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Sunday, August 29, 2010

{surprise!} vintage circus baby shower

I'm going to be an aunty to a new baby very soon!! My brother and his gorgeous fiance are expecting a little bundle of joy in early October...can't wait! Over the weekend family and friends came together for a surprise baby shower. Aimee & I jumped at the opportunity to style the special event in our soon to be released vintage circus theme! 

Starting with this adorable invitation, we carried the gorgeous vintage colour scheme & theme throughout the decor and food...
We filled the dessert table with fun, circus inspired treats...donuts, popcorn, lollies and fairy floss cupcakes!
Inspired by Kiki La Ru, I created miniature cake bunting for the nappy cake centrepiece...so sweet!

Tissue pompoms in red, blue and white were hung throughout the party room.  The red ones were finished with pointed ends...reminds me of pom poms on the end of a clowns hat!
Fairy floss cupcakes and popcorn cones... I just couldn't resist trying out the gorgeous fairy floss cake inspiration we came across last week!! I had originally planned to use the polkadot cones for the fairy floss, but I think the popcorn looks great in them!
I found these adorable 'wishes for baby' cards at lilsugar.com, and customised them to our vintage circus theme with a polka dot background! Thank you gifts were a simple striped paper bag, filled with sweets and finished with a co-ordinating thankyou label.

A fabulous afternoon was had by all! Lots of love to the mum-to-be and an extra-special thankyou to everyone who helped out!

Tanya x
Posted by the candy tree at 9:27 PM
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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 29, 2010 at 9:58 PM

    This look Fantastic :)

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  2. Suzanna ~ Mon TresorAugust 29, 2010 at 10:19 PM

    This is just gorgeous! Love love all the details, from the cake bunting to the fairyfloss cupcakes, how sweet! Well done, such fabulous inspiration xx
    ~Suzanna
    www.montresorblog.blogspot.com

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  3. MV lovesSeptember 7, 2010 at 8:07 PM

    so cute!!! I can't wait to get the printable!!

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  4. MiriamSeptember 14, 2010 at 1:02 PM

    hi!! you have a terrific blog and this shower was so adorable! i will soon be having a baby shower and would like to know where you bought the little elephant toy on top of the terry cake! please help! thanks so much! miriamlee26@gmail.com

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  5. Julie GallagherSeptember 30, 2010 at 3:34 PM

    This is party is fantastic and we were totally inspired to do a post about. Thank you so much for all the brilliance!
    http://youareingoodcompany.blogspot.com/2010/09/good-life-real-life-parties.html

    p.s. Miriam I think the little cake topper is from IKEA.

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  6. the candy treeSeptember 30, 2010 at 5:59 PM

    Thank you Julie! Yes, the little elephant was from IKEA! It was a few years ago though!! Just happened to find it and it co-ordinated perfectly!(Sorry it's taken so long to let you know that Miriam)

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  7. AngelaOctober 20, 2010 at 3:52 AM

    Thanks for sharing this! Super cute ideas. I tried to find the "Baby Wishes" on the lilsugar website, but no luck. Do you have a link you could provide?

    Thanks so much!!

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  8. the candy treeOctober 20, 2010 at 8:21 AM

    Thank you Angela! Here is the direct link, I'll update it in the post also :) http://www.lilsugar.com/Heirloom-Baby-Shower-Games-Activities-2960734
    Tanya x

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  9. AngelaOctober 20, 2010 at 8:38 AM

    Perfect! Thanks so much! One more kinda dumb question...how did you customize them? It appears that there are 2 options to print on off the website, but I don't see your cute polka dot ones as an option or a way to change/edit. Did you have to purchase the ones you used?

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  10. the candy treeOctober 20, 2010 at 9:40 AM

    Hi Angela, I basically recreated them, using the lil sugar ones as inspiration. I have just sent them a message, asking permission to share my cutom version as a free printable, so hopefully I hear back from them soon :) In the mean time, please feel free to email me, tanya@thecandytree.com.au I can't see any problem sharing with a friend, so long as it's for personal use:) Tanya x

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  11. No.35styleJanuary 13, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    darling!!! how did you make the popcorn cones and what did you put them in on the table? thanks!

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  12. the candy treeJanuary 18, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    thank you!! the popcorn cones are made from our vintage circus 'designer paper'. Simply take a half sheet of A4 paper, roll into a cone shape, and stick with tape. To serve, I have used a square of florists foam, which I have wrapped in paper and stuck bamboo skewers onto, then simply placed each cone over a skewer and filled with popcorn! Guests can pick up a cone and the skewer stays in place! x

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  13. UnknownFebruary 17, 2011 at 4:33 AM

    GOD BLESS YOU! I love, love, love it all! Absolutely UH-dorable!!! We're planning our daughter's 1st Birthday with circus theme and would love to use your brilliant ideas! Thank you for the inspiration! Where can I find those striped paper bags? and the flag banners?

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  14. the candy treeFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    thank you Deborah!! I made the striped bags...you will find a tutorial for mini popcorn boxes here (http://sweetlittleparties.blogspot.com/2010/07/create-mini-popcorn-boxes-tutorial.html) which are made the same way :) The flag banners are often called 'bunting' and there are many online stores who create unique bunting! x

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