I work for a non-profit and we rely heavily on our volunteers to keep operations moving. This year we wanted to throw them all an amazing picnic, but being a non-profit we didn't have much to spend. This is where you can get creative. We threw a country chic picnic for 75 people and spend $0 on the decor.. no really, we did all of what I am about to show you without spending a dime.
So we started out with a pavillion at a park that looked like this:
We borrowed a whole bunch of table cloths from friends and family that had floral, plaid, or solid themes:
We went out and picked a whole bunch of wild flowers and then assembled them into some borrowed mason jars for some really pretty flower arrangements we used as center pieces:
We borrowed fun printed cloth napkins, white plastic square plates, and fun green plastic silverware:
We put everything together with mis-matched table cloths, napkins, pine cones, and then added the flower arrangements, and voila!...
Here is the finished product! We even hung some pretty lanterns someone donated from their wedding! It really made the difference!
It's amazing what a little borrowed and donated stuff can do for a party of 75. I can tell you this one little secret, people LOVE to show off their unused table cloths.
Especially if they are outdated and covered in flowers!
I am sure you know at least one person who is hoarding all the floral table tops. As long as you promise to take good care of them and wash them after, you should have no problem snatching up a few for your country chic backyard picnic!
If we could pull it off for 75 people, you can definetely pull it off in your backyard with a few of your closest friends!
What do you think? Could you pull this off?
