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A Babe in the Woods: Kate Berry's Woodlands-Themed Baby Shower

March 20, 2014
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Martha Stewart Weddings celebrations expert Darcy Miller, second from left, threw a stylish woodlands-inspired baby shower for colleague and friend Kate Berry (the magazine's style director), center.
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Showered with Love

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Once the theme was decided, Darcy took stock of what she could make by hand. "Those personal touches are what Kate will remember," she says.

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The Invitation Suite

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On Darcy's DIY list: drawing sweet baby animals, which were then printed on the invitations. An envelope liner featuring the little critters continued the theme.

Custom invitations, chereeberrypaper.com

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The Food

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The motif was reflected in the food as well. Here, crackers in the shapes of forest animals elevated a standard cheese-and-crackers plate.

Cheese and bunny crackers, petercallahan.com

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The Decorations

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Darcy decorated the event with flora-and-fauna vignettes using birds' nests, candy eggs, cloches, and faux-bois pedestals.

Flowers, seaportflowers.com. Mini birds' nests, $12 for 12, beau-coup.com. Woodsie cake stands, from $175, bellochio.com.

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How to Make Handmade Woodland Stockings

Martha makes wool woodland stockings that are embellished with fuzzy felt creatures, they're the ultimate in rustic chic.

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The Sweets Table

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Keep the food spread visually appealing. "I like to group like with like, displaying bites in an organized, pleasing way," says Darcy.

Candy, nuts.com, sugarfina.com, jellybelly.com. Cupcakes, $2.75 each, onegirlcookies.com. Winter deer cupcake toppers, $4 for 12, shopsweetlulu.com

. Chocolate deer (under cloche), andiespecialtysweets.etsy.com. Flowers, seaportflowers.com. Mini birds' nests, $12 for 12, beau-coup.com. Birch rounds, from $1 each, michaels.com.

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Oh, Deer!

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A green-tea mille-crepes cake from New York City's famed Lady M Confections was decorated with a woodland scene.

Green-tea mille-crepes cake, 9", $80, ladym.com. DIY woodland cake-decorating set (includes sugar mushrooms and ladybug, shown), $109, andiespecialtysweets.etsy.com. Deer figures, from $3 each, safariltd.com

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Hop to It

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One of the many highlights of the dessert table: bunny-shaped sugar cookies.

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Put a Deer on It

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Buttercream cupcakes were each topped with miniature plastic deer for a hit of wildlife whimsy.

Cupcakes, $2.75 each, onegirlcookies.com.

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Sandwich Bites

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It's important to work with a caterer who is open to customizing the food to suit your theme. For example, Peter Callahan Catering cut croque monsieurs into bunny-shaped bites to go with the party's theme.

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, from $1 each, michaels.com. Sandwiches, petercallahan.com

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Gingerbread Cookies

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Darcy found these sweet deer-shaped gingerbread cookies from Picket Fence Confections.

Gingerbread deer, $14 for 24, pfconfections.etsy.com

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Be creative and continue the theme as much as you can. One of the favors given to guests was a custom-made soap bearing the fawn illustrated by Darcy.

Custom soap, justbubbly.com

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Sachet Favors

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Bunnies and squirrels and deer, oh my! Darcy turned to Spoonflower to make custom fabric bearing her designs for lavender sachet favors.

Custom fabric, spoonflower.com. Cotton mushrooms, $3 for 6, shopsweetlulu.com.

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Mushroom Marshmallows

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Darcy scoured the Internet for unique finds, like these adorable (and delicious!) marshmallow mushroom favors that reflected the shower's theme.

Mushroom marshmallows, $3.25 a lb., sockerbit.com

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