The other day I received a hand made invitation in the mail and it really got me thinking. We spend so much of our baby shower planning time looking for quick fixes, enjoying the ease of custom printing and having assembly line results but it doesn’t have to be that way. The smaller your shower, the larger the range of creativity. So how about hand made shower invitations or cards?
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Filed under: baby shower, new parent life on February 27th, 2011 | No Comments »
Babies are expensive. Having babies and carrying babies in the womb is expensive. For many of us the few thousand dollars it take for prenatal care not to mention baby clothes, nursery décor and the always necessary diapers is a bit much. Finding ways to save money is part of becoming a parent so it makes sense to start early. Home made baby shower favors will be creative, give you something to do when you can’t get off ..read more
Filed under: baby shower, invitations, thank you cards on February 27th, 2011 | No Comments »
When you really take the time to design your birth announcement, shower invitation or custom printed thank you card you want the recipient to receive the message that was intended. When so many people have different opinions on tradition, styles, etiquette and new babies its easy to tread on toes without even realizing it. When it comes to designing custom printed items its not just about the perception of the sender but also the understanding of the recipient.
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Filed under: baby shower, birth announcements, invitations on February 24th, 2011 | No Comments »
As you may have guessed by now I am quite the fan of babies and custom printing. There are so many different ways to express your joy and happiness about baby’s arrival. But what about making a huge birth announcement that no one can miss and feature your little one at the height of the cutest? Well you can. Make birth announcement posters.
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Filed under: birth announcements on February 24th, 2011 | No Comments »
I was at a baby’s first birthday party recently and found myself in a conversation about the impersonal nature of the custom printed announcement, card or letter. The lady in question was at least thirty years my senior and explained that when she was raising her children, the handwritten note was not only expected it was the only polite thing to do. Have we sacrificed the personal touch for the ease and convenience of custom printing?
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Filed under: baby shower, birth announcements, invitations on February 22nd, 2011 | No Comments »
I like to find new ways to interpret traditional themes and the baby shower is no exception. Its fun to take things that are normal in other events and gatherings and reinterpret them for a baby shower. We’ve all seen the brides and their bridesmaids out on the town in matching shirts and most of us have a high school graduation t-shirt somewhere. So what about custom printed shirts for the post baby shower?
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Filed under: birth announcements on February 19th, 2011 | No Comments »
Whether you buy them for yourself or receive them as a baby shower gift, the new mother custom printed note cards are a welcome and practical gift. After the birth of your child there will be plenty of people to thank, folks to contact and letters and photographs to be mailed. When someone receives a personalized note card they feel you made an extra special effort. Designing new mom note cards is really a simple matter ..read more
Filed under: baby shower, birth announcements, mommy cards, new parent life, thank you cards on February 19th, 2011 | No Comments »
Being original these days can be difficult. The Internet had connected women everywhere so most baby shower ideas and birth announcements have already been done by someone else somewhere else at some time. Creativity becomes a matter of taking basic baby related ideas and adding your own personality. I was trying to think of a creative type of birth announcement today while doing a little online shopping. I came up with birth announcement jewelry.
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Filed under: birth announcements, new parent life on February 19th, 2011 | No Comments »
Making a baby shower personal is simply a matter of thinking about things more not spending more money. Brainstorm the mom to be and find ways to reflect her personality at this celebration of her life and the new life inside of her. Here are my ways to make a baby shower more personal.
Serving mom’s craving. When I was pregnant I craved tomato soup loaded with cracked peppercorn, boiled cauliflower and brown gravy. Hmmmmm ..read more
Filed under: baby shower, mommy cards, new parent life on February 19th, 2011 | No Comments »
Everywhere you look lately, whether on social networking sites or in your own inbox, there are rock bottom prices for custom printing. Offers for free business cards abound. So what about taking advantage of those offers and making it work for you and baby? Business cards make great birth announcements for co workers and acquaintances and are a great compliment to traditional birth announcements.
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Filed under: birth announcements, new parent life on February 17th, 2011 | No Comments »
