A Cool and Composed Baby Shower

This weekend I hosted a baby shower and tried to make it as pretty as possible without fussing. I chose a neutral color scheme of cream and taupe (baby's sex will be announced upon delivery!) with a little cool green to liven it up.


I froze white grape juice in a Bundt pan, then slid it out into my punch bowl and topped it off with ginger ale. Punch cups were, as always, thrifted and unmatching.


Cupcakes were coconut with white buttercream frosting decorated with almond slices (cupcake credit to Carol). I also set out plain almonds in a milk glass dish, and several plates of Brie cheese with those really white water crackers. Several ladies braved Brie for the first time in their lives--brave girls! A plate of chicken salad sandwiches.


I collected my striped airplane plants and set them on white stands for the middle of the table. And dressed the table in a large cream cloth layered with a washed-out green-striped cloth.

The afternoon was warm and pearly gray, and the conversations were long and loud and happy! For this elegant, auburn-haired mother-to-be, it was just right.