I already posted about my invitations, and the cute lil' fishy soap party favors, so now it's time to fill you in on the rest!

Decorating- This is by far my favorite part! I purchased some Mermaid Graphics for about $1 from Petittatti on Etsy, which I was then free to use how I saw fit. I borrowed blue glass stones from a friend, and found the floating glass votives on clearance at HomeSense. Add in a trip to Michael's and the Dollar Tree and you have yourself a party! Most of the ideas you see here I found on Pinterest.

Ikea wine glasses with mermaid graphics purchased from Petittatti on Etsy printed on card stock, then punched out with a dye cutter. — Ikea wine glasses with mermaid graphics purchased from Petittatti on Etsy printed on card stock, then punched out with a dye cutter.

Mason jars (I have 36 to use as Party Glasses) with another  mermaid graphic purchased from Petittatti on Etsy. Starfish from Michael's — Mason jars (I have 36 to use as Party Glasses) with another mermaid graphic purchased from Petittatti on Etsy. Starfish from Michael's

Food and Beverage- Since our bungalow is pretty tiny, I decided to keep things really simple. I set up two tables; one for food and the other for drinks. For drinks I served Wine, Hawaiian Punch and Lemon Water. Since the Open House started at 1pm, I thought serving lunch would be appropriate. I decided on a Salad Bar including Chicken Salad, Pasta Salad and Fruit Salad.

Food Table with Dollar Tree glass plates and Ikea bowls. Chicken salad shown (missing fruit salad and pasta salad provided generously by a couple of my friends)

Create your own unique food and beverage labels using Dollar Tree frames, clip art and card stock.

I enrolled some baking friends for these yummy gluten-free cupcakes!

I couldn't resist keeping the snacks Ocean Themed as well. Wait- to clarify, my Beta fish "Ahi" was NOT a snack, Although he was decoration for the day. Thanks for playing along, Ahi! :)

Crepe Streamer "Seaweed" was the cheapest and probably most impactful decoration! Only $.50 a pack at the Dollar Tree! I haven't used this stuff for years but I'm bringing it back, for sure!

What you can't see, but we could hear- was my music selection; I used iTunes radio station Hawai'i 78 Radio. What a great station!

I hope my series of posts about hosting an Ocean themed baby shower is helpful to you and your future party planning! It was sure a lot of fun. As always, if you have any questions about my budget, recipes or anything else, feel free to send me an email!

Aloha and Mahalo!