Pin-spired Baby Shower

I mentioned in Monday's post that I initially thought Pinterest was all artsy and creative and I had little interest in it.  Well, it really seems to inspire people to try new things.



Here are some photos of a nautical baby shower for a Navy Wife I recently co-hosted. After it was over and we were patting ourselves on the back for how well it turned out, we said, "We couldn't have done all of this without Pinterest."

Guest seating

Food

Cake with cupcakes

Soap Party favors from Soaps by Design

Diaper Boat

Cake by Melissa Thomas of Frosting

Invitation

Candy Bar

Cupcakes by Frosting

Hostesses with the mostestes and Mommy-to-be

Pinterest also worked as a great collaboration tool since we all live in different cities. Once you create a Pinboard, you can give other pinners access to pin to it too. Just click Edit Board and you'll get a window like this:

We discussed the theme and then each began pinning ideas that we liked.  Check out our inspiration pins here.