A Little Craft, A Little Food, & A Little Wine
We were invited to dinner at the home of some friends this past Saturday night, and after reading Charlotte Lyons' post about decoupaged plates, I was inspired to make a little hostess gift. I'm always picking up clear glass plates at yard sales, they're perfect for bake sales or desserts and so easy to embellish to fit any theme. I had several packages of cocktail size napkins in my stash, so I went to work.
I separated the two ply napkin and cut out the roosters. I decoupaged them on to the back of the plate with Mod Podge and then added some laser printed copies of an old book liner.
Several more coats of Mod Podge, a coat of white paint, and then I trimmed up the edges.
I put another package of the napkins on top and tied it all up with some ribbon...It looked so cute! Now on to the food... I found this great appetizer in Country Living Magazine that I had been dying to try, a Prosciutto and Fig Crostata, yum!!! I do have to say that while I was processing the 4 ounces of figs, I didn't think it looked like enough, so I ended up doubling up the figs (luckily, I had a 10 ounce package), tasted it, and didn't think I needed to double up the garlic, lemon juice, and thyme. I guess the two garlic cloves I used were kind of big to begin with. This was so easy to make (15 minutes in the oven!!) and really delicious!! So, all that was left after that was to tie a ribbon around a bottle of red wine and we were good to go!! A great night with great friends, what more could you ask for!!
Meleen
Hi Meleen,That plate is so sweet... so you can come over this friday night? :0)
Terri
Posted by: terri | May 07, 2008 at 08:59 AM
Fabulous job on your plate!!! loved the comments on the staircase on our blog today- the idea of the Christmas tree all ready to roll out is amazing!!! Thanks so much for the fun ideas!!
blessings,
kari & kijsa
Posted by: kari & kijsa | May 07, 2008 at 12:55 PM
Those are incredible! Thanks for the tutorial!
Have a blessed and wonderful day!
smiles, kari & kijsa
Posted by: kari & kijsa | May 07, 2008 at 01:02 PM
What a darling plate! May have to give this a try. And the appetizer's and evening sounds like it was all wonderful! Wish we lived closer. : D
c
Posted by: Cindy | May 12, 2008 at 01:32 PM
The plate turned out beautifully and the food sounded yummy -quick too, just my style. Just found your blog and love it..added it to my favorites.
Kelly
Posted by: Kelly Henderson | May 19, 2008 at 09:14 PM