As I mentioned in the initial "Ahoy! It's a Boy!" post, most of my cute Nautical decorations were either DIY or came from Oriental Trading, with a few things coming from my favorite place ever...Hobby Lobby. When I started planning, I started with the table itself. I had a big white tablecloth, but really wanted something navy & white to use on the table as well. I found a navy & white striped piece of fabric on clearance for $8.99 at Joann Fabrics & used it to drape across the center of the table. I also found a fishing net at Hobby Lobby for a few dollars & put it across one side of the table.
I found the adorable personalized oar at Oriental Trading. It was about $19.99 & was a perfect centerpiece to use for the party & then send home with the parents-to-be as a memento of the party.
Some other super cute things I found at Oriental trading were the adorable nautical themed popcorn boxes that I used to serve the kids' snacks in (24 boxes for like $6), the anchor plates ($2 for every 8, I ordered 4 packs), the shell garland that I used across the front of the table ($8.75), nautical picks ($2.00 for 24), the life preservers that I put around the bottom of the clear round dishes (3 for $6.25), the nautical suckers that I used for the kids table ($5.25 for 12) & my favorite, the captain's hat for Derek, the dad-to-be ($5). We love dressing up at our parties & especially making the men dress up if possible. As the dad-to-be, he got to be the captain of the party. Here are some of the decorations I found at Oriental Trading below.
I bought some party fans from Party City & hung them on the outside of the tent looking in.I also used random things that I found around either my house or my parent's house. My dad actually had this old fishing net hanging in his gazebo. No clue why, but I saw it & wanted to use it for the party. The lantern below was also at my parent's house. The people who lived in our house before us also had a house at the beach, so there are shells all around our backyard that they must have just brought home with them & I used them & some regular sand to decorate with as well.
Some of my favorite decorations for this party were the DIY ones. I had a great time making the buoys, life preserver & anchor. They were all pretty simple & really cheap, so check out how to make them on their respective posts. You can also see more about the banners, the diaper cake & more on the other party posts for "Ahoy! It's a Boy!" Thanks for visiting!
Ahoy! It's a Boy! - Nautical Themed Baby Shower
Ahoy! It's a Boy! - Decorations
Ahoy! It's a Boy! - Kid's table
Ahoy! It's a Boy! - Party Food
Ahoy! It's a Boy! - DIY Buoys
Ahoy! It's a Boy! - DIY Life Preserver
Ahoy! It's a Boy! - DIY Anchor
Ahoy! It's a Boy! - Banners
Ahoy! It's a Boy! - Diaper Cake
Ahoy! It's a Boy! - Guestbook table
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