Looking for baby shower favors that have a spring time feel to them? These Blooming Flower Bottle Stoppers are perfect!

Inspired by the vibrant, breathtaking beauty that rises from April’s rains and sunny days, these will delight your guests at the baby shower and when they take them home!

Spring is definitely in the air…and with it comes thoughts of bunches and bunches of sweet smelling flowers! This is a perfect time of year for a baby shower, and if you are lucky enough to be planning a Spring shower, all those flowers will make your decorating a breeze.

Pots of tulips or daffodils can add beautiful, cheerful splashes of color to your party area, and they can do double duty as game prizes or sunny gifts for your shower guests to take home.

Cut flowers are also stunning, and, combined with some of our decorative containers, can make gorgeous, simple centerpieces for your tables. Click here to browse our selection of glass bowls, table mirrors, and vases to begin designing the centerpieces for your Spring shower.

For a beautiful, one-of-a-kind gift and memento for Mama-to-be, check out our Signature Vase. Fill it up with the season’s most colorful blooms, and send Mama home with an armload of both fragrant flowers and precious notes of love from some of the most important people in her life.

And, of course, don’t forget a pretty, fresh corsage for the guest-of-honor—it’s her big day, and she deserves some gorgeous flowers!

Posted by Shannon, a Dot-arilla Blogger

March is always a welcome month here in Wisconsin. We’re typically still buried beneath mounds of snow (with a blizzard or two to look forward to yet), and the temperatures rarely rise above the forties, but…it’s March! The month in which Spring begins!

This time of year, in our part of the country, we all enter a community-wide state of denial about the weather. We stop shoveling our sidewalks because surely the sun will melt that newly fallen four inches of snow in no time! We drive around with our windows open—refreshing! This time of year is when you’ll begin to see otherwise intelligent people parading around in thin jackets and completely weather-inappropriate footwear. Because it’s Spring! Um…soon.

In honor of Spring’s (almost! really! any day now!) arrival, my daughter and I did a bit of indoor planting. We sat down with some good potting soil, a few seed packets, and a couple pots, and twenty minutes later we had a window sill full of cheerful soon-to-be herbs. It felt good to get our hands a bit dirty, even if we were only at our kitchen table, and it made us both eager for Spring to truly arrive so we could begin work outside in our garden!

If you’d like to do a bit of indoor gardening yourself, you can’t go wrong with herbs. They love window sills, and you can keep them inside year round or transfer them to your garden after the danger of frost has passed. If you need a little guidance, here’s a list of some easy-to-grow herbs:

• Basil
• Bay
• Chervil
• Chives
• Oregano
• Parsley
• Rosemary
• Sage
• Tarragon
• Thyme

Just follow the planting directions on your package of seeds, place them in a sunny windowsill, and wait for your very own bit of Spring to grow! Happy digging!

Posted by Shannon, a Dot-arilla Blogger

Dot til’ you drop at our new and improved BabyShowerStuff.com!

These baby shower favors are not only cute, they’re definitely a trend setter! If you are planning a baby shower for that ‘fashionista’ the Trendy-ette Gift Set is a great choice!

This purse shaped gift box has the hot, modern, trendy colors of brown, pink and blue. Perfect for hostess gifts, game winner gifts, or a simple thank you gift.

Throwing a baby shower is a wonderful way to bring friends and family together to celebrate the upcoming arrival or arrivals. To show your favorite expectant mother how much you care, be prepared with entertaining games, delicious food and fun decorations that will brighten up any party location.

The joy and excitement of a well-organized baby shower provides friends and family with a chance to congratulate the mother and celebrate the miracle of the impending birth. To add to the festive occasion, have each guest write a note to the new baby in a personalized scrapbook, expressing their excitement about waiting for them to be born. The notes that family and friends write will be treasured long after the baby is born.

Be sure to capture the magic of the day by either taking pictures on your own, or by hiring a professional photographer. Include the pictures, a sample of the invite and any other tidbits that reflect the nature of the party. Once the child is born, you can present the mother with the scrapbook of pictures and notes that captures all of the baby shower moments for a lifetime of enjoyment.

Post by Julie, a Dot-arilla Blogger

Are you planning a spring-time baptism or christening for your little bundle of joy? This season is the perfect time of year to celebrate important milestones like these. With easy access to fresh, bright flowers and classy decorations, you can create a sophisticated event that will fit any budget and be fondly remembered by everyone who attends.

A baptism or christening is an exciting and joyful event for everyone involved. Start the celebration out right with personalized invitations. Baptism and christening invitations are available in pink, blue, or in more neutral colors like black and white. Depending on the theme of the event, you can select from sophisticated designs featuring illustrations of the cross, or more playful designs depicting an Angel Baby. For your convenience, select matching thank you notes at the time that you order the invitations to make post-party thank you’s easy.

