<\/a>We had some very special Wisconsin visitors a couple weeks ago and I want to share with you a simple lake picnic beach party I put together to welcome our guests!  Maureen’s bff’s, Jessica & Jaclyn traveled such a great distance to spend time with all of us so I asked Maureen if I could put together a quick lunch on my favorite Lake Wylie Beach.  I bought grey & white fabric (technically they were curtains from Home Goods) and nautical pillows.  I sat out folding chairs from Ikea (you might remember them from our Outdoor Movie Night<\/a>) along with bamboo sticks, natural grass stems & sand dollars. I displayed the food on a piece of reclaimed wood and created custom place settings and printable decor.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Here are a few quick steps to see how I made the placemats for the table setting.<\/p>\n

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1. Tape together two cake boards or cardboard (you can get the cake boards in bakery section of craft stores)
\n2. Wrap fabric of your choice around 2 layers of cake boards and staple fabric to backside.
\n3. Use printable party logos, party flags & twine to dress up paper goods.<\/p>\n

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I served easy tapas for the picnic including:
\nItalian White Bean Chutney
\nFresh Pesto Dip (with basil from my garden!)
\nHomemade Tabbouleh
\nPeppered salami & Sopprassato
\nVarious Cheeses, Crackers & Pita with Fig Jam
\nBlackberry & Feta Skewers with Honey
\nWatermelon Triangle Pops
\nFresh Grapes<\/p>\n

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<\/a>And YES – we ate it all!!! lol<\/p>\n

Let’s not forget the Sparkling Wine Spritzers!!!<\/p>\n

<\/a>A few more pics from our perfect afternoon!<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Thanks ladies for visiting!  We miss you already!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We had some very special Wisconsin visitors a couple weeks ago and I want to share with you a simple lake picnic beach party I put together to welcome our guests!  Maureen’s bff’s, Jessica & Jaclyn traveled such a great distance to spend time with all of us so I asked Maureen if I could […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,209,823],"tags":[2581,3194,3192,2331,1394,3191,3197,3196,3195,3193],"class_list":["post-39077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy","category-parties","category-ruff-draft","tag-beach","tag-girlfriend","tag-lake","tag-lunch","tag-nautical","tag-picnic","tag-place-mat","tag-place-setting","tag-tapas","tag-wylie"],"yoast_head":"\n