This
past weekend, the day we've been planning for months
was finally here: my sister's baby shower and it could not have gone better! As
I've mentioned, we had a pretty clear idea of what we wanted to do - no
"theme" per se, but for our sweet little Eli, we asked everyone to bring a book in the place of a card to help build his library. So with that in mind, we wanted to decorate with
books and bow ties and we followed the color scheme of the invitation:
teal and orange with gray and navy accents. You can see my baby shower inspiration board on Pinterest here.
Here's how everything looked:
|
Baby pics of the mom and dad-to-be mixed with some of Heather's favorite books from when she was little. :-) |
|
Me and the Momma-to-be |
We decorated with all of our old Dr Seuss/children's books that my Mom
dug out of storage. Such a cute, easy and no-cost way to decorate and got
me feeling so nostalgic. Pretty sure Greg and I had to read a Berenstein
Bears book or two when we were unpacking the books...
|
DIY'd tie wreath |
This DIY tie wreath,
which I originally saw on Pinterest, was actually quite easy to do. I got the collared shirt and the J Crew tie from a thrift store for less than $6. I had some assistance from the hubby as I have no clue how to tie a tie. Love, love this simple look for a baby boy. It can be re-purposed for the door of the baby's room and/or the hospital door (apparently decorating hospital doors is a big thing...)
For the "clothespin game," we hot-glued little bow ties on some of the
clothespins. (You'll notice bow tie "pins" they are wearing below!) My mom is a super-crafty bitch and sewed all the bow ties
herself; while I'm giving shout-outs, she also made that super-cute
chevron table runner!
Now, we just have to wait for little Baby Eli to get here - and we're just a little over 8 weeks away!
Awesome job! It turned out great!
ReplyDeletexoxo, Emily
www.mainstreetchic.blogspot.com