Throwing unforgettable baby showers is easy when you have grateful moms-to-be as your inspiration. Both my kids and their spouses will soon be first time parents. At two sweet baby showers, family and friends generously provided much needed practical gear so that they will have everything they need for their anticipated bundles of joy!
We welcomed baby Carson with a Safari shower and created pineapple centerpieces by glueing small gold balls of aluminum foil to champagne bottles with green tissue paper for the crown. They really turned out great! (Check out the picture!) Guests used the champagne to mix with orange juice and cranberry juice for mimosas. Weeks before my DIL’s shower, we gathered at her parents’ house to create the pineapples along with chains of construction paper for a backdrop. My daughter-in-law fell in love with a giraffe cake she found online, so we took the picture to a local bakery and they were able to duplicate it! It was adorable. It always pays to price out various businesses. One bakery we priced was hundreds of dollars more (not kidding) than the yummy bakery we chose right in their hometown, “Cathy’s Sweet Creations.” 
To welcome my daughter and son-in-law’s baby, we went with an airplane theme since my SIL is a private pilot. We covered balloons with tulle tied with a bow and built small wooden airplanes that were nestled on top of clouds for centerpieces. Alongside each centerpiece was a children’s book about planes, airports and travel. I used my new found canning skills to create 60 small jars of Cinnamon Vanilla Pear Butter for each guest to take home. (I still can’t believe I did that!) Instead of a cake, we served cream filled cupcakes from my daughter’s favorite bakery, “Lovin’ Oven.”
The decorations for the precious baby showers weren't the only treasures that were handmade. As soon as we were told about the pregnancies, I decided that I would channel my mother and sew a baby quilt for each grand baby. Believe me, my sewing skills were limited to hems and bean bags. I signed up for a couple of sewing classes at my local fabric store and between that and YouTube, I was able to produce two adorable handmade quilts reflective of their nursery themes, Safari and Airplanes. Additionally, my daughter requested a handmade paper airplane crib mobile. Yikes! With the help of ideas from Pinterest and Etsy, I successfully put together a cute little paper airplane mobile. Here’s what I did:- Ordered a musical mobile without ornaments from Amazon.
- Found an airplane template online and used it to cut out the airplanes from navy blue, light blue and gray card stock.
- Assembled the airplanes.
- Created 3-D Clouds (Thanks YouTube)
- Using the leftover fabric from the baby quilt, I sewed sleeves to cover the arms of the mobile.
- Balanced and hung the ornaments (clouds and planes) on the mobile using navy and white cord.
- Done!!
There is nothing like gifts for your grand babies that are handmade with love!
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