Review: My Shiny Shop pink tassel garland set

Last month we have been testing another product from My Shiny Shop- tissue paper garland for L's first birthday party.

We were planning to have a BBQ in our garden and I wanted our house and our garden to be in the same colour scheme. I don't think many people paid attention to small details but I thought that garden looked so much better with bright, girly colours.

"We specialise in stylish wardrobe essentials, beautiful gifts and decorative room accessories for babies and children up to 10. We stock great brands from all around the globe. Some brands are entirely new to the UK. I found that there are some incredible brands out there that few people know about. I started my journey to bring these products into the UK spotlight. So you know what you're buying is not just beautiful and well-made, it's also unique".

The set includes 20 sheets of coloured (foil gold, pink, cyclamen, raspberry pink and burgundy) pre-cut tissue paper, 4.2 m of twine and 4 secure cords for gold tissue.

Even though putting together is quite a time consuming process it is very easy to do:

- separate sheets of tissue paper and roll each sheet

- when rolled fold it in half down the centre

- whilst folded put a finger or a pencil in between halves and twist the top up to pre-cut section. For gold tissues use small plastic cord supplied to secure twisted tassel
- put the twine through after each tassel, mix and match colours

We will be keeping the garland for the next BBQ or birthday party or I might even use it to decorate L's nursery when she is ready to sleep on her own.

L is very tempted to rip it apart aka play with it don't blame her it looks pretty!

The set is for those who don't have much time on their hands. This great colourful garland set is available in different colours to suit your party.

Disclaimer: I was sent the above items for the purpose of this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Baby Shower preparations

In less than 3 weeks I'm going to have my own baby shower, yes I'm organising it myself! I thought it would be easier to be in control of all things, such as food preparations, decorations and entertainment if I rely only on myself (I had few let downs in the fast from family members).

As a baby shower is not a traditional English even I decided to keep it that way- I'm not planning to have a party just for girls, we invited couples, as I would like it to be as a “get together” day with some possible activities throughout the day.

Our baby shower invitations were kindly provided by Zazzle, a website where you can find almost anything and not just buy items you see on their website but personalise them as well. 

“Zazzle is the world's leading platform for quality custom products. Zazzle’s rapidly expanding product base covers every topic imaginable and includes t-shirts, business cards, invitations, in addition to a variety of custom gifts. Upon creation, products are instantly and accurately visualized on the site and offered in the Zazzle marketplace. When ordered, each product is made on-demand, typically within 24 hours. Launched in 2005 and based in Redwood City, California, Zazzle’s vision is to redefine commerce, powered by the world’s imagination”.

I have spent few hours just browsing the website as I couldn't pick 1 design, I had tabs opened with few variations of the card we picked, a card with a very cute things hanging on a laundry line and Vintage Alice in Wonderland card, in the end we picked this (I just love it, this little girl is so cute):

Cards were delivered within a week and a half (according to website it could be 5-12 business days). I am very happy with the quality of cards as well as picture, font and colours look exactly as on a website. 

I am also making my own bunting (wall decorations) with a small help of Google, thankfully I had some bits and pieces left from our wedding, such as favour bags and ribbons and I'm planning to use it all for wall and table decorations.

Entertainment part I would like to keep as a secret for now, but hope it will fit well.

I'm so nervous for some reason, just want it all to look well and be organised, still have to think about our menu and table decorations.

Any suggestion as to what else I can do and plan for the day?

DISCLAIMER: I was sent  Zazzle voucher for the purposes of this review. All thoughts and opinion are my own.