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Mustache or Bows Party (a gender surprise party)

June 15, 2011

I’m excited to share with you how we decided to celebrate this little one with friends and family who knew we were pregnant. We did another gender surprise party, but this time around Ted and I knew beforehand :) 

I called it the ‘Mustache or Bows’ party and you can imagine all of the cute possibilities! For our colours I decided against Pink or Blue because (to be honest) they reminded me of my Eisley-girl and our gender surprise party with her, less than a year ago. So I decided on yellow, purple, black and polkadots! Here are “just a few” photos from our party with a few DIY details, for example, the above sign was an old headboard we were going to use for firewood. I painted with yellow and then added chalkboard paint to the middle. I’m also using this for Chase’s 2nd birthday!

Handmade pom poms. LOVE how these turned out! You can find the tutorial for how to make them here.

Paper straws from the adorable little shop; Shop Sweet Lulu.

Guests were asked to wear their guess on them with a mustache or a bow pin. The bows were made from purple scrap fabric and the mustaches made from felt. I spray painted cardboard and used chalk for the words and then pinned the cute little guys on there!

Side note with a funny story: I was excited for how cute the bows and mustaches turned out and I showed Ted, who said awkwardly, “Oh yeah, cute babe.” I later learned from him that he thought the bows were meant to be like bow ties for little boys and that was why he was kind of surprised by the way I made them. He told me he thought I was trying to do like an old school, western-type bow tie. HAHA! I reminded him that not everyone knew the gender and that the bows were representing if it was a girl. Who has pregnant brain now?! ;) (love you babe!)

I loved seeing what everyone chose.

We pretty much had even guesses all the way around! SO fun to see who guessed what!

How did we share the gender this time? I added blue melting chocolate to the cupcakes and then added a little batter on top. The chocolates then sunk to the bottom, so all people had to do to learn the gender was peel back the cupcake liner. :) Super fun!

I made these party trays from two old frames ($2) from a thrift store! I painted them black then added modge podge to the center and laid cute polkadot paper down! I love them and will use them for every party we hold, maybe even BBQs ;)

We did fun little mustache and bow molds! I love that we did the mustaches yellow – I knew it was a boy but I didn’t even plan on the fact that I already have two blondies and might just possibly have another! (Just fyi -you cannot find mustache or bow molds at hobby stores, you’ll have to order them online. I found mine cheapest on Amazon!)

So… Mustache or bow?!? (ya know, in case you missed the cupcake in above photos, hehe) …

{MUSTACHE}

92 Comments leave one →
  1. June 15, 2011 6:37 pm

    Your creativity never ceases to amaze me! That is the cutest, most unique party ever! What a fun way to celebrate your littlest boy!

  2. June 15, 2011 8:28 pm

    Love everything about this jami! Fabulous job on all the details!

  3. Chey permalink
    June 15, 2011 11:30 pm

    great pictures! you totally captured it!

  4. June 17, 2011 8:33 am

    Such a cool idea! And the cupcakes look SO cute! Kinda too cute to eat! lol

  5. June 17, 2011 8:37 am

    What an incredibly fun idea! Congrats on the news and the party.

    When I was pregnant with my first, we didn’t find out the gender. With our second, I found out — but my hubby didn’t want to know. It was agonizing: I’d slip, then have to “slip” again within a few hours to perform reverse psychology. Too funny!

    Congrats on Friday Freshly Pressed!

    Mikalee

  6. June 17, 2011 8:57 am

    Those pictures really made me hungry! :D

  7. June 17, 2011 8:58 am

    What a great party! I am almost jealous that I didn’t have such a great idea to make a party! :D

  8. June 17, 2011 9:00 am

    Very creative! Congrats on the new little “blue” baby :)

  9. June 17, 2011 9:03 am

    haha this is so much fun and inventive! Congrats of being freshly pressed and most importantly, congratulations on your pregnancy :) Hope all goes well.

  10. June 17, 2011 9:12 am

    Oh my, do you know how to throw a party or what?! Wow…everything you made looks incredible!!

    Also, congrats on the baby boy! What a blessing he will be, I’m sure! :) Oh, and congratulations on being Freshly Pressed as well!

  11. June 17, 2011 9:36 am

    awesome and so bright!

  12. June 17, 2011 9:39 am

    Your blog is awesome – lot of creative stuff:)

  13. June 17, 2011 9:49 am

    love it! super cute and creative

  14. June 17, 2011 10:00 am

    What an amazing way to share such great news! Love this idea. So creative and fun the way you got all involved in such a great moment of your lives. Love the photos too. The mood is so obvious with the tones and color. : )

  15. June 17, 2011 10:03 am

    The idea of a “guess the gender party” is so foreign here in Singapore, but I really enjoyed reading/looking through this post from start to finish!

