I think I came up with some really cute and cost effective solutions, cuz you know I'm all about cost effectiveness. My goal is to stick with my usual party/shower budget of $50 and so far I've lucked out with some of my decorations. My sister is getting married in August and is having a country themed wedding so I borrowed mason jars and burlap table runners from her.
I don't have everything finished yet and my dining room table is covered in baby shower projects but I thought I'd give a little preview of all the goodies I've been working on the last couple weeks, plus this way I can explain how I made the projects and my shower post can be mainly pictures of everything put together.
As with any party or shower I scoured the internet for ideas and found some amazing western/country baby showers out there. I got loads of inspiration and I can't wait for my cousin to see everything put together.
Actually I can't wait to see everything put together.
Centerpieces:
I purchased a bush of fake daisies from Hobby Lobby at 50% off for $4.50. There were 12 daisies in the bush. I used 2 quart size mason jars I already had in my cabinet, wrapped them with twine (purchased at Wal-mart for $1.47 a roll) and tied a piece of paisley print fabric around them. I bought a yard of the fabric at Hobby Lobby at 30% off for $6.29/yd. I used this fabric for different touches throughout the decorations to tie everything together.
Mini Tissue Poms:
Originally I knew I was going to use poms to decorate but had planned on making large ones. Once I got to looking at the ceiling space and how low they would have to hang I realized they would end up being in the way while people were standing or walking through the dining room. Instead I bought 3 packages of tissue paper in red, blue, and brown for $0.99 each and cut them down the center fold to make 2 mini poms from each color. Not only are they cute and I get the same effect I was going for when I thought of using the large poms, but I get double the amount of them for the same price, $3.
Name Canvas:
I saw a couple showers with something similar to this, here and here. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to do something similar. I went back and forth on whether I wanted to use a frame, a piece of wood, plain ol' fabric, or canvas. I ended up choosing the canvas because it was the easiest and most cost effective choice. I bought an 11x14 canvas from Hobby Lobby for $5.99 that was a package of 2. I plan on letting Grant paint on the other one. I used the paisley fabric I purchased and hot glued it around the back making sure to pull it tight and smooth. Then I just took rope (bought at Wal-mart for $4.97 a roll) and started gluing it to the fabric covered canvas to spell the baby's name, Reed. I have to say I'm really glad they chose a short name because I don't think I would have been able to fit a long one on the canvas.
Food Signs:
I like having signs for the food at parties, especially if there's something that's not completely obvious. I hate going to a party and guessing at what each food item is, crossing my fingers it's something I like when I'm putting it on my plate. While most of my food was easy to tell what it was, I wanted everyone to know what type of pasta salad and sliders I made so they wouldn't have to wonder. I used a font a downloaded from dafont.com and printed them from a word document onto white cardstock. I taped them to scrapbook paper I bought at Hobby Lobby ($0.29 each at 50% off). They are nothing fancy or special but serve their purchase and add a little something to the food counter.
Wreath:
The wreath isn't finished yet but I've hat this Styrofoam wreath form in my cabinet for over a year with intentions of making a yarn wreath that I've never finished, go figure. I thought it would be a cute addition to the decorations and covered it in burlap I had in my stash and strips of the paisley fabric I bought for the shower. I'm planning on adding a small pennant banner on the top with the baby's name or the word cowboy.
Mason Jar glasses:
Years ago I saw a wedding online that used Mason jars to drink from and have had it in my mind every since that some day I was going to use that idea at a shower. Of course nowadays it's nothing original and I've seen it all over the internet, but I was super excited to use them for this baby shower just the same. I wanted to keep them simple so I just cut strips of paisley print fabric and tied them with a knot around each glass. These will sit next to the glass drinking dispensers I'm filling with homemade strawberry lemonade, sweet tea, and water.
Wishing Tree Tags:
It took me forever to decide on doing a wishing tree. No one in my family is big on games at showers or activities in general. They prefer to eat and visit with one another, which is fine with me, I just want to make sure my cousin has something to take home as a memento. I printed the tags on white cardstock, used my cricut to cut them into a shape I liked, then used red burlap printed scrapbook paper cut 1/4inch larger as the backing. I attached them with glue dots. I punched a hole in the top and tied twine to each one so they will hang nicely on the branches.
Framed Quotes and Photos:
I saw this quote here, and thought it was beautiful so I decided to make my own version of it using fonts I downloaded from dafont.com, and changing the colors to match my theme. I used a frame I already had. I made a 4x6 print of one of my cousin's ultrasound photos and used a frame I already had using a burlap print scrapbook paper as the matting. I always love seeing ultrasound pictures at baby showers.
The baby shower is getting close now, only a few days to go, and I can't wait for it to be here. I think anyone who's done a party knows that feeling. Once you've planned for so long, crafted, and have in your mind how you want everything to look, you get really anxious for the party to be here so all your hard work will be paid off.
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