More Baby Shower Fun

Yes, I do know a lot of people having babies. And yes, I do LOVE to throw a shower, party, celebration...you name it!
Okay, now that I have answered any immediate questions, let me show you a fun and non-traditional way to shower and bless a mommy to be.

 

Surprise her with a gift card tree!  I have much better photos of the tree, but my blog for some reason wants to all of the sudden upload only the photos I really wanted to share, the complete wrong direction!

So, here's the rundown:
I bought a flower pot.
I used floral foam inside the pot and arranged some actual tree branches that I collected and spray painted white.
Then I covered that with some decorative filler.
An invitation was sent out to family and friends to participate and bless the couple with a gift card tree.  I chose two preferred locations: Target and Walmart.  This will help ensure that no matter how much or little each card is for, they will have a good amount of money total to buy what they need.
I gave instructions for people to send the gift cards to me by a specified date.
Then, as the gift cards came flooding in, I punched holes in the envelopes and attached them with coordinating ribbons.
I topped it off with a little wooden sign.
Easy Peasy!

This is an especially good idea when your mommy to be is expecting her third, fourth, fifth child.....you get the point.  Also a great option when your mommy to be is not finding out the sex of the baby.

Do you see the tall diaper cake on the table too?  A friend of mine made this as a gift to the expecting couple, also serving as super cute decor!

A simple and cute decoration consisting of scrapbook paper, chip board letter, ribbon, diapers and clothes pins. It says "You are loved."

Another super cute and simple decoration done by one of my many talented friends are these bottles spelling out Baby Wood.  The little jars are actually old baby food jars.  Too cute!

And check out this cake!  I wish I could say that I made it, but alas, I cannot.  This is definitely not an area that I am gifted in, with talent or patience!  

Yet another one of my talented friends made this cake. The best and most amazing part: this was her first attempt at making a fondant cake!  

It was so cute! She actually made little baby feet and hands out of the fondant.  

So there you have it! 

I actually got this idea when my brother and his wife were surprised with a gift card tree while expecting their third child.  Their friend simply sent out invitations and then surprised them with it at their house. What a great surprise uh!  

They were so blessed by this and I just thought it was the best idea and alternative to a traditional baby shower.  Often people do not throw showers after the first and second child, but I am a firm believer in celebrating each new life because they are all such a blessing!

The friend we surprised is expecting her third and they do not know the sex of the baby either.  They have some things from their other two children and from friends who have passed down things to them, but they will still need diapers, wipes and other baby essentials.  And of course, it is always fun to be able to buy something special for the new addition to the family.

So now when that sweet baby arrives, they can go shop for what they need and for a few things that they simply cannot resist.  ;)