More Baby Showers!

This past week, I hosted a double baby shower with another mom friend of mine. We decided to keep it simple and hold it at a restaurant. With everything else I had going on... I didn't think I could take on another full party. It turned out to be great. A mom's night out, some yummy food and lots of cute baby stuff!

I decided to make a couple of centerpieces. I thought a diaper cake would be perfect for this occasion. Who doesn't like getting diapers when they are having a baby? Plus, it would be a nice substantial centerpiece for the table (I also found out that they are kind of fun to make!). I figured I'd balance the not so eco friendly disposable diapers with an eco friendly cake topper. So I made each one of them an owl rattle with my scraps (a mix of fleece and cashmere... who knew anyone would put those two together!). I also made each of them a newborn cashmere hat from some cashmere scraps I had. I love how the hats came out!

And look at the final result! Since I had no idea how to make a diaper cake, I was pleased that they were easy to make and came out better than I had imagined. They were also easy to take to the restaurant because I left all the pieces separate. Just stuck them in my Tote2Go!

At the last minute, I also decided to make some favors. I was stuck at home with a pretty bad back and couldn't clean for my daughter's party, so I had to do something to make myself feel useful.

I printed some little wrappers for mini candy bars and put them into an envelope that I made from a paper bag. I love the look for the brown paper with stitches in it. I made tags at Christmas this way and I'm always looking for other things to make.

The shower turned out great. We were a little sad not to have one of the moms there... but contractions called her to the hospital. But we sent it all home with her and she can have a mini shower in the comfort of her own home :)