Thing 1 & Thing 2 Dr. Seuss Twin Baby Shower

My friend Sabrina recently had twin baby girls. I know. Wow!

Wow in an exciting way and Wow, that's a lot to handle!!

Our friend Tina had a shower for her, and of course the theme had to be Thing 1 & Thing 2!  It was SO SO SO adorable.  And loud. You know how at baby showers everyone squeals and claps when a really cute outfit is opened?  Well, imagine double the squealing.  If one thing is adorable, then two identical outfits are totally precious.  Seriously. So. Cute.

It all started with these adorable invites.  I mean, how could I not smile after reading this?  The text goes as follows:

Having a party for one

Is a fun thing to do

But just think what fun we'd have

When there's a party for two!

The girl babies to be

Are fast on their way!

Thing 1 & Thing 2

Will be here to stay!

Let's shower Sabrina
With gifts galore!
To help welcome the babies

We all will adore!

You would not, could not
Want to miss
A celebration such as this!

February is the month,

The 5th is the day,
On Saturday from 6 until 8

RSVP now, please don't delay!

Tina had the place decked out so adorable, here are a few of her pictures. 

I love this Dr. Seuss banner. It is just made from a "Cat in the Hat" book purchased at the DI for a dollar.  Did she feel bad cutting up a book? Yes. But it was in the name of party cuteness and that was certainly achieved.  Tina just cut the pages into triangles then threaded some yarn through punched out holes.   

I loved these tissue paper pom poms.  They were pretty easy to make and added so much flair hanging from the ceiling. 

There were not one, but two diaper cakes adorning the table.  I've never seen diapers looking so cute! I wouldn't ever want to use them. (until 2 a.m. hits one morning and I realize I'm completely out of my diaper stock....)

The food table.  Of course, the food was delicious and very Suess stylish in the colors of Red, White, and Teal.

Candy jars filled with blue gumballs, marshmallows, and red hots added a touch of whimsy.

 Who doesn't love pretzel rods dipped in chocolate..... or red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting?
*sigh* I wish I had some right now in fact.

And now, as if Tina didn't totally already outdo herself with the food and decorations, here are the adorable onsies and dolls she made.

Way to go Tina!! This shower was so much fun and it was such a nice party for you to throw! Congrats to my friend Sabrina for the arrival of her beautiful baby girls.

Girls Hair Bow Holder

I know projects like these have been floating around in blogland for probably a year now (I'm a little late to the blog party!!) but I just made a couple of these and thought I would share, in case this is a new idea for some of you. This would be perfect for a baby gift, or for that special little girl in your life!

My daughter has a lot of hairbows.  They are all in a cute pink box. Or supposed to be anyway. I would love to say that the pairs of these bows are together in the box and always easily accessible.  But that would be a lie.

I saw this idea and was immediately excited to make one of my own! Here's to hoping for more organization.

I went to the local thrift shop and found a frame. I wanted one big enough to fit a lot of bows. I looked for a really gaudy, gobby, textured frame, but this was the best I could find.  Either people are hanging on to their ugly frames, or the majority of frames being made now are more simple!

 I removed extra staples, etc or anything that may be on the back or center of the frame, and spray painted it white.  I only did one coat, because I liked how I could still see a little of the gold peeking through. 

 Here is a close-up of the frame.  It has decent texture, and I do like the darker color  underneath.

I probably should have stopped here--I think I like this look the best, but I decided to add a little dark glaze to it to antique it a bit more.

I used an old rag, and rubbed a little glaze around some parts of the frame to achieve the look I wanted.  Then I sanded it a little.....as I said above, I think I liked it best before I put the glaze on, but it turned out okay!

 Next, I chose what color ribbon I wanted and cut a few strips.  I hot glued them on each end, pulling the ribbon tight before gluing it down.

 Next, I added a sawtooth hanger to the back. These are nice too, if you're like me and *don't measure exactly right* to the center. These babies will still allow you to hang a straight frame!!

Those little nails they come with are really little so I used a bigger nail to make a hole, then I pounded in those small nails. (I'm not very handy, I know)

 Viola!  I was able to finish this whole project in just over an hour (including my time to run to the thrift store and back!!) 

Here is a pink and brown one I whipped up as a gift for my friend who is expecting a girl in June

This would be such a fun gift to give at a shower! Even better if you include some hair accessories with it!

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