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Beep Beep! Car Themed Baby Shower – Real Party

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Car Themed Baby Shower

My sweet sister is expecting her first baby boy!  This past week I helped throw her a ‘Car’ themed shower.  I hope she loved it.  I can hardly wait to meet the little stud muffin.

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Car Themed Baby Shower

Can you believe I made those cookies?!!  I can’t!  I’ve been secretly pretending to be my idols: Bridget at Bake At 350 and Marian at Sweetopia.  They are the sweetest gals who are MASTERS at royal icing and cookie making.  If you want to learn, THEY are who you want to learn it from.  I will admit, that picture was the BEST cookie I created. They took me WAY longer than expected {and  I wanted to say a swear word by the time I was done with them}.  After a good nights rest, I woke up and was pretty happy with my first attempts.

The car sandwiches were filled with chicken salad and cut with the same cookie cutter I used for the sugar cookies.  And because I know that someone is going to ask, HERE is where I found the adorable vintage-like paper straws.  Did you spot the Lemon Meringue Cupcakes I told you about last week?

I love babies.  I love a good party.  I love food.

About Shelley

Shelley is one of the three founding editors of How Does She. She’s a spunky wife & mother of five, an interior design guru, and a party throwing queen. She loves cooking for crowds, eating good food, and dressing up like a girly girl.

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  1. TidyMom says

    SHELLEY!!! Do you see me jumping up and down????? you did an AWESOME job on the cookies……..and ALL of it!!!!

    I SOOO know what you mean, my cookies always look better the next day after I have time away from them! lol…..when you’re working on them you see every little mistake. Yours look FANTASTIC!!
    .-= TidyMom´s last blog ..Chili’s Bar & Grill Review and $50 Giveaway =-.

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    • Shelley says

      Ah thanks Cheryl! That means a lot coming from you. I must admit,…it was my third TRY on these same cookies. I do two PRE-TRIALS that weren’t as successful. Royal icing is tricky!

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    • Rebecca Carnicle says

      I love what you did!! Your cookies were beautiful. My best friend with the last name of Carr is having a baby boy. The nursery will be “car” themed. Did you have coordinating invitations? I have been searching for car themed invites, but I can not find anything like I want. Thank you for your help

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      • Shelley says

        I just put something together really quick on photoshop. It was really nothing fancy. I’d bet you could find some adorable car invites on Etsy?

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  2. Kim says

    I love both of those cookies ladies, too! The party is so cute – I love the straw tags – beep beep!

    Kim @
    party inspiration

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  7. Brittany@twocrazycupcakes says

    You did a great job! What a cute theme! My friend is having baby number 3 and it’s a girl! Hope I can throw her a shower as sweet as yours 🙂 And yes I agree those royal icing cookies are way harder than they look LOL! My first attempt was like a saturday night live skit!
    .-= Brittany@twocrazycupcakes´s last blog ..Carnival Party…How to DIY =-.

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  11. Jackie says

    WOW Shelley!! Again, you are amazing. I LOVE the car theme. I will have to file that one away for future use!! And the cookies, they turned out sooooo cute! 🙂

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  12. Penny says

    It was SUCH a CUTE party! I was so glad that I could be there. Everything tasted as good as it looked. And congratulations to the soon to be mother!

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  15. April Sears says

    That is all so adorable! I almost wish I was having another baby so I could have a shower. I will definately use these ideas when my new neices and nephews start to arrive. Thanks for sharing!

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  16. Melissa says

    Loving the cookies! Too cute! I love the new picture that you guys have on your emails, but you need to label it again so i know who is who! 😀 just an idea! 😀 Thanks for all the great ideas on your website!
    .-= Melissa´s last blog ..Dryer Sheet Giveaway!!!! =-.

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    • Shelley says

      I can’t believe I got comments from both of my baking idols! Thanks Marian and Bridget! 😉 You both totally made my day!

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  22. Tina Wright says

    I am so not faking when I say those cookie & everything else is soooooo Cute!
    I don’t have the patience for that type of thing so I am so impressed by those of you who make amazing things like that. =)

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  27. Amber says

    What a cute theme! Your cookies turned out amazing and the straws were a fun touch. I really like that you cut the finger sandwiches with the car cookie cutter. Fun addition!

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  31. Debbie J. says

    Seriously….those cookies look fabulous! Never would have known they took you FOR. EV. ER. Loved everything!

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  32. Mel says

    You are too funny. The cookies are FABULOUS with a capital F. They look like they were time consuming. Thanks for sharing.

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  37. ALyssa says

    Those are fantastic! No faking required- you did a really great job, too bad my boys are a bit ollder you caould do a 1st or 2nd bday with this too!. Thanks for sharing.

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  38. Andrea says

    Wow. I can see why they took you forever to make. But how cute and they look so professional! (Are you taking orders??) Just kidding! You probably never want to see frosted cookies again, right? 🙂

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  44. Lara says

    ok shelley.. i gotta ask. I’ve been looking at several cookie decorating sites. The two included on this post. And I want to know your favorite recipes. Favorite recipe for sugar cookies and favorite recipe for royal icing! I really want to learn how to do amazing cookies like you!
    .-= Lara´s last blog ..Bubble Oodles =-.

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  45. Miller says

    Shelley. You did a great job on everything. Are you able to provide a picture of how the entire baby shower set up was? I ma trying to find baby shower beep beep decor, but I am having no luck. Anything you can provide will be great. Thanks

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    • Shelley says

      I wish I did! I’m sorry, I was so rushed that day, and all the pictures I have are posted here. 🙁 I’d love to see your party once it’s pulled together! 🙂 How Fun! Good Luck with it.

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  46. Jennifer says

    Hi Shelley, the cookies look great! In fact someone has asked if I would make them for their baby shower. I was wonderIng if you could tell me which order you did the colors. I see why you had a tough time getting it!!! Ps love the blog!! So glad I found it!

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    • Shelley says

      Hi Jennifer. I did the light blue main part of the car first and let it dry. Then I did the white window. Lastly, I did the dark blue wheels. Then I place a white circle on the wheels. Whew. 🙂 Catch all that?

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  47. Vicki says

    Wow you did a great job!! Love the cookies going to borrow your idea for a car themed baby shower I’m having for a good friend in a few weeks. What did you use for frosting the cookies to get such great detail, and not have it blend in together? Thanks for your help and ideas 🙂

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