We are expecting the arrival of my niece in just a few short weeks, and I had the privilege of hosting a friends and family shower for sweet Madison. I had so much fun prepping and hosting for this event! We went full-on garden and floral theme. Thanks to Pinterest for the lovely ideas and inspiration.
I just knew that we had to have a cake made by local baker Katie Bass from Wildflour bakery. She completely knocked it out of the park, and crafted a masterpiece that was not only beautiful but so, so delish. Thank you Katie!
[check out that jam-filled center!]
In addition to the cake, we had immaculately decorated sugar cookies by the very talented Lilie Bakes, who is also local to the Clermont/Cleveland area. These cookies were all the rage and then some! So delicious too. Must-have for your next event!
To prep for the event, I started by making the backdrop out of just a simple dowel rod and sheer curtains from Wal-Mart. I had been browsing for some inspiration, and figured that I wanted to try my hand at making floral hoop wreaths. I completed these with craft supplies from our local Hobby Lobby and Michael's and they turned out so much better than I expected! Not something I'd want to get into for a business, but hey, it was fun!
I also decided I wanted to create a type of floral mobile to also add to the backdrop. My best friend Beth helped me make these! (Thank you sweet Bethie!) We created these by stringing faux florals (bloom only) along fishing line, tying little loops between each to create space to look like floating florals. This is really a neat project and so simple! I then tied them to the dowel rod and bada-bing, bada-boom.
For the gift area and backdrop, I tried my hand at creating balloon garland, and it ended up being a super-simple and easy project, minus the time spent blowing up balloons! (Thanks to my sweet fiance for helping me with the large balloons.) Basically all you need is fishing line, a small sewing needle and about 50-60 balloons of varying sizes. I ended up buying several packs of regular sized white, pearl and gold balloons, and then a few white smaller sized, and jumbo-sized as well. You blow them all up to varying sizes, and then just string them along the fishing line! I read that you should measure the space it will be placed, and add on about 3 feet and this seemed to work perfectly. Thanks also to my brother, and dad-to-be for helping me create the perfect backdrop!
We also had sweet baby succulents for everyone to take home as a party favor. I simply took craft paper and cut into squares, then wrapped around the base. Slapped on a sweet jute bow and there ya have it! My dad had some old wooden ladders that I borrowed to create the display.
A huge thanks to my wonderful mother, and extremely talented chef for creating all of the yummy goodies that were provided. It was a huge success, and I can now add 'party planner' to my resume. ;)
Here are some of the photos from the shower. Cannot wait to meet you sweet Madison.
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