This is a nightstand Rod found on the side of the road! I painted it and modge-podged some fabric on the front and on the knobs. Then I used some chalkboard paint on the inside just for fun. Voila! Lizzie's very own nightstand!
I gave a "service shower" for my friend who is expecting baby #6. She doesn't need a thing, except a little help so she'll actually be able to enjoy her baby when it comes. So I thought a service shower would be fun to try (and economically friendly- the invites instructed to "leave the presents, and bring their planners". So no one brought a gift, but everyone offered up lots of service! It was a lot of fun putting it together! And very satisfying to see my friends come and make this service shower experiment work. So, of course, first the food showcase:
These are delicious. They're brownies with an indent in the middle filled with a filling. This filling is made of white chocolate, milk, powdered sugar, cream cheese, and whipping cream. Amazing.
Pumpkin chocolate chip bread.
Veggie shakes made with my Vitamix (which I LOVE, by the way!)
My inviations and favors. The invites had two fabric birds glued to the front and all the info on the back. The favors were envelopes I made from paper, filled with sunflower seeds from my summer's crop, and tied with embroidery floss. On the back I wrote "baby is blooming." The cool thing? I didn't buy a thing except food for this shower- I had it all!
The piece de resistance! Rod brought me home a big piece of scrap metal I painted with chalkboard paint. I drew a calendar on it and people filled it up with service for my friend! For each thing of service someone did, they got to write their name on a paper and put it in a cup to win one of three pieces of metal. I know that sounds wierd, but metal is so cool! So 3 lucky ladies got to take home some metal to put on their wall, or frame, or whatever! Then I typed up a calendar of all the service items. It was definately a success- the calendar was packed!
These are delicious. They're brownies with an indent in the middle filled with a filling. This filling is made of white chocolate, milk, powdered sugar, cream cheese, and whipping cream. Amazing.
Pumpkin chocolate chip bread.
Veggie shakes made with my Vitamix (which I LOVE, by the way!)
Toasted pumpkin seeds! I also had apple cider in a crockpot. It's recently turned cold here and has actually started to feel like fall, so I thought it'd be fun to have fall-ish foods.
My inviations and favors. The invites had two fabric birds glued to the front and all the info on the back. The favors were envelopes I made from paper, filled with sunflower seeds from my summer's crop, and tied with embroidery floss. On the back I wrote "baby is blooming." The cool thing? I didn't buy a thing except food for this shower- I had it all!
The piece de resistance! Rod brought me home a big piece of scrap metal I painted with chalkboard paint. I drew a calendar on it and people filled it up with service for my friend! For each thing of service someone did, they got to write their name on a paper and put it in a cup to win one of three pieces of metal. I know that sounds wierd, but metal is so cool! So 3 lucky ladies got to take home some metal to put on their wall, or frame, or whatever! Then I typed up a calendar of all the service items. It was definately a success- the calendar was packed!
2 comments:
Wow! When did you have time to do all of this? What a great shower idea. The invitations and favors are super cute. i want a service shower! tell me your veggie shake recipe..i've been looking for a good one. btw, those cupcakes look so yummy!
What a fun shower idea! Everything looks so great - I'm with Brooke. When did you do all this? So creative!
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