More photos of the anniversary party...

Painted Bathroom Cabinet...

I finally painted my old dark wood bathroom cabinet. Doesn't it feel so good when you finish something you've put off so long? :D I love this color, it's Bayberry by Folk Art. You know those little Folk Art bottles of paint at Michaels and Joannes. I used almost 5 little bottles, because they didn't have big ones. It took about 3 coats of the paint and 2 coats of Modpodge.I let the paint dry good between coats and after I Modpodged it letting the Modpodge dry over night, before putting the 2nd coat on. I let the last Modpodge coat set 24 hours before setting anything on it. Now I have to get knobs for it, I only kept one on for now till I get the set I need.

 It should have another coat, I ran out of Modpodge for now. I put 3 coats on the little green table in my living room. The cool thing about Modpodge if you want you can put photos on with the first coat like I did on the table. Those were computer prints mostly, my friend once did a table and covered the top with photos and used polyurethane as the sealer. She put tons of coats on it. I don't have that patience or room for such a long project, but it was awesome.  

Then I had some Cocoa with Reddiwhip and sprinkled cinnamon on top, with a pumpkin cupcake. By the time I took the photo the Reddiwhip had started to melt, but you get the idea. LOL It's Fall and time for cocoa and pumpkin anything.

Anniversary Picnic...

   Family members celebrated an anniversary in style, it was a beautiful, fun day. My DIL loves Pride and Prejudice and wanted a picnic outdoors, with games, crochet, badminton, other old outside games, and it was so much fun.

She's worked months planning this out, going to thrift shops for baskets, chairs and tables. Making arrangements for the food, guest lists, buying Fall flowers, pumpkins, and where everything was going to be placed. It was all so well planned out and the weather was perfect.

                       

They bought bales of hay to use for tables with cloth on top and the blankets on the ground to sit on.

 There were some tables around the outer edges with ones in the sun having umbrellas over them. The food was put in baskets, with a printed out list of what was in the basket. She had guests choose awhile back with a choice of meat or meatless basket. There were sandwiches, little cakes, cookies, cupcakes, macaroni and potato salad. They had little rubbermaid containers with individual salads with a top on it for any who wanted a salad, condiment packets and salad dressings in little cups.

 

                         

 There was a guest sign in table with a basket of little wooden fans for guests. Tables were set up for veggie cups and fruit, lemonade, tea and a coffee table. There was a wine table and they used a canoe to fill with ice to put wine in, cool idea.

 There were two firepits and they had graham crackers, chocolate bars and marshmallows to make smores.