Preppy Baby Shower for a Girl

Pink and green combine into preppy stripes and polka dots for today's baby shower theme. My inspiration arose from this lovely table setting featuring green place mats and pink napkins tied with a pink striped belt. Invite your shower guests with a this pink and green striped invitation from FineStationery.com. Serve up this rose drink of pink lemonade (with or without the vodka depending upon who's drinking it) alongside a slice of this adorable pink, green and yellow cake as photographed by Rebecca Thuss. For favors, send guests home with some sweetly decorated candy treats that fit perfectly into the color scheme.

Oh Baby! Sports Themed Couple's Shower

Today's Oh Baby! feature was requested by Nicole. She's planning a September couple's baby shower with a blue and green color scheme combined with a sports theme. Here are my inspiration picks for Nicole:

- Blue sports invitation from FineStationery.com
- Blue and green paper lanterns to add color and design around the event space
- Sports lollipop mold - great for favors, just place in a clear plastic lollipop bag and tie with light blue or green ribbon
- For a sports themed centerpiece consider using multiple football, baseball, basketball and soccer ball frames. Fill with family photos, images of the new baby's name (if known), sport team logos or meaningful words. These would make nice decorations in the baby's room afterwards too.
- Light blue cake with sports adornments [image via flickr user gelcolet]
- Wooden sports themed ring toss game - I saw this in my sports search and thought it was really cute! There are lots of ways that baby or family trivia can be incorporated into a game using this classic piece.
- Add sports themed adhesive embellishments to light blue and green place cards for a sports place marking

Oh Baby! Rubber Ducky Baby Shower

Today's Oh Baby! feature was requested by Krisinda who needs inspiration for a rubber ducky baby shower. As soon as I received her email, I immediately thought of an amazing event theme that Jenn, of Hostess with the Mostess, put together. Entitled Bubbly Ducky Brunch, Jenn assembled lots of excellent details to create an event scheme that's a ton of fun for both the mom-to-be and each guest who attends.

The following images are just a few of many on HWTM. Please visit the Bubbly Ducky Brunch page to see additional pictures and to learn where to find the elements needed to create this look.

Jungle Baby Shower

Today's post features a jungle theme baby shower. I find these sweet jungle animals absolutely adorable and, really, what more could you want in a baby shower theme? Consider the following elements:

- Pop up animal favor boxes
- Jungle animal cake- There is a lot of cake and cupcake inspiration out there for animal themes. This particular cake is from flickr user Fun_Y3n.
- Animal baby shower invitation by simply put (from FineStationery.com)
- Lotus flower tealight candle holder - great for on your table and all around to enhance the jungle theme.
- Animal party favors by flickr user qiatytre. These would be amazing for thank you notes as well!
- King of the Jungle party picks

Initial Sip and See

Today's post is brought to you by the letter ___. (haha) But seriously, today's post is all about letters or initials, rather. What better time to throw an initial or monogram themed party than when there's a newborn to be oohed and ahhed over. Here are some ideas for an initial themed sip and see:

- Initial decor, cupcakes, soda bottle labels and customized tablecloth - all DIY ideas from Martha Stewart
- Initial favors- again a DIY project that can be altered to fit any color scheme or party idea
- Pearl monogram decoration- Made with wire and pearl beads; use any style of bead to fit your aesthetics
- Monogrammed lollipops
- Initial invitations- there are so many options I couldn't pick just one- brown & blue; green & pink; tangerine & white; and green & blue (all from FineStationery.com)

Pink & Black Cameo Wedding

Today's post features a black and pink cameo or silhouette wedding. This would also be excellent for a couples' shower or for a sip and see featuring the baby's silhouette.

- Cameo place setting
- Pink and black wedding attire and bouquet
- Silhouette individual wedding cake
- Silhouette programs or favors
- Silhouette wall decor (would be great above where the bride and groom chairs)
- Silhouette thank you note
- Silhouette jewelry roll (great for bridesmaid gift)
- Pink and black floral centerpiece
- Silhouette tags (could be used as favor tags, coasters, etc)

Blue & Brown Circle Baby Shower

Today's blue and brown circles party inspiraton is meant specifically for a baby shower but could really be used for any type of party. I started with this Oh Baby! circle invitation from FineStationery.com and built upon the colors and shapes.

Set your table with a light blue tablecloth. Top with clear vases wrapped with brown ribbon and filled with your favorite blue flowers. Use blue and brown patterned dinnerware such as this circle and stripe set. On a side table set up a blue and brown candy buffet along with your blue and brown circles cake. Lastly, send guests home with a personalized candy bar favor featuring a blue and brown circle design.

Teal and Brown Sip and See

Today's post will inspire you to throw a sip and see for the new baby in your life. This theme would also work well for a baby shower. Start with this cute teal and brown bird invitation by simplyput (from FineStationery.com). Have your guests write a little note for your newborn in this teal 3-ring album from Paper Source. Include the baby's photo on the front cover and it will serve as a great keepsake from the event.

This teal and brown paisley dinnerware set is the perfect addition to your decor, especially when used for these adorable cupcakes with teal and white frosting [via Crumbs and Doilies Cupcake Blog]. Lastly, send your guests home with a teal and white striped favor box filled with your favorite candy or treat.