This party is rated 2 on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the most difficult, and is geared toward the skills of a frequent entertainer.Hourly Breakdown Total Prep Time -- 14 hours
Take-Home Serenity-Kit Table -- 2 hours
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Host Jeanne Benedict shows you how to set up a serenity table with relaxing take-home gifts for your guests.
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Materials for Serenity-Kit Table --Large tray or shallow box (approximately 20 x 20)
4 drinking glasses (label incense)
2 or 3 wooden scoops
Bowls
Black river rocks
Play sand
Plastic baggies
Miniature wooden rakes (1 per guest)
Affirmations
Three large stalks bamboo (descending height, tallest about 30")
Two orchid stems
Raffia
Wheat grass
Florist sticky clay
Incense
Incense holders and cards
Votive candles
Fabric
Tablecloth
Four small wooden trays (extra river stones and tea)
Tin pails (1 per guest)
Parchment paper
Brown calligraphy pen
Small wooden bowl (affirmations)
Ideas for guests: etched stones, eye pillows, yoga cards and tray or bowl for each
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Figure A
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Figure B
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Figure C
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Take-Home Serenity-Kit Table- Place a tablecloth on the table and the put a piece of fabric on top and fold it under around the edges.
- Cut notch in bamboo using a jig saw.
- Attach bamboo to large tray using florist clay (figure A), with the notches facing the front.
- Fill the tray with play sand and rake it evenly around the bamboo, and cover the bamboo base with wheat grass and rocks (figure B).
Expert Tip: Wheat grass can really give a beautiful effect to either a buffet or a centerpiece. You want to make sure that you wash the dirt out of the roots first. - Flow orchids out of notches using florist clay to hold in place (figure C).
Expert Tip: Once in a while, when you set up decorations for the table, don't fill the table with just flowers -- do something in a Zen style. Cut a few stems of green, use orchids, bamboo, and black river rocks. While it is very appealing, it makes a statement at the same time. - The take-home serenity kit starts with a tin pail. Then, offer affirmations, eye pillows, candles, etc. Guests can take these items home and enjoy for a long time. Arrange gifts in wooden trays and spread around table. You can even have small wooden trays, sand, miniature wooden rakes, river rocks, etc. so guests can take supplies home to make their own small Zen garden. Make the incense description cards and affirmation cards on parchment paper using a brown calligraphy pen. Set votive candles randomly around the table and gifts.
RESOURCES :
Whole Foods Market
Website: www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Hillcrest Party Rentals
3507 Motor Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Phone: 310-837-9009
Website: www.hillcrestparty.com
Pruners
Smith and Hawken
Website: www.smith-hawken.com
Hugger-Mugger Yoga Products
3937 S. 500 W.
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
Phone: 801-268-9642
E-mail: ctyler@huggermugger.com
Website: www.huggermugger.com
PlumParty.com
30-00 47th Ave. 7th Floor
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: 718-433-2434
E-mail: plumparty.com
Website: www.plumparty.com
The Yoga Cookbook: Vegetarian Food for Body and Mind: Recipes from the Sivananda Yoga Vedante Centers
0684856417
(March 1999)
To order this title from Amazon, click here.
Fireside Books
Zen Rakes and Gardens (To Port)
To Port
8015 NE 175th St.
Kenmore, WA 98028
Phone: 425-487-0491
E-mail: sloggon@toport.com
Website: toport.com
GUESTS :
Harry Schwartz
Culinary Expert
PO Box 1320
Yarmouth, ME 04096
Phone: 207-846-8881
E-mail: chefharry@chefharry.com
Website: www.chefharry.com
Diann Valentine
Event Producer
D.R. Valentine and Associates, Inc.
650 S. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone: 626-395-0346
Fax: 626-395-0649
Website: www.drvalentine.net
Kevin Lee
Celebrity Event Designer
La Premier Flowers
Phone: 310-435-4286
E-mail: kevin@lapremier.net
Constance Sherman
Visual Design Expert
Wink Studio
400 E. 58th St.
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-980-1739
Email: winkstudio@aol.com
Website: www.winkevent.com
Kristen Eykel
Video: "Yoga Emergency -- The 12 Minute Workout"
Website: www.kristeneykel.com
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