Baby Cumberbatch Shower

We were thrilled to hear that my sister-in-law, Rachel and my husband's brother, Jake, are expecting a little boy later this year.  They live on the west coast and were planning a visit to Wisconsin this last weekend.  I thought it would be a great opportunity to host a baby shower for Rachel while they were in town.  

As a joke, they started calling their little guy "Cumberbatch" after seeing a movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch.  He also plays Sherlock on the BBC version of this character.  So, I opted for a Sherlock themed baby shower.  Surely that hadn't been done before!

Here is some of the decor.  Blue balloons, of course.  I made four mini-diaper cakes and stuffed cake pops in as toppers.  The cake pops were our parting gift.  

A local restaurant in town used parchment paper with a London newspaper theme.  They gave me a few sheets of this great paper and I used them to decorate each of the cake boards.  

I found this great onsie at CafePress.com.

Here's the cake, topped with gumpaste baby shoes.

 

Rachel's favorite cake flavor is chocolate.  So here's her chocolate cake, with chocolate fudge and Oreo filling and chocolate buttercream frosting.

I went to my local Ben Franklin Crafts and found some great scrapbook paper.  I cut out little Sherlock silhouettes and onsies for this banner.  

My friend Sarah, who has her own Etsy page for crocheted items, made these Sherlock hats for the special occasion.  One for Daddy and one for baby Cumberbatch when he arrives.

And here was the menu:

Fruit Water

Coffee and Moriar-TEA

Fruit Pizzas

Fruit Ka-Bobs and Veggie Vases

Caprese Bruschetta

Deviled Eggs

California Quinoa Salad

Sandwiches

Asian Pinwheels

Cucumber Salsa

Josie and her Grandma made this little family tree.  As guests arrived, they wrote down some advice for the new mom and placed their leaf up on the tree.  When their gifts were opened, each guests advice was read to Rachel.

We had a great turnout and a fantastic day!  What a special occasion to celebrate!  We can't wait to meet the new addition to our family!

[I'm] Without A Clue

My husband's favorite movie of ALL TIME is Without A Clue, a Sherlock Holmes and Watson movie starring Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley circa 1988.  I've see the movie once, my husband...eh...about 100 times.  And I remember the one time I watched the movie with him, he was giggling in anticipation of the "funny" moments in the film which distracted me from watching the movie.  He loved it as a child and still loves it today.  If you're a Sherlock fan, I'm "sher" you'll love this one too.  Be prepared for some ridiculousness, however.  You were warned.  And perhaps if you're watching it NOT in the presence of my husband, your level of distraction will be much less and perhaps you'll remember more about this movie that is cherished so very much.  

So for our second birthday get together for the weekend, I whipped up this bad boy.  A chocolate flecked cake with Nutella frosting.  I made a sillouette of Sherlock out of fondant and put 221b on the cake.  True Sherlock fans will surely get the significance of that.  ;)

Here's the cake ready to be served!

Nothing is prettier than a candle-lit cake, in my opinion.

And here's the inside of this delicious cake.  You can see all of the wonderful chocolate "flecks" - 1 POUND of chocolate flecks to be exact.  Mmmmmm!

Happy Birthday, Danny!  Can't wait for your next "birthday on the five!"