The "roses" in this picture are made out of baby socks. Use them to make a cute centerpiece, or simply give them as a fun and practical gift.

{Baby Sock Roses Tutorial here}

Diaper cakes also make great centerpieces. You can decorate your cake to match your baby shower theme, and it can also do double duty as a gift for the guest of honor.

We have instructions for 3 different types of cakes with step by step photo instructions.

{Diaper Cake Tutorials Here}

Stand them up in a glass container, bucket or small pail filled with candy.

If you are giving them out as favors, put your centerpiece in the middle of each table and let your guests know to take one home.

{Washcloth Lollipops Instructions}

Manzanita branches have become a popular choice for centerpieces. The branches are perfect for hanging things from, and there are many decorating possibilities.

{Manzanita Centerpiece Tutorial}

Flower pomander balls are a beautiful and interesting way to display flowers.

This one is sitting on a trumpet vase. They also look gorgeous on a small cake stand.

This one was made by a florist, but we found a great tutorial at Eat Drink Pretty if you want to make your own.

Fresh flowers always make beautiful table decorations. Put them in a pretty vase or container and you can't go wrong.

We like this idea of adding sliced fruit in a clear vase.

How to make a fruit bouquet:

Put a piece of floral foam in the bottom of a vase or container. Then, put fruit on wooden skewers (making sure it doesn't poke out of the top) and stick into the foam.

To make the flowers, use a cookie cutter and attach a melon ball with a toothpick. Fill in with parsley or any other greenery to fill it out and cover up the skewers.

Decorate them to match your baby shower theme and display them on a cupcake tower.

See our baby shower cupcake ideas for inspiration and recipes.

Having a candy bar is a hot baby shower trend right now. Fill some containers with candy and put a scoop inside. Find candy that matches your baby shower theme. You can also tie a piece of ribbon from the scoop.

Put some treat bags out by the candy dishes with a sign that lets everyone know to take some home with them.