Last month I hosted a baby shower for my friend Alicia, who also happens to be?my?sister-in-law, at my house.? As I was planning the shower, I knew I wanted to stay away from the traditional, gender or animal themed?baby showers.? I?just wanted the shower to come across as a more?sophisticated celebration.? Even though?my sister-in-law is having a boy, I didn't shy away from girlie?details?because the baby shower is really for the mom-to-be and her friends.? After?planning and researching, I decided to decorate with a modern green and gray color palette to complement the existing color scheme in my home.? Everything just grew from there and I ended up making the table runners, cloth napkins, pom-poms, mason jar sleeves and mantle decorations the fit the theme.?
As I was designing the invitations, I knew I wanted to?sew a fabric pattern onto paper.? Then,when I was shopping in the fabric district in downtown LA I found some really hideous fabric that had these pretty green flowers in the pattern.? The fabric was only $1.40yd, so I bought a couple yards of the fabric and cut out the flowers for the invitations, image above, and for the favor bags, image below.?I couldn't be more pleased with the results.? I also saved soup and vegetable cans to cover with fabric to use for the vases, image above.?
Creating enough seating for 22 people in family room also proved to be a bit challenging, image above. But after purchasing?folding chairs from Ikea and borrowing tables from friends, I was able to create an intimate seating arrangement in my family room.?
My kitchen housed the dessert bar on my retro credenza, image above.??I made several individual creme brulee desserts?because they are my sister-in-law's favorite.? I also created the tissue paper fringe backdrop to cover the door that leads to my laundry room.?
Overall it was a really great day.? All of the ladies who came to the shower had a great time.? We ate lots of delicious food and Alicia received everything she needed for her new baby.? I'm so glad I was able to host this shower at my house and I am even more happy that I was able to share it here with you.? -blessings, Brittany
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