Garden Baby Shower Luncheon

Garden Baby Shower Luncheon

Today I hosted a baby shower for a dear friend who is expecting a little boy in less than a week, hooray!  This was an extra fun shower to plan for because the guest list was for a dozen lovely ladies {rather than 30}, so I was able to spend some extra time on the details--I even used real plates {oooo, ahhhh}.

I chose a "spring time" theme in turquoise, lime green,

orange and yellow.

I made these Pom Poms using a tutorial from Leanne at Organize and Decorate Everything. I love them so much--I wish I could leave them up all year round {and maybe I will, lol}.

To stay within the "garden/backyard" theme I bought a 12 pack of mason jars at my local grocery store and used them for cups. I used extra large malt straws purchased from Michael's.

I made this banner using scrapbook paper and pre-cut letters that come in a pack {also available at Michael's}.  I glue gunned each paper flag down on to a long strand of turquoise ribbon.

Here was my nifty little party favor.  I made these earrings using this tutorial. 

The theme was "Cute as a Button".

I glue gunned this trim around vases from the dollar store.

I learned how to make these pinwheels from Gillian at All the Small Things.

I threw some of the pinwheels in with my flower arrangements.

Yummy Spring time cupcakes.

Summer salad with strawberries, mandarin oranges, sliced almonds and a sweet honey vinaigrette dressing.

Homemade chicken salad sandwiches on croissants.

No luncheon is complete without WATERMELON {my fav}!

Smorgasbord:

Most of my decorations and favors were used with supplies from the Dollar Tree and the sale section at Michael's {and I'm not just saying that}. If you want to know where I purchased anything specific leave me a comment and I will get back to you.

All in all, one rather awesome baby shower!

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