Baby Shower DIY Projects

Baby showers allow me to enjoy the things that I love - DIY projects and babies! It doesn't get better than this! Although I love children, I'm nowhere near ready to having my own. But, I'm dying to be an aunt (*hint* to my siblings). Until then, baby showers like the one pictured here are a nice way for me to get my feet wet in aunty activities and crafts. 

For this baby shower, my mum and I were asked to help on the creativity portion by a friend of ours. What did we do first? We hit Target and Hobby Lobby. We scored some white onesies, fabric samples, rolls of ribbon, a ceramic owl, an owl frame and more. The theme came together so nicely - girly owls for a precious little girl.

Scroll down below for details on how to make your own table cloth, onesies and pendant banner and how to customize a baby shower for the mama and her ball of joy!

For the diy table cloth, we ran five ribbons of various widths, colors & prints down the middle of the table. To secure them, we taped them underneath at the ends so we can use the table cloth & ribbon again! We hung paper lanterns to echo the fun girly colors, adding height to the room! A little tip that helps me for parties: I write on a sticky note what is going on each tray so I don't forget anything. ;)

In the top left, I took the owl frame & printed off "Wisdom for Mommy" along with little sheets of paper for the guests to leave words of wisdom & advice for the mommy to be!
In the bottom left, the hot pink ceramic owl was originally dark brown. I first sprayed a coat of primer & then topped it off with hot pink spray paint. I also sprinkled roses, tulips, mason jars & owl toys on the table to bring in color. Mommy can take the toy owls home for her little girl to soon play with too!

Here's the adorable pendant (plus onesies) banner. I anchored the ends of the twine by tying each one to a plastic stick-on hook on the edges of the hearth. I concealed each hook with a fun bow. I am so pleased with it! 

To create these pendants, I folded the fabric in half, cut out the desired shape and then lay it over the twine. To secure it, I pinned a few nots of colorful ribbon just under the twine at the top of each pendant. Isn't it adorable?

These are the different designs that my friend, my mum and I did on the onesies. In the top left is a flower with a cute owl button in the center. In the top right is a twig with leaves. In the bottom left is a pretty little owl, and in the bottom right is a brightly printed sun.

All you need for the diy onesies is iron-on tape, fabric glue, fabric, scissors, onesies, an ironing board, an iron and one little button. Now you're ready to get started!

Here's one example: My mum quickly drew out an owl shape so we could use that as a guide for cutting. Then we cut out the eyes, the wings and the triangle nose from another fabric swatch. We used the iron tape and secured the edges with fabric glue. Lastly, I secured them on the twine with clothes pins, completing the pendant banner. Isn't this just a hoot? 

For the other three, we cut out paper templates for the flower petals, twig, sun's circle and sun's rays. The leaves we free handed, and the button we secured with fabric glue. These onesies were not only a decorative piece but also a conversation piece sure to be enjoyed by the little girl on the way! Mama & guests enjoyed them. How about you?

I hope you enjoyed this Baby Shower feature filled with DIY Projects! I'll keep you posted on any updates of future nieces and nephews! I'm hoping to be an aunt sooner rather than later so keep your fingers crossed! xx