Monday Musings

One of my favorite things to do is help with bridal and baby showers. My mom, sisters and I have a lot of fun with these kinds of things! I have a dear friend who loves to create invitations, and so often, she takes care of that detail! Here are a few pictures from past events. The key is to keep things simple! And that's what we try to do. It is always fun to try to incorporate things that are personal for each shower recipient too. Here are some ideas from past showers.

For church showers, there is a small budget that we are able to work with. This was a morning shower, and we had had several "breakfast" occasions with the ladies recently. Instead of quiche and casseroles, we had Panera scones and bagels. That was a treat. My friend had used the "blue paper" hanging decorations for her son's first birthday party and let me borrow them. That reminds me...I need to return t hem. They are in my trunk, probably smushed to pieces by now!

This beverage dispenser shows up frequently at parties and events. It came from Sam's and has gotten lots and lots of use! This is a juice blend that I just threw together. You can add ginger ale to just about anything and float ice cubes and fruit and have something nices to look at.

This was one of the more elaborate projects I attempted. You cut a watermelon in half and stick flowers down into the flesh part of the watermelon. They stayed fresh in the refrigerator overnight! The ribbon and monkey came from Hobby Lobby. It was a bit of a sticky project- one that was fun to do but not necessarily a quick, do it every time you have a party centerpiece!

Often at baby showers I have the attendees write a card of advice/encouragement for the new-mom-to-be. It is always fun to see what the ladies come up with!

Sometimes instead of cake we serve petit fours. These are from Publix. They have little baby booties on top. They are pretty little things and taste pretty good too!

It is fun to have a variety of foods. Having friends who help is great, especially when they make really good hummus!

This cake is from Publix. They have a great bakery and always do a beautiful job! This phrase was taken from text of a couple's engagement story. Just a little something to make the shower personal for that bride.

Diaper cakes are the easiest things to make! It makes a great gift too! The scrabble pieces were one of my favorite parts of this cake. They were in Mom and Dad's basement from a project Rach had gotten into. There were plenty of pieces available, and the right letters :)...so they made it on to the cake!

We spent an evening painting letters for this decor. Hobby Lobby has more "cheap stuff" for these kinds of decorations. It's especially nice if it happens to be 50% off when you need it too!

A lady in our church made this cake. As you can see diaper cakes can vary in different ways. They always look amazing and hard to make. But they aren't!

We have thrown a lot of parties/showers/receptions this summer. I should have taken more pictures, but I didn't. It is always a lot of fun to share in special times in the lives of friends and family!