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Mel shares her baby shower story with photos!

2010-10-02T12:47:00.005+08:00

We often receive absolutely beautiful emails from customers and Mel's was one of them. Her first email was in reply to her 'Order Recieved' email. She explained that she lived in a small town in Australia, in fact, it was the town furthest from the sea and the entire population was 35! Out of those 35 two of the women were pregnant and she was organising the baby shower. I replied to Mel's email saying we would love to see pictures of the big day. Yesterday afternoon, Mel sent through an email that made our week (it has been a long, hard week!). I have copied Mel's email so everyone can enjoy what was obviously a fun-filled baby shower! Thank you Mel! If I make it to Eromanga, you pull out the barbie, I will bring the cruisers!

Following is Mel's email to us...

Ok Ladies,

First of all thank you so very much for the order. It was EXACTLY as described and I could not have been happier with all of the products that arrived in mint condition due to the fabulous packaging. I will be recommending you to all and have already let everyone know the online address. Thank you Thank you Thank you

Let me tell you about the day...

Started with a baby quiz followed by a little game I called the Mama Marathon. Women were split into teams and it worked as a relay. My husband (god bless supplied all the extras). The teams had to dress a baby doll, put it in the pram, weave in and out of witches hats, hang wet washing on the line, weave back in and out and stop to pick up scattered toys along the way, then make a bed and return to the start. All blindfolded with the direction of one of their team mates. Tag the next team member and start all over again. (due to me organizing, I excluded myself haha, I am the smart one) We had women hugging trees, swearing at each other, vowing never to let each other look after children due to their filthy mouths, mum's to be nearly having their babes from laughing so hard and a whole lot of chaos with screaming, I said right not left!!! I made sure the washing was wet so when they picked it up they got covered in water!

The next game was a word game which i deleted the words of a story I had written about them and gave the teams a list of words with out seeing the story.

Example: type of housing
A noun (object)
body part
mans name
body part

It started ......Once upon a time their were two ladies named Rikki and Casey who lived in a ___________ and desired to have a __________. To get the show on the road they started rubbing their__________ against _______ followed quickly by touching his________________.

Well you get the idea. I would just like to say that more poor friends are having everything from shoes, dresses, forks, vibrators etc and the most disgusting team was the older ladies from the CWA!

We had 8 teams of 4 and 30 children. Our town tripled in size for the day and we all laughed so hard. I have attached another thing I did. I got the women to supply baby photos and put them on paper with a lovely mother/baby quote and then laminated them all and had them swinging around the pergola. (See Picture 1)

I also got all of the ladies to paint their hands and we did a canvas for the girls with all our handprints with a little saying I had printed in the middle.......OK you asked so I will tell you what it said....

Sometimes in life we struggle
And we cannot do it all
But with these hands you see before you
All you have to do is call

(I have no idea why I did so many degrees at uni, I think I should just go into full time baby shower planning consultancy!!!!!) oh and maybe writing blurbs for greeting cards.

This was the first baby shower I had thrown and thought other women may want some ideas showers that are not all tea and cake.

Well thank you so very much again and if you are ever near our little town (Eromanga ) please know you are always welcome.

Warmest regards
Mel Everitt

By the way, the women were all aware I would be sending you an email with the photos of the day.

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I asked the women to supply two small gifts exactly the same
and yes that is a vodka cruiser on the table (western women can drink)

A crash

Casey and Rikki

Mel with the camera directing operations

Casey and her mum

Cutting of the cake

Adorable Baby Gifts with WOW Factor Presentation.

2010-09-29T15:24:00.002+08:00

I have been eagerly waiting these gorgeous new gifts since I ordered them last month. They arrived today and the girls are still unpacking them but I couldn't wait to blog about them and share these absolutely gorgeous new baby gifts. They are simply perfect for baby showers or upon the arrival or a new bub.

I have always been a sucker for baby girl bloomers. When I saw Baby Aspen announce their new products release I was so excited to see the range included the “Bunch O’Bloomers” Three Bloomers for Blooming Bums.

The adorably designed "flower box" contains three pairs of bloomers, each with a colourful, fun flower on the bum. The bloomers are 100% cotton and machine washable!

