Sneak Peek: Woodland Forest Theme Invitations and Party Favors
categories: baby shower ideas, kids party ideas
Here’s a sneak peek at the invitations for the upcoming Woodland Forest Baby Shower I’m hosting in November. The different elements are from a few illustrations purchased at istockphoto.com (see below), and I plan to create some coordinating signage and favor tags for the actual party. I also like the idea of mailing these out in brown bag kraft envelopes for a woodsy feel…
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Party Favors
When I posted on the inspiration board for this party theme last week (Part 1 and Part 2), Marian from the RIDICULOUSLY ADORABLE blog, Sweetopia, emailed me a link to a Royal Icing Tutorial post that she created, which features woodland forest-themed cookies as the example! And, as luck would have it, we seem to be inspired by the same things…
Seriously, could these be any more perfect?! Here’s how they look all done up with ribbon & cellophane as party favors…
I wish Marian lived closer so I could attempt to hire her to recreate these for the baby shower (she’s based near Toronto). I’m pretty doubtful that my own attempts to recreate these would look anything like her amazing creations, so I’ll probably be turning to someone local that specializes in this sort of thing. That makes one less thing for my own to-do list anyways, right? =)
Click here to check out more eye candy (and lots of tutorials!) at Sweetopia!
P.S. I’m filing this under “kids party ideas” and “first birthday” too, because I still think this theme would be adorable for occasions beyond baby showers too. The invite wording could be changed to “Let’s Celebrate!” or “Jake is ONE!” or “Birthday BOY/GIRL”, and you could give the squirrel & owl characters little birthday hats… =)
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I Love, Love, Love this theme! The cookies are fantastic and so is the invitation. It definitely has inspired me, I can’t wait to see the final project.
Oct 6, 2009 at 1:25 pm -
That is so adorable and those cookies WOW! Looking forward to seeing the entire project. What a wonderful start!
Oct 6, 2009 at 1:34 pm -
I love it…it is so cute!!
Oct 6, 2009 at 1:41 pm -
I Love all your work…I was wondering do you have a site where we can order your invitations or do you just do custom work. I would love those invites. Thanks!!!
Oct 6, 2009 at 1:44 pm -
Those cookies are seriously awesome!
Oct 6, 2009 at 1:46 pm -
Oooooh, I loves it! Those invites are adorable – and I’m all ready to go home and make sugar cookies with royal icing!
Oct 6, 2009 at 1:57 pm -
Love this theme and colors. It’s modern but child friendly.
Oct 6, 2009 at 1:58 pm -
THUD.
Can someone help me up?
Faintworthy cute, Jenn. Dying over here.
Oct 6, 2009 at 2:04 pm -
super cute! I am a HUGE fan of brown bag envelopes for just about everything these days . . .spy-themed bday party, eco-friendly bridal shower . . . works for everything
Oct 6, 2009 at 2:10 pm
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Such a great theme! I’m loving the owl stuff
Oct 6, 2009 at 2:26 pm -
This is sooooo cute! The woodland theme (owls, squirrels, mushrooms, etc.) is so popular now. The cookies are amazing….such talent! Have fun with this. It is going to b3 adorable!
Oct 6, 2009 at 4:32 pm -
Oh my gosh!! Everything is adorable. I absolutely love owls. Those cookies are to die for. So stinking cute… no way I could eat one. ha!
Oct 6, 2009 at 6:08 pm -
LOVE this! I have posted about it on my blog and linked back….you always have the most gorgeous ideas!
Oct 6, 2009 at 7:38 pm -
love those owls; too cute!!! makes me want to have a baby and you don’t want to know how old I am.
Oct 7, 2009 at 4:31 am -
Kaylee –
I don’t have a website set up where you can purchase the invites, but I can customize any of my existing designs for a small fee and send you the high-res artwork (or recommend a good printer).Just send me a message through this contact form if you’re interested: http://www.hostesswiththemostess.com/suggestions/
Oct 7, 2009 at 8:19 am -
This theme is beyond adorable. I love the colors you have going on and the invite is perfect. The cookies…don’t get me started, they are amazing!
Oct 7, 2009 at 10:59 am -
Such a cute theme! I love it!! Those cookies are adorable
Oct 7, 2009 at 5:14 pm -
all i can say is omg…i love everything!!!!
Oct 7, 2009 at 8:57 pm -
Thanks so much for featuring these! It looks like we have similar tastes! lol
Oct 8, 2009 at 3:22 am -
Oh I love it….i hope you post DIY’s. Thanks for the inspiration….everything looks amazing. Cant wait to see the finale.
Oct 8, 2009 at 7:18 am -
OMG … those cookies are SOOOO cute! My daughter is really into squirrels and owls — she would just love them!
Oct 10, 2009 at 9:46 pm -
OMG, gorgeous as always! I love your site and thank you so much for sharing tips and ideas with us. Hugs!
P.S. I love the font her name is in, would you mind sharing the name of it? TIA!
Oct 11, 2009 at 1:46 pm -
Hi Bella -
The font is called ConeyIsland and you can download it for free here:
http://www.fontspace.com/font-a-licious/coney-island
Oct 11, 2009 at 5:04 pm -
This is super cute. I love, love, love the cookies, they look super delicious!
Oct 19, 2009 at 7:07 am -
I LOVE those cookies!
Oct 30, 2009 at 2:58 pm -
What a cute theme! I love your idea! Can you pass me those yummy cookies?
Nov 9, 2009 at 10:58 pm -
Can’t WAIT to see how this shower theme turned out!! It’s ADORABLE
Dec 15, 2009 at 12:50 pm -
Have you posted the pics already for this party? Will you also put up DIY’s. I love everything you do…it always comes out beautiful!!!
Jan 5, 2010 at 1:56 pm -
Would like to purchase the woodland forest invitations? can someone tell me how? I am giving my daughter a baby shower in the begining of march.
Jan 6, 2010 at 11:42 pm -
I’d love to have more information about the invitations as well! Has this shower been done?? I’m giving a shower for a dear friend of mine the beginning of March too and this is her bedding that she picked from Babies R Us..so it’s PERFECT for her shower. Can anyone help??
Jan 14, 2010 at 2:24 pm -
Hi Chantel -
Here’s a link to the photo album for this shower on the HWTM Facebook Page so that you can see how it turned out:
http://www.facebook.com/hwtmfan?v=photos#/album.php?aid=125592&id=17887528943As for the invitations, I can customize the name & info on the design shown here for a small fee and give you the high-res artwork, but I don’t facilitate printing. Most people have them printed at http://www.emaginedigital.com or a local print shop. If you’re interested, send me an message through our Suggestions page:
http://www.hostesswiththemostess.com/suggestions/Cheers,
Jan 14, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Jenn -
I sent a message through the suggestions page linked above a while ago to have some invitations made but only got a message back saying not everything will be read or responded to. Anything else I can do?? I’m very interested in finding out prices on having something like this for our shower!
Jan 26, 2010 at 1:12 pm
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Hi Chantel –
Just emailed you back
Jan 26, 2010 at 2:15 pm -
Hi Jenn,
I sent a messga through the suggestions page linked above yesterday. Do you think it would be possible to attain some of the above invitations?
Jan 29, 2010 at 4:27 pm
