Woodland Baby Shower

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:
• • Pinecone/Glitter Reindeers Garland: Costplus World Market
  • “Oh Boy” Balloon Sign: Etsy: Paperboy Party
  • • The balloons came with blow up sticks and a yarn string to hang them up with.

Decoration: “BABY Balloons”

• From: Esty: ChrissyBPartyShop
• • 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
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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

1. Used different plant garland and intertwined a glitter beaded garland from Hobby Lobby.
2. Glitter Pinecones: I gathered pinecones from the backyard and applied mod podge to each pinecone and sprinkles glitter on the the mod podge edges.
3. Woodland Animal Figurines – Ornaments from Target
4. About to Pop (Popcorn) Bar
5. 1. Line an old apple basket and filled with popcorn
   2. Metal Tins (Hobby Lobby) filled with different toppings for the popcorn
6. 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
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