Catch Up On Recent Posts

Showing posts with label summer drinks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer drinks. Show all posts

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Summer Entertaining

Follow on Bloglovin


Hi everyone! It is a  beautiful and sunny Sunday afternoon, and I'm loving it! Especially after a really rainy week. Some  friends stopped by for a casual get-together, and I had a lot of fun setting up this  tablescape with a patriotic flair:


The red-white-and-blue quilted pillow on the bistro style chair adds a lovely accent to the entire theme:


I used my favorite quilt as a table topper:


I love summer entertaining out on the deck or patio:


Lemonade served in glass jars is a summer staple:


Made with freshly squeezed lemons:


And lemons stored in a small wooden box:


Or under a glass cloche:


Fruit kebabs on wooden skewers:


Marshmallows and brownie squares added to strawberries and blueberries make scrumptious dessert. The patriotic food labels were found HERE:


I used similar labels as a lemonade tag as well:



Crackers and striped blue pirouline in fun metal baskets make yummy treats:


I found these fun metal baskets for 99 cents each at Walmart:

Red, white, and blue make striking and colorful accents in any decorating theme, don't you think?


I lined the baskets with paper doilies:


and filled the brown kraft paper packages with potato chips:


They make nifty potato chips bag:


The wire basket holds the chips packages, and also is a wonderful way to carry and pass them around to guests:


I love mason jars! They serve a multitude of purposes. Here, I'm using them as a flatware holder:


I lined each mason jar with blue or red bandannas, which serve as napkins as well:


 Also, the guests can use the mason jars for their lemonade:


Hollowed out multicolored peppers make beautiful bowls for dipping sauces:


I filled them with chives and onion dip for the crackers:


I had fun with my patriotic tablescape, and I hope you enjoyed it as well! Thanks for stopping by and for your lovely comments. I love reading all of
them! It was a pleasure having you over!


~Hugs,Poppy~

Partying at:

Fine Craft Guild Party







Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Refreshing drinks in Mason Jars

Nothing says summer better than cooling down with a cool refreshing drink on a hot sweltering day!
 How about cooling down with a light refreshing drink made from those sweet summer strawberries?
I love picking strawberries and blueberries from the local farms....and attending the strawberry festival in our town (forgot to take my camera so no pictures).It's so much fun and the kids love it!
From strawberry shortcakes, to milkshakes and Agua Frescas  (a very popular Mexican drink made from strawberries or any other fruits in season), there are so many ways to enjoy strawberries:


For this wonderful quick and easy summer drink you need:

2 cups of fresh strawberries
1 cup of sugar syrup
1 cup of water
Ice cubes or crushed ice

 Place the above ingredients in a blender ( I used a Smoothie maker, instead) and process it until smooth. If you prefer you can pour the liquid through a wire mesh strainer in order to remove the pulps and seeds. I prefer it pulpy, so I did not strain it.

The amount of sugar syrup can be adjusted depending on how sweet you want it. Garnish with mint sprigs or slices of lemon or strawberry. 


I spray painted this wicker tray in red after taping off the handles. Then I painted a white border (acrylic paint)  to go around the top edge of the tray. After that I removed the tape and painted gold acrylic paint on the handles.



 For the bottom of the tray I decided to cover a piece of cardboard with remnant fabric scrap from some other project. I measured the length and width of the tray bottom. Then I cut a cardboard piece and two pieces of the fruit printed fabric according to the dimension of the tray bottom. Next I used Spray Glue on the cardboard pieces on both sides and attached my fabric pieces. And there you have it, no muss no fuss easy serving tray for all your summer entertaining:
 
To embellish this candle I just made two knots on either end of a cord and added two small white bone beads and two wooden beads and then just tied the beaded cord around the candle. Now it looks perfect for my summer tablescape:


 Don't you just love Mason jars? They are so versatile and can be used in so many creative ways and they are found all over blogland. I just love 'em! Before I used to collect bags... all kinds from totes,satchels to clutches. But now I'm moved on to bottle collecting!  Click HERE to view other uses of Mason jars and bottles.


I added a slice of lemon and tied a cord around the neck of the bottle:



 I appreciate you stopping by and I always enjoy reading all your lovely comments. Thank you for visiting and have a lovely evening!
I'm joining Kathy and the others at: A Delightsome Life to celebrate SAVORING SUMMER





Please, click the links below and be inspired:
Partying with:





















~POPPY~