Earlier this year I threw a bridal shower for
my sister. It was fun to see everything I had pictured all
come together! I love throwing showers and parties because it gives me an
excuse to get crafty and make something. For my sister’s shower I made
the green dessert stands, the fabric garland curtain, invitations, bridal
game cards, an almond cake, a peach drink, French macarons, chocolate
dipped marshmallows, and I purchased a few apothecary jars and some candy from CandyWarehouse.com to
add to the dessert table. Here is how it turned out:
Where did I begin and how did I do it?
Invitations
Before you can have a party you must make invitations for the
party. For the invitations I used cute colors of cardstock to coordinate with the colors of the shower,
a Cricut machine, a Sizzix, some ink, a peachy pink pearl, and of course my computer and printer. I used a basic word document to print the invitation onto the peachy pink paper. After searching for the right color of carstock I ended up going with this one that was a little bluer than I wanted. "Seafoam" was actually the name of the cardstock. I used the Cricut to cut out the flower, the Sizzix to add the embossing, and a little pearl in the center of the flower.
Fabric Curtain
To make the fabric curtain I made several cuts along one side
of the fabric so I could easily tear each piece into strips. I
had to cut the lace into strips since it would not tear like the other fabrics.
Once each strip was made I tied them to twine. I used the extra
fabric to dress up some vases and the apothecary jars which added to the décor.
Dessert Stands
Some of my favorite things I made for this shower were the green
dessert stands. They are so simple and fun to make! I purchased 2
plates and 2 cups from Ikea and used glass glue to glue them together. I also love to bake, so of course I
made the French macarons and dipped the marshmallows in white chocolate and
added some sprinkles!
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| Candy from CandyWarehouse.com |
Peach Drink
For the peach drink I used Clear American Golden Peach and mixed
in some Crystal Light Peach Bellini.
Bridal Shower Game
I went to a shower once where we were given a plain cardstock
with a list of items worth different points and for each item you had in your
purse you got the points for that item. The person with the most points
wins. I designed a cute card to play this game and changed
and added some items to the game. We also had a guessing game
where the guests had to count how many candies were in a mason jar. Each
guest wrote there name and guess on a cute little card and the person who
guessed the closest won the mason jar full of candy.