    I hope I do crazy awesome things like that too with whomever I start a family with in future! Thanks for sharing your family affair online…. and now it’s ended up on freshly pressed :P

  16. June 17, 2011 10:08 am

    Congratulations! And such a cute and special way to celebrate! Love the decorations and the chocolate bows and moustaches! :) And congrats on being freshly pressed too! :)

  17. June 17, 2011 10:13 am

    Congrats on being FP! Very creative way to annouce the gender – like all the touches for the party. Congrats on your new bundle of joy.

  18. June 17, 2011 10:22 am

    Wish we had done something this creative to announce the genders of our children. I thought making a big cookie with blue or pink icing was a great idea. Nothing compared to your party. Bravo.

  19. June 17, 2011 11:14 am

    What a completely adorable idea (( and who doesn’t love a good party anyways )). Your decorations & ideas were the cutest.

    All the best to your new blue moustache :)

    Cheers! MJ

  20. June 17, 2011 11:28 am

    How cute & original!!! Congrats on being prego & Freshly Pressed!

  21. June 17, 2011 11:41 am

    That was a great idea. So creative. Sorry for your lost last year…but congrats on your little boy. :0)

  22. June 17, 2011 11:49 am

    Great pictures, and congratulations!

    -GD
    My writing blog: http://shelleddreams.wordpress.com/

  23. June 17, 2011 12:02 pm

    I love this idea! And the spread and decorations are just too cool!

  24. June 17, 2011 1:24 pm

    what a great site this is Love it!!!

  25. June 17, 2011 2:23 pm

    WooooooooW!!!

    Every man would love a moustache of those not to save themselves everyday :)

  26. June 17, 2011 3:01 pm

    This is adorable. What creative ideas! I love the mustache lollipops.

  27. June 17, 2011 3:14 pm

    That looks like so much fun!
    I love the idea behind the party as well, very creative indeed:-)

    Regards

    -Viktoria-

  28. June 17, 2011 3:32 pm

    Wow, you’re so creative! What an adorable way to reveal the gender of your new little one. Congratulations for your little boy, and congratulations on being Freshly Pressed :)

  29. June 17, 2011 3:38 pm

    Why didn’t I think of this! Such a cute idea… and great pictures! :)

  30. June 17, 2011 4:02 pm

    Love the frame-trays!!! (and everything else too of course, great party!) :D

  31. June 17, 2011 5:37 pm

    What a wonderful idea!! And a huge congrats on being freshly pressed!!

  32. June 17, 2011 8:27 pm

    Very cute. A good friend of mine just did a moustache party as her graduation party!

  33. June 17, 2011 8:58 pm

    very creative! those pictures really make me hungry… haha!!!!

  34. June 17, 2011 9:57 pm

    What a fun idea. I’d love to go to a party like that! Oh and congratulations.

  35. June 17, 2011 10:06 pm

    This is so cute!! You are very artistic and creative! Your children are blessed :)

    Congrats on being freshly pressed!! Cheers!

  36. June 17, 2011 10:56 pm

    Wow. Can I have one of the cupcakes? Seems so tempting, you know. Great pictures. :)

  37. derekmunson permalink
    June 17, 2011 11:56 pm

    you got cool brains. nice work dreaming this party up, carrying it out, and capturing it in such an awesome way.

  38. June 18, 2011 1:49 am

    This is awesome!!! I enjoyed reading this a lot… you are very creative. Keep it up!

  39. June 18, 2011 2:32 am

    This is sweet. Except that in India , you can’t have this party because the gender will never be disclosed to you by the doc before the delivery. Anyway, have fun with the kids. Just in case you didn’t know and presuming you like her, you look a lot like Lily from “How I Met Your Mother”.

  40. June 18, 2011 3:15 am

    The photographs are lovely! So interactive and colorful!
    That looks like so much fun!
    Congratulations for … you know what! ;)

  41. June 18, 2011 4:25 am

    wow. this is indeed very innovative and fun idea for a party! Loved everything about it!

  42. June 18, 2011 5:24 am

    So fun! Sounds like a great party. And congratulations on your little man. :)

  43. June 18, 2011 8:01 am

    congratulations ,, that is so lovely :)

  44. June 18, 2011 8:52 am

    Congrats on the baby boy!!!!! I love the whole idea and really love how creative you were with everything. I can’t believe you made all that stuff. Great Job!

  45. June 18, 2011 9:35 am

    I love your creativity and how you plan out your party so well, with color shemes and attention to detail. Your cupcakes looked amazing and i must try that chocolate idea out one day. Your photos are beautiful!

  46. June 18, 2011 10:12 am

    awesome! great ideas! congrats!!

  47. jenmargor permalink
    June 18, 2011 4:42 pm

    how fun!!!

  48. June 18, 2011 6:47 pm

    This party was probably so much fun! Congrats!

  49. June 18, 2011 8:23 pm

    This is so damn cool! You’re very creative – kudos for that! I can just imagine every parent doing something like this every time a new baby comes along! It would be helluva fun! :)

  50. June 18, 2011 9:04 pm

    I always love a random idea that takes a twist on the same ‘ol concept that can be as dry as well, it’s just dry, but very good job! Hope the party was a success and good luck on your baby!

