Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Baby Shower Elements




If you have been reading the blog, you have probably noticed that I mentioned a recent baby shower. A couple weeks ago, my family threw my first baby shower and we got to utilize the new space in our basement.  Everyone worked so hard putting it together- everything was just lovely.  Today I want to share some of these lovely elements with you!



My Mom worked for weeks beforehand making all the pinwheels that were in the center of the tables.  She also made matching napkin ring holders with tiny little pinwheels on them.  Yesterday when I told my Mom I would be writing a blog post about the baby shower, I let her know that it would be a great follow-up to do a tutorial on her pinwheels and napkin holders- what do you think?!?


Glycerin soap (in the colors of the baby's room) were wrapped in pages of vintage children's books and tied with a bow  as take-home gifts for guests. 


The poms above the serving table were a last-minute add.  My mom had purchased a couple white tissue paper poms to hang and I fell in love with them.  I went out and found blue and yellow tissue paper in the hues of the room and my sisters and I made a few extra poms for hanging and placing around the room. 




My mom found these great posters at a small shop in Bay City.  I think they are actually supposed to be wrapping paper, but they were up around the room as decor.  Notice what "y" stands for?


At the shower, my Mother talked about the importance of prayer as a Mom, and made up these little booklets for everyone to take home- a guide to praying for Baby Bernardi and other children. 

The verse on the front reads: "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.  I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made." ~Psalm 139: 13-14
Perfect!

21 comments:

  1. Gorgeous! I love the alphabet posters - so sweet!

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  2. Perfect verse for a knitting mommy! Baby B is so loved!

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  3. Very heartfelt and creative!I see where you get all of your talents from. Moms make everything special.

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  4. What wonderful, personal touches for your baby shower! I'm *so* taking notes for when I have my own babies. :) The prayer guide is my favorite...I love that verse and have been meaning to look it up lately.

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  5. Lovely, but you rips up old books!!!!! Oh NO

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  6. It was a beautiful shower and the newly finished studio was a perfect place for it! The pinwheels & giant poms were so playful and looked amazing. Also, you didn't mention the 4 different cheesecakes Melynda...

    FYI for Anonymous above, they didn't rip up real vintage books, they were inexpensive reproductions of vintage books. :)

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  7. i love that poster! it would look so sweet framed in a nursery.

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  8. Definitely post a tutorial on the pinwheels. This baby will be crafty - look at the mother and grandmother! The most touching item is the "Shower of Prayers". Was this a wellspring of your mother's creativity as well or did she find the prayers already collected somewhere?

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  9. You should also have a guest post from Amanda with a tutorial on how to make a creme brulee cheesecake....it was the best cheesecake ever! AMAZING!

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  10. It is easy to see that every detail is beautiful and touched with love.

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  11. Oh my, how beautiful! So many great ideas! Makes me so wish I'd been there. You all did such a wonderful job. :)

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  12. everything looks so beautiful! i think tutorials are a great idea and I'd love to see them posted. go for it!

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  13. Looks like the shower went quite swimmingly! I love the giant poms and the pinwheels. I'm so excited for you :)

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  14. Wow, what a gorgeous party! I love how much light you have in that space.

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  15. Would love a pinwheel tutorial as well as a PDF of the prayer book for babies. We have a very wee one in our family of friends and would love the guidance

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  16. yes please, on pinwheel tutorial... and perhaps even a reminder on now to make the huge pompons!

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  17. So beautiful and thoughtfully planned. And I can't believe that is your *basement*!

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  18. What a lovely shower! I love the idea of a prayer book for moms---would you be willing to share the other prayers your mom included? My nephew and his wife are expecting at Christmas and the shower is in two weeks. Something like this would be a lovely addition to the baby blanket that I made them.

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  19. It's all beautiful! What a special day for you :) I want to know about those placemats though. Were they bought or is there a pattern for them somewhere?

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  20. Casey~

    They are not homemade, just purchased!

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