I had dreams about doing this sweet table for my bestie's baby shower. I did a small one during the holidays, and I had been chomping at the bit to do another one.
Loving crafts and being on a budget definitely contributed to and confined ideas for the shower. There were so many wonderful ideas that I came across, but we were working with very specific guidelines.
Because of the venue rules, we were not allowed to hang anything on the walls or from the ceiling. This really limited what we could do in terms of sprucing up the room. So I had to get creative. Seeing various pins of amazing sweet tables, I desperately wanted to do a back drop. Initially, I was going to get some poster board and cover it with fabric. And then I came across an Easter-themed party with lattice decorated with poms. I fell in love.
Initially, I was going to make the lattice. How hard is it to slap some wood pieces together? But during my visit to Home Depot, the hubs helped me discover that it was cheaper to buy something pre-made. So I did. I made tissue paper poms in various colors and sizes and attached them onto the lattice with floral wire. Excuse my camera phone shot. This was taken after I finished all the poms and arranged them onto the lattice.
I was very proud of the green polka dot cloth drawers holding the cake pops, which I scored from the dollar store -- complete with velcro-attachable dividers. I figured they could be used in the nursery, and if not, they were only a dollar each!
After all would be said and done, I knew that these sweets would only last a short while. And though I knew mom and dad would appreciate it all, we wanted them to have a little something extra. Fingerprint guest books are more commonly used for weddings, but since a lot of family and friends would be in attendance, I thought it would be a nice idea for the shower and a sweet keepsake for the family.
I enlisted the artistic abilities of the hubs, and he totally rocked it out. I gave him a few guidelines from a couple ideas that I had seen online, and he did everything perfectly! We got a couple stamp pads, put out some hand sanitizer and paper towels for guests to clean up, and now they have a great start to their family tree of love. I suggested they keep it out on their entry table for when people come to visit, since not everyone made it to the shower, but they could still be part of the tree.
For the utensil holders, I covered tin cans with cardstock. I used the cut tops from the lunch bags to create a layered look, then tied some yarn around it and added labels so guests knew what they were grabbing for. Although it's harder to fit into the tin, I put everything with handles up, so guests didn't have to worry about other hands touching their utensils.
Baby's abuela and I made some simple diaper cakes adorned with ribbon to use as centerpieces. We customized a couple of onesies to hang up, and got some fresh flowers and pink and green balloons to round out the decorations.
And lastly, since we had a buffett-style lunch which included several Filipino dishes, I printed labels for all the food, that way all of the guests knew what they were looking at.
And lastly, since we had a buffett-style lunch which included several Filipino dishes, I printed labels for all the food, that way all of the guests knew what they were looking at.
For those who are wondering, we rushed through three of our four shower games. One of the hostesses created a {passive} 'guess the baby's birth date' game. She printed up a couple of calendars and guests signed their name on the date the baby would actually arrive {Nobody won}. The other hostess tapped into her teacher role and made up cute 'gift bingo' playing cards. We used m&ms as our markers. Baby's abuela did a baby word scramble. We had planned on doing a parents-to-be trivia game, but were pressed for time so we cut it out.
So many little things go into the success of hostessing an event. It took many hours and was a labor of love ;) and everything turned out great!
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