fawn&forest

So now I am fully convinced of 2 things:
1. Having boys at a baby shower adds a whole new element. They are loud + quite engaging + totally fun.
2. Baby Showers ought to be really simple. Really simple.

We threw a boy-girl baby shower last Sunday. So nice to have lunch together with a large group of friends. We went the 'assigned dish' potluck route and it worked out deliciously. Cupcakes for dessert. Dang, the vanilla cake mix from Trader Joes really is that good. My secret revealed.

Decorations? At 10pm the night before i was inspired to sew 5, 15 feet long baubly-circle garland elements (pictured above middle) that we  layered down the middle of the 18 foot table we all ate lunch at.

How-to: for 1 garland cut about 24 circles of paper ranging in size (3" to 8" accross), run through the sewing machine + you're set.  I used paper scraps + such in yellows, browns + greens. With a yellow tablecloth I heard the words "ohhhh, that is so Crafts-y!". Fun.

We also played my favorite baby shower game: "guess the girth"... and a Tikoli Tea Towel was the prize. The winner? A guy. Yeah, totally a lot of fun to have boys at the party.  Psalms made her delightful macaroons for the favors, all packaged up in cute little bags.

Oh, and the best gift to the mom + dad  (IMO).... an Organic Teething Bonbon (pictured above left). Congratulations Conrad + Jenna!