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6/14/2010

4th of July at Good Housekeeping

I found another use for jars at your outdoor picnic/barbecue, this time from Good Housekeeping:


To hold your silverware of course!  And the ribbon is a cute touch.  I saw the image on Gordon's Gossip and I knew I had to check out the rest of the party.

They used a little more ribbon to decorate some white paper lanterns:


Made a cute table runner with some crepe paper:


And used red and white dishtowels as a hanger for some blue hydrangeas:


(Can I just say, on a side note,  that I LOVE that Costco sells Hydrangeas here!)

You can check out these and the rest of their great ideas HERE.

8 comments:

Jennie Bender said...

I love this look; totally my style=) I want to do something similar for my daughter's b-day party. Hope your day is a great one=)

Jennie Bender said...

btw, I recently did a wedding reception with the ribbon down the table...the secret is double sided tape. That little weave pictured would take a lot of time--despite its crisp look of simplicity=) I would guess sticky dots (craft section) and not plastic tablecloths. Too cute!

Lorie said...

Jennie,

Thanks for the tip! Sticky dots are my favorite!

Danielle Renee said...

I love the hydrangeas!!! I guess it helps that its my favorite flower. I can see so many possibilities with just mixing up the fabric too.

Anonymous said...

I just saw these in my Good housekeeping and love the mason jars with the ribbon...what a cute idea!

Sarah said...

Oh, I just love red, white and blue! Yesssirrr!!

Altho - on a side note, that red and blue crepe paper tablerunner seems very time consuming.

Susan said...

Cute! I love the jars!

Lorie said...

Sarah,

Quite the opposite. You cut the crepe paper streamers to the right length, tape the red ones in a straight line at the ends, then weave (over under) the blue ones in. Secure with double Sussex tape and you are down.

15 minutes max! Less if you have help.