Finding creative ways to formally announce your child to the world sometimes takes a little creative thinking. If family and friends are spread far apart or coming over for a post birth party or baptism, a flexible medium for the birth announcement may make more sense, especially if you want to combine the announcement with a party favor. I’m thinking of birth announcement stickers.
The sheets of custom printed stickers are available at the same ..read more
Filed under: Uncategorized, baby shower, birth announcements on January 18th, 2012 | No Comments »
If you read this blog a lot you’ll know I love baby shower favors and I also love doing them on a budget. I’ve been asked to make two sets of favors for an upcoming event: one set for the adults and one for the kids. So I started brainstorming children’s favors and thought I’d share first thoughts.
Make your own placemats. There are tons of shower themed kid’s place mats online that you can buy by the dozen but I’m ..read more
Filed under: Uncategorized on September 30th, 2011 | No Comments »
Exploring the social network this afternoon I came across a link in a friend’s FB status that asked the question “when did pink become a color for girls?” And of course a quick click and I got the full story from the folks over at the Smithsonian. I thought it would be cute to share. When we design baby shower invites and birth announcements we always take a peek at the classic template range. But it wasn’t ..read more
Filed under: Uncategorized, birth announcements on April 18th, 2011 | No Comments »
Okay so I admit my own baby boy is far from a baby these days. 16 month old baby Nik (read his antics at babypile.com) is quickly becoming a toddler. But that doesn’t stop me from finding images of him to fall in love with and wanting to print on something asap so I can share with everyone I know. So for those of us who have a cute photo of our growing baby and have already mailed the birth ..read more
Filed under: Uncategorized, birth announcements, new parent life, thank you cards on July 7th, 2010 | No Comments »
The birth of a new child is a source of pride and celebration for many members of a family. Grandparents especially are apt to beam at the arrival of their own child’s new offspring. The grandparents may want to send out announcements of their new grandchild as much as the parents want to announce the birth of their new child. There are only a few adjustments necessary for the classic birth announcement to work as a grandparent’s birth announcement.
Wording is ..read more
Filed under: Uncategorized, birth announcements, new parent life on June 30th, 2010 | No Comments »
I am the self confessed queen of bargains and always seem to choose the cheaper option when it comes to most things. Some things seems worth paying the extra few pennies for. The expensive birth announcements you’d really like but think may be just too much money are driving you nuts. Here are a few reasons to go ahead and splurge. Hey I don’t say this too often so listen closely.
Sometimes more expensive just means better quality. The card may ..read more
Filed under: Uncategorized on April 15th, 2010 | No Comments »
Maybe you don’t want your baby announcement to be the height of fashion but you probably don’t want it to look like a throwback to the 80s either right? There are numerous online printers selling cards and producing templates for baby birth announcements these days. Some of the best are offering highly modern versions of the traditional announcement.
Chocolate brown, tangerine orange, apple green and blue raspberry are some of the newer colors to find a foothold in the baby color ..read more
Filed under: Uncategorized on April 13th, 2010 | No Comments »
Having a baby is hard work. It may be the hardest few hours (if you are lucky) you’ll ever have in your life. In this modern age of high tech medical equipment and round the clock specialists, most women are discharged from the maternity ward after 48 hours. That certainly isn’t long enough for your body or your mind to recover from the exhaustion of giving birth. A house full of guests is a bit much so why not use ..read more
Filed under: Uncategorized on April 13th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A nice touch to any printed birth announcement is an insert card. The insert can be a number of different things such as a printed link to a photo sharing site, the gift registry information (if that’s your thing), a photo of the proud parents or an advice card for the new mother. This last one is a great idea and a good way of starting off the conversations between you and your family in the wake of this beautiful ..read more
Filed under: Uncategorized on April 12th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Besides announcing the pregnancy and announcing the birth, the expectant mom has other options. For the mother with a scheduled c-section, the professionally printed “save the date” card informs friends and family of your due date and adds a touch of whimsy and creativity to the birthing process.
Every mom to be is given an expected date of delivery but some mothers schedule a c-section. There reasons for doing so are numerous but the fact is they know the exact date ..read more
Filed under: Uncategorized on April 12th, 2010 | 15 Comments »
