Monday, February 27, 2012

pink & grey baby shower

A little caveat before I start with the pictures: it's really hard to photograph and host a party at the same time.  And even harder, when your sister's home (the party location) is lit with the weirdest, most yellow-est bulbs ever :)  Seriously, I'm buying her all new ones.

Sooo, my baby sister Nadia is having a girl - and once she nailed down the baby room colors, we set out to create a matching party.  There are A LOT of pictures, so settle in!

Things to look out for:


  • desserts in all shades of pink
  • pink, grey and white hanging tissue paper lanterns - we got the tutorial from the great Martha Stewart
  • Nadia's mommy-to-be "belly award"
  • tiny notecards and envelopes, where guests could leave a note for our showered mama.



I covered styrofoam balls with either strips of fabric, or punch flowers and nested them onto candle holders for our table's centerpiece.


I printed this simple game onto regular white cardstock, and then embellished it a bit with my own stamps and inks.










Nadia's hubs kept looking around after the party, saying: "I really hope it's a girl, with all this pink!"  We had
a great time.

Oh, and I made favors!  A set of 4 handmade cards for each of the 16 guests.... you do the math:


I'd love to know what you think of our party!  Thanks for peeking!



26 comments:

  1. You did an amazing job with everything. Really beautiful.

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  2. Beautiful job! The little details are amazing! I love pink and grey together too... so pretty! :)

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  3. I looked at the pictures and can't believe you did all of those decorations. It really came together!

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  4. You've created a beautiful memory for your sister and guests. The colours and all of the details for the decorations, food and favours are so well coordinated and it looks like a professional party planner waved a magic wand on the scene!!

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  5. Holy cow, you did an awesome job! You made so many cute decorations - I'm sure your sister just loved it.

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  6. Everything is so beautiful. I love all of the details.

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  7. Oh my goodness Elena, you did an amazing job for this shower. It must have taking you hours to create all of this incredible pink yumminess. I am just blown away. Fantastic!

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  8. Absolutely gorgeous. Everything.

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  9. WOW! I am impressed and you even managed to make other cards to post on your blog. There are so many things I love, the banner, centerpieces, the drink cups......
    Those favors are darling. Love it all.

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  10. Absolutely amazing. Every little detail is thought out and perfect. I hope that you do this for a living sometime, because this is truly professional. This must have taken you forever. I don't even know where to begin. Loving all the soft pink. OK, I have a Bat Mitzvah coming up--how soon can you get here....

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  11. Okay, so I saw this post this morning, but didn't have the chance to reply until now. This is a show stopper! Seriously, you need to do this professionally. Have you heard of Hostess with the Mostess? All of our details are perfect! Thanks for sharing. You've given me a few ideas for Joshua's 1st birthday and that is still 4 1/2 months away!

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  12. Okay, we are for SURE Soul Mates...

    I am going to copy pretty much ALL of your ideas for Emma's ballerina party. And the ones I don't copy for that, I'm copying for Josie's party. This is BEAUTIFUL.

    I also love beautiful food - and I love how your food matched your party. I do that too!!!

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  13. PS: Using the frame from Simple Jane is *genius* for the names on the cups!!!

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  14. Elena....wow just wow
    This looks Perfect!!
    Your sister must have been so happy to see all that prettiness....you can see so many thoughtful touches

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  15. What a beautiful shower. I love every little detail!!

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  16. Your sister is SOOO lucky!! You put so much work into this with all the special little details, you thought of everything! She is soo very lucky to have you as her sister, if she didn't know before how much she cared, she most certainly knows now! I love that stork on the first photo, so cute. And the little toothpick labels are awesome, love the banners, too, and I can't believe each guest got a set of 4 handmade cards...wow!!!

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  17. Wow..what a beautiful shower you gave her. You put a lot of work into this and it shows. Simply stunning.

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  18. What a beautifully decorated shower!!!! So very, very pretty in pink! Fabulous!
    Hugs!
    Aimes
    x

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  19. I just found your blog from Little Miss Littleness' blog and may I just say... WOW! That shower you did for your sister is INCREDIBLE and oh so beautiful. I'm your newest follower. I hope I can learn from your style. Thanks so much for sharing your talent.

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  20. Wow, this is amazing, Elena! I love it-- what a wonderful shower you hosted! All the little details are so perfect!

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  21. Your party looks amazing!! I just love the pink and grey together, so pretty and elegent. You went all out with all the details, I especially love all the food flags you made with the frame. Everything looks delicious on your food table, too! Wonderful job!

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  22. My gosh this a beautiful shower! So many wonderful details. I love the colour combo and everything you made! Your sister is very lucky to have you! Congrats on everything!

    Louise C.
    Montreal

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  23. This is absolutely fantastic!! I am co-hosting a bridal shower for my future SIL in about a month, so some of these ideas (with a few bride-y modifications) will come in handy!! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  24. Oh my gosh, thoroughly gorgeous!

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  25. What a cute idea for a baby shower. I've been through lots of baby shower ideas for girls and this is one of the best color palettes for baby girls. Great job, I totally love it.

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  26. Such amazing ideas for pink & grey baby shower. I also attended garden themed baby shower at venues in San Francisco. We had just wonderful time with my cousins in this bash. It was a fall themed winter ceremony and everything was organized my own sister.

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