- Baby Shower Invitations: Here Comes the Stork
The key purpose for hosting a baby shower is to regale the mother-to-be with gifts for the newborn or expected baby. These gifts include baby diapers, clothes, toys, and so forth. Baby showers were historically uncommon, and if they were held, only the expecting mother and her female relatives and friends would attend. However, baby showers have become common nowadays, and men are starting to accept baby shower invitations as well. - Re-Inventing the Letterpress Invitation
When you check your mail, you will inevitably receive a pile of unwanted bills, indiscriminate offers for magazines, and coupons. Once in a blue moon, you might actually receive a piece from an actual human being. You will notice these are well-crafted, nicely made letters and invitations. Notice the paper, with crisp, raised lettering seemingly crafted from an exclusive boutique. - Dinnerware: Making Meals Into Events
At the dawn of what most historians agree is the modern world, the years between 1815 and 1830, the most lavish dinner in the best homes in England consisted of only two courses?paltry by our standards. Of course, each course commonly consisted of twenty-five different dishes spread all over the table! The first course consisted of soups, trays laden with meats of all kind, whole fish, pies, and vegetables. The second course was ?lighter??deer, ham. roast goose, puddings and sweets. The Diners ?skirmished? among the serving pieces, taking a bit of everything. - Anticipating Birthday Invitations
Marking human birthdays is a lengthy tradition. Of course, the tradition does not date back to the dawn of human history-comprehension of lunar cycles and a calendar is required, naturally-but there have been festivities surrounding birthdays for thousands of years. Many rulers loved to throw parties for themselves. These were showy fetes. Birthdays were not necessarily restricted to the aristocracy, however. In some pagan societies, evil spirits were feared to stalk the birthday boy or girl. To ward them off, well-wishers surrounded the honoree for protection and made a ruckus. Ironically, this sounds an awful lot like some 21st century birthday bashes! - Baby Announcements: Truly Special Keepsakes
Many kinds of social events bring friends and families together. The majority of them, like weddings, anniversaries, and birthday parties, are very festive occasions. Few are as significant, however, as a newborn in the family. Defying hospital rules limiting visitors to two at a time, family members and friends flood into the tired but happy mother's hospital room. Packed like sardines, they circle the bed, cooing over the tiny bundle everyone insists on passing around. Sometimes there is a territorial preschooler strutting about showing off "my baby!" The glow in the room in palpable.
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