My good friends and I had the opportunity to throw a baby shower for a couple of cute girls in our neighborhood.  Both were having girls, and I had some leftover Riley Blake fabric, which I kind of used as the “theme” or color scheme of the shower.

Nothing fancy, but here are a couple of features…

Found the recipe for these cupcakes HERE, homemade strawberry cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, YES please!!

Some more good eats, and a baby bunting banner too…

I’m having fun with these yarn balls!!!  And here you can see the fabric I love so much:)

Baby Shower = Diaper Cakes RIGHT!!!!

And can you believe this was the first time I ever made tissue poms!!  Check out THIS tutorial to make your own.

And baby onesies of course…

I LOVE throwing showers and parties!!  Makes me happy:)  Getting super excited for this little one of my own too:)

So baby Jesse will be arriving any day now, and I’m sooo excited to meet my new little nephew!

Here are a few more little  fun details from the baby shower my family threw for my sister-in-law…

“The Spread”

Food, food, and more food!  Blue and red berry salad, Chicken salad sandwiches, cat in the hat cupcakes…

Blueberry parfaits, YUM-O!!

Dr. Seuss applique onesies, (aren’t they so tiny and darling!!) and a name banner

Favors for our guests,  ”A Person’s a person, no matter how small.  Let’s welcome baby Jesse, he’s sure to be a ball…”

My cute sis!! Love her!!

Linking up HERE

So yesterday we had cupcakes:)  This is a continuation of the Dr. Seuss Baby Shower I threw for my cute little sis-in-law.

A diaper cake is a fabulous way to decorate, and a great gift for new moms (Hello, diapers!!)

I LOVE these colors together!!

Would you like to make one?

Gather your supplies, and let’s do it!!

Just keep stuffing them inside the rubber band…

Make sure your top layer is even with the center.

For the display table I decided the tulle was a little much, so I added another ribbon to the top, and some paper shavings for more color!!  (Sorry about the dumb spoon handle in the way:)

Linking up HERE this week!!

Including:

My brother and darling sister-in-law are having their first boy in a few more weeks (yay!) and I’m sooo excited for them. We threw them a Dr. Seuss themed baby shower,  (more details on that to come)!

But now I will share these darling cupcakes and recipe with you:)  I saw the idea for Cat in the Hat toppers over on Kara’s cupcakes, but made up my own recipe for the cupcake part…

Rich Delicious Chocolate Cupcakes

• box devil’s food cake

• 1 box instant chocolate pudding

• 4 eggs

• 1/2 cup water

• 1/2 cup oil

• 1 cup sour cream

• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Mix together all ingredients except for chocolate chips.  Add the chocolate chips after everything else is completely blended.  Fill cupcake paper liners halfway and bake according to directions on box.  Cool completely.  While cupcakes are cooling, make the chocolate covered oreos.

White Chocolate Oreo Cat in the Hats

• 1 bag Wilton candy melts (vanilla or white chocolate will work)

• 1 box of oreos

• 1 bag mint life savers

• 1 bag cherry life savers

Melt the white chocolate in the microwave for 30 seconds and stir.  Repeat until you get a smooth dipping consistency.  Coat oreos with the melted white chocolate and place on wax paper until chocolate is firm.

Stack the life savers on top of oreos.  Red, white, and top with red.  Use a dab of frosting to make them stick together.

Buttercream Frosting

• 1 stick butter (1/2 cup)

• 3 cups of sifted powdered sugar

• 3 to 5 Tbsp milk

• 1 tsp vanilla

• blue food coloring

Blend the butter first, about 30 seconds.  Next add the powdered sugar, vanilla, and start with 3 T of milk.  Add more milk until you get the desired consistency.  Add the food coloring.

I scooped the frosting into a ziploc bag, snipped off the corner, and used it to squeeze the frosting in a spiral design over top of cooled cupcakes.

Top with your “hats” and your finished!!

Super cute, and super yummy too!!!