- LET THE FUN BEGIN -

With a fun pink and red circus theme, we treated our baby party guests to butter and caramel flavored popcorn, vanilla cupcakes with cream cheese icing, sweets, treats and other carnivally fun food.

I had SO much fun gearing up for this party. From making little signs to sewing a string of bunting flags, to collecting cute vintage popcorn boxes and making trays of cupcakes. Overall, I was really please with the outcome. Sure it's a pretty girly setup… and, dare I say it, rather 'baby shower'esque', for a mixed gender celebration, however, that's where the fireworks and explosives came in. Boys will be boys, sigh:)

Good music and great friends completed our evening and the night was such a fantastic way to celebrate the upcoming arrival of our little girl. I can't believe we only have 7 weeks left! Yikes!

- THE BABY ROOM -

I'm so excited to share our baby's room so far. It's been a work-in-progress for a while, having started kitting it out about 4 months ago! I wanted to start early so I could bargain hunt and have time to create the perfect environment for our precious bundle. The first purchase was the cot which I managed to score second hand, in mint condition, off TradeMe for $250 (innerspring mattress included). The following additions were the bucket chair which I had recovered in fabric from Spotlight, followed by a cute cube draw unit and new moses basket and stand… all great scores from TradeMe!

Starting so early meant we didn't know the gender of our baby, but I had decided I wanted the basis of the room to be neutral anyway, with a touch of gender-specific colour once we knew. After we found out we were expecting a little princess I added dusky pink to the mix.

I've had a heap of fun creating unique pieces for bubba's room. I handmade the birdie mobile which comprises of beach wood from our nearby bay, while owly and the bunting flag cushion are also handmade originals. Note the 3-piece framed art I created with a carousel pony in the middle! The room is a tad sparse at the moment - but that will change as I continue to make and find new treasures, not to mention all the necessities that will no doubt infiltrate the room shortly!