Hosting Boho Baby Shower & DIY Balloon Garland

Last month I was blessed enough to host a baby shower for one of my great friends, Lynda. She is pregnant with her first child, a baby girl. Putting together this shower and the details was so fun for me, I thought I would share some of the details with you all.

Decor & Theme: 

I based the theme and decorations a bit off how Lynda had decorated her nursery. I used that as a jumping off point. Fist with the invitations, we used these below featuring a floral cow skull, a real version was also included in the nursery created by mama herself.

Play off the invite and theme I wanted to DIY some dreamcatchers to use as decor for the shower, but also to match the nursery colors so Lynda could take them home. Along with the dreamcatchers I wanted to create a "backdrop" for the food table with the majority of the decor for the party. I also added a rose gold "baby"balloon as well as a balloon garland. Then I also hung a gold dipped feather on the table.

Here are the pictures while we were setting up and preparing the food.

Here is another once all the food was ready. 

Food & Treats: 

For the shower food we wanted to stick with finger foods and snacks, small and easy things for the guests to eat. Each of my friends helped and pitched in with food so we had lots of yummy goodies to choose from. 

The Menu: Fruit tray, veggie tray, caprese skewers, salmon puff pastries, apple slices with chicken salad, taco cups, jalapeño poppers, TJ's pigs in a blanket, TJ's macaroni balls, TJ's puff pastries

The Drinks: Champagne punch, Tropical punch spritzer, water, la Croix

The Treats: Berry Chantilly cake from Whole Foods & Mini Rebel Donuts 

Balloon Garland: 

I knew from early on in the planning process that I wanted to try and create a balloon garland for the decor. I looked up several tutorials and they made it seem pretty straight forward and doable, I hoped that was the truth and it was something I could pull off. 

Well in the end it was pretty simple and I absolutely love the way it turned out. The video below goes into full detail on how I created it and the steps I took to get the final look. 

Watch Video for Full Tour and Details & Balloon Garland Instructions: 

Sources:

Invitation: https://www.etsy.com/transaction/1367697645

Dream Big Little One Cake Topper: http://amzn.to/2EMVkGA

Pink Foil Baby Balloon Letters: http://amzn.to/2mCgH5X

Feather Garland: http://amzn.to/2mD0j5h

Metallic Purple Balloons: http://amzn.to/2Dbkka4

Mason Jar Drink Dispenser: http://amzn.to/2DaCJ71

Gold Plastic Silverware: http://amzn.to/2DBaqPX

Similar Heart String lights: (found in the Target dollar spot)
http://amzn.to/2mCPyQx
http://amzn.to/2DEQsUJ

Mini Donuts: Rebel Donuts

Cake: Berry Chantilly Cake from Whole Foods