i never posted pictures from my sister's baby shower!!

now "baby owen" is 9 month old

amelia!

{once again, my photography skills are really lacking}

i shared the invite awhile back

 decorating was a bit of a challenge since this is

what usually takes place in the hall.

............

my sister is obsessed with gardening...

like made need an intervention

{backdrop is made from square paper plates with squares of paper}

so we thought a garden shower was perfect!

we carried the theme throughout the desserts:

donut hole acorns

 pie pops

{super easy with pillsbury pie crust & homemade jam}

they are standing in a bottle drying rack!

my mom made these and could not understand

what was wrong with one big pie!

but how cute are they?!

 bird on the banner

...........

with so many people to seat,

we have large folding tables and folding chairs.

to spruce things up without spending a fortune,

i bought lots of burlap and cut runners for the tables

my aunts had already gotten fall fabric

for tablecloths so it all worked nicely together.

 centerpiece

 candles in veggies

 i had seen a tutorial for how to make these billy button flowers,

but it did not go well.

i went back to hobby lobby to get more

wool roving and they actually had these felt balls in

the perfect colors!

 mommy and daddy making their fingerprint birds

 {sisters}

my two sisters becca (the baker) and cathy (co artist)

did just as much work on this party.

i think it turned out to be fun and original.

check out my pinterest board to see the inspiration

for so much of this party!

as the marathon of baby showers continues,

i bring you the invite for my sister's shower.

my sister is obsessed with her vegetable garden.

like needs a 12 step program obsessed.

like spends most of her free time in the spring

planning, researching & planting obsessed.

like grows seedlings in her guest room obsessed!

i think you all get the picture!

so a garden themed baby shower it will be!

{owen is her last name}

it was my husband's idea to use garden puns in the wording

"lettuce" celebrate, the little "pumpkin" 

and we'll "pepper" her with gifts.

 she likes simple, so i used brown kraft paper.

you can see down by the picture of the address labels

that the back of the invite was the polka dot paper

i used as a backdrop for these pictures.

 the baby's name will be amelia, so that is one of the garden signs.

i added a strip of "grass" that i designed and cut with the cricut.

the finishing touch was teal twine and a hot pink button.

 i created green dot wrap around address labels to brighten up

the brown kraft paper envelopes.

check out all the party inspiration on my pinterest board!

shower pictures will be up next week.

i'm still not exactly sure what to call this shower.

the original thought was for it to be a vintage toy theme,

but when we found out the baby was a girl, we put more of

a vintage book/schoolhouse vibe in there.

whatever you want to call the theme, it turned out great!

unfortunately, my photography skills are not so great...

  once i created the chalkboard for the invite,

i knew that i wanted to incorporate it into all the paper goods.
{especially because the mama is a teacher!}

 

since the shower was a group effort
{thrown by both aunts and grandmas}

i was just in charge of all paper decor.

it was so nice to have just one job to do!!

the beautiful room

as guests walked in, they saw this table decorated with various vintage toys.

 we asked everyone to sign the mommy-to-be's favorite children's book.

i had seen this idea on pinterest, 

and decided to make one for baby caroline

flowers were made following this pinterest tutorial

in the center of the room we had a table full of toys/mementos from

the mom and dad's childhood

 we got the cutest vintage flashcards from pretty little studio on etsy

i bought the mini cards for this banner

in between the letters, i made pennants with these adorable silhouettes.

the silhouettes are cut from chalkboard scrapbook paper

using the "a child's year" cricut cartridge.

 for the gift table i made a banner using pdfs

that i also bought from pretty little studio.

once again, i used the silhouettes from the cricut.
{tip:having a party at a restaurant may mean you cannot
hang a banner on the wall. what i did was attach my banner
to dowel rods and stuck them into vases.
in the vases, i had styrofoam hidden in sugar.}

i saw this idea as part of a really cute "abc baby shower"
and loved it!

 the baby's grandma did the cute centerpieces.  they were terra cotta vases that she painted white and filled with baby's breath.  they also had really cute blue and pink ric rac which you can't really see because of the menu.  she also cut wooden blocks, painted them and stamped them.

{menu}

i used the chalkboard background from the invite

and cut out the bracket shape.

all the coordinating paper backing is from hobby lobby.

{drink label}

i'm so happy for my sister-in-law and can not wait for my new niece to come!

shannon has spoiled my kids so much over the years,

i have a lot of catching up to do!

to see all my pinterest inspiration go here!
for all your party needs contact me through my etsy shop!

i am so excited!

my sister and my sister-in-law are both

pregnant with their first babies...

and they are due only a week apart!

we are very busy planning showers, but here

is a sneak peak of the first one.

my sister-in-law loves anthropology and anything vintage,

so we wanted to create a shower that had that feeling.

at first it started as a vintage toy theme, but has morphed into

a vintage toy/book/schoolhouse theme :)

i am so proud of the invite.

it's probably my favorite of anything

i've ever done.

i found a tutorial for how to create a

chalkboard background in illustrator.

{and i did 90% of it without my sister's help}

my mother-in-law helped sew the invite to fabric.

i think it makes it looks so delicate and pretty!

the mommy-to-be is a teacher,

so we loved the "G is for Girl"!

the chalkboard is incorporated throughout the shower

including these cute onesie stickers i made

for baby's monthly pictures.

check back next week to see all the shower details!

i was asked to help plan

an owl themed

baby shower.

i was so excited because there are

tons of cute owl ideas out there!

they know the baby is

a boy so i decided on the color scheme

of light blue, sage green, cream and brown.

i loved this blue/cream polka dot paper!

each dot was outlined with silver glitter.

so pretty! 

but very messy, my house is still sparkling

{and not in the it's so clean way}

and i just love the "branch" letters!

the mini-banner will go with

a tree that they are going to hang

advice for the new mom.

(i made circles out of the same paper for the advice)

garland:

this garland is made by gluing 3 scalloped circles together

cupcake toppers:

i saw the tutorial on how to make

these pompom toppers here.

 sign for the tea table

 food labels

onesie stickers for pictures on each of the first 12 months