As the sun shines bright and warm, the summer season is the perfect time to host a delightful flamingo-themed baby shower. With its whimsical and tropical charm, this theme brings a sense of vibrancy and joy to the celebration. The baby shower venue can be transformed into a pink paradise with playful flamingo decorations, and guests can embrace the tropical vibes with their vibrant and stylish outfits.
Let's Flamingle! Our fun flamingo-themed invitation is a fabulous way to invite your guests to a tropical, flamingo-inspired gathering. With a playful "Let's Flamingle" greeting. And, it's an instant download so you can get seeing ASAP.
With Halloween just around the corner I had to share this great idea for pumpkin decorating! If you're familiar with Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's work you'll probably know about her pumpkin sculptures, but I just loved this idea from handmadecharlotte as it combined that with her instillation work - the obliteration room. Paint a pumpkin white, cover it with colourful sticker dots! Love it.
Make sure to also check out our Halloween section with lots of colourful and fun ideas, like these quick and easy pumpkin printable party circles.
Indulge your sweet tooth and prepare to be amazed by the whimsical world of melting ice cream drip cakes! These delectable delights take dessert to a whole new level. Just one look at these gravity-defying creations, and you'll be transported to a dreamy wonderland where ice cream cones defy gravity, transforming into mouthwatering cakes. Prepare to be inspired and tempted!
Whether you're planning a birthday party, a special celebration, or simply craving a bit of whimsy in your life, these cakes are sure to add a scoop of delight to your day. With vibrant colours, dripping "melting" ice cream, and creative toppings, these cakes are more than just desserts; they're edible art. We've rounded up a delightful collection of these masterpieces to satisfy your craving for creativity and confection.
Make Sweet Memories
Like the melting ice cream cakes we adore, your celebrations deserve something special. Our fingerprint cupcake poster allows you to savor the sweetness of your event. Whether it's a birthday, baby shower, or any joyous occasion, our cupcake poster adds a touch of fun and creativity to your gathering. It's a perfect companion to these creative cake designs.
Here are a few more pics to drool over from @brittanymaycakes the genius who came up with the idea.
Make Sweet Memories
Like the sprinkle drip cakes we adore, your celebrations deserve something special. Our fingerprint cupcake poster allows you to savor the sweetness of your event. Whether it's a birthday, baby shower, or any joyous occasion, our cupcake poster adds a touch of fun and creativity to your gathering. It's a perfect companion to these creative cake designs.
After a couple of weeks working on some new bathroom designs and octopus illustrations I decided to put together this quick kids craft project. It’s the perfect way to practice basic scissor skills with some simple straight lines to cut along.
Instructions:
1. Visit the free download section of the shop and print out the PDF template
2. Cut around the outside of the template (parents may want to do this for smaller children) then cut along the dashed lines to create the legs
3. Glue or tape the tab into place
4. Curl the legs out so you octopus can sit down
You might even want to decorate him a little more and add googly eyes
When it comes to decorating a kids bathroom you probably don't want to be altering tiling and fixtures that will become out dated once the kids grow, but there are plenty of quick ways to inject a little fun and colour into a family bathroom.
1. Shower Curtains. So simple and easy to replace as the kids get bigger, or you just feel like a change. Like this orange octopus and rainbow bunting design.
2. Mirrors. They don't have to be boring. Paint the edge in a bold colour or try something like these multiple mirrors that are not only fun, but they can be positioned at different heights meaning littlies can see too. Pic Doherty Design Studio.
3. Art. A quick and easy way to brighten up a space for kids and these prints are great for teaching bathroom responsibilities.
4. Hooks. Like the stags head above and this crazy but cool octopus arm below (from etsy seller ArtAkimbo) there are plenty of unique ideas for hanging towels which should be easy to replace once the kids get older (personally though I'd have this octopus arm in my bathroom any day)
5. Storage. Practical ways to keep things in order can also be used to add a pop of colour. Like these DIY personalised shelves via parents.com
A thumbprint or fingerprint guest book is a fun alternative to your usual guestbook. It can be used at baby showers, weddings, christenings, birthdays and more; and rather than being tucked away in a drawer, after your event it makes a beautiful keepsake to display in your home and cherish forever.
In the guest book shown above, the flamingo, guests place their fingerprint on the paper to represent a balloon as a symbol of their attendance. The guests could also then sign their name next the fingerprint. Below are a few tips we've picked up over the course of 15years creating fingerprint guest books.
Ink and pens
To leave a fingerprint guests just press their finger onto a coloured ink pad then onto your design. Our favourite ink is momento dew drop ink. It is acid free, water based and fast drying and even comes is a cute little droplet shape. This is great for a leaf or water drop so in some cases you might prefer to just touch the ink pad straight onto the paper instead of using a finger. It can be nice to have a few different shades for guests to choose from too. Another brand to consider is color box. Fine art and scrapbooking pens are good for guests to sign with such as Faber Castell and Memory Marker. Sharpies are always popular or a dual tipped acrylic paint pen is long lasting and works great on darker backgrounds with a the options of white or gold, as well as black.
Clean up
Just have a pack of wet wipes and a towel handy so guests can remove the excess ink right away. In many cases that may be all that's needed, sometime, especially with darker inks, guests might need to wash their hands with soap and water at some point to remove the tint. If you're still worried you can as mentioned above use the stamp straight onto the paper or consider a signature only guest book.
Fingerprint guest book top tips
- For a big even like a wedding start things off yourself or ask your bridal party and family members to. A big empty guest book poster might be a little intimidating to have the first go on. Once a few people have left their print it will be easy for others to follow.
- Have a test bit of paper handy. Just an ordinary blank bit of paper guests might like to try their fingerprint out on first.
- Display instructions. Let guests know the process or just that it's your guest book alternative with a sign. We have a selection of free signs to download here or you can purchase a printed one along with your guest book.
- Consider backup ink or pens. We've been using the momento inks for years and have never run out of ink at an even yet - but, if guests leave the lids off for too long they could dry up. So you may want to consider more than one ink pad or pen just in case. Inks are water based so a tiny dab of water may get them going again if they do dry up.
You can find a big selection of fingerprint guest book designs in our shop.
I'm so excited to release my latest illustrations. At the start of the year I set myself a goal to finish off an Aussie animal nursery art set before Australia Day and they're here! A cute koala, cuddly wombat, cool kangaroo and cheeky possum. Also available as a set or individually.
And just because illustrating wombats was so much fun (and because 90% of the time I've seen them in real life they are on their backs lounging around) I have a cute new lazy wombat print too.
