A friend's backyard served as the perfect setting for the rustic, vintage tone they were
trying to create. The beautiful outdoor gazebo served as the central focus point.
Details for the baby shower include such ideas as hanging mason jar lights, a crockpot
coffee bar, a handmade hot cocoa favors, thrift store tea sets and lots of candles!
The mason jars were filled with rice and votive candles and hung by twine at
varying heights - a detail that is a little bit rustic, a little old-fashioned, and a very
economical resource for lighting. Jar candles are a great addition to tables throughout
the landscape of any event.
The table settings inside the gazebo featured mason jars, milk glass vases, teal
fabric remnants (made into table runners and napkins), vintage glass (colored glass
and mis-matched tea sets) and wildflower-esq arrangements. A beautiful combination
of colors; turquoise, burnt orange and yellow.
Miniature bird nests and Nestle candied eggs became the perfect table setting focus.
Vintage glass bowls held centerpieces full of wildflowers (ranunculus, daises, poms
and hypericum - or coffee beans) to tie in the rustic look; and dark orange flowers popped
against the teal paisley print of the table runners.
The crockpot coffee bar was a fun addition to the nighttime shower, and included Chai,
Cafe Latte, and Hot Chocolate lined up with delicious toppings like marshmallows,
chocolate dipped spoons covered in sprinkles (an easy DIY!) and hazelnut cookies. The backdrop was a paisley fabric remnant find that matched the theme.
The dessert buffet accompanied the coffee bar and is choc full of fun DIY ideas: white
cake plates, accordion rosettes, book pendant decorations, wine bottle buffet sign
holder, handmade flowers and a manzanita branch holding two little nests.
The desert bar was full of delicious goodies such as homemade biscotti, key lime
bars, cajun brownies, muffins, madeleine cookies and mini bird nest cupcakes (complete
with coconut and candied jellybean eggs)!
them at varied heights behind manzanita branches. Here is a link to the tutorial for
Another DIY project was the hot cocoa favors. Each packet included a few tablespoons of Ghiradelli hot chocolate, a handful of miniature chocolate chips and a couple of handmade marshmallows. The card stock label was folded over the top of each bag and stapled shut.
The mini cellphone bags were purchased from Michaels and the labels were printed from
a home computer and cut with scalloped scissors.
Thrift store tea cups made the perfect votive candle holders especially when filled
with brown rice (to catch the wax as well as add a decorative filler).
This party is AMAZING and choc full of fun DIY projects. Head on over to
This baby shower and all the handmade personal touches are just beyond wow!!
