I recently stumbled upon a photo gallery of some super contemporary baby & bridal showers , and immediately had to find out who was behind all this creativity… Turns out the hostess behind it all is Amy Belle Isle from St Louis, Missouri – and from what I’ve gathered from her emails so far – she’s just as much fun as the parties she throws!
I’m excited to share one of Amy’s party designs with you today – the "Oh Baby!" Baby Shower . I love how she introduces this shower on her blog: "Q: Who says baby showers have to be pastels and lace? A: No modern girls I know! Treat your mom-to-be with a baby shower as hip as she is!"
The Inspiration: fabulous polka dot gift wrap from Michaels
Table Centerpieces & Party Decor: Chinese lanterns from lunabazaar.com , tall blumeboxes adorned with sequin trim from Michaels, small vases embellished with ribbon, decorative circles cut from polka dot gift wrap, wooden block letters painted orange and pink, acrylic pink pacifiers
Party Favors: DIY personalized paper weights made to match the invitations – with a message that says "The ‘weight’ for Baby Shockley is almost over ", fortune cookie-filled takeout boxes embellished with a sticker reading "Thank you for sharing in Ginger and Ron’s good fortune ".
Guest Packets: Each guest received a "guest packet" (a.k.a. cute embellished folder ) – that held 2 (non-cheesy) baby shower games, a stamped thank you card envelope to for guests to self-address, and a circle-shaped cardstock from Paper-Source for writing well-wishes and advice for mom-to-be.
Note: Sans the pacifiers and pregnant girl illustrations, this theme would work GREAT for a birthday party too!
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A little about Amy:
As the daughter of parents who owned Hallmark stores and "a mother who is the ultimate hostess", Amy likes to think that hosting events is in her blood. In addition to the showers and parties she puts on for friends, she recently started a party consulting business – Stem Parties – for patrons in the St. Louis area. Thanks so much for the inspiration, Amy!
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Hi Vaishali –
Since the hostess of this party (Amy) was a guest blogger, she doesn’t see the questions as they come in here, but you can email her your questions directly and she said she’s be happy to assist via email :)
Her email is stemparties@gmail.com.
Cheers,
Jenn
Great colors! Very fashionable these days. I just want to add that there are also lots of fun variations of orange and brown (and pink) paper lanterns – different shades, shapes, and textures. Here’s a link to lunabazaar’s paper lanterns page.
Hi,
I absolutely love this!!! i am throwing a shower for my sister in law and we dont know if its a girl or boy so we are going to do brown yellow and green…..i just love the table runner….what is it ccalled? where can i shop for one…?
o i forgot to give u my email address….
its xoxodulcegirl@hotmail.com.
thank you so much!!!
Hi,
I am planning for a baby shower but we do not know yet if its a girl or a boy. Since I have seen this pretty color combination of brown, pink and orange, I cannot think of any other color theme. I love it!!! I wanted to start working on the whole baby shower project with these colors, but I am afraid what if its a BOY?! Amy and Ladies what do you think – the combo of orange-brown-pink will work for baby boy shower? Thanks.
My email is honey_rs@hotmail.com
Hi Honey -
To keep things more neutral, I’d recommend avoiding pink…I’ve used these palettes before and they also look great together:
• Chocolate, Orange & Bright Aqua (aqua is often worn by girls so it still works for both, especially with the orange accent. Check out this tropical baby shower theme for an example of this palette.)
• Chocolate, Orange, & Lime Green
• Orange, Lime Green, & Aqua
OR – if you really want to use pink it’s fine as long as you also add a bright aqua or green color (or both) to balance it out – so it’s more of a multi-color feel.
Hope that helps! :)
good afternoon, i dont speak english so much but I`ll try to say that is so cute that combo in orange and pink and that a I dont know if my baby is girl or boy jet but I would like that you give me sugerency to both if you can please and if my baby is boy what match can i to use.
Hi Angelica –
For a boy you could certainly use orange and blue – that’s a great combination as well!
For a “neutral” color theme that would work for a boy OR a girl – orange, white and lime green looks great together!
Or if you really love pink – you could use orange, pink AND blue – so that you’re covered either way. (Basically just add blue to the color palette pictured here).
Good luck! :)
Hi I was wondering where I can find the runner.
I was wondering where i can find the inviations and the celebrity babies game?
Adriana –
Just search for “celebrity baby name game” on google – lots of sites should come up!
For the invites – I’ll forward you comment to Amy and see if she can remember the website :)
Adriana,
Email me at stemparties @ gmail.com and I can send you the info for the invites since I made them myself.
Was wondering if you could tell me where to find runners similar to the ones used in this shower, or if you have an idea where i could find one similar….Your help is greatly appreciated!
Tabitha –
The table runners are actually rolls of rubber shelf liner from The Dollar Tree.
This shower is a couple years old now so I’m not sure if they still have them but it’s worth looking if you have one (or similar store) nearby!
Good luck,
Amy Belle Isle
Can you please email me the lovely celebrity baby name game? Love the graphics and I can’t find anything as classy on the web. Thanks. My email is brandinelwis@yahoo.com.
Brandi