Hello, my name is ...

I had the pleasure of helping plan a baby shower for a great friend this past weekend. One of my contributions for the event was name tags for the guests. I love cute name tags for parties especially showers where many of the guests will not know each other. Not only do they help break the ice, but also make a great memento of the occasion. I have 6-7 hanging on my Christmas tree and love to remember the special event they were a part of.

Name tags also work great as place cards or escort cards depending on the occasion.

This weekend's shower had an ice cream theme so we had to have mini ice cream cones! Felt, pom poms and puffy paint chocolate sauce topped off with sprinkles and cherries. A simple card stock banner held each person's name.

These name tags are definitely not a boring sticker! These paper and ribbon flowers had leaves with the guest's name and relationship to the guest of honor.

 Name tags with a Mexican theme perfect for a Fiesta themed Bridal Shower.

Felt cows with paper straws were ready to celebrate at a milk and cookies Baby Shower.

Regardless of the theme, a cute name tag is something everyone will want to wear!

 

Garden Tea Party

We recently celebrated the visit of our cousins from England with an afternoon Garden Tea Party! All photographs taken by Emi Moorcroft of Everleaf Photography. Click on any photo to view larger.

Tables were set on the deck ready for tea to be served, the trees decked with fabric pennants and a picnic cloth with play tea set to welcome young guests!

Napkins folded and balloons blown. 

Tea cart set with favors of floral pencils and tags.

Each table was set with a floral cloth and lace overlay, tea cup and plate, floral napkin, flowers in mason jars, platter with milk and sugar cubes and a tiered tea treat stand.

 

 Each tiered Tea Treat stand held tea sandwiches, scones with cream and assorted mini pastries. Yum! 

Lots of guests enjoying the party - playing tea party, chatting, enjoying treats, and playing "Pass the Parcel".

Milk and Cookies Baby Shower

Stephanie, Kristine, Katie and I threw a shower to celebrate the upcoming arrival of our friend's bundle of joy! As the mother to be loves cows we chose a milk and cookies theme with fun cow elements.

The invite introduced the theme and welcomed family and friends to join us to celebrate the little cookie to be London!

Invitation from Squamscott Crafts

When guests arrived, they were greeted with cow nametags with fun straws. The nametags were displayed in trays filled with cookie cereal.

Guests enjoyed a buffet of assorted cookies and sweet treats - yum!

Delicious milk carton cake filled with cookies and cream frosting of course! And giant chocolate chip cookies.

 Cold milk in chocolate, strawberry or regular was served in classic milk bottles with fun straws with "milk mustaches".

Guests posed for the camera at our photobooth with "milk mustaches", giant cookies and milk bottles.

Guests played gift bingo while watching the guest of honor open lots of beautiful presents.

 The mother to be with her parasol covered in ribbons from her wonderful gifts.

Tables were decorated with coordinating fabric, antique milk bottles and pink carnations and baby's breath.

Guests went home with Chocolate Chip cookie kit favors - ingrediants for a batch of cookies were layered in milk jugs with labels and tags with prep instructions.