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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Vintage Bunting Baby Shower



I recently had the honor of hosting a baby shower for my little sister, Joy  (don't be confused... if you're a long time follower, you may realize that my youngest daughter has the same name).  

  We knew that the baby-to-be would be a boy, with the name Jeremiah already decided (to honor a recently deceased very special Grandpa).  I also knew that baby Jeremiah's room was painted a beautiful, soft blue.  Along with Joy's leading, I chose a color palate of mixed blues, along with touches of green to pull the party elements together without the typical "themed" feel.  I created a fabric bunting using fabrics in various colors, both solid colored and polka-dot to add a bit of a vintage feel.  The bunting was an element that I included in the invitations and the cookie favors as well (as you'll see below). 

Please join us for baby Jeremiah's shower...    


One of my very favorite elements of the food table was the antique blocks shared by a long time family friend (Sally), that were used to spell out sweet Jeremiah's name.  We also used more of these antique toy blocks on the little side tables and drink tables outside (where most of the party took place). 

The party menu included...
Croissant sandwiches filled with delicious Chicken Salad
Fresh fruit
Simple Caprese Salad
Homemade pasta salad (not pictured)


 Fresh fruit served in individual treat cups (these are from Shop Sweet Lulu).

Delicious Caprese Salad, one of my favorites!
 (Tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, dressed with salt and pepper)

  I often make these Chicken Salad Sandwiches for parties.  The chicken salad can be made a day or two in advance, and they are always enjoyed!

For the sweets, I made Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting, and topped them with simple, pre-made flowers (from Sweet Estelle's Baking Supply).  I also made decorated Sugar Cookies, some to be enjoyed at the party, and others wrapped as favors. 

The favors were a single, special sugar cookie, decorated with a little bunting design (I've posted the bunting cookies tutorial HERE).  I packaged the cookies as I've show HERE.  The personalized labels and the finishing paper trim on the packages were from Paper Jacks.  I displayed the cookies in vintage milk glass, and Hull Pottery.   

Here's another look at the favor cookies, which were inspired by the custom invitations by Swish Designs, and then packaged with perfect labels and paper ribbon from Paper Jacks.  Donna of Swish Designs did a great job creating a special invitation to incorporate the look of the fabric bunting.  

In the kitchen, I had a table for drinks (iced tea, lemonade and water).  I used extra fabric from the bunting I'd made to tie around mason jars, to be used as drinking jars.  I carefully calculated the number of different fabrics I had, and then used 4 different colors of straws (from Shop Sweet Lulu) and was able to have each jar have a different combo of fabric and straw color, thus identifying each glass (without name tags).


Although baby Jeremiah was due to arrive a month after the shower... apparently he'd heard about "Glorious Treats" parties and didn't want to miss it!  He arrived quite early (at 32 weeks) but was surprising healthy (thank you Jesus!) and was able to come home less than 3 weeks after delivery, and made it to his own shower! 

And what did he think of the party...  
...it was just dreamy! 

Party notes:
All styling and photography by (me) Glorious Treats.

Recipes linked below (or near) the appropriate item within the post.

Invitations by Swish Designs *Use the code GLORIOUS at checkout with any Swish Designs order on Etsy for a 10% discount.

Polka-dot treat cups and paper drinking straws from Shop Sweet Lulu.

Cookie favor labels and paper ribbon from Paper Jacks.

46 comments:

  1. Congrats to your sister! What a sweet shower! I love the color combo and all the touches!

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  2. Qué fiesta más bonita, me encanta todo lo que preparaste y tu sobrino es precioso!! Que tengais todos mucha salud para disfrutar de él.
    Un besete!!

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  3. I am in LOVE with that cookie packaging!!! As always, the shower is perfectly styled. And what a sweet baby!!

    Will you come throw MY shower? ;)

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  4. Beautiful, just beautiful!! I love the soft colors and your serving pieces are wonderful!!
    Jeremiah is precious!

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  5. Oh Glory, that is all so gorgeous! You just have this amazing knack for putting things together so perfectly.

    And that delicious little baby? Just made my uterus skip a beat, OMG.

    Congratulations to your sister and your whole family!

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  6. As I was scrolling down and thinking that the cookies were the cutest things I'd ever seen, I saw your nephew, and he is even cuter! Congratulations!

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  7. Beautiful shower and I adore the cookies!

