French, Paris, Gay Paree! Baby Shower Ideas
Paris is a very popular baby shower theme, as well as Nursery decorations. Postings here will be all about France, Paris, Gay Paree, and French style. I will be developing this page over time. As I find something worth bringing to your attention, I will add it here.
DECORATING IDEAS
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| Adding lace to votives, gives them a French flair. | ||
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| Upscale your candles with some ribbon and bling. | More upside-down umbrellas. Add confetti and the tip them over during the party for a shower of surprises. | Set up a Pastry Table. |
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| It doesn’t take a lot of money to make your party better. You can achieve a classy look with tin cans, wrapping paper, ribbon and polka dot bandannas. | Submerge flowers in water for a twist on your floral arrangements. Highlight your arrangement with votive candles. | Have a suitcase or trunk of dress up clothes, boas, evening gloves, lots of faux pearls, feathers, etc. They can be just decoration or as photo props. |
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| D.I.Y. Paris Damask Wall Decor kit | Pink Poodle 15″ Pinata (click photo) | Use cardboard Eiffel Towers and douse them in glue and glitter. |
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| Eiffel Tower cupcake stand pink and black (click photo) | Little Eiffel Towers groups as a centerpiece or individually as place holders. | 43″ 3 Tier Cup Cake Tower (click photo) |
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| French Tulips in vases shaped like Chanel #5 | Photo backdrop of a street lamp, sign, flowers, and a bike | Black Damask Paper Lanterns (click photo) |
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| Put votives in martini glasses with confetti and tied tulle | Suitcases filled with flowers. Click the photo for a link to buy suitcases | Paris Skyline – perfect background or photo op with a bistro table and chairs in front. (Photo links to seller.) |
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| Make your silverware and napkins part of the decorations by putting them on “display” | Suitcases decoupaged with French prints. | Eiffel Towers under glass. |
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| Wrap tableware with a cloth or paper napkin in your party’s colors and secure with French label. | Use a fishing basket or other basket as a flower vase for a cute centerpiece. | Using a cloth napkin roll your tableware with a mini loaf of bread and tie with string or raffia. |
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| Use small flowers and tableware as decoration. | Flowers in mason jars in a wood crate. | Decorate with Eiffel Towers |
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| French Country Style in blues and greens. | Toile fabric to line the back of the shelves, then used pink and white striped material as an awning. Thread fishing line through wrapping paper tubes and thumbtack the lines to the ceiling to make it. | Paper flowers, birdcages and bird branches. |
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| Inside or Outside, don’t forget the flowers and candles!! | Glass cloques, flowers, Eiffel Tower, ribboned platters | Paper flowers or pom poms with paper chains and pink and white striped backdrop. |
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| Use different height stands to give your food presentation more of a WOW factor. | Beautiful umbrellas, hung upside-down. Decorate the umbrellas with silk or fresh flowers for an extra special display. | A Parisian Dessert Table. |
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| Balloons inside balloons, tethered to the tables with tulle or ribbons | Feathers, hats, French-styled boxes, flowers. This package can be found at: My Party Wishes | Wrap pillar vases with pretty French-styled ribbons. Use flowers to match your ribbons. |
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| Giant Garland – see our craft downloads for tutorial. | Decoration with French Hot Air Balloons. Check our craft downloads for some tutorials. | Balloon Eiffel Tower and Pink Poodle. |
