Minted. Review

It's Monday Friends! To help brighten up the first day of your work week, I have a sweet little holiday smile to share with you today! With Easter just a few weeks away, I started early on getting together our greeting card. Thanks to the wonderful and amazing Minted.com, the process was easy and fun!

Minted. is one of my favorite sites to browse for my stationary needs for any occasion! They are known for their fabulous indie-designed Birth Announcements that can be customized to include a photo of your new arrival as well as your preferred color scheme, all surrounded by a stylish design that is exclusive to Minted.com. 

What makes Minted. so unique is their mission to "find exceptional artist and designers from all over the world and bring their work to consumers who appreciate great design." They offer independent designers a chance to showcase their talent by submitting their work to produce unique and exclusive prints that you may not find in traditional retail stores.  

Not only does Minted. offer the most chic and worldly designs that just so happen to be printed on top-of-the-line luxurious signature paper, they allow you to customize your chosen design through their Personalized Designer Tool. There you are able to customize font, color and layout of your draft, allowing the outcome to be uniquely you.

When it came time for our yearly Easter Card, I couldn't wait to browse all the fun and festive options that Minted. has to offer. I decided to go with this simple and sweet design. It coordinated perfectly with this photo I took of Kenzie trying out her new Easter outfit. I left the design as is and just added our family name, a pink color on the back of the card as well as added the cutesy pink polka dot liner for my envelopes. After my order was approved, Minted. kindly sent me this sweet little virtual proof while I waited to receive our actual cards in the mail.

When they arrived, they were just as adorable in person as they appeared on my computer screen... and I-Phone screen. (hehe)

I received our photo cards, envelopes, liners and an easy step by step on how to assemble the liners inside each envelope.

Once again, I am thrilled with how adorable our cards turned out and the quality continuously remains top notch! There is still time for you to become Minted.  Stop by today and browse their amazing design collection for your occasion of choice, you will not be disappointed! Be sure to partake in their 6 year anniversary celebration and take 15% off your entire purchase with code: 6YEARS!

Baby Friendly Easter Basket Goodies

I know babies are not old enough to get into the true holiday spirit, however, it doesn't mean that parents can't. It has been a loooong time since I woke up to the excitement of an Easter basket, I miss those days.  I remember I used to ask my mom to put one together for me up until I graduated from college,  needless to say my request was ignored. That just lets you know the level of excitement I have when holidays roll around. Even if McKenzie has no idea what an Easter basket is, this year I am going to join the fun of assembling one for her. I say to all of the new first time parents out there,"Just Go For It!" -no one has to know! Now that we have our handmade Easter basket put together and ready to go, it's filler time! I had to really think about this one since I'm unable to just stuff her basket with a chocolate bunny, an array of candy and a few toys. I really want her to enjoy what's inside, so here are a few items that I (I mean the Easter Bunny) came up with.

Melissa & Doug Brenna Plush Bunny$14.99: Babies R Us

Pat The Bunny Board Book $9.99: Babies R Us

See a Pat The Bunny Themed Baby Shower Here

Nuby Softees Hard and Soft Teether Set $10.99: Target

Plastic Easter Eggs 2/$3.00: Michaels

Leave empty or turn in to a rattle by adding dried rice or macaroni (tape over entire seam)

Precious Firsts Newborn Bunny Blanket $7.99: Target

Skip Hop Hug & Hide Puppet Pal $9.99: Babies R Us

Where are Baby's Easter Eggs" book $7.99: Babies R Us

Bubbles-Miracle Bubbles $2.89: Target

This is more of a grown-up & baby activity

Infantino Peek Rattle Teether $9.99: Target

Adorably Simplistic Easter Photo Session - Jackie Willome Photography

I just love how nowadays our children are photographed in such a fun and unique way. I remember as a child my Easter photography experience consisted of a walk through the mall, a loooong wait in line to sit on the big smiling Easter bunny's lap, then receiving a page of wallets to hand out to grandma and grandpa. Although this tradition is still going strong, more and more families are also taking it to the pros! There are so many adorable Easter sessions that I've seen lately, however, this one stood out to me because of its simplicity and of course the ADORABLE little angel who just melts your heart. Amazing and talented Texas based photographer Jackie Willome uses minimal props, an all white backdrop and a cutie pie in a neutral dress to impress . Jackie Willome's concept is so simple, yet produces such fanciful and whimsical photos! The only problem is, I wish I could keep scrolling down to view more! A sweet little face, a live bunny and a golden egg, get ready to fawn!

 

 

 

 

Photography By: Jackie Willome

A Bunny Of A Good Time: Kate's 1st Birthday

In keeping with our Easter/Bunny theme here at Fawn Over Baby, you will be smitten over this Adorable bunny themed 1st birthday party! Photographer Carrie Vines captured the day so beautifully you feel as though you are actually there.  Carrie's photos of the design and details will have you swooning and scrolling down to see more! From real live bunnies to a rabbit revealing magician, the entertainment had guest of all ages fascinated!  Step into this enchanting celebration and get ready to fawn!

Kate's Bunny Themed 1st Birthday

Birthday girl enjoying her special guests

Guests left with a goodie bag adorned with a Whole Wheat Crepe Recipe Tag

**Special Thank You to Carrie Vines for allowing me access to her photos to share today!

Source: Carrie Vines Photography

"Pat The Bunny" Baby Shower

Continuing with our Easter theme segment here at Fawn Over Baby, I found this ADORABLE vintage bunny themed baby shower! Photographer and blogger, Whitney Smith, designed this shower around the classic "Pat The Bunny:touch and feel" book.  I love anything vintage and ideas that creative minds come up with to bring it back to life. This charming baby shower does just that, from the adorable bunny invitations to the water bottles labeled with a bunny silhouette sprouting a cotton ball bunny tail to match! If you are fawning over this baby shower as much as I am and would like to see more photos, visit The Smith Family blog!

Each guest left with a petite vase filled with a perfume spritzed crepe paper flower - so sweet

Notice the adorable little cotton ball tail

The mirror corner displayed baby photos of the parents-to-be

Each touch-and-feel page of Pat-The-Bunny was incorporated throughout the shower

Source: The Smith Family