My sweet friend and college roommate (who happened to marry Jason's best friend Brett) had a beautiful baby girl this summer, Savanna.
I was honored to throw her a baby shower back in May and thought I'd share how I made the invitations for the party!
(yep, I'm still catching up on these old posts and pictures!!)
We threw her a "Diapers & Dresses" baby shower.
I made the most fun invitations...
because I'm completely ridiculous but mostly because
I couldn't bring myself to pay someone else
$6 an invitation to make them for me.
(I'm a total cheapo!)
Here's what they eventually looked like:
First, I made a pattern for the diaper.
This was all trial and error, but you can see how I folded the paper in half to get two even sides.
I bought iridescent pink paper to use as the outside of the diaper.
2. I traced the pattern on the pink paper,
3. then cut out the diaper patterns.
4. After that, I folded the bottom up, and tucked the corners in to make the "diaper"
5. Then I started working on the inside "liner."
I printed the invitation wording on pink & white polka dot paper:
"Diapers, dresses, outfits and shoes,
These are the things the family could use.
To welcome their second child into the world,
A precious and beautiful, sweet baby girl."
I took this picture so you could see how I lined up the wording on the inside,
then I traced where to cut it with a pencil.
6. I cut the bottom of the liner with scalloped scissors.
7. Then I cut the top of the liner to match the size of the diaper front with straight scissors.
This is what the liner looked like once it was cut.
(this is the back, the writing is on the front)
8. I added adhesive to the back.
These scotch adhesive rollers are so easy and they're not messy!
I like using it better than glue, because the glue wrinkled the paper and didn't stick as well.
9. Once the diapers and liners were attached, I punched holes in the corner of the top of the diaper
(where you would normally "pin" a diaper) to be able to run ribbon through it.
I used turquoise ribbon in 1 1/2 in width.
This one was made by Offray (I bought it at Walmart)
Lastly, tie your bows and repeat, repeat, repeat.
I LOVED how they turned out, but they did cost extra postage because they're not flat.
(yes, Jason, you were right... I was wrong! ;)
I can just imagine getting something like this in the mail and having a fun time opening it up.
I absolutely love stationary, so the time spent on these was totally worth it!
