“HELLO AUTUMN” Baby Shower — Chic Style Living

I had the pleasure of turning my home into a gorgeous venue for a baby shower to celebrate my sister and the arrival of my niece Autumn.

When we started to plan this event we had a different theme in mind but 2 weeks before the event we completely changed it and decided to honor the arrival with a play on her name.

I got the idea from Etsy while looking for a gift and it escalated pretty quickly from there. These gorgeous prints were purchased from Etsy (papercanoeprintables) and printed from a local professional printer.

I also purchased a few more to place on the dessert table and mimosa bar.

Let’s take a minute to talk about this ballon garland. I purchased the black, white and clear balloons locally but had a difficult time finding rose gold balloons, I found this set of rose gold and glitter balloons on amazon.

Unfortunately I didn’t create a step by step for this but it was fairly simple.

DIY Balloon Garland

Approx 100-120 balloons
Air compressor
Fishing wire
Blunt needle
Command hooks
low temp glue gun or double sided tape

Step 1: Fill balloons in all different sizes

Step 2: Fill a balloon with sand and tie it to one end of the fishing wire, it will create a weight for the bottom.

Step 3: Cut fishing wire about 3 feet longer than the the length needed. Thread fishing wire through needle and start threading your largest balloons.

Step 4: Continue stringing balloons making sure they are pushed all the way to the end and your using the larger balloons first and smaller ones towards the end.

Step 5: Once you’ve completed the balloon garland use command strip to hang it up. For this project I used 3 command hooks. One on each white post and one at the end against the wall.

Step 6: The ballon garland is almost complete but may need some extra balloons to fill in empty spaces. Also I used smaller balloons to add volume along the bottom. attach these with either a low temp glue gun or double sided tape.

Menu Board

There’s a couple of things to remember when creating a menu board.

1. You need to know what you’re making in advance because there is printing time.

and

2. When you make a menu board you’re held accountable to have everything on that board!

This was another printable download from Etsy, but this one had a customizable option, so you can print your own dishes.

I printed a 24x36 photo from a local printer (about $20) and attached it to a board bought from Micheals. I found there was a savings of more than $70 doing it this way opposed to printing it on foam board from the printer.

Donut Cake

This donut cake was a hit and couldn't have been any simpler! The acrylic cake stand was bought from Amazon and Krispy Kreme offers a great service of custom orders. You can order them in any color or design but we went with a simple white glaze, for this stand we ordered 4 dozen donuts. Finish it off with some delicate flowers and VOILA! Donut cake!!!

Let’s also not forget, when throwing a surprise party one detail we might miss is how someone will be dressed when they show up. I was super sneaky and stole this dress out of her closet, so happy that I did because she looked beautiful!!

Party Favors

I’ve always loved the idea of personalized favors but with large parties it sometimes can seem a little daunting. I decided to order these custom name plates from an amazing local company Vancouver Laser Cut Co. Along with everyone receiving a custom name plate we also had everyone take either a adorable teapot or coffee press. This went with our high tea menu theme.