Gone are the days of boring baby showers that no one wanted to attend! These days they are quite the social event social and fill our social feeds with gorgeous images that can make even this mother of 4 want to do it all over again!
One trend we’ve been paying close attention to is the rustic baby shower theme. So, so divine and works well as a gender neutral theme, or can be adapted to a slightly more masculine or feminine feel with colour if required.
Key features to include in a rustic baby shower are natural, earthy tones, natural elements such as wood, florals and even fauna, and a few vintage elements like lace and mason jars. You can also work in some metallics for a special pop of colour!
To get your inspiration flowing, we’ve found some great items you can easily source from our LLC Vendors to get a head start.
Styling and props by Sweet Heavenly Events Hire, Sydney
Rustic Baby Shower Invitations
Set the tone of your event with beautiful invitations that the mum-to-be can add to her keepsake box. We love these ones printed on wood by Eve & Co which could be customised to suit a baby shower theme:
Rustic Tribal Baby Shower Invitation, Emma Smith Stationery
Rustic Baby Shower Decorations and Tableware
Sometimes starting with a blank canvas can be a little daunting and sometimes end in a creative block! But in this case, you can’t go wrong by starting with a neutral colour palette of woods, kraft paper, hessian, florals and adding muted, pastel colour for a gorgeous layered rustic theme or throwing in some metallics for some extra wow factor!
A gorgeous authentic chalkboard sign such as this suits the rustic feel perfectly and is a special way to welcome guests and personalise the baby shower decor:
Chalkboard sign – Scripts with Style
‘Baby’ Script balloon, Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Blossom Paper Lantern, The Little Event Company
Hessian Table Runner, The Party Parlour
Recycled Wood Trestle Table Hire, Petite Events Hire, Sydney
Decorative Vines, Ruby Rabbit Partyware
‘Hello World’ Rose Gold Bunting, The Little Event Company
Gold neutral balloon tails – Favor Lane
Enviro Party Kit, Party Kit Co
Blossom & Brouges Paper Plates, The Little Event Company
Champagne Candy Stripe Plates, The Party Parlour
Rose Gold Floral Plates, Love The Occasion
Square Bamboo Plates, Love The Occasion
Hello world rose gold plates – The Little Event Co
Deluxe Wooden Forks, Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Rose Floral Paper Straws, Hip & Hooray
Kraft Straws, Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Rustic Baby Shower Finishing Touches
Favour bags, themed props and cake toppers add those final touches to any event, and you’ll find plenty available in your neutral theme colour palette.
Scalloped Kraft Favour Box, The Party Parlour
Kraft Paper Party Bags, Ruby Rabbit Partyware
These cookie mix bottles (which can have customised labels) are a gorgeous favour for guests to take home and enjoy and they also suit the rustic decor!:
Rustic Themed Cookie Mix Favours, Sweet Health
To add some rustic flare to your cakes and baked treats, try these items!:
A few more rustic props to help theme your event!:
Tree Stump Platters, Petite Events Hire, Sydney
Three tier rustic cake stand – Tiny Tots Toy Hire Sydney
Wooden Signage, Jo’s Signs By Design, Sydney
Troy Wooden Rocking Horse, Sweet Heavenly Events Hire, Sydney
Pallets for hire – Saffy and May Qld
This theme is a real classic and easy to pull together, assuring a timeless event the mum-to-be and guests will look back on fondly and want to do all over again!
So many exciting things have been happening with Life’s Little Celebrations recently! Only a few more weeks until tickets officially go on sale for the “Celebrate” conference day for business owers in the party, event and baking industry!
The recent features in the latest Confetti Fair Magazines have also been a highlight and I am thrilled to share with you today a gorgeous rustic Bridal shower shoot inspired by the theme “earth” as part of the latest Confetti Fair Magazine photo shoots which were a collaboration of Life’s Little Celebration partners!
This gorgeous shoot was coordinated and styled by Jillian of The Simple Party.
Captured by Kirri photographed all the details beautifully of the various items contributed by Life’s Little Celebration partners.
Drawing from the colours and textures of the earth, Jillian created a relaxed bridal shower table. Set outside in a gorgeous courtyard, the table was laid with and eclectic mix of display stands and platters incorporating natural elements such as stone, wood, paper and metal.
Upon the display sat proudly the beautiful desserts in shades of greens, greys and sandy whites. The earthy tones on the table are contrasted by pretty floral arrangements featuring orange and peach. Guests could take home party favours – created in little glass bottles, labelled & filled with organic tea.
Hand painted leaves and feathers scattered around the table symbolising items in life that may have been collected or walked over on the path to find that one true ‘love’.
