Our house seemed like the best place to entertain all the ladies for a baby shower. The park could be crowded with other people, my sisters house was to small. Taylor lived in a condo, so that wouldn't work. And I love to have people over, so of course I said yes. But I was going to be out of town and not able to prep the backyard in getting everything ready for the big day. Nancy and Jo Ann spent many weekends ahead of time pulling weeds, trimming branches, sweeping leaves, getting the yard in tip top shape. When I finally got home from Colorado, there was only 1 week left to do any final preparations. And some where I had seen these cute 3 inch terra cotta flower pots filled with succulents. Maybe I could get some and then paint them pink, have them on all the tables and everyone could then take one home. So the hunt was on.
Home Depot does not have 3", Lowes does not have 3", Orchard Supply does not have 3" are you kidding me... Some might just throw in the towel at this point, why search high and low for the perfect flower pot? 2" just seems to small & 4" just seems to big. Luckily my sister is detective and can seem to find anything. JoAnn's carries 3" pots, and so we picked up 30.
I found the perfect pastel pink color, and started the process of painting 30 pots. Dry terra cotta really absorbs the paint, so one coat was not going to do it. And of course some paint needs to be on the inside as well.
It's great when you have a space where you can get creative, a couple of saw horses, some plywood, a good stereo, and things just start to come together.
OK, why is there carpeting on the bottom of the plywood? Because I grabbed what I had on hand - the dog ramp is a big length of plywood, so my dogs can get up into my 4 wheel drive truck.
A natural wood charger, some pink succulent pots, some fresh cut summer flowers in a mason jar and you have the makings of the perfect baby shower center piece.
Even the Harley house made for the perfect back drop for the cotton candy station.
Home Depot does not have 3", Lowes does not have 3", Orchard Supply does not have 3" are you kidding me... Some might just throw in the towel at this point, why search high and low for the perfect flower pot? 2" just seems to small & 4" just seems to big. Luckily my sister is detective and can seem to find anything. JoAnn's carries 3" pots, and so we picked up 30.
I found the perfect pastel pink color, and started the process of painting 30 pots. Dry terra cotta really absorbs the paint, so one coat was not going to do it. And of course some paint needs to be on the inside as well.
It's great when you have a space where you can get creative, a couple of saw horses, some plywood, a good stereo, and things just start to come together.
OK, why is there carpeting on the bottom of the plywood? Because I grabbed what I had on hand - the dog ramp is a big length of plywood, so my dogs can get up into my 4 wheel drive truck.
A natural wood charger, some pink succulent pots, some fresh cut summer flowers in a mason jar and you have the makings of the perfect baby shower center piece.
Even the Harley house made for the perfect back drop for the cotton candy station.
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