Cheap and Easy Shower Decorations

I LOVE hosting baby and wedding showers, but don't always love the expense that can occur.  I finally came up with a way to have coordinating decorations with very little cost.  

All you need is:

~Coordinating paper

~Matching Paper Straws

~Twine

~Tissue Paper

~A Cutting Machine, or Trimmer and Punches

At most craft stores, on the scrapbook isle, they have the pads of coordinating themed paper.  Most every week, you can find these on sale.  During the Black Friday events, many of these are 50% -60% off.  That's when I stock up.   Normally they cost about $19.99 so $8-$10 is a super deal and well worth it.  Here's one I used recently to make baby shower decorations:

The paper colors and textures are just perfect!

 With many of these packs, the first few pages have bonus cutouts.  This is where you can get really creative with your decorating.  This particular pad had these cute rectangle sayings for a "Project Life" like scrapbook.  I used these instead as decorations:

   

Didn't they turn out sooooo cute.  I used paper straws to make the easels and used the leftovers for my jars. I used these instructions to make the paper straw easels.

Ok, so next, use the papers to create a banner.  You can personalize with letters if you wish, but for a quick and easy decor, just cut them out in the banner shape.  I used a Silhouette cutting machine, but simple triangles are easy to cut with a trimmer. 

With a hole punch and cheap twine...Ta Dah!  A banner!

While you have the Silhouette out, cut a bunch of circles.  If you have another circle punch or cutter, that will work too.  I then sewed a straight stitch through the paper circles.  Hot gluing them on twine will also work. 

Make a few paper balls like this tutorial and hang up!

You will have plenty of paper leftover so feel free to get as creative as you have time for.  It won't cost you any extra money!

April Showers Diaper Cake

What's a baby shower without the classic diaper cake?  I think every shower I go to now, has at least two.  It seems, though, that they have evolved tremendously in the last few years. 

Now there are diaper castles {Lisa's Food & Crafts}

diaper trains {Thom's Crafts & Treats}

diaper cupcakes {Bubbly Nature Creations}

diaper owls {best-baby-gifts.com}

and

diaper guitars {PartyTimeBaby.com}

Not only do these make great gifts, but they make 

a perfect centerpiece.  

Here's my first diaper cake I made 3 years ago.  I followed {THIS} design and used scrapbook paper instead of receiving blankets or ribbon to wrap around it. I also followed a tutorial similar to {THIS} one to make the rolled flowers. Even if you can't make the amazing designs above, almost anyone can create one like mine.  

April Showers Bring May Flowers ~ and Babies!

To go along with my April Showers Theme, I thought I'd share some of my favorite April Showers Baby Showers I found out there on the web. 

 I LOVE this birthday party from Crossing the Bugger Dixie Line!  I think it would be a perfect baby shower!`

My favorite things from this party is: 

~the homemade clouds

~the use of the adorable rain boots as a centerpiece

~it is gender neutral 

~the clear umbrellas filled with paper lanterns

~a kid table for those that bring their children

This cute April Showers Mini Shower from MG Party Impressions is so calming. Again, I LOVE...

~that it's gender neutral

~that a shower doesn't have to be huge to shower appreciation and love to the mother-to-be.

~the mixture of colors and patterns

~that most of the decor was made with pattern paper. 

This "whimsical" shower from Lisa Storms Is so light and fun AND EASY!

~Clouds are super easy to make and are perfect for the main decor

~I love those homemade pom poms 

~The lemon drops favor is PERFECT!

My favorite thing about this April Showers shower from Taylor Made is that the decor matches the invite.  I also love...

~ the raindrops garland over the gift table

~the adorable bunting as the backdrop of the food table

~ the use of clouds to label the drinks (SO CUTE)

What do you think of the April Showers theme?  

It's not too late if you need to put one together by the end of this month!  For other spring shower ideas check out my spring showers PINTEREST BOARD!

Little Man Baby Shower

I helped out a friend with a baby shower she was throwing!  I loved the theme and had a blast creating the personalized favors. I will be listing these on Etsy soon.  Check out my Mustache Shower Pinterest Board for more inspiration.