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Fiesta! A Super-fun Baby Shower

Jul 21

I’m so happy with how my sister-in-law’s shower came together for this weekend! She is the best new mom ever- suggesting margaritas at a baby shower? How cool is that!? We may have taken her suggestion and ran with it. Remember our inspiration? It came to life in all the best ways.

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

We harnessed the fiesta and brought out the cacti, enchilada sauce tins, colourful blankets and even the tequila. Is that taboo at a baby shower? It was tasteful, I promise. There are so many details for this shower I’d love to share and I’ve put a lot of thought into the best way to share them… and came up empty. So we’re going to just follow along with the pictures… shall we?

The Decor

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

We got hooked on fringe after seeing Lou Lou the Baker‘s fringe cupcake toppers. We made our own as drink stirrers and carried the fringe through the garland and cake topper! We followed how to make the drink stirrers, and I’ve got a tutorial for the garlands coming up. I also tested out my watercolour skills to make these signs- there was one by the drinks as well. I’m pretty impressed for my first time really using watercolours!

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

As always- I love fresh flowers. We used flowers from our local grocery store- the tall guys are glads and often go on sale 2 bunches of 5 stems for $5. The red ones are carnations, the white and yellow are mums, and the pink are roses from my dad’s garden. I love the enchilada sauce tins we used as vases! So festive. I also spent some time tracking down cacti (apparently they’re all the rage in town- everywhere was sold out and I wasn’t about to pay $7 for an itty bitty cactus at the specialty plant store). So I pulled mine off my window sil, found one at a grocery store, then turned my attention to succulents to fill the gap. Luckily those weren’t as in demand!

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

One of the guests (my sister-in-law’s sister… say that 3 times fast) brought a pinata! We displayed it on the mantel with some patio lights until the festivities. It really dressed up the living room, along with some more mexican woven blankets.

 

The Menu

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Gah, I don’t know if I’ve ever been in love with all the food from a party as much as this. Like, it was all insanely good. There were no flops. When does that ever happen?

We made 7 layer dip cups like The Girl Who Ate Everything– the only issue with these was we used too tall of cups and it was hard to get the bottom layer out with a chip. Doh- there was even cute short and wide glasses at the dollar store, but we had these ones at home so thought ‘make do’ but we should have splurged and spent the dollar. Lessons learned. We cheated at filling them to (or should I say, we won) and used ziploc bags with the corner cut off to ‘pipe’ the layers in. Scooping was just too messy.

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

My sister-in-law (the gorgeous blonde up there!) made those margarita cake balls from Butterlust as promised and they were as good as the pictures looked! SO good. I had to walk away from the food table so I wouldn’t eat them all. She chose white chocolate to dip them in instead of green candy coating, and just drizzled with the green candy melts. We also made Martha’s tequila watermelon– and salt with watermelon was such an unexpected and refreshing combo! This got rave reviews.

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

The mini tacos were also SO cute- and they disappeared faster than anything else on the table. We were of course inspired by SMP Living and used their genius way to make mini taco shells… but made our own filling. I’m going to be sharing that recipe later because I’ve made it a couple times this week for salad topping because it’s incredibly yummy for how easy it is. The shrimp are these tequila lime marinated shrimp (there’s no alcohol left in them after you fry them, I promise we were not all sloshed- I don’t think one person got there).

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

We also had a chips and salsa/guac bar (one of the guests brought the best pico I’ve ever tasted) and we used these cute little bags to load up our chips. Last but not least is that ‘cake’ it’s actually a watermelon cake (which I’m sure you’ve seen similar ones floating around Pinterest), but the magic is in the ‘icing’ I’m going to be sharing my recipe next week and you probably don’t want to miss it. I brought the extras to our church BBQ the next day and I’ve never explained how to make something so many times as this guy.

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

Oh! Drinks… we had Virgin sangria, mint and lime water, and Mojitos – all marked with white window markers. We also blended Margaritas as they were ordered and the lime recipe we got from my aunt was a-mazing! I’ll definitely be keeping it for the future.

The Festivities

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

Okay guys, last category. This was a baby shower after all, so we of course had to have some games! Other than the Pinata (which was a blast, of course!) we played two other little games. Games are usually ice breakers- but we didn’t really need an ice breaker with this group. We’ve been around eachother for enough celebrations over the past few years, it was so nice to welcome back friends of family, family friends (there is a difference y’know), and extended family. But they were all good sports about the games anyways. Just a side note- look at the new Mama’s swing… she killed the pinata first try, so we strung back up a half beaten pinata for the rest of us to take a crack at.

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

We also put a twist on the age old ‘don’t say baby’ game. Any time a guest was caught saying ‘baby’ they would get the sombrero to wear until the next time someone slipped up and said the ‘b’ word. The third game we played was a baby Scattergories. This would have been our ‘ice breaker’ but we played it well into the night- it was a good way to break up the eating (maybe that was just me) and give away some of those plants as prizes. We had some good laughs at the answers too… To Describe the New Mama? Bootylicious. It can’t get better than that. I’ll be sharing this free printable soon!

