Friday, October 5, 2012

Piper's Baby Shower

This past week I had a small baby shower/dinner for a young friend of mine.  Amy is having a "girl", whom she will name Piper Hannah.
As each guest arrived, I served Frozen "Pregatini" slushies in baby bottles.  I used all my M-C checked dishes on the hors d'oeuvres table.
 
I set the dinner table in shades of pink!  I used my Russell Wright dinner dishes and MacKenzie-Childs bowls:
 The "place cards" were mini diapers made out of paper napkins:
 On the back of each place card was a bit of trivia related to the name Piper, or those born in October:  Each guest read aloud their bit of trivia to the mom-to-be!
 I used my Lefton tea pot as the centerpiece:

 We had pasta, salad and bread for dinner - and wine for all of us, excluding the "mom-to-be"!

And the dessert table had cupcakes in wine glasses with pink and white jelly beans, pink chocolate covered marshmallows and candy:
The Lefton sugar bowl and creamer held the marshmallow pops 
 My gift for the baby was this vintage book table, repainted in white and pink, with Piper's name on top.  I also added a few books to start her "library":


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Patti @ Pandoras Box
Patti @ Pandoras Box

I live in central NY and I am a retired family and consumer science teacher. I enjoy all types of crafting, decorating and cooking

17 comments:

  1. Patti, your party details are darling. Love the name Piper! Fantastic idea to give this baby girl a pretty book case. What a lovely addition to her nursery.......Sarah

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  2. It sounds like a lovely baby shower, Patti! I love your gift to the baby!

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  3. You're amazing! That's one of the neatest baby gifts I've ever seen. How did you apply her name? Did you paint it? Stencil it? Is it vinyl? It's just absolutely beautiful. And the shower was a gorgeous party. I know the mom must have been so thankful!

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  4. What a thoughtful, amazing friend you are! Everything you did was gorgeous. I love that little teapot and the diaper napkins - ADORABLE! I love the name she picked. So pretty for a little girl.

    Jeanine

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  5. Just beautiful! This is the way baby showers should be done, small, elegant. This trend of baby showers being 60+ guests feels like more of a cattle call.

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  6. Oh, I really enjoyed this post! What a fabulous baby shower -- with a gorgeous table and beautifully presented goodies! I especially loved the cupcake presentation and the miniature diaper placecards!

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  7. Such a cute baby shower! Loved seeing your decor.

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  8. What a pretty baby shower setup! I love the nappy napkins!

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  9. What a perfect shower! I love all he pretty details, Patti. That teapot is ADORABLE!!

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  10. Such a creative baby shower, I love your gift of the table.

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  11. What a wonderful baby shower! I love how you used your Lefton pieces. What fun! Happy Tea Day!

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  12. Hi Patti,
    What an adorable baby shower! Love the pink theme! The diaper napkins are so cute and I love the baby bottles! This post is simply chalk-full of wonderful ideas and thank you for sharing it with Tea Time. Have a lovely week.

    Blessings,
    Sandi

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  13. Great pictures, I love the name Piper Hannah! My best friend is having a baby and I am looking for ideas for her baby shower. I am not doing that great of a job. I don't have a theme and I haven't sent out the baby shower invitations yet. I have no idea what I am doing. Thanks for haring!

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  14. Loved your centerpiece and all the other great decor and food ideas. Your book table gift was great too. Lovely baby shower!

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  15. What a sweet tea baby shower. I love your tea pot...it is an amazing vintage piece! Best wishes to the new mother.
    Hugs,
    Terri

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  16. What a great job you did. I love those diapers. I must remember that. Darling. Love your teapot too.
    Blessings to Piper.
    Ruthie from: http://www.ladybstimefortea.blogspot.com

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