Jengerbread Creations: December 2012

I had so much fun putting this baby shower together. Baby Dear was my favorite book as a little girl. I especially loved its beautiful illustrations. I still have a thing for Little Golden Books today (I collect them, even). I'd been looking for an excuse for years to throw a Golden Book themed party and this little girl baby shower was a perfect chance to do it!

I tried to have a bit of a vintage feel to the shower, since the book was written in the 1960s. In a moment of serendipity, right as I decided to have the shower feel a bit vintage, my mom called and asked if I wanted a stork decoration. She was cleaning out some storage and thought I might like it. Yes! This cute little stork, while not from the 1960s, was used at my baby shower--the one where I was the baby! It may be from the 1980s rather than the 1960s, but it definitely gave the vibe I was going for.

I used some sweet girly fabric to make a pennant banner.

I think my favorite part of the decor, though, was this Baby Dear banner:

I scanned in illustrations from the book, found a similar font to the one used on the cover, and worked some Photoshop (Elements) magic. I printed the resulting images out onto cardstock and cut them out. I attached the letters to baby pink ribbon and hung it in my living room. I think it's adorable, if I do say so myself.

(Well, really, my favorite part were the invitations, but I already wrote about those...) :)

I scattered some Little Golden Books around the party area, especially ones that were illustrated by Eloise Wilkin (the illustrator of Baby Dear). Her little baby cheeks and pudgy fingers are so cute.