I just threw my girlfriend a “Cute As A Button” themed baby shower. I came up with the theme when I saw these adorable cookies. Now remember, I don’t bake, so I didn’t actually make these – it just gave me the idea. I rounded up a bunch of buttons from my personal collection and [...]

Here are the invitations for a shower I’m throwing tomorrow: “Cute As A Button” Here’s how I made them 1. Grabbed a Sharpe and drew the “Cute as a Button” and the little buttons. 2. Scanned the drawing and finished the invitation in Photoshop, printed and rounded corners 3. Cut scrap fabric using rotary cutter [...]

Most of my friends are creative. Some of them are flat out duds. {kidding}. ALL of my friends are creative in their own right: teaching, nutrition, numbers, crafting, and the list goes on. Nicki, however, really sets the bar. {when you get a chance, look at the wrinkly babies on her photography blog here}. She [...]

I know, it took everything I had not to do an “April Showers” theme… had I known the weather we’d be having, it would have been perfect! The party was this weekend, and we had a fun time. We have a great room at my complex that I rent out often. It’s free to use, [...]

Because she lives in Chicago, we haven’t actually “met”, but Jessica and I have talked on the phone and emailed frequently. She is the mastermind behind many of my favorite pieces of jewelry, JessLC.com, and we all love her Make Under My Life blog. Thank you Jess for the ohbaby shower! Many of you have [...]

Good morning, ohbrooke readers! My name is Jess of MakeunderMyLife, and I’m a blog friend of Brooke. I’m so excited for her and her new baby! Since we live all over the world, coordinating a blogging baby shower in California might be unrealistic (read: impossible). So I had the idea to have a little party [...]

My friend Nicki’s shower was last week, and it was perfect. My friend and I did all the decorating and food prep the night before, so there was literally no stress the day of the shower. The trick to a well-themed party is repetition, repetition, repetition. We made sure we kept our theme evident: the [...]