It’s such an exciting time with a plethora of babies-to-be around here! First, we will have a new addition to the Hive soon. Our very own Alayna (pictured above) is expecting her first child – a baby boy – in November, and we couldn’t be more excited for her!!! And our good friend Briana, over at Bifftastica, will welcome her first bundle of joy – a baby girl – in a matter of weeks.
A couple of weekends ago, I had the honor of co-hosting a Baby Shower for Ms. Briana. With her being the creator of the Alliday Show, an all-handmade arts and crafts fair here in Tulsa, and being a member of the make:Tulsa group, I felt pressure to craft some great decorations for her celebration. Well, that and I love creating things for my friends! Briana is a self-proclaimed anti-pink kind of girl, and has a life-long love affair with the color green. So the invitation featured a green and yellow leaf motif (which went well with her nursery wall paper! Check out her nursery transformation here).
(Briana, her husband and I had a photoshoot this past Monday. This photo is a little sneak peek for her. Isn’t she a lovely, glowing mommy-to-be?!)
With all of that in mind, I chose yarn to create a variety of decorations. I purchased four balls of yarn – emerald green, lime green, yellow and aqua blue.
First, I made a lot of poms using equal amounts of each color of yarn. You can a tutorial on how I did this in our magazine Issue #1! I hung some of the pom garland above the cake table, draped it across the fireplace mantle where the presents were placed, and decorated the food table with the extra strands.
Then I created a centerpiece of a “Yarn Chandelier”. There are a lot of tutorials out there, but I used the one over at Hostess {With the Mostess}.
And finally, I took the leftover string and wrapped up the gift for the baby girl.
I really liked the end results and the cohesive look to all the decor, yet the yarn was used in a variety of ways. Do you have any other yarn crafts that you would have used for a Baby Shower?
