One of my favorite things to do in the New Year is read all the birth announcements in the newspaper. Because of the holidays people get waylaid on their way to the news office and a lot announcements are late, appearing in a nice cheerful group in early January. Its fun to read through newspaper birth announcements but it also helps you write your own newspaper birth announcement. Seeing so many announcements together helps ..read more
Filed under: birth announcements on December 31st, 2010 | No Comments »
I blog a lot about how to choose a baby birth announcement or when to mail the baby shower invites but there is so much to think about with regards to baby related printing I don’t think I could ever cover all of it. There are of course basic concepts to utilize in your custom printing and baby planning. For fun I have made them into New Year resolutions. Hopefully they’ll help keep your ..read more
Filed under: baby shower, birth announcements, new parent life on December 31st, 2010 | No Comments »
A few friends are expecting new babies in the coming year which is in itself very exciting. Shopping for these January babies has proven to be more than just exciting, its a confusing mix of search engine results. I almost forgot that for many people a baby is the symbol of the New Year holiday. And of course, instead of telling you about the latest theme in baby shower invites or a cute pose for birth announcement photos, ..read more
Filed under: baby shower, birth announcements, new parent life on December 29th, 2010 | No Comments »
A friend of mine with two daughters just received the happy news that this third baby will be a boy. It always seems like a grander party when the expectant mom has waited years and years to have a baby boy. Her friends and family have organized many baby shower parties for girls but this is the first boy baby shower. Things aren’t much different but its important to recap the major steps and ..read more
Filed under: baby shower on December 28th, 2010 | No Comments »
Now the gifts have been opened and the new year approaches, its time to start seriously thinking about printing out your birth announcements, shower invitations, thank you cards and perhaps even your pregnancy announcements. Whatever stage you are in the pregnancy new mom phase of your life, there is always something to share with the world about your little ones. Printing prices change throughout the year but the best has to be the end ..read more
Filed under: baby shower, birth announcements, invitations, mommy cards on December 27th, 2010 | No Comments »
The first holiday with your baby will be alternately magical and stressful, fun and exhausting. Surrounded by friends and family with more reason than ever to celebrate there are plenty of photo opportunities. With everyone so close by, this is the time to take pics for the family album, next year’s holiday card or calender and of course baby’s birth announcement. Holiday photos come in all shapes and sizes. Here are my recommendations for ..read more
Filed under: birth announcements, new parent life on December 24th, 2010 | No Comments »
Its always exciting to hear that your friend is pregnant. I received an e-mail the other day containing a six week sonogram and the words of a very excited mommy to be. My penchant for printed goods immediately came to mind as I began thinking of ways to celebrate this happiest of news. Pregnancy announcements, birth announcements, baby showers and baptisms are floating around my head at record speed. There a re a number of ..read more
Filed under: baby shower, birth announcements, invitations on December 23rd, 2010 | No Comments »
Like any piece of custom printing the baby shower invite is all about attention to details. Gone are the days when we could get away with scribbling a time and date inside those generic cards from the dollar store. Custom printing is cheap and easy and a must for your baby shower invitations. Making the card cohesive with your overall theme while giving time and space to wording is a must. Here a few things to ponder.
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Filed under: baby shower, invitations on December 23rd, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Most of the time on this blog I write about birth announcements and baby showers but there are other ways to celebrate a baby’s birth. For some folks the traditional christening or baby baptism is an integral part of their new baby’s life. Choosing a baptism announcement can be just as much fun as the birth announcement and follows similar steps.
Hit the larger online printers and choose one that offers not only ..read more
Filed under: birth announcements, new parent life on December 22nd, 2010 | No Comments »
I’ve spent quite a while this week looking at baby birth announcements and baby shower invitations on the Internet and have noticed a gap in the market. None of the baby shower invites or announcements out there offer winter themes. I’m not talking about holiday themes I am talking about winter season themed baby shower supplies. And now is the time to start thinking about it.
Of course the holidays are a good ..read more
Filed under: baby shower, birth announcements on December 21st, 2010 | No Comments »