This truly is a beautiful Bridal shower shoot which could also provide inspiration for a rustic christening, first birthday or baby shower!
All details of vendors involved are mentioned at the end of this post
I am sure you will enjoy these inspiring images:
VENDOR CREDITS:
Thank you and well done to all the businesses involved in this gorgeous shoot:
A Teddy Bear’s Picnic theme is so sweet for a first or second birthday party and today I’m sharing an adorable setup using LLC partners (who you can find on the Directory pages):
Peter Rabbit is such a classic story which I’m sure was part of all our childhood’s – so it’s wonderful to see it well loved even today and used as a birthday party theme especially for 1st birthday’s as well as baby showers or to base an Easter party around.
You can find some cute Peter Rabbit garlands such as this online or ask someone in the Life’s Little Celebration’s directory (in the Handmade Decor category) to create one for you:
Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit garland – Donum Vindemia
Peter Rabbit party tableware
Gorgeous tablecloth and tablerunner for a rustic Peter Rabbit party:
Hessian ruffled tablecloth for purchase or hire – Saffy & May (Qld)
Hessian jute table runner – Style Party Love
Love these cute Peter Rabbit party plates:
Peter Rabbit plates – Ready to Party
Peter Rabbit dessert plates – Ready to Party
These party plates would also suit a Peter Rabbit colour scheme:
Toot sweet blue stripe plate – Emiko Blue
Pattern plate in mint green – Little Kite
Paper Eskimo blue and white tableware – Favor Lane
This tableware is perfect for a rustic garden feel for a Peter Rabbit party:
Enviro party kit – The Kit Source
Cute boxes which could be used for lunch boxes or favours:
Brown kraft gable picnic box – Style Party Love
Blue ombre wooden spoons – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Custom wooden blue spoons – Bespoke Party Products
Blue and green straws – Emiko Blue
Peter Rabbit cakes and desserts
These cupcake toppers are gorgeous for cupcakes or as food picks:
Cupcake toppers by Barbe a Papa in a party by Sugar Coated Candy and Dessert Buffet’s
Peter Rabbit cupcake kit – Love the Occasion
Picket fence cupcake wrappers – Saffy & May
Blue polka dot cupcake cases – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Peter Rabbit hand painted cookies – Best Dressed Cookies (posts Australia wide)
Love these macarons (yes can you believe they are macarons?) which would work into a Peter Rabbit theme for a Mr McGregor’s garden look:
Macarons – Moreish Macarons (NSW)
Peter Rabbit party hire items:
There is a large range of props available to hire which would suit a Peter Rabbit party theme such as rustic props, chairs in blue and green, picket fences and more! Visit the Hire category on the Directory to view more businesses to hire from. Here is a small sample with a mix of rustic items and garden and blue/green items:
Kids table, chairs and hessian table runner for hire – Saffy & May (Qld)
Mini white picket fence for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)
Table and blue toned chairs for hire – Tiny Tables and Chairs (Melb) in party styled by Mama Alpha
Rustic props for hire – Prop my Party (Sydney)
Blue console table for hire – Sweet Heavenly Party Hire and Events Styling
Mint green kids chair for hire – Mini Party People (Melb, Syd)
Rustic drink station for hire or full setup with drinks provided – Drink Station (Sydney)
Peter Rabbit party props:
A few other props which you could work into a dessert table such as these mini picket fences which can be wrapped around food platters:
Mini white wooden fence – Saffy and May
Brown chalkboard – The Paper Lantern
Rustic mini blackboard – Special Celebration Events
Peter Rabbit initial – Peters of Kensington
Peter Rabbit tin box – Lime Tree Kids
Peter Rabbit favour bags
A range of favour packaging options which would suit a Peter Rabbit party. Gifting a small Peter Rabbit book would also be a fantastic party favour idea for this theme:
Peter Rabbit party bags – Ready to Party
Hessian bags – Saffy & May
Kraft favour bags – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Small jute sack – The Paper Lantern
Mini baskets – Saffy & May
Blue mini tin bucket – Butterfly Kisses celebrations
Real Parties
Find more inspiration and ideas by browsing some real Peter Rabbit parties here:
Rebecca from Little Sweet Styling is sharing another of her fantastic party branding boards today on the blog – this time for a theme based around the popular children’s book – “Where the wild things are”. However these items could work into any party theme involving a rustic or woodland look!
The source list for all these fantastic party supplies can be found at the end of this post. If you’d like a board such as this (with links to the products) for your next celebration, contact Little Sweet Styling at littlesweetstyling@gmail.com
Source List
Follow the below links to purchase any of the above items:
