So our little baby sister, Fefe, managed to get herself married and then knocked up in the same year. We decided from the get go to do a book themed shower because we are a family who loves their books. Well, most of us. Anyways, we just had to wait and see just what was in the oven before we decided on what book to use. Once we found out that she was having a sweet baby girl by the name of Stella, we settled on Charlotte's Web. I had not seen alot out there in the party world with this theme so we came up with a lot of ideas by ourselves. We also got some great help from Kim over at Party Frosting. She was kind enough to do a post for me when I requested some help with the theme. A lot of the other ideas came from random farm parties I have seen throughout the blogosphere.
We made the cute cupcake toppers with our Cricut. I cut out the silhouettes of a pig and spider and used glue dots to stick them our scalloped circles. We also used the same silhouettes on the banner, napkin rings, and favor bags. We purchased these adorable mini haystacks at Michaels.
We purchased those adorable little ceramic pigs at The Christmas Tree Shop for .50 cent each. We also purchased some hay bales that we used for outdoor decor there as well.
We used rolled twine from Micheals to hang our tissue paper balls.
I think the favor bags were my favorite thing from the entire party. We originally wanted to use small galvanized buckets for favors but were unable to find them anywhere. Then I saw this great idea at Party Frosting. She made her own bags by cutting burlap and simply stapling it and turning them inside out. We stenciled "Thanks Y'all" on them and they were done. Just be forewarned that burlap is messy, and it gets everywhere! We filled them with cow tails, animal cookies (of course) and Reeses in honor of the soon to be born Stella Reese.
With the shower out of the way, we are now patiently waiting for the little princess's arrival. Well, some of us are waiting patiently. Fefe just wants her out. Now.
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Impressed with the creativity done at the shower. Different table dishes and arrangements were made at Chicago event venues for my friend's gender reveal too. Loved the cup cakes and snacks served in starting. Drinks and beverages were according to preferences of all. Crockery used was vintage.
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