Baby's Introduction party

Hey guys..so the party is over and I am ready to show you some pics.. I took these after I decked up the hall and before the guests arrived..we had rented the function hall at our condo..it is perfect for 20-25 people. It was mainly for adults since the guest of honor-my baby is just 12 weeks and is interested only in balloons and bright colors:) I suppose you have seen the party preparations I did if not you can read the post about it here..

I put the name bunting I had made earlier on the entrance .. It is quite long 5 feet or so ..

I didn't have much to do with the buffet table expect with its location and the menu cards..The caterers brought the table skirting and the utensils etc..

We got some 30 helium balloons to deck the corners ...I put the red bunting on the windows.. For tutorial of red bunting click here.

We covered the tables with checkered table cloths and placed them in the center.. I really wanted to put some flowers in small jars or some centerpiece but didn't have the energy to do more:( next time .........hello by next time I mean next party not next baby..hehheehheeee:))

I wanted to have a dessert table or desert buffet bar ..but we decided for a more adult theme for this time.. Next time when he is a little older and can enjoy all the goodies himself as well I will have a kiddie table.. For now I had a cupcake stand with baby face chocolate cupcakes I had baked and candy with 'Thank you' written on them as a gift for our guests.. The DIY cupcake stand I had brought from a DIY store and covered it with golden paper!

I thoroughly enjoyed baking and decorating these baby face chocolate cupcakes.. I had taken pictures while making them so will be sharing a tutorial as to how to make these and the bunting as well!!!

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Party preparations

Hello friends.. How are you doing? Although I have been working on and also have finished many projects I have been very lazy in updating my blog.. So many new projects to share .. I will start with the latest one.. My baby is now almost 12 weeks old and we are having his first party this weekend !!! I am super excited and all week I have been busy preparing decorations and doing other party planning when he was sleeping.. Sharing with you what I have made so far...I will be sharing the tutorials for all these DIY projects soon..

Name Bunting made of paper and ribbon..

Lots of labels and tags...

I have a ambitious plan of baking 30 cupcakes and decorating them with baby faces .. I made a.Cupcake stand to arrange the cupcakes.. I just hope the cupcake turn out as pretty as I have imagined them to be..

We will be catering the rest of the food from outside .. so I made menu cards..

Red Bunting tutorial 

A few more buntings to decorate the hall..I really want to make a few more buntings but not sure if the time will permit!!

will share the finished pictures once the party hall is decorated are here!!! 

Sweet creations

When I was pregnant I tried to stay away from any sweet desserts thinking that they will just increase my weight and as such are of no health benefit to my baby and me.. But since I delivered I have this intense desire to eat cakes and chocolates.. So after trying to control my sweet tooth for a month I have finally given up and I have started baking cakes almost every next weekend:) 

The first one(clockwise) I baked and decorated for my mom on her birthday..It was a chocolate cake with strawberry butter cream icing inside..I baked and decorated it at midnight when my then 1.5 months old baby was sleeping..So did a hurried job on decorating the cake fearing he will awake soon.. I used store-bought marzipan to decorate the top and the sides.. also made swills with icing on the sides..The verdict was that it tasted yummy and looked very homely:)  You can see its slice in the last picture..

Next picture is of angel food cake I baked .. a healthier cake without eggs, oil, butter.. It was very light and frothy ..so light it was that it reminded us of the Austrian soufflé/ salzburger nockerl we had on our Austrian holiday..  Next pic is of  chocolate muffins on one such weekend.. Couldn't take picture of the finished one as I gobbled up a few too many as soon I baked them:)