Throwing a party is always exciting for me, I love decorating and planning from the smallest details to the bigger items!
My Sister In-Law and Brother are having a baby boy and of course… I jumped at the idea of throwing their baby shower.
Below I have included pictures of the decorations, and a description of how it was made or where it was purchased. Enjoy!
The Theme: Bo-Ho Woodsy
Food: Catering By Tony’s Italian Market, Cake by Mermaids Bakery
- Originally I was going to make most of the food, but its a lot of work and can add up… so we opted to make a simple pasta salad and fruit and veggies platters… then we ordered sandwiches and wraps from Tony’s. It got rid of a HUGE headache… I recommend trying to find easy ways to cater or buy pre-maid foods… In the long run it will save you time, money and stress.
- I ordered a woodland animal cake from Mermaids Bakery on 16th Street in Denver, CO. It was beyond perfect, the ordering process was very easy and they did exactly what I wanted. The cake was a Vanilla cake with a vanilla frosting and Nutella filling. It was delicious and most and not overwhelmingly sweet. (spoken from a person who prefers salt to sweet)
Cake: Mermaids Bakery http://mermaidsbakery.com
Decorations:
I recommend making what you can and also turning to ETSY.COM. Etsy has really good cheap options… I wanted balloons and found they were cheaper on Etsy than on wholesale websites. I will include the pictures and a brief description of how they were made or where I purchased them from.
Activity: Make the baby a block!-
- Tools: Wood Blocks, Sponge Brushes, Mod Podge, Scissors, Scrap Book Paper, paper letters/numbers and stickers.
- Decorations:
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- Pinecone/Glitter Reindeers Garland: Costplus World Market
- “Oh Boy” Balloon Sign: Etsy: Paperboy Party
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- The balloons came with blow up sticks and a yarn string to hang them up with.
Decoration: “BABY Balloons”
- From: Esty: ChrissyBPartyShop
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- The 40 in. gold mylar balloons came in a better Gold color than the ones you can buy at Party City or other wholesale balloon stores and cost about $5 less. I just got them filled at Party City for less than $10
Decoration: Photo Background
- Used white butcher paper as the background
- Balloons: Party City
- “Oh Deer! It’s a Boy” Glitter Letter Sign: Etsy: EmmalizDesigns
- Sash: “Mommy To Be” Etsy: ShadesofPinkBtq (Glittler Gold letters and French Blue Sash)
- “Aunt Squad” Shirt – GandBamApparel
Decoration: Door Decor & Party Favors
- Door Hanger: Half Moon sign and tassel garland from Hobby Lobby
- Party Favors: Baby Fox shaped soaps! The came in 2 different scents and colors and were pre-packaged with a custom “Thank you” tag. Etsy: BelleSoaps
- Chalkboard sign – All signs and labels were made by VeronicaLetters (Instagram,Etsy, Facebook)
Decoration: Food Bar
- Used different plant garland and intertwined a glitter beaded garland from Hobby Lobby.
- Glitter Pinecones: I gathered pinecones from the backyard and applied mod podge to each pinecone and sprinkles glitter on the the mod podge edges.
- Woodland Animal Figurines – Ornaments from Target
- About to Pop (Popcorn) Bar
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- Line an old apple basket and filled with popcorn
- Metal Tins (Hobby Lobby) filled with different toppings for the popcorn
- Wood Tree Slices – Cost Plus World Market (Re-used from their Rehearsal Dinner)
Decoration: “Mom-Mosa Bar”
- Ordered Glass Carafes on Amazon and we put chalk labels for each juice flavor (peach, pomegranate, orange and pineapple)
- Glitter Pinecones: I gathered pinecones from the backyard and applied mod podge to each pinecone and sprinkles glitter on the the mod podge edges.
- Custom Champagne Glasses (We had them made for the Soon-to-be Grandmothers). Etsy: EmmalizDesigns
- Tripp (baby boy’s name) was made as a decoration and will also be hung up in his nursery. I recommend finding decorations that can be re-used in the nursery, it saves money for the soon-to-be parents plus you can re-use your decorations again! Etsy: HappyLoveDecor
