Monday, January 16, 2012

Perfectly Pink Baby Shower

For those of you waiting on a kitchen cabinet update (is anyone waiting on a cabinet update?), they are done! I do not have pics yet because I literally have not been home during the day to take any! With school starting back and planning a party (keep reading), my days have been FULL! I promise some pics very soon if anyone is still reading…

On Saturday, I helped host a baby shower at my mom’s house for my cousin, Paige. Paige is expecting Baby Charlotte sometime the end of February. It was a family shower full of yummy food and pretty baby girl things.

Here’s the wreath I made for the front door. Two pink feather boas tied together and wrapped around a piece of pipe insulation makes a pretty wreath! I sprayed the pipe insulation pink in case any showed through all the feathers. Mom added a “C” for some cute personalization.
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Mom made these cute topiaries! She wrapped feather string around a foam ball and secured the string with pins. She painted a dowel white and used glass beads in a small pink bucket to secure the topiary.
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I designed the invitation using Pixlr and Picnik. Both are super easy to use, and I never thought I would say that I had designed an invitation! I will have a hard time paying someone to do them now.
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The gorgeous flowers were done by a sweet friend! The china doll was mine as a child, and I can tell you that it’s a miracle it was not broken. I hated dolls!
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My friend, MJ from 517 Creations, designed the beautiful “cupcake” toppers. Since we had brunch, they were placed in the Danish. Charlotte’s monogram and a pink baby onesie were the perfect little accent.
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Aren’t they stylish and sweet? Thanks MJ!
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We wrapped the forks in pink napkins and tied them with a pretty pink ribbon.
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We had to have some pink rock candy stirrers for the coffee!
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MJ also designed the “Sweet Baby Girl” banner that we hung going into and out of the “big room”.
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Even the dog was festive!
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The food included egg casserole, cheese grits, hot fruit, banana and pumpkin bread, sausage balls, Danish and Russian tea, coffee, and tea punch!
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These two, Elliotte and my neice, Leah, were the life of the shower. E was so excited that Paige let her help open presents.
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All the ladies in the “big room” at my parents’ house.
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We had such a good time “showering” Paige and Baby Charlotte. We can’t wait to meet her!

I hope to have a kitchen cabinet post for you all very soon! Don’t you hate it when your day job gets in the way of your hobby?!




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2 comments:

  1. This looks pretty! I bet y'all had so much fun. :)

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  2. I love all the details! The kids especially look like they had a blast. Great job! I am a new Pinterest follower visiting from Gingerbread Blog. Vicky from Mess For Less

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