JENNI'S PINK POM POM BABY SHOWER

I've been waiting (impatiently) to share one of my favorite events... Jenni's baby shower! Almost three years ago I co-hosted this charming fete for my bestie along with two incredible and important women in Jenni's life, Lori and Amanda. Although it was a couple's shower, we decided on a pink pom pom / chevron theme to match Amara's nursery (scroll down to see) and just told the boys to get over it! Plus I guarantee 99% of the guys never noticed the girly theme when there was plenty of drinks, great food, and lots of late-night dancing going on! And Jenni and Gabe's friends can DANCE, people. Actually the dance floor was my favorite area strung with tons and tons of pom poms!

The dessert table laden with all pink desserts and a garland of little tissue paper squares.

Gabe and Jenni! Youngin's...

I found this pink box in the office section at Walmart!! and filled it with teeny treat bags full of Gabe's favorite candies, Reeses Pieces. Gotta give the dad one thing, right?

Lori made the BEST oreo truffles...omg 

We wrapped the vases and tables with ribbon - simple!

Late night s'mores around the fire pit were the perfect way to end the night!

My favorite thing to make for baby showers- a diaper cake! To fit with the pom pom theme, I just made tiny ones and stuck them in with floral wire.

To give the cake an ombre look, use matching tissue paper and ribbon: two fuschia tiers, one light pink tier, and two white tiers. Normally I use Pamper Swaddlers diapers since they're all white... but honestly I had these on hand and didn't mind the touch of green.

More of our diaper cakes HERE and HERE.

We asked Jenni and Gabe's parents to send us pictures of them when they were little for the centerpieces, so we could imagine what Amara will look like! (Spoiler: exactly like Gabe).

We even anchored some poms in the pool to carry the theme throughout the yard. Amanda's home is stunning, right??

I made this chevron photo booth backdrop with just squares of pink and white tissue paper. Just layer the squares- no cutting! I used double stick tape on two large pieces of foam core and Lori's insanely handy hubby hung them with fishing line. 

Photo booth props: empty barnwood frames from Hobby Lobby, and a baby bump pillow were favorites. We also left a blank scrap book out for guests to write their best advice and wishes!

Here's the gorgeous Jenni in Amara's nursery- the inspiration for the whole shower! She and Lori hand painted this wall! To see Amara's white and modern big girl room, click HERE, though after all that hard work painting, I can't believe Jenni switched the look!

The invite! Inspired by the pink chevron wall above. By Rock Paper Scissors.

What a joyful night! We celebrated the crap out of these two. Deserving people who created the most special little lady, Amara. Let's do it again, Jenni! (She's reading this going, noooo way!)

-L

REBECCA'S BASEBALL THEMED BRIDAL SHOWER

It's #TBT party series time! Rebecca is one of my very best friends since childhood. She got engaged at game 7 of the 2011 World Series- go Cards!! Rebecca and her now husband, Mike, are reaaaally into baseball, so we thought it appropriate to throw an All American Girls Baseball themed bridal shower for her! I planned this party with one of the most creative people I know and a bestie of Rebecca's, Sam Schmiz. We had a tough time finding inspiration for a modern adult girls baseball theme so we stuck with simple colors pink, red, and mint, and gave it a vintage style. 

Instead of a guest book, we had everyone sign baseballs! Another fun thing we did was take pictures of each guest in the photo booth, then as the party went on, we secretly made baseball cards for each guest to take home and a copy for Rebecca. We also gave Rebecca coordinating stationery and presented everything in a "baseball memorabilia" box with stat cards from each guest. 

Here's the bride-to-be and the baseball themed food table. Hot dogs, nacho bar, popcorn, soft pretzels, and peanuts. 

I painted these forks just by taping off sections. (I'll post a polka dot DIY soon.) Napkins by Shop Sweet Lulu- our fav party supplies site!

Cracker Jack Treats... oooommmmggg you guys. Recipe HERE just sprinkle fleur de sel on top.

We thought it would be fun to put the toppings into those little plastic baseball hats you get at the game for ice cream (AKA one of the only reasons I attend baseball games).

This was so fun- instead of playing a game we had the guests fill out these "stat cards". Each square had a number involved in it to fit the baseball theme, like 7 is the number of___, on their 10 anniversary___, etc. We gave Rebecca the stat cards for her memorabilia box. PURCHASE HERE

How cute are these pennant invites Sam designed?

Sam used her Cricut to make the bunting banners, confetti, and this photo booth backdrop. Anyone have the new Cricut Explore? Dying for one!!

Anyone throwing a baseball themed shower? We'd love to see what you come up with!

-L

A "WINTER WONDERLAND" BABY SPRINKLE

Our #TBT (Throwback Thursday) Party this week is a baby shower I put together for our sweet friend, Shara. Baby number two was on the way, and I wanted to do something simple, not over the top, but still oh so special. 

It was a "winter wonderland" theme with some confetti markings as well. My main focus was to have "snow" hanging from the ceiling and an amazing dessert table. It was January, so it just felt right. 

^^The invite (Rock Paper Scissors) ^^

I actually put confetti in the envelopes as well! That always a nice surprise for the recipient! yay! 

^^ I did simple mantel decor by using fake snow and cotton balls, flowers, candles, DIY anthro inspired letters and a handmade felt banner. I put modge podge on the bottom of the votive candle jars and sprinkled glitter on them to give them a little something extra. Also, the banner consists of felt flags and wooden beads from JoAnn's that I painted an aqua blue.... shara's favorite color.^^

^^ White flowers are just so classy to me. They ALWAYS work!! ^^

^^ The dessert bar was my favorite part! So many yummy treats, especially those Aunt Ellie's Campfire Crispies! I mean.... seriously. ^^

^^ Hand-lettering on the chalkboard. Always fun! ^^

^^"To go treat bags" are always a good idea when you are serving lots of sweets. Guests took extras home to their kids. That is what they said at least. I am SURE that they probably had a treat or two in their car.... in private! ^^

^^ Anything you can do to make writing "thank-you" notes a little easier on a new mom really helps. I had each of the guests address their own envelope, and I had already written Shara's address on the back as well. All she had to do was write the simple note, and put a stamp on it. Easy! ^^

My only tutorial I took pics of because I am the worst at stopping throughout my projects to take tutorial pics, as I get too excited favorite tutorial that I can share with you are the DIY color-blocked spoons I made. Pretty self-explanatory.... just tape your utensils down with painters' tape while blocking off different sections. Paint your first color, allow drying time, move your tape and block off another section, and repeat until you get the desired look. It was time consuming, but man... I am such a sucker for little details! ^^

P.S. Tomorrow is Friday!!! WHOOP WHOOP!

-J