Despite my tendency to ramble on about the details of birth announcements and baby showers on this blog, there are a few fundamental questions to be answered before you start designing anything. In the case of birth announcement the type of card is the first question you need to ask yourself as it will reduce your options dramatically. Are you going to go with postcard style or fold over business cards? Here’s a few pros and cons for ..read more
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New babies cost a lot of money believe me. There are so many little expenses you don’t think about that add up quickly. Birth announcements are great but they have to be affordable and in line with your new baby based budget. There are a few things to keep in mind when deciding on your birth announcement printing costs.
Of course fold over cards cost more than postcard style birth announcements. This is a given. ..read more
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Okay so unless you have been hiding under a rock for the last couple of years you will know the vintage or retro look is back in style. These days the west coasters are calling it “mid-century” style and the term has spread and mid century is definitely the new vintage. So how could you incorporate this look into your baby’s birth? Why a retro nursery and some mid century style birth announcements of course.
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I’m always looking for new and better ideas when it comes to birth announcements. I think they can make a great gift for new parents who may be a little too exhausted to get around to designing and ordering their announcements. Great for the new aunt or grandma to create, magnetic birth announcements are cute and practical.
A few birth announcement sites offer magnetic cards but not many. You may be better off hitting the ..read more
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Choosing colors for your child’s birth announcement is more complicated than it sounds and its easy to over think or get frustrated with this part of your creative design. There are literally thousands of color schemes out there and the best thing to do is narrow your choices as soon as you can.
Gender is an easy way to cut color schemes in half at the beginning of the search. It may seem a little ..read more
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As soon as I start brain storming good ideas for baby shower favors the large list of bad ideas pops into my mind. Look, its your baby shower and your big day but please make it memorable for the right reasons. No-one wants to have their baby shower be the one where your friends remember how awful the favors were not how nice the party was. Here’s a few more to add to your ‘please don’t buy/so over ..read more
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It seems like every time I’m shopping for baby I start making lists of possible gifts, decorations and favors in my head. I’m always writing about shower favors because there are so many options out there. The more you brain storm the more likely you are to land on the best baby shower favor for your party. Here’s a few more ideas for your list.
Egg timers. Regular kitchen timers cost a little more than ..read more
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I’m always writing on this site from the perspective of the new or soon to be parent but I know baby mama partner’s, friends and family also like to read so this one is for them. Its time for the little one to arrive and you’ve been racking your brain to figure out what would make for the best, most creative most custom baby gift. Well here it is: the birth announcement quilt.
First off make the quilt (or buy if ..read more
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My friend is expecting her second child and I am eager to throw a baby shower and practice all I preach in this blog. As I scour the Internet for ideas I keep coming across discussions regarding baby showers for the second child. It seems some folks feel once you have had a baby shower you are done, no matter how many children you have. I’m going to have to disagree with this.
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When I proudly sent out my birth announcement cards the reactions I received were pretty mixed. Many folks had never received a birth announcement before and some didn’t understand the purpose. Others were thrilled to have such an important memento and to be included in such a special moment in your family’s story. So why do we send birth announcements?
Birth announcements are the official record of your baby’s birth for friends and family. I ..read more
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