{"id":11311,"date":"2012-05-24T03:42:25","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T03:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andersruff.com\/custom-printable-parties\/?p=11311"},"modified":"2014-06-24T18:26:40","modified_gmt":"2014-06-24T22:26:40","slug":"gender-neutral-baby-shower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andersruff.com\/custom-printable-parties\/baby-showers\/gender-neutral-baby-shower\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea Breeze Gender Neutral Baby Shower"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We are really excited to share our new baby shower theme! Ready for a totally do-able and fresh<\/em> gender neutral baby shower?\u00a0 Sea breeze inspired hues of mint, aqua, lime, and yellow set the stage for some yummy desserts and soft, yet striking decor!<\/p>\n

We love to go overboard incorporating fabulous professional dessert artists, party decor companies and seamstresses.\u00a0 There is so much talent out there, but there is also the reality of a budget.\u00a0 This time we Anders Ruff girls did it all on our own<\/strong><\/em> {with exception of our sidekick photographer, Becca Bond Photography<\/a>}.\u00a0 It was fun to create a realistic menu\u00a0including easy and beautiful desserts and finger foods that we made ourselves.<\/p>\n

One source of decor that was so powerful and economical was the use of yarn<\/a>. Yarn<\/a> is such an economical embellishment and while we were trying to show a \u201cdown to earth\u201d baby shower, it seemed like it would set the tone perfectly.<\/p>\n

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We loved incorporating these milk glass cake stands!<\/a><\/p>\n

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PARTY DETAILS:<\/h3>\n

SWEETS & NIBBLES<\/h3>\n

The menu consisted of \u00a0homemade fancy desserts mixed with store bought basic desserts that were easily embellished.<\/em>
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Cake<\/strong>: We bought a $12 plain white Target cake and added mini yarn poms<\/a> {Keep in place with toothpicks that are easily hidden by the fluff}.\u00a0 The cake was topped with a printable flat label from our baby shower printable collection.\u00a0 Simple & Soft.<\/p>\n

Gorgeous milk glass cake stands<\/a> are so wonderful because they can be used for so many themes. The jadeite colored cake stands <\/a>were so gorgeous, as were the classic white cake stands.<\/a> \u00a0Milk glass<\/a> is so classic and timeless!<\/p>\n

Ombre Macarons<\/strong>: I finally mastered macarons and now have been experimenting with color.\u00a0 I added a squirt of darker aqua batter into my piping bag and the results were beautiful with ombre macarons.\u00a0 We filled them with easy butter cream and topped them with our printable party flags for embellishment.
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Meringue & Chocolate Oreo Delights<\/strong>: We showed this dessert combo in our North Pole shoot<\/a><\/strong> and wanted to freshen them up.\u00a0 Golden Oreos were covered in chocolate (a layer of white chooclate on top with light yellow chocolate for the rest).\u00a0 I made the meringues using a Martha Stewart recipe and added a stripe of contrasting color as she showed in a recent magazine.\u00a0 We put the meringue on top of the chocolate oreo and slipped in a little printable flag under the meringue for extra detail.
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\u201cGourmet\u201d Cucumber Sandwiches:<\/strong> Adria is our savory goods chef.\u00a0 She stacked white bread with cream cheese and cucumber.\u00a0 She topped it with a light layer of cream cheese and strips of the peel of a cucumber to add a dramatic stripe.\u00a0 Lemon peel was added to the top and a printable flag.<\/p>\n

Marshmallow Pop Bouquet:<\/strong> Marshmallows were dipped in yellow, aqua and lime chocolates (We mixed regular store bought colored melting chocolates to come up with the tones that matched our decor<\/em>).\u00a0 I tapped the top of the marshmallow onto a tray of pearl sprinkles of the same shade.\u00a0 These were stuck into the milk glass vases with the DIY Yarn Pom flowers.\u00a0 Simple and fun display technique!
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Rattle Topped Cupcakes:<\/strong> Target cupcakes were easy enough to embellish!\u00a0 Some cupcakes were embellished with yarn<\/a> backed cupcake toppers with a little bow around the stick to resemble a baby rattle!\u00a0 (Easy yarn backing \u2013 glue yarn in a circular shape onto cardstock and trim around the edges.\u00a0 Do double sided to hide the paper!)\u00a0 Others were topped with a small macaron with a little bow around the stick to also resemble a rattle. Yummy!
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White Chocolate Drizzled Popcorn:<\/strong> Easy and delish!\u00a0 We utilized the drawers in the antique dresser to display some of our items.\u00a0 Popcorn cones were made out of the printable patterned paper and stuffed with aqua tissue liners for the white chocolate covered popcorn.
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Lemonade Spritzers:<\/strong> These were displayed in glass bottles from Shop My Little Love <\/a><\/strong>and put in the top drawer of the desk.\u00a0 A yarn pom was wrapped around the neck and a printable flag adorned straw was stuck in the side.\u00a0 The bottles were labeled with a printable wrap, of course!<\/p>\n

DECOR<\/h3>\n

Our main piece of furniture was an antique desk.\u00a0 This was helpful for displaying the desserts and drinks because we could use the drawers.<\/em>
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Yarn Pom<\/a> Bunting with Mini Pennants:<\/strong> Printable mini pennants from our collection were strung on a length of yarn<\/a>.\u00a0 Various sizes of yarn poms were made in coordinating color combos.\u00a0 These were sewn together onto a long piece of yarn and hung over the table.\u00a0 Since our shoot was outdoors, we used white painted thin dowl rods that we attached to the back of the antique desk to be our \u201cstands\u201d.\u00a0 It worked well!
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DIY Milk Glass Stands:<\/strong> We searched high and low for unique milk glass display pieces.\u00a0 A local antique store had votive holders out of milk glass and small milk glass plates that were interesting.\u00a0 We used a little hot glue and made our own stands!
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Yarn Pom Flowers:<\/strong> More poms were made using the easy pom maker we created on our Ruff Draft<\/strong>.<\/a>\u00a0 These were attached to pipe cleaners and the stem was wrapped with more yarn.\u00a0 Add some interesting bends in the stems and the flowers looked adorable in milk glass vases with the marshmallow pops!
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Yarn Wrapped Gifts:<\/strong> To coordinate with the table, we wrapped some gifts in coordinating solid papers and embellished them with more yarn and poms. Labels from the printable collection were added to the gifts as well.<\/p>\n

FAVORS<\/h3>\n

Baby Pickles in Baby Food Jars:<\/strong> Every pregnant woman craves pickles at some point, right?\u00a0 We made homemade baby pickles and put them in upcycled glass baby food jars. The lids were painted and embellished with yarn trim.\u00a0 We added a printable label to the front and it made for a memorable and funny favor.<\/p>\n

Baby Candy Jars<\/strong>: We found an antique spice rack with old glass spice jars.\u00a0 We cleaned it up and used the little jars for solid colored M&Ms. (Hint \u2013 Easter candy on clearance was separated by color and made for an economical favor).\u00a0 These were labeled with our printable flat label and displayed on the aqua spice rack along with other treats.<\/p>\n

The printable invitation, registry card and coordinating printables are available in the Anders Ruff shop<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

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VENDOR CREDITS:<\/h3>\n

\u2013 Production, Styling, Printables, & Food (Macarons, Merinuges & Sandwiches): Anders Ruff<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Photography: Becca Bond Photography<\/strong>
\n<\/a>\u2013 Glass Bottles & Straws: Shop My Little Love<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

SOURCES to create this look:<\/strong>
\n\u2013 Milk Glass Cake Stands: here<\/a> or here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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