Pink and Aqua Baby Blessing Party (aka Girl's Baby Shower)

For You created my inmost being, 
You knit me together in my mother's womb.
I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Your works are wonderful.
I know that full well.
Psalm 139:13-14


The couple's first baby.
The grandparent's first grandchild.
A special day.

A celebration of life, love and hope, and a new generation.

Three weeks ago, my friend, Ann, my other mother, Suzanne,
a dear friend of the family named Jill, and I hosted a shower

for Ann's daughter, the new mom, Mrs. T, in Ann's beautiful home.

Please come in and join us!

Dollar Store curly ribbon and pink bottles adorn the berry wreath.

Simple. Whimsical. 

Straight ahead of you when you walked in the foyer, was the baby's changing table.

It was painted by Ann and given to her daughter as a gift.

I adore the aqua handles!

On the dresser, to the left, is a Wisdom and Wishes Tree.

My daughters and I cut out paper birds and hung them on the branches

with teeny clothes pins.

The back side of the birds was blank, and ladies wrote their bits of inspiration

or advice on them as a momento for the new parents.

The tall daisies are actually pens!

Teeny sticker pearls for the birds' eyeballs!

On the dresser to the right, is a mini Candy Station.

Suzanne, Lovely (our new girl), and I made bags to hold the candy from 8 1/2" X 11'' sheets of paper.

I got the idea from Emily at Jones Design Company.

Our menu was: 
Chicken, Egg, and Ham Salad on Croissants
Spinach Strawberry Salad with Candied Walnuts
Olive and Pickles Relish Tray
Fresh Fruit
Greek Salad
Fresh Vegetable Platter
Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean, Lemon, or Raspberry Buttercream
Water and Sweet Tea

Ann made the darling centerpiece. 

Gladiolus in a vase, inside a gift bag, surrounded by tucked-in tissue paper.

A chalkboard-in-the-center plate.
I love how the concrete statue behind the plate mimics a sleepy sigh.

I made the buttercream frosting for these tiny cakes and decorated them.

I found the pattern for the cupcake wrappers HERE.

The wrappers are made from the same paper as the invitations.

I simply cut triangles from scrapbook paper and hot-glued it to ribbon and presto! This banner.

A view from the dining room into the living room.
The Fluffy Ceiling Decorations came from Party City.

The baby's name?

Penelope Layne.

"Penny Layne".

The parents?

The Beatles fans.

The tiny clothesline banner, made by Jill, was created with baby washcloths

and letters drawn on scrapbook paper over those.

Cute, no?

We love chalkboard stuff.

The baby's monogram.

Not sonogram.

Mrs. T's invitation, framed and given as a gift.

Prayers for Penny.

What a beautiful day!

Only 10 days (whew! that was close) after the shower, Penny was born.
She is beautiful!

Welcome, precious blessing.