the sweetest thing
The ladies in my friend Shannon's family have some major talent.
It is a sure bet if you are invited to their house for an occasion,
you will be drooling over the eye-candy.
In fact, when I walked in last weekend to celebrate the baby boy making his way into the world,
I couldn't keep myself from wandering around,
lusting after all the fine details.
See for yourself...
they are lust-worthy.
Let's start from the beginning.
a fabric-sleeve invite for a hootin' good time...
and of course an owl to welcome.
The paper pinwheels by Martha...
made for a lovely entrance.
Talk about maintaining a theme!
Spotted owls in every corner!
{no pun intended}
A lovely sentiment,
handmade by Erin, Shannon's sister.
She does take custom orders!
Susan, Shannon's mother,
found these cute "twiggy owls" online.
I love how she incorporated the owl children's books
into her theme, too.
She is a preschool teacher, after all!
I can hardly stand how cute these guys are!
Boo!
handmade tissue paper floral arrangements
The menu was scrumptious,
and planned with the fall season in mind.
For starters:
cheese and crackers
apples and caramel dip
nuts
baked brie!
{filled with berries and nuts}
coffee, cider and wine.
To follow:
The most delightfully cozy
assortment of quiches, salads, and bread.
Sweets:
delicious maple-frosted cupcakes
pumpkin pie
fudge
and adorable chocolate owls
It really couldn't get any more festive, right?
Well it did.
Shannon's sister Cailin made this awesome diaper cake!
Looks like a fun project, huh?
In this game you had to guess the weight and height of the proud parents as babies.
Notice the owl table runner?
They matched the invites.
It was a perfect, sunny October afternoon,
and it was so nice to be outdoors enjoying the fall weather.
Heavens.
Erin, Shannon's sis made this.
No words needed.
Then to top it off, Erin made one of these for each guest.
It's an owl framed necklace!
(She had the chains in organza bags on the side.)
Each one unique.
It was quite fun choosing the perfect, kooky owl.
Isn't he cute?
And they receive an award right?
Susan, Erin, Shannon & Cailan.
A perfect shower for a perfect little growing family!
Now do you see what inspired me to get
my wee collection out of the box?
Go on and check out the rest of Friday Pretties.
It is a treat!