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  8. You're parties are always so beautiful! Love the bunting and "baby" cookies. And Jeremiah is so handsome! Very glad to hear that he's doing well after showing up so early.

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  9. Congratulations to your sister, what a beautiful little baby boy! You are soooooo talented, you have an amazing eye for detail and your photographs look like they were taken by a pro. You are just amazing and such a big inspiration. Thanks for sharing!

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  10. it's all very beautiful! I will organizer a baby shower for my baby boy in 13 June I need Ideas :-)
    kiss Sara from Italy

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  11. Glory this post gave me chills!!! Such a beautiful baby boy and your shower elements were perfect! I especially love the favor cookie and the beautiful packaging. Great job and what a lucky sister you have! :)

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  12. Wow! The bunting design on your cookies are amazing! I would surely get a bubble crater in something so tiny. I love the party set up. Sweet & precious just like your nephew. (I am drooling over all your milk glass & jadeite!)

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  13. I looked at the recipe for the chicken salad and saw where we could vote for you. When I clicked on it Alphabetical was not listed. IS there another way to vote for you.

    I love your blog.

    charlottewmoore@gmail.com

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  14. Beautiful, Glory! I am glad the baby is in perfect condition!

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  15. What a fabulous shower and what an ADORABLE baby boy! So happy for you and your family - what a blessing!

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  16. I'm so glad Jeremiah is healthy! He is so sweet! Welcome Jeremiah!And I really love the green cake stands, they're beautiful! Love you!
    ~Cecilia

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  17. Can't get over how "pristine" this party looks! Every detail is just so lovingly and perfectly executed...and the color scheme is divine!

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  18. Everything looks wonderful (especially the food!!)

    Where did you acquire your apothecary-esque beverage dispenser? I've been looking for one for summer Sangrias ;)

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  19. @Jessica Ross- The drink dispenser is from Cost Plus World Market, I bought it last year, but I think they may still have the same style.
    Happy Shopping!

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  20. You amaze me with your dessert set-ups. You're so talented with the staging.
    And the cookies are perfect!

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  21. Oh my gosh, you didn't miss a thing! Gorgeous shower! The cookies are my favorite, and I can't wait for the tutorial:)
    Love the surprise (and happy) ending to this post:)

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  22. Gorgeous, beautiful, elegant, and I'm sure Joy felt nothing but love from her sister! And I absolutely love the use of the alphabet blocks. They add such a whimsical element. Can we feature it on our site?

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  23. Oh...congratulations...!!! The baby is so cute.
    And your table is just perfect.

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  24. What an adorable party! I love it, those cookies look amazing, what a great job. Everything matched so perfectly and your photos are great.

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  25. I'll say it was dreamy! All of the details are perfectly gorgeous and I can't get over those cookies. swoooooon!

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  26. lovingly prepared, beautifully displayed and meticulously styled...just like everything you do! love it all!

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  27. Such a lovely party Glory. I especially love the color palette you've chosen.

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  28. your eye for details is amazing. I love the color scheme, the cookies (simple and uber-elegant) and that baby is totally squeeze worthy!

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  29. Thank you for all of your hard work. I truly did enjoy my shower and all the special detail. Love you so much. You are an awesome sister.

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  30. Love everything about this shower!! Congrats to your sister.

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  31. Hi. So Lovely.
    Really a good idea. I luv d deco too.

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  32. Adorable as always, Glory! Those cookies are amazing! xoxo

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  33. Just love that little baby face!!! And the color combination is so sweet :)

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  34. My sister is due in Oct. can't wait to start the shower planning! What a gorgeous shower for a gorgeous little boy!

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  35. What a gorgeous shower!!! You're a wonderful sis!

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  36. I am so happy to have found your inspiring blog in Artful Blogging. You really are a food artist! Can't wait to link you to my little blog. Linda at HomeForGod.Net.

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  37. Hi Glory. The photos are great and everything looks wonderful. I'm curious, the cupcake liners...are they also from sweetlulu as well?

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  38. Hi! How did you make the frosting for the cookies? Loved it all!!!

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  39. What a perfect shower. The colors are great and I love the hydrangeas. The menu is absolutely perfect.

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  40. What I wouldnt give to have a Glory shower! I don't blame him for wanting to com!

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  41. Congratulations, everything is more than beautiful, excellent! you didn't leave any detail out. Awesome.

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