For the "Ahoy! It's a Boy" party, I knew I wanted something for the mom-to-be & dad-to-be to remember the party & all of the party guests. I wanted to find a cute nautical kid's book for everyone to sign, but couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. I decided to go with one of the Dr. Seuss classics, "One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish". All of the guests wrote sweet little messages inside for baby Alex & his parents.
Speaking of the guestbook, I have to say, I failed miserably in trying to get a decent picture of the guestbook table. Here is a picture of the guestbook table with the diaper cake, but without the guestbook, banner, or the "message in a bottle". Then below that, you can see the same table with the banner & the "message in a bottle", but without the guestbook or diaper cake. I have no idea where my mind was when it came time to take these pics, but hopefully you can look at the two pics together & imagine what it looked like. It was cute. I promise. : )
Here is where you can find a post about this diaper cake. : ) The backdrop for the guestbook table was just a piece of plywood that we had in the garage. I covered it with some fabric I had & used the same awesome upholstery stapler that I used to recover Addy's glider to stable the fabric to the back. The fishing net had just been hanging around my parents' house. I used some of the clear cord that I use for all of my banners to tie a loop from the fishing net, then put it behind the board. Steve sells wine so we have the occasional crate lying around. I had one that I spray painted white that I used to sit the diaper cake on.
The banner was just a simple little banner that you can read more about here & the clear glass container is just filled with sand & shells & is where we kept the pens for the guestbook. Now here is another fail of mine. I'm sorry guys, I was kinda a mess with this party. I made this adorable little "message in a bottle". It was clear bottle that I found a Hobby Lobby, along with a little wooden anchor tied to it with clear cord. I also used the rope that I used on the DIY buoys, DIY anchor & DIY life preserver & wrapped it around the top. My intentions were to have these little pieces of paper that everyone could write on & then stick the messages in the bottle. Very nautical, right? When it came down to crunch time, I couldn't find any paper around my house that would work & I went with just the guestbook instead. It made me sad because it was a cute idea, but we had a lot of people show up early for the party & we were just ready to start celebrating. That's what it is all about right? : )
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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