This past weekend we celebrated the upcoming arrival of my nephew with an owl-themed baby shower for my sister Hannah and her husband Josh. Come along and see the fun…
The invitations were the jumping off point for the whole party. It’s featured below along with my antique toolbox full of hydrangeas… The invites introduced the owl theme and color scheme for the party. It was a rustic/woodland/owl theme with pops of orange, blue, green and brown.
Guests were greeted by a rustic welcome sign on the porch lined with orange zinnias.
Inside, the mantel was festooned with a banner and tiny owl figures lined the top. A couple of pinecone trees add a bit of woodland charm. The middle owl is a pillow I made for the nursery and the others were collected from various thrift stores and clearance aisles.
This little blue one is from Hobby Lobby and it’s a bank! My sisters collects piggy banks (and non-piggies as well). :)
The gift table featured a garland of nursery fabrics and poms in coordinating colors hung above.
More garland decorated the wall over the drink table. And a chalkboard welcomed guests.
Iced tea and lemonade were served in jelly jars tied with a twine bow. Tiny flower arrangments in orange, green and purple were arranged in the same jars.
The dining room was decorated with an owl garland of various clip art that I strung together on brown yarn. More owls and pinecones decorated the top of the buffet.
Baby letters hung with miniature clothespins adorned the dessert table which included chocolate coconut oatmeal cookies, chocolate owl cupcakes, and peanut butter fudge. Yum!
The cupcake recipe is from Duncan Hines, and I will admit that the originals are a bit more elaborate than my creations. :)
This little felted wool owl is from Joann’s.
And this one was everyone’s favorite; it came from a local gift shop.
The food table was in front and packed with favorites: chicken salad sandwiches, pimento cheese, deviled eggs, sausage balls, black bean corn salsa, mini bagel pizzas, fruit and veggies and chips and dip.
The center trays were fall leaf chargers by BHG with sprigs of cypress and pinecones scattered underneath.
I made cupcake toppers that ended up being party picks, featuring owls and various “hooty” sayings. :)
The parlor served as activities headquarters with “Wishes for Baby” sheets for guests to fill out…
Here’s a close-up of the wishes for baby. We had a lot of fun with these.
I left the baby name blank so people could fill in their favorite name/nickname. Some of my favorite wishes from various authors were: “I hope you aren’t afraid of girls”, “I hope you are never too big for your britches”, “I hope you grow a moustache as big as your grandpa’s”, and one of mine: “I hope you see the 22nd century”. :)
I used birdhouses as an accent even though owls live in trees.
The other side of the parlor was designated as “onesie decorating station”.
We had various sized onesies and markers and templates for everyone to decorate a onesie for the baby.
When they were all done, we hung them on a couple of clotheslines.
My favorite was Josh’s creation:
And this one is mine since my nickname for the baby is “Button”.
After eating and decorating onesies, we gathered in the living room while Hannah opened her gifts.
Her bounty included all the nursery bedding that Mama and I made. Here is the quilt I designed and made complete with Bambi appliques. Mama quilted it for me. :)
As guests departed, they took an owl cookie favor. Thanks for “owl” the love! :)
Congratulations Hannah and Josh! Can’t wait to meet your little guy!
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