Today's One Minute Tip comes from Maggie Battista, with some ideas for using kraft paper to spruce up your holiday get togethers!
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Smart ways to use something a lot of us probably already have lying around the house. Maybe for Thanksgiving you could leave markers out and have everyone write down things they are thankful for?
Also I really love the light wreath. Did you make it?
The light wreath looks exactly like a lamp from IKEA
Yes yes! I totally want to know more about the wreath!
@debsss- which lamp from Ikea?
Here are links to two lamps that I think are what I fell for when I was at IKEA (I wanted to buy it to suspend over my desk to make work more festive/etheral =)
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80150806/
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10150800/
Hi everyone! Yes, it's a lamp from Ikea. I bought it a few years back and pull it out around the holidays. I sometimes thread pine branches through it in December.
@brittmitch Great idea!
Yes, love kraft paper...I use the cardstock version of it for my business tags because it's really warm, gets acoss the idea that my items are hand-made, goes with everything, and most of ll is really affordable!
Loved the idea of using it at the buffet, and just writing on it with a marker..that way you don't have to putz with the little table tent thingys!
Awesome! Everything you did looks modern and yet vintage at the same time! I'm definitely going to get a roll for the next potluck!
Yes! Yes! More disposable elements is exactly what we need. If it makes it easier on us, let's not even bother to consider environmental impact. Love this idea!
That Pot Luck Dinner idea is brilliant. I'd like to do that and let guests write comments about the dish, very interactive.
Yes! @thisismrsc interactive is right! And I can't believe it's such a simple idea that I've never seen or thought of myself. It's perfect for my family- I'm gluten free, some of us are dairy free, and then depending on the mood that year sometimes someone's vegan lol. Label the dishes right on the paper to avoid constant finger pointing, "can I eat this??" Which is what normally happens :-/
Yes! @thisismrsc interactive is right! And I can't believe it's such a simple idea that I've never seen or thought of myself. It's perfect for my family- I'm gluten free, some of us are dairy free, and then depending on the mood that year sometimes someone's vegan lol. Label the dishes right on the paper to avoid constant finger pointing, "can I eat this??" Which is what normally happens :-/
I like the idea of identifying the different dishes people brought to the cookbook party. It sounds great for a potluck!
Clever idea for potluck dinners, where folks just putting down their dishes and writing what they brought. It so simple yet looks great.