Affordable Nursery Decorating Ideas and Inspiration, Great Finds For Baby and Mom, DIY Projects, and Parties
Real baby showers, sprinkles and gender reveal parties to inspire your own celebration, from nautical and neon themes to elegant soirées. Find decor, dessert table and favor ideas, plus free printables in select posts.
Let it sprinkle! Sprinkle showers are the “it” party to host for a second time mama-to-be. They’re intimate, casual, and oh-so-fun to plan. This Spring-inspired bash has all the elements of a fresh and sophisticated afternoon gathering to celebrate mama — from colorful flower arrangements and a floral dessert table backdrop to a crystal cupcake stand.
Read on for lots of more images and party details!
Cupcakes and cookies are not only delectable party treats, they’re also part of the party decor! Beautiful baked goodies, made to coordinate with your party decor are a must-have for any event, and baby showers are no exception!
Visions of sugar plums cupcakes will be dancing in your head after you check out these 12 baby shower cupcakes.
A sophisticated afternoon soiree to celebrate a mom-to-be! We spotted this delightfully luxurious “Life is a Gift” themed baby shower on Hostess with the Mostess — and there’s nothing we don’t love about it. Using decorative paper in gold and hues of purple, Aisha of Dooby Design Group wrapped boxes and use them as decorative gifts, building the “Life is a Gift” theme. She put together one very chic party on a small budget — but you would never know it by looking at these pictures! Visit the HWTM blog for all the party details.
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6th Street Design School is one of my favorite design/lifestyle blogs — I love Kirsten Krason’s style! She put together a Sprinkle Shower for a friend who was having her second child, a girl, going with a “sprinkle” theme.
Kirsten designed the sprinkle invites using PowerPoint. Can you believe it? She also made the ruffle streamers and the dot garland.
Visit 6th Street Design School for more details and pictures of this lovely Sprinkle Baby Shower.
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We love a good party — especially when the guest of honor is a cute little baby! A Sip ‘N See party is like a meet and greet with baby — basically a baby shower after baby is born. This über chic Summer Sip ‘N See Baby Shower was planned by Sarah Crawford of Lil’ Hoot Parties to celebrate the arrival of her niece June — and boy, isn’t that little girl lucky?!
We’ll start with the garland because we know you’re all dying to know more about it. This stunning garland from Confetti System is definitely pricey — but we’ve started saving right now! You might even try to make one yourself — it could be a fun DIY project. And they would look AMAZING in a girl’s nursery! Just a thought.
Sarah worked with Jayme of Jayme Marie Designs to create a summer-inspired, feminine invite for the event. We love the soft pink color palette with the pineapple and flowers.
Believe it or not, this elegant floral cake is from Whole Foods! Sarah purchased a plain cake and added the fondant flowers for a customized look. The matching cupcakes were made by Sugar On Top, using gold foil liners to bring out the gold in the party garland.
The hostess/proud auntie gifted the new baby a pink wagon, dubbed ‘the welcome wagon,’ which also provided a space for guests to place their presents.
Want to know more about this elegant Sip ‘N See party? Check out the party feature on Amy Atlas or visit Sarah’s blog, Lil Hoot Parties.
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Little boys love all things on the go — airplanes, cars, trains, you name it. So it’s no surprise that transportation/travel-themed parties are a big hit with little guys. We found this darling airplane birthday party and we love all the darling details this mom put together to celebrate her son’s very first birthday!
Mom designed these vintage-looking boarding pass invitations for the birthday party.
The “up in the skies” theme was also incorporated into the food — check out those little cookies shaped like airplanes and clouds. And the cake! Red icing maps out the travel route for the little red airplanes over a fluffy layer of white icing, making it look like a delicious cloud.
All the little guests took home mini paper suitcases that they picked up at “Baggage Claim” before heading home.
You can purchase all of the paper goods for this party at Little Frills Paper + Goods.
And you can see a complete party feature over at Hip Hip Horray.
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Would you like to see your kiddie birthday party or baby shower featured here on Chic & Cheap Nursery? Shoot us an email with a few pictures of your party to contact [at] chiccheapnursery [dot] com.
It all started with a cake. At least for me it did anyway. This picture-perfect hot air balloon cake is a vision, crafted to perfection by cake designer Jessica Harris to celebrate the baby shower of her beloved cousin.
Jessica’s talented sister, Kim Harris, was also involved in the party planning designed these unique hot air balloon baby shower invitations. They’re simply amazing!
These molding chocolate monogram pops — decorated with paper clouds — were beautifully displayed on the hot air balloon dessert table, coordinating perfectly with the striped paper straws that were also available for guests.
Hanging hot air balloon decorations flanked the door and hung over the party space. They were handmade by the party planners, using Martha Stewart’s tissue paper lanterns as inspiration for their design — using pages from a book instead of tissue paper, for a more vintage feel.
Visit Half Baked for the full party feature and a list of vendors for this unique baby shower.
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Would you like to see your kiddie birthday party or baby shower featured here on Chic & Cheap Nursery? Shoot us an email with a few pictures of your party to contact [at] chiccheapnursery [dot] com.
