside is made chocolate candy. I saw a recipe book that had directions on how to make all sorts of fun cake pops and I bought it with the intention of making the "Baby Faces" but I was a little over ambitious for my first time. Making the actual cake ball was easy, it was the dipping part that was difficult. The book gives tips on different techniques to use to get the excess candy coating off after the initial dip, but it takes practice! After I was half way finished I decided it would be easier to make them upside down (the white ones). I'll be making them again in about 2 weeks and hopefully my dipping and tapping technique improves.
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