A Fiesta Baby Shower! - lemonthistle.com

So that was (in a million pictures or more) our Fiesta baby shower! We had such a great time celebrating the new Mama and passing around baby M. And this girl up there? She’s the bomb- the best to throw a party with, we get things done. Do you have anyone like that in your life? You just get things done together?

I’d love to hear what you think! Would you have a fiesta baby shower? Maybe as a bridal shower instead? We’re going to use up some of the margarita supplies for the Bachelorette finale in a couple of weeks… even the family that hasn’t been watching is excited.

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  1. jennifer prod

    Jul 21 at 8:28 am

    oh goodness, this looks like the most.fun. baby shower… ever? margaritas and pinatas and festive hats? what are those called.. ? sombreros! hehe, i love it all. you should share these photos with ontobaby!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 21 at 9:57 am

      It was pretty fun… probably the most fun… but hey, I’m partial to this one. I LOVE ontobaby! You’re such an encouragement Jen!

      Reply
  2. Megan Sybrant

    Jul 21 at 10:59 am

    OMGOSH. cutest thing ever colleen. you are so creative!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 22 at 3:23 pm

      Aw, you’re so sweet Megan!

      Reply
  3. Shambray

    Jul 21 at 11:01 am

    What a fun idea! I love the dip in the cups. That is perfect!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 22 at 3:25 pm

      Isn’t it fun!? Just make sure to get Short-WIDE cups! I don’t know if any of us got down to the beans…

      Reply
  4. Melinda @Home.Made.Interest

    Jul 21 at 1:41 pm

    Stopping by from Made by you Monday. Everything looks for festive. All of the food looks for yum and perfect for the theme. I love the Fiesta Scattergories!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 22 at 4:13 pm

      Thanks so much Melinda! We had so much fun with the theme:) I’ll be sharing the Fiesta Scattergories as a free printable next week!

      Reply
  5. Alexis @ Persia Lou

    Jul 22 at 7:14 am

    Oh my goodness! This looks like the best baby shower ever. I especially love the flowers in the enchilada sauce cans. Perfect!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 22 at 3:05 pm

      Thanks Alexis! That was my sister-in-laws idea and I’m so happy we ran with it.

      Reply
  6. Kristina

    Jul 24 at 1:59 pm

    Can you say best baby shower ever?! The colors were amazing, this looked like so much fun!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 24 at 3:26 pm

      Haha! We had so much fun- thanks for the sweet comment Kristina!

      Reply
  7. Jacque @ The DIY Village

    Jul 25 at 11:26 am

    What an adorable baby shower theme! I have to pin this for future reference!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 26 at 3:11 pm

      Thanks Jacque! I’m so happy to have you here :)

      Reply
  8. carolyn | homework

    Jul 25 at 8:27 pm

    Fantastic!! Thank you so much for sharing your creativity on The Inspiration Board at homework. I loved your project and featured you today!
    Have a wonderful weekend!
    carolyn ~ homework

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 26 at 3:17 pm

      Thanks so much Carolyn! I’m hopping over to check out the feature now- thanks for the support!

      Reply
  9. Leigh Anne

    Jul 28 at 4:10 pm

    What a sweet themed baby shower. So creative! Thanks for linking up at Link It or Lump It this week :-)

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 29 at 1:45 pm

      Thaks Leigh Anne! We had so much fun at this one. Great party as always btw :)

      Reply
  10. Sarah Nenni Daher

    Jul 28 at 7:34 pm

    This makes me homesick for Texas. I’m in love with those little stirrers… I actually just contemplated throwing a mini get-together just to use them {I might have a problem with adorable party decor}.

    Thank you for linking up at Thank Goodness It’s Thursday this week – you just keep bringing the awesome!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 29 at 1:45 pm

      Aw! I think you probably should… I know you’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not a good idea, but really- it is.

      Awesome Party Sarah :)

      Reply
  11. Leia

    Jul 30 at 4:22 pm

    Such a cute party! Wish I could have been there. ;) Thanks for sharing at On Display Thursday.

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jul 30 at 10:51 pm

      I wish you were there too :) Thanks for the comment!

      Reply
  12. michelle

    Aug 02 at 8:04 am

    such a great spread and luv the enchilada sauce vases! where did you get those wonderful wooden bowls?

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Aug 04 at 10:09 am

      Thanks so much Michelle- those wooden bowls are actually my mother in laws… from when wooden bowls were a big thing the first time around. I’d hit thrift stores?

      Reply
  13. Erica

    May 05 at 9:40 am

    What an ADORABLE baby shower! I love that this theme is out of the ordinary for a baby shower – and that much more fun! All the bright colors are amazing and I’m basically drooling over all that delish food! Thanks for the inspiration :)

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    • Colleen Pastoor

      May 12 at 10:30 am

      Thanks so much Erica! It was way more fun, and the food was way more delicious than another spinach dip ;) Although I do love some spin dip.

      Reply
  14. Angela

    Jan 29 at 6:39 pm

    Everything is so cute! Drawing inspiration for my hubbys 30th! Do you remember where you got that fabric for the table cloth?

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Jan 31 at 6:36 pm

      Hi Angela- sounds like it will be a fun party! It’s actually a blanket my sister in law had from either Mexico or Guatemala (that probably isn’t much of a help!).

      Reply

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