Shower Planning

This might be SEVERAL months in advance like 6.....but I have mentioned how dead it is around here right now, so me and Erica have been working hard planning. :-) And these next 6 months will fly by. Plus I love planning!

So I officially finished Brit's shower invite. The colors will change if it's a girl to purple...but I'm hoping it's a boy as you can see! :-) Mild obsession with owls. Card is still in the works (date, registry list) but overall the design is complete. I def think I will recycle this card a few times I love it that much!

The party theme is rustic woodland. Throw in some burlap figurines, and flowers and call it a day! Now that the theme is there budgeting and cutting cost comes into play.

I actually found the plates and napkins we will use yesterday on the clearance rack of Hobby Lobby. 20 plates for $1.50 and 35 napkins for $1.50! Score!! If we need more we will throw in some solid colors. They are perfect for our theme. Can't tell much from my cellphone quality pics but they are tan and the rim has yellow, pink, blue, purple in theme. Perfect for any gender!! Meant to be!

Now everyone knows burlap isn't cheap. Well this is where friends come into play. Someone we know is possibly using it for her wedding so once that is over it's all ours! If not then we will make several transactions with our handy dandy 50% off coupons. :-) Not like we need a lot but not something I want to pay full price for. Tableclothes we can get at the dollar store. Flowers will be purple/blue for boy or purple/pink for girl. But here is our idea for tables

I'm going to try this coloring jars idea for Aiden's birthday and if it works out then I'm going to re-use them for this party....so wish me luck!! :-) I think mason jars feel more rustic than normal clear jars to hold candles. I'm going to attempt to make the jars purple. (Click on picture for how-to)

Luckily food wise we are just sticking with finger foods. So that won't be alot. I'm going to attempt to make an owl cake pop! Bringing my pop making to the next level. I've made 2 batchs so far and everyone loves, so stepping up my game to shapes beyond circles...eeekk!

Also going to do some other ideas I found off Pinterest. Def making her a wreath to put on her door. But I will use it during the party for my door. Both are so cute, but I guess it's going to come down to how much time I have. Clearly one is more time consuming. :-)

I saw this idea on a blog and thought it was PRECIOUS! Take an old frame/window paint it the nusery colors. then take a small letter cover it in moss and hang in the center with twine. Designates an area for presents and is a cute take home for the parents. I hope I have the time to try, because it is beyond precious.

And lastly the other project we will attempt. A diaper cake. Thanks to my extra 10% added to my already awesome discount at Target we will stock up on this stuff now. Diapers please! What new mom doesn't want diapers! :-) plus they make nice useful centerpieces.

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That's it for now...but as you can see we are really excited for the parents-to-be!!!