  51. June 19, 2011 12:49 am

    Very creative!

  52. June 19, 2011 2:05 am

    Those cupcakes are truly beautiful! Congrats on Freshly Pressed. I read some of your other posts, I like the way that you write and your honesty, It’s very inspiring. x

  53. June 19, 2011 2:42 am

    wow this is so creative! I love it :)

    http://rukhshiixoxo89.wordpress.com/

  54. June 19, 2011 2:58 am

    Wow! Awesome party!!! Everything is just so perfect!!

  55. June 19, 2011 6:02 am

    This must a Favorite stop for all Mustache lovers fine blend of photos arranged in excellent manner.

  56. June 19, 2011 7:46 am

    Really creative :)

  57. June 19, 2011 10:20 am

    Really nice idea and great pictures! And the cupcakes look really tasty! Definitely keep it up!

  58. June 19, 2011 1:56 pm

    I love all the crafts, and cupcakes, and everything you made for the party. It’s very creative and fun!

  59. June 19, 2011 3:29 pm

    Very artistic, innovative and fun party. Purple and yellow together makes a unique, beautiful combo, almost vintage with a twist. Congrats.

  60. June 19, 2011 5:06 pm

    I really love the amount of effort you put into this party to make it absolutely amazing! I have a hostess inside of me that will never die and can NEVER be suppressed, so when I see someone going all out like this it warms my heart :) My best wishes!

  61. June 19, 2011 6:17 pm

    First, congratulations! Second, awesome blog! Third, cool party! Fourth, terrific craftiness!

  62. June 19, 2011 6:23 pm

    I found your blog through the WordPress home page….

    Love love LOVE this party theme! I am *so* going to copy it! :)

  63. June 19, 2011 6:32 pm

    What a great idea!!! I love the “wear your guess” idea. I will definitely be referencing you for my friends baby shower!

    Thanks!!!

    Xo
    Jen

  64. June 19, 2011 8:35 pm

    Love your blog! Congrats on the baby! I will totally be using the cup cake idea!

  65. June 19, 2011 9:33 pm

    Your party looks like so much fun! I saw some of those paper pom-poms the other day at a local store and couldn’t believe the price. I thought to myself, “Surely I can make these myself and for a lot less.” Yours turned out so pretty! Thanks for the link to the tutorial.

    Congrats on your news and love your creativity!

  66. June 19, 2011 9:48 pm

    very creative, great pics.

  67. June 19, 2011 10:06 pm

    Gorgeous! You are so talented :)

  68. June 19, 2011 11:19 pm

    What a lovely blog! I love the colour scheme of purple and yellow muted tones, very effective!

  69. June 19, 2011 11:33 pm

    Amazing photos!

  70. June 20, 2011 12:22 am

    what an amazingly creative woman you are! What fun, too.

  71. June 20, 2011 2:25 am

    Fantastic! :)

  72. June 20, 2011 2:49 am

    This is so awesome; I love creatively themed parties! You did everything so well :)

  73. June 20, 2011 4:26 am

    Added you to my blogroll :)

  74. June 20, 2011 6:20 am

    That is, without a doubt, the coolest and most creative party I have ever seen! It does give me an idea for my sweet sixteenth though… he he he. :P

    Thanks for sharing!

  75. June 21, 2011 7:13 am

    Congrats on being freshly pressed!!! This shower is Bing-Bang Awesome! I’m swooning.
    Toni

  76. Jaime permalink
    June 23, 2011 12:13 pm

    Such a lucky family to have such a creative, open and positive mommy – Congratulations!

  77. shea permalink
    June 23, 2011 12:41 pm

    Poppin over from Ohdeedoh. FABU idea and nicely styled. Now I wanna have another baby so I can do this. {p.s. pinning your post and adding you to my reader now.}

  78. June 24, 2011 1:16 am

    OmG!! that is so cute!! absolutely love the theme!!

  79. June 24, 2011 10:53 pm

    Excellent read, I just passed this onto a colleague who was doing some research on that. And he just bought me lunch since I found it for him smile So let me rephrase that: Thanks for lunch!

  80. June 26, 2011 5:05 pm

    Congrats on your baby boy! And love the crafts especially the trays made from old picture frames!!!

  81. August 28, 2011 1:58 pm

    wow, amazing, I love it

  82. September 21, 2011 2:28 pm

    i’ve enjoyed checking out your blog. i love your openness in sharing all the stuff you’re dealing with, and all your creative projects too. i’m sorry for you loss, and i hope this past week has brought continued healing for you and your family. i found your blog when i was google-ing “pink or blue” gender parties, and *unfortunately* i also came across another blog that the so-called writer totally high-jacked all your photos and info from this post. it’s pretty creepy (and sad). i don’t want to post the link here, b/c i don’t really want to drive lots of traffic to her site. but i’d be happy to email you the link if you’d like to contact her. i guess you’ll have my email when i leave this comment. feel free to contact me. :) –amanda

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