Two of my first-cousins are pregnant with due dates a month apart: Erin is due July 22 and Hannah is due August 22. Literally, a month apart. My family decided to throw them a Double-Baby-Shower-BBQ in honor of the upcoming births. I've been head over heels for black ink on kraft paper lately, so I jumped at the chance to design the invitations. They are hand rendered with a touch of calligraphy. Invite reads:
Double Baby
BBQ Bash
Honoring
Erin and Kyle & Hannah and Nick
Baby Schumm: Boy, Target & Babies "R" Us
Baby Sohre: Unknown, Target
Then the Date, Time, Location, and RSVP contact info
Since it was a BBQ, I used symbols to represent the little baby bumps. Erin & Kyle know they are having a boy, so Baby Schumm gets a hot dog symbol. I think you all can guess why. ;) Hannah & Nick have decided not to find out their baby's sex, so Baby Sohre gets a hamburger.
The symbols by the registry information are baby bottles, in case you can't tell in the photo above.
In addition to the invitations, my sister and I made "diaper cakes" for the baby shower. Diaper cakes are a fantastic idea for baby showers, and they are a double whammy, acting as both table decorations and gifts (you know they will need all the diapers they can get).
P.S. In case you are confused as to what exactly a "diaper cake" is, I will explain. First of all, no, it is not actually a cake. You don't need flour, and you don't need to bake it in the oven (my husband was very confused when he asked what ingredients I needed and all I said was a box of diapers and some ribbon).
The steps are simple. Unfortunately, I don't have photos for this tutorial, but I will try to explain it the best I can without them.
Diaper Cake Tutorial:
Supplies: 1 box newborn diapers, ribbon (your color of choice, I like to mix it up a little), string or yarn, empty toilet paper rolls, and circular forming objects in different sizes (pots, baskets, anything that is round with a flat bottom).
1. Take your largest object, I used a pot. Start placing diapers along the inside edge of the pot, continue in a circle with the diapers overlapping (approx. 1 inch gap between diaper edges).
2. Continue to place diapers in the pot in a circular fashion, they will begin to spiral inward.
3. Once you reach the center, place the empty toilet paper roll in the middle of the pot to act as a filler.
4. This next step is easier with two people. Flip the pot upside down onto the table and slowly coax the diapers out of the pot, when they are 1/4 to 1/2 way out, tie a string or piece of yarn tightly around the outside edge of diapers so they will stay together.
5. Pull the diapers the rest of they way out, and you've got yourself the first layer of diaper cake!
6. Repeat steps 1-5 with different sized pots to achieve different sized layers, OR you can use the same sized pot and slowly, and carefully remove the outside layers to create a smaller size.
7. Stack diaper cake layers and tie ribbons around the strings to hide them.
Pro Tip: The diapers we used had color on the front side and were plain white on the back. We did some layers with the colored side showing and some layers with the white sides of the diapers showing. Alternate layers for a fun look.
The steps are simple. Unfortunately, I don't have photos for this tutorial, but I will try to explain it the best I can without them.
Diaper Cake Tutorial:
Supplies: 1 box newborn diapers, ribbon (your color of choice, I like to mix it up a little), string or yarn, empty toilet paper rolls, and circular forming objects in different sizes (pots, baskets, anything that is round with a flat bottom).
1. Take your largest object, I used a pot. Start placing diapers along the inside edge of the pot, continue in a circle with the diapers overlapping (approx. 1 inch gap between diaper edges).
2. Continue to place diapers in the pot in a circular fashion, they will begin to spiral inward.
3. Once you reach the center, place the empty toilet paper roll in the middle of the pot to act as a filler.
4. This next step is easier with two people. Flip the pot upside down onto the table and slowly coax the diapers out of the pot, when they are 1/4 to 1/2 way out, tie a string or piece of yarn tightly around the outside edge of diapers so they will stay together.
5. Pull the diapers the rest of they way out, and you've got yourself the first layer of diaper cake!
6. Repeat steps 1-5 with different sized pots to achieve different sized layers, OR you can use the same sized pot and slowly, and carefully remove the outside layers to create a smaller size.
7. Stack diaper cake layers and tie ribbons around the strings to hide them.
Pro Tip: The diapers we used had color on the front side and were plain white on the back. We did some layers with the colored side showing and some layers with the white sides of the diapers showing. Alternate layers for a fun look.
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