A Modern Co-Ed Baby Shower } Chocolate, Raspberry & Lime

I recently hosted a fun co-ed baby shower. It was a baby girl shower with a very modern theme. I designed & created the shower invitations, party favors, floral arrangements and party decor. The shower and all of the design details really turned out great! The colors were chocolate, raspberry and lime green with touches of silver.

The invitation consisted of a printed vellum overlay which opened to a irridescent invite backed with chocolate colored cardstock and wrapped in wavy wire. Vellum, paper and cardstock from Paper Zone.

The party favors were made with chocolate colored pillow boxes from Packaging Specialties and were wrapped with pink tulle, lime green grosgrain ribbon, dark pink raffia and sealed with a coordinating diecut paper medallion. Inside each favor were 2 white peony tea bags, 1 homemade green tea scented soy wax candle and 1 Choxie chocolate square.

I made a funky corsage out of aluminum wire and wrapped it with a crimped wire. Then I inserted grass blades and an orchid.

This is my dining room that opens up to the living room. I have two tables and four benches that make up a long buffet and very versatile seating. We had lots of great finger food. Trader Joe's is the perfect place to pick up easy to prepare appetizers like dumplings, quiche, coconut breaded shrimp and spanakopita. My girlfriend saved the day by helping me prepare these bites while I worked on the floral arrangements. The two table arrangements featured curled up wire, floating flowers, orchids and wire wrapped grasses. I also used spotlights to add shots of pink color to the dark corners.

Here's the living room with two chairs of honor decorated with tulle (I love using tulle! It's affordable, colorful, reusable and can work as ribbon or sheer fabric.) The white paper lanterns are from Shoji Decor and are dressed up with pink tassels from Jo-Ann fabrics. I bought a nice chocolate colored slipcover from Bed, Bath and Beyond, and wrapped (knotted at the back) my existing pillows with pink and green satin material for some quick no-sew accent pillows (fabric also from Jo-Ann fabrics).

Here's my coffee table arrangement and below are some sweet pink and brown treats - ladybug cookies, vegan cupcakes and chocolate covered strawberries.

Finally, below are images of my patio and the floral designs I created to go along with the pink and green theme.

Comments

[Bhavna]

Love the flower arrangements! Must have been a fun party :)

[Jennifer]

Just lovely! You did a great job! The flowers are beautiful and I really like the coffee table arrangement. And I love all the natural lighting your house has.

[designflute]

don't know what not to pick up! the corsage, chairs with tulle, chocolate slipcovers, flower arrangement, vegan cupcakes or your patio! loved them all!

[Courtney]

This is beautiful! I would love to find out exactly how you made the ladybug cookies. Adorable! I'm adopting from China and ladybugs are a "lucky" symbol for us adoptive parents. I'd love to incorporate into my shower as gifts to guests.

[Anna Banana]

Oh, my goodness, Jojo! YOU ARE MY DESIGN HERO! Everything is arranged so beautifully! I LOVE your house! OMG! Congrats on a fantastic job! You deserve all the great press & more!

Loves!

[Ashley]

You are totally awesome. Love the colors, the invitations...Wish you were in Nashville! Would love to have you plan my grand opening event. Big fan!

[Reggie]

HELP! Last minute Gifts for the parents to be!
I'm attending a co-ed baby shower. This is the first baby for the couple. What were some of the most unique gifts that the couple received. I'm not a good shopper...and I don't have children...so I'm just clueless!
Will you email me directly with your suggestions.
THANX so much!
Hugz,
Reg

[carli]

i love it its beautiful and the arrangements are to die for. shame you aren't in Australia......
congrats

[CamilleC]

I love the colors and style. Your ideas are so great and creative. I am hosting a baby shower for one of my best girl friends and this gives me inspiration!

[alicia]

I loved the vellum invitations!! so creative to use the wavy wire on them. What a great hostess you are.

[dahlia]

this is spectacular!! you rock!

[Jen Montgomery]

I love your attention to detail.