Decorating for a baptism or christening is easy when you have high quality products that are both creative and attractive. For the best look, try going with a theme to set the tone of the room. You can choose to go playful and fun, featuring bright, child-friendly colors and plush stuffed animals, or more sophisticated, with subdued tones and dignified crosses that relay the importance of the occasion.

For a spring time event, try adorning your tables with freshly cut flowers in festive vases. Place settings and tablecloths can be included for both sit down meals or buffet set ups, allowing your guests to easily find a place to relax and enjoy the party. Tea lights floating in a glass bowl or a small votive holder can add a beautiful glow to each table, just be sure to keep little hands away from them!

Do-it-yourselfers will find great joy in creating their own baptism or christening favors. Try filling small, clear jars with delicious buttermints or fun pacifier-shaped candies to hand out to your guests as they leave. Simply add candy, tie a satin ribbon around the top, and adorn it with a personalized label that memorializes the special day. Gifts like these make wonderful keepsakes for your guests long after the candy is gone.

When planning a baptism or christening, the most important thing to remember is to make it an event that is as special as the baby that you are planning it for. Adding special touches like personalized decorations and special favors for your guests will make the day one that you and your friends and family will never forget.

While your baby may not remember what an important day their baptism or christening was, your memories will last a lifetime. Make those the best memories possible by putting thought and care into your party planning.

Post by Julie, a Dot-arilla Blogger

Part of the fun planning a baby shower is choosing a baby shower theme and then coordinating it all. We have baby shower invitations with matching baby shower return address labels so you won’t have to hand write anymore!

Having one less thing to worry about when planning a baby shower makes all the difference; especially if you feel a little overwhelmed!

Fun and modern baby shower favors
are almost impossible to find,
but our NEW Notepads and Mirrors are simply one-of-a-kind!

You will absolutely adore our new trendy notepads! They are available in pink and brown, and blue and brown.
Check out the new notepads at: http://www.simplybabystuff.com/notepads.html

Your guests will love our new cosmetic mirrors. The mirrors fit perfectly in a purse and will arrive in an organza bag for that gift giving look.
Shop our new cosmetic mirrors at: http://www.simplybabystuff.com/compactmirror.html

Other new favors at SimplyBabyStuff.com are Monkey Boy Soaps, Monkey Girl Soaps, and Personalized Lollipops…be sure to check them out!!

Pre-printed, customizable baby shower game comes in boy, girl and gender neutral options for hassle-free shower games

MENOMONIE, WIS., February, 2010 — SimplyBabyStuff.com, a leading online retailer of baby shower invitations, baby shower decorations and baby shower favors, introduces Fabulous 5, a new baby shower game that provides five fun-to-play baby shower games on one, beautifully printed sheet, in “it’s a girl” pink, “it’s a boy” blue or neutral lime, for those keeping baby’s gender a surprise.

“We have put a modern spin on baby shower games with our Fabulous 5 game by adding personalization and having 5 games printed on one beautifully designed sheet,” says Sherri Yukel, founder, BigDotOfHappiness.com. “With our Fabulous 5 personalized, pre-printed baby shower game, the hostess spends less time organizing games and more time enjoying the party. In addition, we offer great ideas for prizes and gifts to create the perfect baby shower.”

The Fabulous 5 shower games can be personalized with the name of the mom-to-be and each game sheet comes with five games: Famous Families – Match the famous celebrity with their child; Oh Baby! – See how many songs, phrases, or movies your can think of that use the word baby; Who’s Your Mommy? – Guess the name of each of the animal baby’s mommy; What’s Mommy Wearing? – Be the best at remembering what the new mommy is wearing and Baby Busters – Decide if the 20 pregnancy statements listed are fact or myth. The minimum order for Fabulous 5 is 20 cards.

In addition to the Fabulous 5, SimplyBabyStuff.com features a variety of unique baby shower games. “Sweet Mess” baby shower game comes with four candy bars for melting in diapers and 24 player sheets. “Bun in the Oven” pull-tab game includes 20 cards per pack and is the hottest new baby shower game in town. Always a favorite among shower goers, “The Clothespin Game” includes 24 clothespins in colors to complement any shower.

Baby shower themes, banners and tableware in a variety of styles add that extra special touch and because no shower is complete without gifts and party favors, SimplyBabyStuff.com offers some of the most unique shower favors, gifts and prizes available on one site.

About SimplyBabyStuff.com

From functional to fantastic, SimplyBabyStuff.com has it all and you’ve heard about it on The View on ABC-TV! Proving a bounty of wonderful gift ideas for babies, baby shower ideas and favors; as well as something for the older siblings and the new mom and dad. Need a baptism idea, this is the site for you…Welcome that new little one in style. Come in and look around, you are sure to find that perfect something.