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Thursday, June 20, 2013

A Pottery Barn Idea

We recently hosted a get together of students at our home. I was checking out Pottery Barn's website to get some inspiration and came across this.



I already had a similar drink dispenser that I had bought at Sam's Club a few years ago. I looked around at Joanne's Fabrics and found 3 chalkboard mini frames for $1.50. I attached one with some twine and voila! A PB look for a lot less. (On a side note...I love fabric stores even though I can't sew one bit!)






Since we were serving bbq, I used bandanas for napkins and wrapped the silverware inside with twine. I used mason jars that I already had for drinks.







The cute paper straws came from Target.





It's fun to see what you can create with just a little inspiration. Love that Pottery Barn!
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  1. UnknownJune 23, 2013 at 6:10 AM

    Cute idea. Love all things PB. Susan @ throughmyporchwindow.blogspot.com

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    1. Kathy OlsonJune 23, 2013 at 1:25 PM

      Me too, Susan. But I did forget to photograph it with lemonade inside. lol

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  2. Alison @ Get Your Pretty OnJune 26, 2013 at 8:03 AM

    Such a cute idea! We often host summer get togethers and I could definitely do this.

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  3. Kathy OlsonJune 26, 2013 at 8:11 AM

    Thanks for writing, Alison. You'll have to scroll back for the PB Mayflower we created for Thanksgiving. It was really cute:)

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  4. AnonymousJune 26, 2013 at 8:59 AM

    It's the little things that take a gathering from good to great! You have such a beautiful eye for it!! Inspiring!

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    1. Kathy OlsonJune 26, 2013 at 2:04 PM

      Oh thank you, Meredith. It would have been good to get a shot with the actual lemonade in it. lol I really enjoy doing things like that:) Thanks so much for writing!

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  5. Kathy OlsonJune 27, 2013 at 6:14 AM

    Also, I did have actual bandanas as napkins also, but forgot to photograph those. You can usually get a pack of those at Walmart for a low price.

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  6. Richella ParhamJune 27, 2013 at 6:17 AM

    Great ideas, Kathy! I love to get inspiration from Pottery Barn, too. You took it to the next level by using the twine in other ways as well. :)

    Thanks for linking this to Grace at Home--I featured you this week!

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  7. An Oasis in the DesertJune 27, 2013 at 7:41 AM

    That is so fun! Love PB for the inspiration, but not their prices, so it's great to see some wonderful knock-offs!

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    1. Kathy OlsonJune 27, 2013 at 9:43 AM

      Thanks so much for writing, Carol. I agree! I have scored some great deals at PB around the holidays. We did a PB Mayflower knock-off for the kid's Thanksgiving table a few months back if you're interested. Thanks again for writing:)

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  8. JenniferJune 28, 2013 at 7:03 AM

    So cute! love the feel that the mason jars and twine gives!

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    1. Kathy OlsonJune 28, 2013 at 8:02 AM

      Thank you, Jennifer. I like to use what I have:)

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