I am very excited to finally be showcasing my sister-in-law’s (Ashlee on right) baby shower that our “fambly” friend Sue (on left above) put together.

I really had a lot of fun decorating this shower – not only because it’s my nephew that is on the way – but just for the pure and simple fact that woodland creatures are so cute!  Tom and Ashlee really wanted a modern day woodland themed nursery and I am pretty sure it is what they will have!  I was able to get a lot of the decor from Etsy and Sue came up with the idea of baby bath cloths as napkins with teething rings as napkin holders!

Tom and Ashlee also just love owls – so naturally owls are the perfect addition to a woodland nursery.  All of the centerpieces had some sort of owl or woodland animal involved with the decor.  The Raccoon is a door stopper and the owl on the right is a piggy bank!  All centerpieces were gifts from my husband, son and I to my soon to be nephew!

My friend Debbie from Cakes by Design made the amazing cake that matched the owl motif that I had designed by my art director!  Sue did such an amazing job with food (which I am never in charge of!).

I was able to reuse the plates from previous family events and Sue brought these cute spoons for everyone to eat their soup sips with! Then we cleaned all of them afterward so Ashlee and Tom would have a never ending supply of baby spoons!

I had so much fun creating this eco-friendly favor bar.  Instead of crazy packaging that would just be thrown away or chocolate rattles, we decided to go with the woodland theme and have pumpkin seeds, pistachio nuts, walnuts and more for guests to take away in the above boxes.  This way they could enjoy the various nuts and seeds for the holidays and reuse the container!  Plus I got to use the various owl motifs that Jen created for me with the stickers!

I can’t wait to actually share the baby photos! I took most of the photos here with a little help from my friend Amie Otto!

From Auntieland…