Lana's Little Darlins: A Baby Shower -- Etsy Style!

My co-workers and I hosted a baby shower for our friend Lisa over the weekend and as I was loading things into my car I realized everything I had for the shower was from Etsy.com. I was introduced to Etsy this past year and am probably an addict at this point =). I am continuously impressed with the creative artisans on Etsy and I have had nothing but positive experiences with all of my purchases thus far. Plus, there are several reasons why buying handmade is so great =). I thought it would be fun to showcase my baby shower finds to you all. Lisa doesn't know the sex of her baby (new trend with my friends waiting to find out) and here are some of the lovely things I found for her gender neutral baby shower:

To start, I found these cute invitations at Green Apple Paperie. The shop owner printed up some 8x10 inch invitations for me to post at work for less than $2 a piece!

From Bun to Baby I found some great games to play. This word unscramble game came printed with baby bingo on the reverse and I also ordered the fun baby stat prediction cards. I received 10 cards for $2.00. They also come in cute pink and blue colors.

Of course we needed prizes for the fun games and I found the MOST adorable cupcake bath bombs from Hey Lady Cards and Feeling Smitten. Can you believe these aren't really cupcakes? They sent me a cupcake bath bomb to try out for myself and I can tell you that they smell terrific and are so fun! I will definitely be ordering more! They are great for little kids too because they are very mild and do not cause eye irritation. I can vouch for this because my two year old played with it in the bath and had a blast without any red eyes!

I found a great nursing cover for Lisa over at Made Just For Me. This type of nursing cover with the rigid neckline is a perfect gift if you know someone that plans to breastfeed. The brand name version of this nursing cover sells for about $40 and the one I purchased was almost half the price! The shop owner, Amanda, seems incredibly sweet and is very accommodating as well. I wasn't sure which one my friend would like and after sending Amanda a picture of something Lisa registered for she emailed me back with several fabric options. She made a custom cover for me and I was impressed by her very speedy turnaround time. Where do you find service like this these days?

These nursing pads are from Southern Belles and Bowes. They are so much cuter than the boring plain white ones. These are great for around the house because they are super comfy. Plus, you'll save a few dollars if you are used to only buying the disposable kind since they are machine washable.

These burp cloths are from our shop =). I thought this fabric would be great for Lisa since she doesn't know if it's a boy or a girl. Such pretty Amy Butler fabric!