greenliving

With the party season well into it’s half way mark, there are a host of ideas to make each event a stylish, unique, yet eco friendly do! Your guests will be plesantly surprised, you will be less overworked for having done it and at the end of the evening, you’ll know you’ve made a difference, if even a small one. And if you have any converts, then that’s only a bonus.

Here are two of my favourites

Place settings: Why invest in store bought  place cards when you can make your own stylized ones? Visit your garden or the closest lake/beach to your home, and gather shining, smooth stones. Ensure they are large enough to write your guests’ name on them. Wash them and for a more artistic endeavor, stamp their names on it with alphabetic stamps and an ink pad. Tuck a sprig of holly under the stone and  you’re ready to set the table! If you socialize a lot, you may want to consider saving the stones in a large glass jar- looks pretty and creates some great memories too. You can also return them to the garden so they’re back where they belong.

 Flavoured fruit water: This is one I do on a daily basis, and definitely for parties. Take a pretty glass bottle or pitcher and fill  it with water. Chill it (with heated homes and lots of visitors, chilled water will be spot on to quench thirsty partying guests) and then drop in slices of lemon, sprigs of mint, slivers of cucumbers, apples, peaches or any fruit or veggies. Looks great and tastes even better.

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