Materials: Tablecloth
Large piece of denim fabric
12 denim pockets
Hot glue gun
Hot glue
Straight pins
Duct tape
Raffia
8 bandannas and accent cloths
25 Gerber daisies and flower picks
White and yellow daisies
Floral wire
Bear grass
Colorful stock flowers
Grass
Wet floral foam
Terra cotta planters
Rope
2 mini hay bales
15 horseshoes
Large acrylic rhinestones - Weekend Entertaining host Jeanne Benedict drew a sketch of the buffet table and decorating ideas (figure A). There are plenty of ideas for an old-fashioned bar-b-que party. Benedict went with a denim and diamonds theme and used that theme throughout the courtyard. The buffet is a mixture of rustic and refined.
- Glue rhinestones to the horseshoes.
- Use a hot glue gun to attach the western motif items to the jean pockets (figure B).
- Using a hot glue gun, glue the embellished pockets to the denim fabric (figure C).
- Put the Gerber daisies into floral picks. Place colorful bandannas, a Gerber daisy and some bear grass into each pocket (figure D). The large piece of denim will go over your tablecloth and the pockets will hang down over the front of the table.
- You can find foam hitching posts at an Arts and Craft store. We used one by the buffet table and added more Gerber daisies and some zinnias to it (figure E).
- Turn a half barrel over on its side and accent it with rhinestones around the rim. You can use a piece of rustic old wood and put the hosts' name on it with puffy paint and nail it across the top of the barrel (figure F).
- Put a flat of wheat grass on the inside of the barrel and accent it with flowers in the grass (figure G). Wrap floral wire around the flowers so that they will would stand up in the grass; therefore creating the look of a meadow.
- For your buffet, you can place a couple of mini hay bales on the table. You can place the tray of ribs on one and tray of corn on the other.
Expert Tip: Jorge Lopez, Entertainment Expert for Chyron, says that when looking for props or decorations for your party a good idea is to check your local newspaper and go to garage sales. Also, lots of times discount stores will have decorations on sale.
RESOURCES :
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Model: 0936184515
Author: Editors of Cook's Illustrated
(2001)
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Boston Common Press
Boston, MA 02445
Phone: 617-232-1000
Email: webmaster@bcpress.com
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Jeanne Benedict
(October, 2000)
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Florist (Quality Wholesale Florist)
Quality Wholesale Florist
Knoxville, TN 97902
Carriages (First Capitol)
First Capitol Carriages
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: 865-524-1796
Buddy's Bar-B-Q
Buddy's Bar-B-Q
Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone: 865-584-1924
Broderbund Software
Broderbund Software
Novato, CA 94948
Phone: 415-382-4400
Fax: 415-382-4419
Website: www.broderbund.com
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Model: 074321210X
Author: Dotty Griffith
(May, 2002)
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New York, NY 10020
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Image Expert
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Visual Stylist
Jorge Lopez
Technical "WOW" Director
President
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