We wanted the party to have a combination of both modern & vintage. The bright 'boy' colors (blue, green, yellow, orange, and red) were accented with gingham & chevron patterns.
I have to admit that nothing turned out quite like I had planned! I always get these ideas in my head but when it comes to the execution ... well, you'll see! (I took all the pictures on my phone so none of them turned out very well ...)
I made the infamous "Baby Cormac" party banner on my computer. I downloaded a font (I can't remember which one now!) off of my favorite website - dafont.com - & used a yellow chevron clipart as the background. I printed one letter per sheet on standard printer paper & then cut them into triangles. I folded the tops of each one down & stapled them onto a thin rope. Colorful balloons hung on either side & wah-lah!
The table! I used a green plastic table cloth & layered it with a red table cloth (that I cut into a square). I didn't want it to look 'Christmas-y' so I used the scraps from the banner to break up the 'red-and-green-ness.' Rachel's sister found some childrens books that worked great for decorations & helped to pull our theme together.
Who doesn't love a vintage mason jar!? or a paper straw!
I created these "Wishes for Cormac John" (totally snagged the idea off Pinterest!). I did these for a different baby shower & collected them at the end of the party. I put them together in a scrapbook with pictures of the women that attended the shower or visited the baby shortly after she was born. I'm kicking myself for not doing that for this shower.
Here is where things got tricky! I really wanted to make one of those adorable caterpillars you have seen made out of cake pops. I bought a "cake pop kit" which didn't have nearly enough of the cake mix or candies. I should have practiced ahead of time and would have had much more success than you can see.
I wanted to make cookies decorated as the "ABC Dr. Seuss" book as take-home favors for the guests. I made "thank you for coming & celebrating Baby Cormac" labels with the coordinating font and chevron print. They worked great the last time I tried them. This time ... not so much. The recipe for the royal frosting didn't have time to dry & they just melted down into the plastic bags. I had better intentions of the colors turning out more-red-than-pink, etc. I was super disappointed but ended up taking the cookies and laying them flat on a tray instead.
(I also had a flat tire the morning of the shower! What a day!)
Rachel, I hope you enjoyed being 'showered' by your friends and family. I wouldn't hate if we could have do-overs and fix all the things that didn't go according to plan but I hope the day was special for you nonetheless!
I love you dearly and can't wait to meet your baby boy!!
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