July 4th and picnics go hand in hand, and to create a “signature” picnic basket one only needs to hunt yard sales and thrift stores for special finds. Mine is a collection of goods from several sales; inexpensive and “funky elegant”, but most of all it supports a “green” alternative to hauling off a bunch of trash.
My picnic basket stays packed and ready to roll year round, and because it is a lovely old basket I keep it sitting on an old cane bottom chair in an upstairs bedroom.
Here’s how I put mine together. And remember, it’s all secondhand:
*One large woven picnic basket
*One large colorful cotton vintage tablecloth
*Six vintage cloth napkins
*Small covered box that holds a collection of 6 utensil place settings, and one corkscrew
*Large cutting knife (wrapped in a dish towel)
*Small, lightweight cutting board
*Six cake pans
Ok, you say….six cake pans, huh? That’s the trick. Instead of paper or heavy plates you can stock up on second hand cake pans. The trick is to line each one with a piece of wax paper before serving. Cleanup is done quickly by only having to toss the wax paper.
*Roll of wax paper
*Sponge
*Small bottle of dish soap
Our crew has their own reusable water bottles, so I have not factored in drinks. However, on a few occasions I’ve added a couple of second hand wine glasses to the basket. This was the case during a recent visit to FL. We had a picnic on the boardwalk with a cloth tablecloth, wine glasses, and cloth napkins. Several people stopped, did a double take and commented about how lovely and “civilized” it looked.
Wine out of plastic cup? Nah!
My picnic basket stays packed and ready to roll year round, and because it is a lovely old basket I keep it sitting on an old cane bottom chair in an upstairs bedroom.
Here’s how I put mine together. And remember, it’s all secondhand:
*One large woven picnic basket
*One large colorful cotton vintage tablecloth
*Six vintage cloth napkins
*Small covered box that holds a collection of 6 utensil place settings, and one corkscrew
*Large cutting knife (wrapped in a dish towel)
*Small, lightweight cutting board
*Six cake pans
Ok, you say….six cake pans, huh? That’s the trick. Instead of paper or heavy plates you can stock up on second hand cake pans. The trick is to line each one with a piece of wax paper before serving. Cleanup is done quickly by only having to toss the wax paper.
*Roll of wax paper
*Sponge
*Small bottle of dish soap
Our crew has their own reusable water bottles, so I have not factored in drinks. However, on a few occasions I’ve added a couple of second hand wine glasses to the basket. This was the case during a recent visit to FL. We had a picnic on the boardwalk with a cloth tablecloth, wine glasses, and cloth napkins. Several people stopped, did a double take and commented about how lovely and “civilized” it looked.
Wine out of plastic cup? Nah!
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