The Red and Cyan Shower Details
My friend Nicki’s shower was last week, and it was perfect. My friend and I did all the decorating and food prep the night before, so there was literally no stress the day of the shower. The trick to a well-themed party is repetition, repetition, repetition. We made sure we kept our theme evident: the colors red and cyan, and the element of an umbrella. I found some $4 parasols at a local party store, grabbed mini take-out containers from my blogging buddy Jessica, and Shannon and I both made banners using our colors.
The picture below shows the parasols as a centerpiece, the red-colored food, and our little favor boxes which read, “little drops of sunshine”.
We used Shannon’s mantle as a little vignette of adorable prego-pictures of Nicki. We found this banner idea at Paper Source, and I made it with very little paper, some ribbon I had, and those handy full-page labels from Avery to spell out her baby name.
Shannon gathered her clear glass vases and put yummy red candies inside… there was definitely plenty of red food to be had! Notice the little blue umbrella in this picture… too cute! {I found that parasol at a party store; it wasn’t quite the right blue, so I painted it.}
In the lower picture, we had every guest write down a word that describes Nicki to them. While Nicki was opening her presents, I put them together in this little shadowbox with mini butterflies I had cut out earlier. This was the final gift she received and she loved it.
And lastly – remember the invitations?
I love putting together a well-themed party. This had very little out-of-pocket expense, was low-key and fun!
