little lamb baby shower: part three

A little trick I learned from my parents, the ultimate hosts, is to set the table the day before. So you'll remember the next day (and to make it easy for friends to help out), use sticky notes on plates to indicate where perishables should go. The green and white patterned plates shown above are from Target. I looked online, but I don't see them anymore. You may be able to find them on sale in the store.

The evening before the party my co-hosts and I got together at my house to bake the quiche and the cupcakes. It was a lot of fun. Quiche, salad, bread and cheese are a great menu for a party like this. We served the quiche room temperature, so we didn't have to worry about keeping on a strict schedule (which turned out very well, since the guest of honor was nearly an hour late). Don't be surprised if some of the guests (especially the young ones) skip the savories and head straight for the dessert table!

photo: jessica davis photography

Most of the goodies on the dessert table came from (shhhh....) the Dollar Store! Seriously. I found some great candies in bulk online, and was prepared to order them, but thought I'd try the Dollar Store first and am so glad I did. I found giant bags of lemon heads, sour straws (Carrie's favorite), green m&m's and spearmint leaves. Mmmm. The splurge on this table was the macarons (lemon and pistachio, from Paulette).

photos: jessica davis photography

Next time (part four) I'll share some details from the dessert table, and in part five I'll share the best part about the entire little lamb baby shower extravaganza!

Comments

[Dawn (KitchenTravels)]

Beautiful party! Dessert tables are a lot of work, but so much fun, aren't they? Love the little lamb theme.

[erika firm]

Thanks, Dawn. It WAS a ton of work to do the party, but totally worth it.