Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Get Your Summer On!

Its that time of year again when we fire up the barbeque, dust off the picnic table and break out the watermelon!

photo:oxykisses.com

I love what summertime is all about:
 the long, lazy days,
the lighter food
 and entertaining more.


You may remeber this from last year. This is one of my favorite easy peasy decorations to put together. I save a few jars in mismatched sizes, fill with sand and a tealight and wrap ribbons and wired garlands around the lip. Sometimes I add a piece of heavy wire to create a handle. I put a few on the tables on my deck but always line my fron entry way with them to set the mood for guests.

I also like to string clear Christmas lights around the deck's railing for more mood setting effects!


photo:better homes and gardens

I love the color palette used for this tablesetting, so bright and cheery! You can find more inspiration from Better Homes & Gardens.com


11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ooh, I like the red and white striped pitchers and dishes on the final photo! I need to find out who carries those.

Great photos for this week-ends holiday!!

Di

Elyse said...

oh yeah! i love your sandy-jar idea!!! i just bought a bunch of citronella tea lights (do they really help?) and am totally going to put them in jars. must get sand!

you're sounding well & happy = yeah! the caffeine i beamed to you was received. :)

xo
elyse

koralee said...

I adore red in the summer...red, white and blue makes me smile! Just bring on the Sun! xoxox

Sheree said...

Really cute idea with the jars! We do a big 4th of July party here every year, and it gets to be the same old things so these might just be a nice change! Thanks for sharing the idea.

Hearts Turned said...

Such beautiful summer thoughts and images! You've got me inspired! Love the idea to put the fairy lights on the patio--perfect--like fireflies!

Hope your long weekend is just wonderful!

Julie

Rebecca Lewis said...

Loving the summer nights all ready!!! So many fireflies and cool air after such warm days are heavenly...forgot to mentions s'mores too :-)

Lisa said...

Summer is fun!! Love your images!
Hugs, Lisa

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