Easy Vintage-Inspired Baby Shower Idea

Last weekend, I put together some decorations for my sister-in-law’s baby shower and I’d thought I would share just a couple of the projects with you guys. The topic of babies never comes up around here, but since this is also in the DIY category, I figured it was fair game. Not to mention, there are close to zero baby shower decorations out there that I can actually get on board with. So maybe there’s a need for a couple of ideas?

I’ll be sharing the second project on Wednesday, but the first is super simple: vintage baby shoe vases.

I found five or six pairs of vintage baby shoes at an antique shop by my house and I couldn’t resist. They were just so tiny and cute. And only $2 a pair! I ended up using them as decorations around the food table and a couple of other areas, as is. But you can also covert them into mini vases in a flash.

All you need is a tiny vase or container that you can fill with water (that fits inside each shoe) and a few flowers. I used Lavender Cremons, Dusty Miller, and Queen Anne’s Lace.

If you don’t have a vessel that will fit inside each baby shoe, you can use flowers that are more hearty, and put them directly into the shoes the day of, skipping the vase altogether. I’d use something like mums, in that case. They usual last a good 24 to 48 hours without water.

Photography by Sarah Eddy // Concept and styling by Brittni Mehlhoff