Baby-Shower-In-A-Box

Baby-Shower-In-A-Box

For an expectant sister living far-away, I put together a Baby-Shower-In-A-Box.  I got the idea from Martha Stewart:  Baby Shower By Mail.  I chose colorful, coordinating fabrics to create the modern, gender-neutral color scheme.  A robot theme was also employed for two parents-to-be who have always loved classic sci-fi.

Colorful Robot-Themed Baby-Shower-In-A-Box Items

Everything Composed Inside a Box to Ship

Handmade Memory Book

Old Photos Attached Using Photo Corners

Hand-sewn Patch Pocket to Hold CD Containing More Photos

Some gifts are wrapped in oragami paper.

Classic shower candies like Jordan Almonds are included.

Bedding for Mini-Crib or Pack'n Play

Custom Mini-Crib/Pack-N-Play Flannel Sheet

Custom Sheet for a Small Space Nursery

Mini-Crib/Pack-N-Play Sheet

Daydream Girl Flannel Nature Collage Park

Funbots Large Robots Garden White

Michael Miller Sorbet Forest Life Watermelon

Sunlight Cookies to Brighten Your Life

Sunlight Cookie

Christmas 2012

Me holding my nephew August on September 1.  This can be the Madonna and Child?

Anise cookies I improvised and Frenchafried.

I decorated the house with holly from the yard.

Gingerbread Cookies with Sugar on Top

The earrings are a gift from my brother.  The are from Anthropologie.

Orlan received a new jacket for Christmas.  Ado just wants to go out.

The large Christmas tree I single-handedly decorated.

A couple days after coming home, I fit my smallest bras.

Affirmation Butterfly Mobile Video

Watch the butterflies fly!

Images to Accompany Half-Virtual Baby Shower

I am hosting a baby shower for immediate family only.  Since 3 (+ spouse) out of 5 siblings live in faraway areas of the country, we are sharing the party through Google Hangouts.  I'm uploading various images to help enhance the experience of the "virtual" participants.

Oragami Bugs in Jars
	Butterfly Mobile
Wicked Chocolate Cupcake with Neoclassic Icing and Bunny

The story goes that my mother went to the hospital to have me, but they sent her back home because she lived nearby and was only 4 centimeters dilated.  She went home and drank a bottle of apricot juice.  When she went back to the hospital, she was ready to give birth.  The nurse caught me before the doctor or my father were present.

Handcrafted Affirmation Butterfly Mobile

Butterflies Fly

I created this project as a unique way to include loved ones in a special gift to present at Monica and Jason's baby shower.  I e-mailed a .pdf butterfly template to each family member.  They printed them out, wrote positive messages in their handwriting, scanned the butterflies back in, and e-mailed the new file to me.  It was up to me to make the butterflies fly.

I used jewelry-making wire and pliers to attach the butterflies together.	Orlan studies how to wire a small butterfly.  At one point he jumped on the table for a closer look.
I used decoupage medium to stabilize the wings and seal the messages.

I had the mobile temporarily attached under a ceiling fan.  It was mesmerizing laying beneath it watching the butterflies dance.
	The patterned paper added a whimsical touch.

Baby Watkins' Nursery Design

If you know Monica and Jason, please visit their baby website:
http://monicajasonbaby.ourbabychannel.com/

Here is the design I worked on for their baby nursery.  Their theme is "Baby Naturalist," which includes woodland creatures and vegetation.

Watkins Nursery Design

They love Michael Miller's Backyard Baby fabric collection.

Notice the beehives and bees amongst the other critters!