Party Guest}Sweet Pea Baby Shower

What better reason to have a party than a new baby!

Today I am excited to welcome a party guest to the blog – Lisa from Simply…This, That and The Other is here to share her Sweet Pea Baby Shower!

Here’s what Lisa had to say about her baby shower:

There are celebrations to celebrate just about everything, but I can’t think of any celebration as SWEET and exciting as the arrival of a new baby.

There is so much anticipation and joy. Some showers are planned after the birth which means that the baby gets to be passed around and adored which is even more fun.

Lisa and her friend Kim put on a beautiful party for some lucky new mommy and baby!  The theme for the shower was “Sweet Pea.”

The color scheme (pink, green and white) is what they based the menu and shower on to pull it all together.

According to Lisa the shower was pretty much stress free. All of the details were done in advance. The only thing that was not done ahead of time was the punch and that doesn’t really count because all it took was opening a carton of lime sherbet and adding 7 UP to it! Easy PEAsy (HA!). The cupcakes, the “sentiment” cake and pea pod pecan tassies were made in advance and then frozen.

The chicken salads were made the day before along with the cheese slices.

Lisa’s advice is to keep things simple…food and decorations…so that when your friends arrive, you are able to enjoy the special occasion you are celebrating!

Here are some of Lisa’s great ideas for an event that can be enjoyed by everyone, including the hostess:

* Get a date on the calendar
* Figure out your colors~I like to choose two colors and I ALWAYS use white as the background. It makes everything look classy and it is way more economical to always have the basics…dishes etc in white so that you can reuse them.
* Pick a theme. For example: Peter Rabbit, circus, firetrucks etc. If you can’t think of a theme, stick with colors for your “theme” and it will look B.EAU.TEE.FUL.
* Decide on what time of day or evening you will be gathering. This will help you to decide on your menu.
* Start collecting inexpensive glass luncheon plates and cups and white dishes. Hit garage sales, flea markets or your Gramma’s attic. This will eventually save on the cost of expensive paper products. (I started collecting mine 20 years ago!)

Stay tuned for some of the recipes Lisa served at the shower as well as information on a “sentiment” cake – you are going to love the idea!!