DIY Truffula Trees or Truffula Flowers (Dr. Suess' The Lorax)

Making Truffula Trees from Dr. Suess' THE LORAX ... is super easy and SUUUPPPER CUTE!!

First things first

Purchase List

1.  Spanish Moss

2. One Large Clay Flower Pot

3.  Floral Foam Topiary with Wooden Dowel and Base

4.  Floral Tape - Brown and White

5.  Clear Tacky Glue

6.  Scissors

7.  (2) Long Boa Strands

 First wrap the wooden dowel with the White Floral Tape

The tape will stick to the dowel and there will be no need for Tacky Glue

Wrap the brown tape over the white tape leaving a gap between each wrap.

Glue along crease of the topiary foam sphere and begin wrapping your boa around the seam of the sphere.

Wrap the boa til the end finishes in the middle of the sphere.  Secure the end with tacky glue and begin wrapping the other side of the sphere.  You will have a full fuzzy top that resembles a Truffula Tree or Truffula Flower.

A How to Host a Baby (BABEE) Bee Shower for your little Mommy of a Baby to Bee

A BaBee Shower...

French BA' BEE Shower 

Ideas.... I D E A S ....

Having a BEE themed Baby Shower.... go the distance .. host a French themed bee shower.


First thing is first... Start shopping for French Bee Themed Items.

French Bee Design

1.  Utilize a Clip art or Design like you see above.

2.  Pick Soft Yellows, Browns, Dark Greys, Off Whites Tones in Fabrics and Ribbons

3.  Burlap - Burlap Wide Ribbon for Table Runners, Potato Sack Material, Burlap String and Burlap Fabric can be purchased at any local fabric store.

4.  Clear Vases and Jars for Displaying brightly colored candy

5. Topiaries and Yellow Sunflowers, Daisies and wispy grass for centerpieces

6.  Wooden Baskets

7. Focal Points for Your Guests to Admire the Expectant Mommy to Bee

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Greenery Purchased at Walmart for $5.99 per sunflower

Banner and Paper Items can be purchased as a bundle which includes

1. Mommy Advice Cards

2. Thank You notes

3. Bottle Wrappers

4.  Banners 

5. Bee Table Tags

6.  Candy Wrapper 

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Wooden Baskets to Display Gifts or Use for Housing Diapers for the Mommy to Bee

Purchase This Basket at your Local HomeGoods

Yellow Puffs and Yellow Paper Laterns accented with Bee (Jolee's Scrapbook Stickers) Stickers from Michaels Hobby Store

Purchase at Your Local Party Store

or 

Click here for Yellow Lanterns and Paper Products

TO Create adorable Bee Accents....

Grab some foam balls, Use acrylic Paint and create bee stripes in Yellow and Black, Add Thick Black Jewelry Wire, Shape into Wings and Antennas and Voila' ... Decorate your Bee Figures

GO BEE Crazy Over the Dessert Table

Candies in Yellow Wrappers 

Lemon Heads

Whoppers

Yellow Sugar Pops

Carmel and Chocolate Wrappers

Yellow and White Candy Sticks

Yellow Wrapped Saltwater Taffy

Add Lemon and Chocolate Macaroons

Idea for a BEE Hive Cupcake came from

Bee Hive Cupcakes

We had a local Chicago Baker Create 

Chocolate Cupcakes

Hexagon Sugar Cookies with Raw Sugar Topping

Caramel Frosting

Caramel Glaze in a Bag and added as accents in the corners of Sugar Cookies

Created Chocolate Melts French Bee Shapes

(Print out a French Bee on a piece of paper, lay your wax over the paper, melt chocolate and trace shape, Allow to Dry, remove cooled chocolate bee shape and place around dessert items)

This Cake WAS BEE- UTIFUL!!!

Contact Your Local Baker for  an Amazing Bee Themed Cake ........

Here is our Bee -UTIFUL Mommy to Bee in Full Bloom!