Winnie the Pooh

THUMBPRINT TREE

My friend contacted me about a Winnie the Pooh themed baby shower for a baby with a nursery of the same theme.  She had this great idea for a thumbprint tree for the shower... 

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree!

Thumbprint trees are a great alternative to a guest book at showers, weddings and birthday parties!

Instead of signing a book, guests dip their thumbs in green ink and stamp the canvas.  Their thumbprints look like leaves for the tree!   When the ink dries, the guest signs his or her name over their new leaf.

I can't wait to see what this thumbprint tree looks like with all of its leaves!

CUSTOM PAINTING

That same week, another friend contacted me about a custom painting for a pre-teen who loves 

Winnie the Pooh, but is getting older and her tastes in decor are maturing.  

She wanted a painting that will offer some encouraging words that can also grow with her through the years.  

She found this quote by Christopher Robin that every child growing up deserves to know and hear,

and even better, it's perfect for a fan of Winnie the Pooh!

Under the Sea Thumbprint "Coral Reef"

Thumbprint Trees are a hot item to have at baby showers and are quickly replacing the traditional guest book.  Using a green stamp pad, guests use their thumbprints to make leaves on a bare tree and then sign their names on top of the leaves when they dry.  At the end of the shower, the Mommy can frame the canvas and add it as a special, personalized touch to the baby's nursery.  (Check out the "Thumbprint Tree" link to the left to see different trees made by Kidspired Creations.)

But, what do you do if a tree would just look really out of place in the baby's nursery, yet you love the concept of the thumbprint tree?  You think outside of the box!

That's exactly what I had to do when I was presented with the idea of making a Thumbprint "Coral Reef" for an Under the Sea themed shower to complement a baby girl's nursery with the same theme.  I'm not going to lie, I had NO idea how to even attempt to paint a coral reef/tree for thumbprints, so I was a bit intimidated by this request.  However, I absolutely LOVE how it turned out and cannot wait to see it hanging in Baby Starlee's nursery!!!  Instead of the thumbprints making leaves for a tree, the thumbprints were turned into FISH that swim around the reef! 

After all the thumbprints and signatures dried, tails and fins were added to the prints to make them look like fish - my mother and sister-in-law's idea, not mine, so I cannot take credit for it.  And since I was not able to make the shower myself, my sister-in-law added the finishing touches (and some sparkle) to the fish!  I think it turned out fabulous!!!

Speaking of fabulous, the shower looked AMAZING!!!  My mother and sister-in-law are truly talented when it comes to decorating and even catering showers, banquets, birthday parties, and other events.  Here are just a few pictures:

The sign-in table

The cake from La Baguette, decorated by my sister-in-law (Caruso's Catering)

Lollipop Starfish displayed in "coral" made by melting sugar!

Sugar Coral!!!

Jellyfish paper lanterns hung over the centerpieces

Sign-in table for the thumbprint coral reef

Gift table.  I LOVE the jellyfish paper lanterns!!!