pink & lace baby shower

One of my friends here will soon be having her third baby.  I believe every baby deserves a celebration so I decided to ask if she was having a shower and if not, I would throw one.  It was a lot of fun to plan and I think it went awesome.  I didn't really have a theme in mind other than wanting brunch, those popcorn bags, and chalk boards.  As I was putting together everything I had already I realized a common theme was lace- and the other was pink.  So pink and lace it was.

We played a few games including "what's that smell" (I just made that name up) where they have to smell the baby food and guess what it is.  I remember playing that game at a friends shower and loving it (probably because I wasted everyone *toot toot haha)   We had brunch: french toast sticks, waffles, sausage, fruit, an egg casserole, orange juice, cherry limeaid, milk... and then cupcakes and whoopie pies.  I didn't really plan my time well that morning and instead of making the french toast from scratch I ended up using premade frozen ones from wal-mart.  Eggo's anyone?  Just keepin it classy, obvi.  Ahh well, the girls were sweet and didn't judge (:  Couple girls brought the eggs and fruit and helped me get my head on straight too.  I hadn't even made the frosting when they got there!  I quickly squirted it on, so they aren't the best looking haha.  The second best thing to having a party and enjoying everyones company is getting to take pictures of it.  I took a lot so enjoy...

the aftermath:
I figured doilies were lacy in their own way so in those went too.  I made the pom poms and since I had a little bit of tissue paper left I decided to make mini ones that went on that garland.  I also had some extra spray paint left over from making my chalkboard so I spray painted my vase (it used to be clear red- ew.)  I had some extra lace left over from my earring frame so I cut it out and used it as a mat for the game and prizes and used scraps of it to go around my napkins and candles.  I just hot glue gunned it on the candle glasses and it worked great.  For the napkin rolls I used some brads on the back to keep them intact.  It's always so fun to use my glassware and since it would be all ladies and no kids what better time.  My kids were there though since Tony had to work- but for the most part they were good (:

And that was that.

21 comments

Unknown said…
this is amazing. no kidding you need to submit this to ontobaby.com! everything you touch turns pretty (:
Erin said…
im so sad i missed it! you did such a fabulous job! where did you get those white lanterns? I love them!!!
Whitney said…
well done lady! Looks so cute!
Suget said…
what a cute little shower. I like the pink and lace. Mmm the whoopie pies look delicious too (:
Laura said…
You really did a beautiful job. Nice work!
Ashley Eliza said…
perfection. you are so talented connie!!!

xoxo
Randi Gardner said…
SO SO SO SO CUTE! You need to submit this to Amy atlas if you haven't already!
Hannah said…
Adorable! I LOVE the "ready to pop" bags...so clever! Also, those eyelet-esque lanterns are fabulous!
Mars said…
wow that is soooo cute! You amaze me! Looks like it was a success :)
Unknown said…
This is absolutely gorgeous!
Leenie said…
Awesome, Connie! you did a great job. I love the pink and lace theme!
sylvia said…
Great job on the decor! So pretty and girlie.
ConnieB said…
Thank you all for your overwhelmingly sweet comments. Makes my day! (:
sweet, darling party! thanks for linking ; )
Jenn said…
Great ideas! That is funny all of you girls were in flats - no one was in heels!
Jennifer said…
This is beautiful!! Found it at the Tatertots & Jello link party!
May I feature this in my Soiree Day soon?
Thanks!
jwheel75(at)gmail(dot)com
Anonymous said…
Beautiful baby shower!
Courtney said…
I LOVE this! I would love if you would share this at the Crazy Cute link party happening at Between U & Me right now! I've got a totally awesome giveaway this week, too!
OOH! AND, I'm your newest follower! ;)

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This is beautiful. I'm having a giveaway over at DIY Home Sweet Home. Would love you to stop by and check it out.
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Jennifer said…
Thanks for your comment on my Boot post!! And thanks for letting me feature this beautiful party! Will be this coming Tuesday! Thanks again!
zerry ht said…
Such a lovely baby shower!! All your preparations are awesome and simply in love with them. Have to arrange my friend’s baby shower at one of venues in San Francisco. Will implement some of your ideas there. Need to throw a memorable party.