Baby K Reveal Decorations

A few days ago I shared with you about my best friend having a little sweet baby! I shared with you my reveal inspiration and party decorations so today I am going to share with you the decorations I put together for the party.

All of these supplies were purchased at Hobby Lobby in the party section. I wanted to get a variety of pink and blue decorations and then to combine them and make some cute decorations. I decided that I could get some of the prepackaged things and then rework them to make what I wanted. Since we are currently living in boxes I have no idea where most of my craft things are so this was my best option.

In the dinning room where we had all of the food set out I hung up these blue and pink dot bands. These are cute and simple. I got a package of pink and a package of blue and just combined them. I also put blue and pink streamers on the backs of the dinning room chairs. My helper for this party was a  year old so she decided how long the streamers were going to be. It looks great but not quite what my OCD self had in mind. I also got a package of pink and blue balloons and had the girls help me blow them up, these were put up all over the house. 

For the dinning room table I got plastic table cloths from Dollar Tree and I unfolded the pink on and used the blue one as a runner. This seemed like the best way to showcase both colors. I also got straw decorations at hobby lobby, mustache's for boys and bows for girls. I spread these out on the table and lots of people used them on their straws. 

I really like the pennant banners so I got a pink and blue one from Hobby Lobby and just made hung one tighter then the other so they would both show. I put a blue balloon on one side and a pink on the other, the back door is to the right of this picture and it was super bright outside.  

I made this sign with a poster board, some craft paper and stickers. I got the largest stickers that they had in black and then I just got enough to go with the saying I wanted to use. For the pennant banner I just cut the corners off  of two pieces of paper, I made sure they were all the same size and they ended up working really well. I attached them with glue dots and used a marker to write on "HE" and "SHE" on the pink and blue paper. I just sat this sign on a bench by the front door and taped the top to the bench so it wouldn't fall over.  

For the reveal I got a big black balloon, at hobby lobby they have a special giant black balloon in the balloon section. I knew what they were having so I cut up pieces of streamers and filled the balloon with it. Then the day of the reveal I used a helium tank and filled the balloon up. We had the future dad hold the balloon and the future mom pop it with a a stake knife. 

All of the little ones loved the confetti and kept playing with it. Everyone had a great time and we are all very happy and excited for little girl baby K to be here! 

What kind of decorations would you use for a gender reveal party?

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Memorial Day Decorations

Today I'm sharing with you so fun and easy Memorial Day decorations you can do for a party or just to celebrate at your home. These are all great ideas that would be simple enough to throw together last minute and would all turn out great.

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This flag inspired wreath is gorgeous and if you know how to make wreaths I'm sure would be simple. If you are like me and you don't know how you can get it here on Etsy. The best part about this wreath is you could use it for Memorial day and for the Fourth of July. 

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I really really really love these mason jars. I think they look amazing and there is probably no way I could ever get any to look this good. To get a tutorial on how to make these beauty's go over to It All Started With Paint. 

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These look so good! I really like how these have little flags on them and I think they turned out amazing. I think this is super simple and something that wouldn't take a lot of time but looks great. Keep Clam and Decorate has all the information on how to make these beauty's. 

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These tin cans are a great way to reuse something you already have at home. I think this is simple but looks so good! To get all the details on these guys go over to Stockpiling Moms. 

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This is a great idea that you could easily have your little one's help you with. I think this would be great for all of July and Memorial Day which is always nice. Get the detail on how to make this over at Fave Crafts. 

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I really love the idea of using crate paper and making chains to decorate with. This is such a simple thing and it looks so good! I really love this idea. To get all the info on this go over to The Budget Decorator. 

Which decoration is your favorite? What do you do for Memorial Day to decorate your home?

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Gender Reveal Ideas

My very best friend is having a little bundle of joy in October and this Sunday I am throwing her a gender reveal party. So I have been pinning away lots of different ideas for how to do the reveal part of the party. In our pinterest world you can find just about anything and getting ideas for everything like this, this, this, this, this, this, this, and this, Just to name a few, so of course I went straight to pinterest to find the perfect way to do her gender reveal. So today I am sharing with you some of my favorite ways to do a gender reveal.

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The way I saw this was technically for a wedding but I really like the idea of doing this with different shades of pink or blue. I think this could be really pretty and a fun print to put in the baby's room.

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I also really like this idea. I think it would be fun for everyone to shoot these off at the same time, you could get amazing pictures! Plus these poppers are super cute.

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This is another thing you could shoot off at each other and take really fun pictures. I think the hardest part about this would be finding enough pink or blue silly string and getting them covered well enough that no one would now what color it was. 

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This is a classic idea that lots of people have done but I still really like it. It is simple and not messy so that is nice. Plus it makes for wonderful pictures and it is a fun thing for everyone to watch.

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This is a super cute idea also, I like how the put streamers and balloons inside the box so that you definitely knew which gender it was. This is great for pictures and a very unique way to do the reveal. I haven't seen anything like this before and it is a different take on the balloon box idea.

Which gender reveal idea is your favorite? Or do you like something else?

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