September Baby Shower!

My friend is having a baby and “it” is due the end of October…I hate using “it” but they have decided to leave the sex of a baby a surprise until he or she comes into the world. No one in their family knows, none of their friends know, they don’t know, only the Ultrasound technicians and doctors know. I think it is totally unfair that they won’t tell me, I would keep the secret! I am very good at keeping secrets…. well I am okay with secrets BUT seriously, I wouldn’t tell this one!

Anyway enough about the injustice of not telling me the sex of the baby…;) I think my friends are totally Awesome and they deserve a really nice shower for the baby. The “Mommy-to-Be” has a GREAT family who is planning an awesome shower for the weekend and they have it all under control BUT, I decided to offer my help if they needed it. They took me up on the offer and I am so excited because I love to help! They asked me if I had any favor ideas. Oh Boy (or Girl!), did I have ideas!

We decided a honey jar with honey dipper would be super cute since my friend really likes Winnie-the-Pooh and it would add to the theme of the shower. In addition to adding to the Winnie-the-Pooh theme we can also use the phrase “Mommy-to-Bee”. Bee…honey…get it? get it? Also Super Cute!

I ordered the honey and honey dippers (from here).

Then went to the fabric store and got some “uni-sex” fabric (Green Gingham). I cut the fabric into 4″x4″ squares (yes that’s the TV in the background…what? I am multi-tasking!)

I already had the twine. I knew that with a little bit of crafty magic these favors would be really stellar! I added the labels that came with the honey jar order. They say “Take a Guess, Girl or Boy, either one will be a joy!” and then there is a pic of our guy Winnie-the-Pooh holding some flowers and the bottom line reads “Friend’s Baby Shower 9-20-09”. (name removed to protect the innocent..hehe)

I tied the green twine around matching the green gingham printed fabric to cover the lid and hold the dipper in place. I felt like the gingham and twine gave it a rustic country feel and added to the charm of the overall idea.

And let me tell you….they turned out great! They turned out so cute that even my sister said..”Jebba these are so cute!” So i said: “Yeah? You like them?” and she said: “Yeah super cute!”
Here is a finished favor all ready for his/her close up (au’natural, vintage, and sunshiney – Photoshop filters courtesy of Pioneer Woman)!