Another new arrival that elicited a big *Awwww* from everyone when we opened the boxes today is the “Lollipop Loungewear” Three-Piece Gift Set. Packaged like a big lollipop, this gorgeous gift set includes a multi-hued polka-dot T-shirt with colour-coordinated striped pants and hat.

To see our other yummy new arrivals, please click on the What's New link!

Introducing Mummy Silhouette! Our latest neutral themed baby shower range.

2010-09-27T17:05:00.001+08:00

If you are looking for a simple and elegant baby shower theme in neutral colours, then our new Mummy Silhouette range could be just perfect for you.

In tones of green and brown, featuring a pregnant mum-to-be silhouette, this range is great for those who don't know the gender of their bub.

The tableware range includes, invitations, thank you cards, plates, napkins and cups. You can also purchase matching personalised favours and gifts including personalised body butter, personalised lip balm, personalised candle tins, return address labels and even personalised gift tags. A matching mummy corsage is also part of this super cute range.

Congratulations to Sonia, our Monkey Magoo blog entry winner!

2010-09-08T16:44:00.001+08:00

Congratulations Sonia Deakin Schelberg! You are the winner of a gorgeous Monkey Magoo gift for your entry in our recent blog competion. You were the first entry to suggest blogging about what our customers have done with products they have purchased from The Baby Shower Shop.

We also decided to add three runner up prizes, each receiving a $25 gift voucher to spend at The Baby Shower Shop. Runners up are:

1) Shane (baby shower games);
2) Katrocks (baby shower help and ideas for those without children); and
3) Kezzant (baby shower planning).

If the winners could please send me a private email through the blog letting me know their email address we will be in contact to deliver your prizes.

All of the suggestions were wonderful and we will try to incorporate them in both our blog and our products that we offer.

Thank you to everyone who contributed their suggestions (I have a LOT of blogging to do!) and once again congratulations to Sonia.

Win a "Monkey Magoo" Blankie Gift set!

2010-07-21T12:41:00.001+08:00

Look what has just arrived at The Baby Shower Shop and now Monkey Magoo can be yours for free! All you need to do is comment to this blog post telling us what you would like to see us blog about. We will choose from the first 20 replies and create a blog entry customised for you. You will also win the new Plush "Monkey Magoo and Blankie Too!" in Keepsake Banana Gift Box valued at $49.95 (Australian Delivery only).

New mums will go bananas for Monkey Magoo when he swings into the nursery with his blankie, Too! Your plush new monkey friend wraps around a Keepsake Banana Box which, when opened, reveals a cuddly-cozy soft blanket.
Features and Facts:

Plush Monkey Magoo is a plush, 18" (approx. 45cm) tall playpal for baby, complete with Velcro grips on his hands and feet for maximum snuggle fun!
Monkey Magoo swings straight to you wrapped around a cleverly delightful Keepsake Banana Box
Inside the Keepsake Banana Box you’ll find a creamy-soft 30" x 36" (approx. 75cm x 90cm) mellow-yellow fleece blanket embellished with a monkey-shine image of Monkey Magoo!

Baby Shower Cakes & Cupcakes

2010-07-19T17:14:00.002+08:00

Baking is so much more fun when it's for a baby celebration. Everything is just so *cute*!
The Baby Shower Shop sells shaped cake tins, cupcake toppers, edible sugar decorations and so much more. We have put together a few ideas to inspire you for your baby shower.

Turn ordinary cupcakes in to something special with our selection of edible cupcake decorations.

Even a simple cake can be instantly transformed to celebrate the new Mum-To-Be with our range of edible cake images.

Why not use one of our shaped cake tins, we even have them in *3D*!

Cookies are also a fun way to celebrate the impending arrival of the new bubs. We have so many different shapes to choose from. You can view our range of cookie cutters here.

We also sell texture mats to make decorating your cookies even easier.

Decorated Cookies can also make a fantastic gift for the new mum to be or as an edible substitute for flowers upon the arrival of the new baby. Imagine the new mums face when she sees this Cookie Bouquet! Click HERE to see how it's done.

