My friend decided she wanted to find out her baby’s gender at delivery. I refreshing change from some of the weird (and sometimes dangerous) gender reveal parties.

After a failed attempt to buy decorations from party city (…pink… or blue….) I decided it would be fun to create my own for the party!

A quick Pinterest brainstorm took place and I decided on a Mama and Dada to Bee theme equipped with lots of different bee inspired ideas.

Most of the items were made with card stock and my Cricut maker (yeah I know great use of a $450 rig aha) most of the materials I already had on hand including the metallic gold and silver paper which was a bonus!

The vases were made from old mason jars and the flowers were literally picked from my back yard the day before. A weed is only a “weed” because we call it that. I was thrilled with the look and so were the guests!

The banners are now available on my Etsy page for those also interested in creating this beautiful gender neutral party for themselves or a loved one.

Dishwasher tabs are convenient but can lead to unnecessary waste and plastic, they all seem to come in plastic tubs and some of them even come individually wrapped…

I’ve found the transition to scooping a little powder into the dishwasher is just as effective as those tabs.

In a bog bowl, combine:

2 Cups Baking Soda

2 Cups Borax

1/2 Coarse Salt (or Epson Salt)

1/2 Vinegar

Store in a airtight bottle, even reuse one of those old dishwasher tab containers if you have one!

When going to use the mixture, scoop 2 tbsp of mixture into the soap insert, and to help fight grease, add 2 drops of dish washing liquid on top of the mixture to help with grease fighting. (NO MORE THAN 2 DROPS… TRUST ME.) Made that mistake in childhood. Only took once to learn the difference between the dish soap and the dishwasher soap.

Fill the Rise aid with vinegar to help with cloudiness, and then run your dishwasher as you normally would.

Gender Neutral Bee themed baby shower

DIY Dishwashing Detergent

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