"Shabby Chic" Baby Shower!

Welcome to my good friend Kim's "Shabby Chic" {Owl & Bird} themed baby shower. 

 Saturday we celebrated her shower with several of her closest friends & family.  Myself along with my sister in law Tiffany, her sister Crystal, & their Mom hosted this beautiful elegant shower.  Our goal was to match everything to Preston's nursery & add some special touches that she could take with her to remember forever. 

We made this adorable simple wreath for $20.00.  I purchased the burlap at a local shop & cut out the letters with their machine.  The wreath was from  Hobby Lobby.

This area was very special.  We hung a banner & below it everyone was to write a special "wish" for Preston. 

In the living room we set up a table for people to sign notes on diapers to Kim so that when she is up in the middle of the night, she will see sweet notes from her friends & family.  Everyone put the note in a bird cage that will be in Preston's nursery. 

We made an area by the front door specifically for each guest to put their gift when they walked in.  Kim would be opening her presents in this area so we made a cute window with a mossy "P" for baby Preston.  My sister in law painted the window & added the cute rod iron pieces for a fun look.

The "P" was $1.99 from Hobby Lobby & we just glued moss all over it.  Best & easiest idea!  Try it!

I loved this sweet gift from her niece to her baby cousin Preston!

We had the food catered by a friend of ours, Jayme. She lives in town & makes some pretty amazing gourmet foods. They are just beautiful & super tasty. We picked out some foods that we new Momma to be would especially love & it was just beautiful!

{All of the printed signs that you see throughout the party,  matched Kim's invite to the shower}

Each food setting had a card with the name of the food that was clipped into some moss with a flower pot.  EASIEST cheapest idea & it's the small things that make something so beautiful.  I love the little touches, it's my favorite thing about doing showers & parties!

I loved the simplicity of the main food table with a beautiful mossy tree limb in the middle of a vace with oranges,  along with some rafia hanging & 2 baby owls.  We added some brown & orange burlap for the shabby chic feel as well as some birds throughout since this is one of Kim's favorite.

Ribbon makes the look complete! 

We had an area by the table with all of the napkins & forks along with her invitation framed.

{All of the flowers at the shower were fresh from the Farmer's Market that morning}

One of my personal favorite areas was the drink station.  We wanted to send our guests home with something special to remember this day, so we thought mason jars would be the perfect touch to our theme.   The straws were ordered online & we purchased the mason jars at Wal-mart.  They come 12 in a package for $7.00!  PERFECT shower idea; especially for this shabby chic one!

The owls were purchased at a local boutique, Perfect Choice,  by my Mom who later gave them to Kim as a small gift for Preston's room.  I loved how they had a hint of sparkle, the were the perfect fit to the cake you are about to see that also had a splash of sparkle!

Can you tell I was proud of these straws?

Each glass had a sticker with Preston's initials on them.

We served sweet tea & lemonade.  A huge hit was the combo together!

We placed the lids to their mason jars in this cute shabby bucket that we actually made with Kim one summer!

A special thank you for being a part of this day!

The cake was designed to match all of our paper goods & invites.  We had it made at a place in Noel, Missouri called, "MainSweets Bakery".  They are hands down the best & the only place I will use for parties.  It's worth the drive.  The owner is amazing to work with & goes above & beyond to make sure her cakes are perfection.  They have made several of Avery's cakes too for birthdays & showers.

We served fruit with the cake!

I always love her "sparkle" touch to everything.  Makes me smile!

It was a wonderful day with all of her family & friends!

Kim gave us a beautiful shower gift with a lovely candle & a tumbler that matches our personality with some treats inside.  So sweet!

After the shower we headed out to a big family BBQ!  It was nice to see the family after a long day! =)  I was so tired that I fell asleep in the car on the way home & was in bed by 10!

Love my baby girls face, she is a stinker in her little old school romper outfit!

My "bro's" cooking!

Showin' off the tan lines!

My sister in law is 6 months pregnant.  I'm now in full shower planning mode for her shower in Sept with the girls!

I love my Daddy & brother- Ave too! =)

We loved being outside & just resting after a long, but wonderful day!

You DON'T (repeat) don't want to see under these shades!  Momma was looking ghetto fabulous today.  Sunday I got my new kicks & had to share them with my viewers!

I'm a PMS mess.  Just keeping it real!

Happy week to all in NWA.  We are getting rain & 88 degree's this week!  AMEN!