Rubber Ducky Baby Shower Theme

2010-03-04T18:23:00.001+08:00

The rubber ducky theme for baby showers continues to prove it's popularity. Perhaps it's due to the versatility of the theme or maybe it can be put down to simply being so cute!

(Click on the image to enlarge)

The top and bottom images are from Hostess with the Mostess. They have other wonderful theme ideas and is well worth the visit. The rest of the images are products sold at The Baby Shower Shop. You can view the full range of Rubber Ducky baby shower supplies here.

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-21T19:34:00.009+09:00

With Christmas only days away, I find myself thinking back five years ago when my first child was 10 weeks old and I was so excited about our first Christmas together as a family.

My husband and I went a little bit overboard... Daddy dressed up as Santa (and so it begins...) and we woke up our little boy (ok, so he was 10lbs born and wasnt so little but you get the point!) and wished him a merry Christmas and smothered him with kisses and presents. We videotaped the entire day as even in our excitable state, we knew he didn't have a clue what was going on, but wanted him to see our excitement when he was old enough to appreciate it.

Five years down the track and our *baby* is now five years old. He has a (nearly) four year old brother and 18 month old sister. The video camera is on charge as I type and we have even had to start hiding presents! Our five year is absolutely convinced Father Christmas is bringing him a Nintendo DS ;)

For those of you still pregnant awaiting the birth of your little one, may you enjoy these last days/weeks/months with your pregnant belly :) and for those of you who have already given birth, congratulations and may your first Christmas with your little one be full of happy and wonderous memories!

Merry Christmas!!

Gifts For New Dads

2008-11-23T13:00:00.003+09:00

With so much focus on the arrival of a new baby, it's easy to forgot the new Mum and Dad.
As a mum to three little ones, I was very grateful when I received a gift, 'just for me' (and one of the best was the sushi followed by a chocolate soft-serve sundae that I couldn't eat when I was pregnant. Weird combination but oh it worked so well ;))

However, it often seems the Dads are forgotten.
The Baby Shower Shop has just received in some new gift lines especially for new Dads!
The Building The Foundation / Daddy's Special Project line is a super cute range of gifts that any new Dad will be sure to appreciate.

Matching Dad's jersey top and romper for baby, a nappy bag for Dad that looks like a work bag (includes an adorable change mat) and a cute little bib.

These new gifts add to our Dads Gift range which you can see here http://thebabyshowershop.com.au/category_38/Gifts-for-the-Dad-to-Be.htm

Nappy Cakes. Gorgeous Ideas For Your Baby Shower

2008-11-06T21:28:00.006+09:00

Nappy cakes are so cute for baby showers or as a present for a newborn baby.

If you are crafty and have time to spare, then you can always make your own.

If time is not on your side or DIY is not your style, then you can always buy a stunning nappy cake in your choice of colours and style!

Do It Yourself

I recently held a baby shower for my niece and at midnight the night before (crazy as I am) I thought I would like to try making my first nappy cake. HA! It was funny. It ended up being a mini nappy cake but it was cute and well received.

I found a great instructional video on You Tube (where else!). It is American, so the references are toward Diaper Cakes but the instructions are wonderful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwiwZxHNPGU

Buy It!

There are some very talented people who love to make nappy cakes for you! Nat's Nappy Cakes & Giftware (http://www.natsnappycakes.com.au/) have some gorgeous designs to choose from or they can create an original for you.

"Every cake is individually designed and created to suit the person receiving the gift.
I use items that are not only useful but practical such as wraps, towels and blankets to cot sheets, bibs, toys, rattles, flannels, socks, etc , whatever your heart desires to produce a decorative & appealing gift with a difference."

Nat's Nappy Cakes & Giftware

Adorable Cupcakes For Your Baby Shower

2008-11-02T10:51:00.009+09:00

If you live in the Perth Metro area then you are in for a treat! Your baby shower cupcakes will be the talk of the town!

Storm in a Cupcake is the creation of 2 sisters, 6 children and a lot of baking inspiration!

They make and design cakes that are sure to be the real WOW factor at any celebration - from birthday parties (young and old) to baby showers, corporate events to a delivery of handmade edible flower cupcakes for that someone special.

