I love this client! She let’s me create to my heart’s content!!! She gave me the theme for the shower, ‘Nest’. I took it from there. I pulled this branch off the side of the road from of pile of recently cut branches. I hung it from her ceiling in the dining room over the table with heavy wire covered in brown raffia. I glued mood moos, rain deer moss and nests on it. I then added the birds. The birds are from Michael’s but I embellished them with extra long feathers for more drama. I also added fishing line to a few of the birds beaks with crystals dangling at the ends. These birds wanted to make their nests extra beautiful! And if you have ever dissected a birds real nest you will find the most unusual things in them.

Close up of the big branch over dining room table.

The bird with one of the crystals.

Vintage baby clothes decoration

The white birds on a nest of white roses.

I love this arrangement. The Gerber Daisies with the dark centers are my favorite! The pearls are from my mom and are vintage, thought they added something fun!

The cheese tower. I have had this forever! I use it often for parties and is the perfect display for cheese and such. I have used parchment paper as a liner but in this case I used a stone sample from an interior design job. I broke it into pieces and is the perfect ‘tray’ for the cheese and crackers.

Little sandwiches, wrapped in parchment paper and tied with turquoise ribbon.

Jen A.’s beautiful ‘perfect shade of blue’ tea set.

My blue cups and saucers. These guys have been around!!!

The party favors… Salt scrubs – lemon, lavender and peppermint. Simple ball canning jars, with spray painted tops and a “G” stamp, the initial of the mom to be. Add a little porcelain spoon and a vibrant green ribbon! This is also a great activity to do at a baby or bridal shower. Set up a table outside and show the guests how to make their own.

I set up a foot soak, scrub and massage station on the clients back deck. This was a great way for the guests to sample their party favor and a perfect way for anyone to relax! The mom-to-be had her father and her husband there as well, and the men where the first to get massages! They loved it.

More birds on a branch. These branches I spray painted white and I really dressed up the birds!