I know what you're thinking...can she get away from the nautical theme? And the answer is "no!". Not when I find adorable vintage nautical fabric at the D.I.. When I found out my friend was expecting a boy, I quickly volunteered to throw the shower. I love parties, and already had this idea circulating in my head.
My darling friend Becky designed these sweet invitations for me...
I had an adorable life-preserver wreath on my front door to greet guests that said "Ahoy". This is a picture of the wreath that inspired mine.
The food. Note the to-die-for fabric that I'm using as a table cloth. And there's that fun boat dish again.
Isn't it berry cute?
For the cake, I used a yellow box cake mix and made it richer by using butter instead of oil, milk instead of water, and added an extra egg. Then I made a yummy lemon cream cheese frosting from this recipe.
Can't take credit for the cute napkin idea...stole it from this site.
And these delicious sandwiches were the hit of the party. Here's where to find the recipe.
I decided to keep the decorations simple, and just did a wall above my entertainment credenza. We moved our t.v., then used the space for gifts. My wooden whale stayed up, and I added wooden sailboat I found at D.I. for 75 cents.
I also happened to have a cute little sailor baby outfit in my stash of gifts, and decided that it could double as a decoration. The picture was just a frame I had...I wrapped some cardboard in nautical paper for the backdrop and added a little "baby" bunting.
I'm not usually a "game" person at showers, but we did play a couple of fun ones that weren't too obnoxious. And I really wish I had taken photos! But I was too in the moment. The first game we cut up photos of the parents to be and created mash-up babies, inspired by this shower.
We also did a price-is-right game similar to this:
Posed for a quick photo with the cute movie-star mommy when all was said and done. This is my "I don't have a double chin" look:)
Happy party planning!
Lindsey