Their cupcakes are delicious and their birthday cakes sometimes look too good to eat!! But rest assured - they are always demolished in seconds.They don't stop there though - they can provide party catering to you in a box! Homemade and tailor designed to suit your requirements, they can create a Party Pack that's just right for you. You pick the food you want and then they bake it fresh, put it in a novelty box and all you have to do is hand them out and watch the kids tuck in!

Perfect for parties at home, on the beach, at the river or even on a boat!!

If you need cupcakes, birthday cakes or party food in a box call Debbie (0433 170 852) or Linda (0417 185 302). (Perth Metro Areas Only).

As a special treat for for The Baby Shower Shop newsletter and blog readers, Storm In A Cupcake will give you a 10% on all orders over $60 by simply mentioning "The Baby Shower Shop".

Visit www.storminacupcake.com.au or email them at info@storminacupcake.com.au

Currently only available for Perth Metro area.

Stunning Gifts With Attention To Detail

2008-10-29T22:56:00.014+09:00

I love presentation and attention to detail.
This is why I love our new range of baby gifts just arrived from babybuds.
Practical baby clothing beautifully presented.
These gifts are perfect for baby showers and the arrival of the new bub.

Enjoy!

Baby Shower Gifts with the Oooh Aaah Factor

2008-08-31T10:21:00.001+08:00

There are gifts for babies and then there are gifts!
I have found that practical gifts that are also beautiful are always welcome gifts.

I personally love presentation. That doesn't mean there has to be $30 of wrapping and adornments either. Some of my most treasured gifts are from my three and four year old sons. They wrapped the gifts themselves with the utmost of care and tenderness. Who knew second hand wrapping paper with two rolls of sticky tape could elicit tears from mum? Oh and the present was a gorgeous two colour texta drawing of.... me, I think! :)

Baby Aspen also love presentation. Their stunning range of baby gifts are in a class of their own. You can see that Baby Aspen have put thought in to their baby gift collection. These are gifts that elicit *oohhh's* and *ahhhh's*.

Our latest Baby Aspen additions are now available on The Baby Shower Shop now.

Adorable New Favours

2008-06-14T19:16:00.001+08:00

We are nearly half way through 2008 and I am not sure if it's just me but is there a baby boom going on? With so many new customers to The Baby Shower Shop, it's hard to know. Maybe everyone is falling in love with our gorgeous products as much as I have.

We have more new favours coming next week including the Bun In The Oven scented candle, Peas In A Pod candles and A Star Is Born bottle stopper just to name a few.

We also have five new coordinated ranges of tableware and decorations arriving early next month. I know they will be a hit but more on those closer to the date...

We will also have our very own products available soon including Mum To Be satin sashes and party games. So watch this space!

Until next time.
Enjoy!
Richelle

Happy Easter 2008

2008-03-25T00:53:00.001+09:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter full of celebrating and lots of fun!

We hosted a casual family lunch at our house with egg hunting and subsequent hyperactivity. My three and four year olds were on chocolate highs that put the Energizer bunny to shame!

The child in me definitely comes out on festive holidays. Master Four wanted to know if the Easter Bunny would come while he was asleep and if so, how would he know? Well I guess he woke up to Kinder Surprise eggs and little talcum footprints leading outside his bedroom door, kind of gave it away ; )
I love being a mum!

Now, for some reason I have always associated Anne Geddes with Easter. It must be her absolutely gorgeous photography and clothing range. How could you look at these photos and not smile?

Happy Easter!

Welcome to The Baby Shower Shop blog!

2008-03-05T00:12:00.002+09:00

Welcome to The Baby Shower Shop blog!

Our first ever blog post starts with the unveiling of our new site! A gorgeous makeover to reflect the spirit of our site.

We have also recently bought in some gorgeous new party favours and game prizes. The stunning range by Kate Aspen will delight any host and their guests.

Here's a sneak peek...

Some new games are on their way but we will keep hush about them until they arrive. Some of your favourite games have also had a makeover. A new shipment is due in the middle of the month so keep your eye on the site for more info.
That's about it for our first blog post. Remember, blogs are two ways so talk to us and post some comments! This is your opportunity to tell us what you want and we want to hear from you. :)
Until next time.