Entertaining...it's kinda my thing. Baby Shower Part 1

If there ever comes a day when I decide to lose the teaching gig, I'm going to become an event planner. Not to toot my own horn, but I'm pretty good at hosting events. Both my sister, and a close friend are expecting babies at the end of June, so I've been in baby shower mode lately. Pinterest is going to be the death of me; I remember when I first created an account, I didn't get what the big deal was. Why was everyone raving about this? Now, I'm hooked. I consult Pinterest for everything...because you can literally find ideas for everything on Pinterest.
Anyway, baby showers; first up was my sister's. She's expecting a boy, and is really in to western decor. I did this shower with my mom and youngest sister; so while it was really fun, my sister and I were both ready for it to be over because Mom was freaking out.

I found the "Rock Me Mama" prints on line as a digital download; frames were from Kohl's. The sign in the middle I made using a bare bones frame I picked up at Hobby Lobby. I cut a piece of plywood for the back, painted it and hot glued tin letters on, also from Hobby Lobby. I finished it off with a "lasso" made out of of some jute rope. Mom picked up an adorable button down onesie and jeans to hang on the line we strung on the split rail fence.

While I do have links to some pretty awesome florists, we ordered bulk sunflowers from Sam's Club and accented them with some baby's breath and burlap. The guest tables had mason jars, like the one pictured above, and the larger arrangements were in tall galvanized buckets.

Diaper cakes are SUPER EASY to make! I found a tutorial on Pinterest (of course). Most of it is hidden by the huge bow I decided to put on the top layer.

Another Pinterest find! We had guests write special messages to my sister and her husband on diapers to provide a little late night comedic relief when they find themselves sleep deprived and changing another blow-out at 3am.

We hosted the shower as a brunch, so the food centered around breakfast (my favorite!).

I found a tutorial from Martha Stewart to make tissue paper puff balls. Mine turned out a little flat (Martha makes everything look so easy), but at that point, I was exhausted and just put them up anyway.

The day was a success, and I think my sister was pretty pleased with how things turned out. Check out Baby Shower Part 2 to see what I cooked up for my friend, also expecting in June!