Abolitionist Mom Auction

This week I'm helping to support an online silent auction to raise money for Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.).  It is a non-profit organization that goes undercover around the world to rescue child victims from sex slavery.  I think we can all agree that this is a cause worth supporting.

Take a minute to visit Kiki and Company and view the items up for auction and to place a bid.  100% of the profits go to O.U.R.

To learn more about O.U.R. go HERE.

Simple Baby Shower Cards

A few months ago the ladies at my church did a service project by putting together some newborn packets (clothes and blankets) to give to new moms in the hospital who have very little.  It broke my heart to hear that some moms have so little that they have to bring their babies home in brown paper.  I was asked to put together some cards to go along with the gifts.  It felt good to contribute to such a good cause.

If you've been handing around my blog for a while you'll know by now that I love simple--and that's just what these cards are.  Simple.  But Sweet.

I used my two inch scalloped punch on some cute scrapbook paper to create the bassinet by cutting out a quarter of the circle adding some button wheels at the bottom and a curvy little handle with a pencil.

A simple congratulations at the bottom finished the cards off along with a thoughtful note inside.

These cards were easy to mass produce and didn't take me to long to finish at all. Hopefully they helped some new moms feel loved and supported in one of the most important jobs on earth!

Baby Shower Printable

A friend of mine is expecting a little baby boy any day now.  I threw her a little shower last month to help celebrate her upcoming arrival.

I kept the decorations fairly simple sticking to a blue and white color scheme.  I decorated with a pennant banner, lots of balloons and this printable to help personalize the decor a little.  I just love pastel blue to celebrate baby boys.  There's just something so sweet and cozy about that color.

After creating my printable I stuck it in this frame from Ikea.  These frames cost only $1 and I love their unique shape.

 I just have to mention that these balloon sticks have been one of the best purchases I've ever made.  They come in handy for everything and make it so easy to decorate for birthdays or parties.  I got a pack of 144 and they are going to last me forever.  When I bought them I wasn't thinking that I could reuse the sticks when I was done with them so I think I'm set with balloon sticks for just about the rest of my life.  I picked up these glass vases at the dollar store filled them with tissue paper and stuck three 9" balloons in each one and placed them on a large paper dollie--my favorite touch.  Simple, inexpensive, big impact.

Here I used the balloon sticks again, this time in a larger vase, to create a bigger "bouquet".  I love how it turned out.

Feel free to use my printable for yourself  . . . or a friend.