Special Delivery: Sweet & Easy Party Favors

ANOTHER sweet baby boy is on the way next month! Which means another reason to eat delicious desserts and giggle with the gals. I was in charge of putting together party favors. I know I have done it once already, but these lemon cookies really are irresistible....and easy. So. Easy. 

Did I mention delicious?

You can find the original recipe here. All you need is a box of lemon cake mix, 8 oz of whiped cream, an egg and powdered sugar for coating. I made the cookies smaller (1 tsp) so that they would fit in the favor boxes. It also makes them a little less cake-y.

Other supplies:

- Favor boxes (I used 2x2" boxes)

-Washi tape 

- Kraft Tags

- Parchment for wrapping cookies (for these boxes I cut 2x9" strips)

Place parchment in the box along with four cookies.

Decorate in washi tape. The theme of this shower was Special Delivery/airplanes but this would be fun in some bright neon colors or even your basic baby blues and pinks. 

For the tags I created vintage style cargo tags with Kraft tags, washi tape and a Sharpie pen. I used the airport code for our city along with the ETA/due date.  

 

 I really love the way they turned out and the fact that I was able to get it all done while the toddler napped.

Boy, Oh Boys! : A baby shower for twins!

Let me just say, my girlfriends can throw a party. After 11 children between us (with 6 more on the way!) they have the art of throwing baby showers and birthdays down like pros.  Last weekend we had the privilege of throwing a baby shower for one of our beautiful friends who is expecting not one but TWO baby boys next month!

It was one of the cutest baby showers IN-THE-WORLD, I am sure of it. We feasted on a bread and cheese bar, enjoyed one of the most delicious beautiful cakes,  played a fun game and made a little craft for the boys.

After all of the fun was over, we all went home with some amazing homemade sugar scrub. Fun, friends, good food, and we all got a short break from our kiddos -- all of the ingredients for an amazing afternoon.

Atticus

Handmade Bunny by Duke & June

My life is currently filled with beautiful women expecting squishy sweet babies. Along with babies come baby showers and a good excuse for cuddly handmade items and cookies.

This time around I was in charge of party favors. Wanting to do something slightly different I stumbled upon this delicious, easy, lemon crinkle cookie recipe on Pinterest.

(Image found here)

I am not sure if I can call it a "recipe" considering there are only four ingredients and a box of cake mix is one of them. All I know is that they were easy and delicious. And lets face it, I am much more interested in eating than cooking.
Another awesome find is this customizeable printable. And it is Free...FREE = NO MONEY.

Free Custom Printable www.ontobaby.com

Yes. Atticus. As in Atticus Finch from Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus Finch also happens to be voted THE greatest hero in American Film . So, you know, this baby is already has a great start!