Shushka's Shower

We had a shower for my younger sister this past weekend! The weather was beautiful and it was a fantastic day filled with great food and even live entertainment! I was lucky enough to be able to DIY a lot of the elements of the shower; centerpieces, favors, and invitations. 

CENTERPIECES:

• Enameled Pots, Joanne Fabrics
  
• Curly Willow Branches, Christmas Tree
  
• Reindeer Moss, AC Moore
  
• Mushroom Birds, AC Moore
  
• Silk Flowers, AC Moore
  
• Round styrofoam disks
  
• White floral tape
  
• Sand
  
• Hot glue

I started the centerpieces by filling the pots 2/3 full of sand. I then trimmed my styrofoam disk to fit inside the pot, just below the lip. I secured with hot glue. I then took one branch of curly willow, trimmed it to the desired height, then pierced the center of the foam and down into the sand. I then worked outward from the center, varying the heights of the branches and their directions. I covered the foam with reindeer moss, securing with hot glue where I could. Then I used floral tape to attach flowers and leaves throughout the branches. The final touch was adding a little bird sitting on a branch.

FAVORS: 

• Jello Jigglers Egg Mold, eBay
• Cello bags, AC Moore
• Pour & melt soap, AC Moore
• Twig bird nests, found online
• Favor tags
• Ribbon

These were so much fun to make! I did this the easy way - pour and melt soap. I used two kinds, shea butter soap, and an avocado cucumber soap. The shea butter soap was mixed with yellow coloring to tint it ivory, orange oil, and lemon peel. The avocado soap was mixed with red food coloring, tinting it pink, and exfoliating poppy seeds were mixed in. I let the soap cool in the molds in the refrigerator, then placed each one on a small nest in a cello bag. These were tied with favor tags I made which read "thank you for helping the lovebirds build their nest."

I think everything was a big success and my sister had a good time. I had to take a break from helping with the gifts to rescue a snake pulled out of the pool - so all in all it was a good day!