My magnetic idea for attaching a table skirt
I love the look of a table skirt on a table for entertaining. It gives the table more depth and style compared to a plain table cloth. I was at Party City one day I saw that they had table skirts, but they were made out of plastic, more of a throw away item. It got me thinking how I would love a table skirt made out of fabric that I could use over and over again. But how would I attach the table skirt to the table and still be able to put a separate table cloth on the top? I know they make table skirt clips, but I wanted something that was seamless looking. Then an idea hit me, magnetic adhesive strips might work if I put them on both the table skirt fabric and the actual table.
With these supplies in hand I started my project
I happened to see these ruffled bed skirts on 4 Men and 1 Lady‘s Joss and Main curator collection and instantly knew they would be perfect for a ruffled table skirt. They were exactly what I needed to try out my magnetic idea. So I ordered two in the king size.
I took apart the two 15″ ruffled bed skirts and sewed them together to make a 30″ x 17′ long ruffle panel. My finished ruffled skirt was heavy, I was afraid that the weight of the fabric would be too much for the magnetic strip to stay in place. So I decided on a whim to staple the magnetic tape directly to the table
Patriotic Pinterest Fest
I had a Pinterest Patriotic fest this weekend. I may pin a lot, but I also do sometimes make things I pin. This round I made all things Patriotic for our Memorial Day BBQ. All recipes and links can be found on my 4th of July board here
The patriotic popcorn was very yummy and easy to make. I drizzled half of them with vanilla and half with white chocolate. I got the popcorn holders at Michaels.
I love all things jello. Must be something from my childhood. I improvised on the white filling than what the recipe called for. I added about 8 ounces of cream cheese to the cool whip, 1/4 c of white sugar and a dash of vanilla. Then I mixed it with my hand mixer until smooth and creamy.
I was on a roll making mini desserts.
Some of my mini cheesecakes caved in the middle so I added some cherry pie filling to the the top
I found that the lattice tops were harder to do on the apple pies, so I only did half that way
As you can see, the mini pies weren’t perfect, but they tasted really good!
I also made fruit salsa, but I probably won’t make it again. The fruit gets all soggy and not so fresh looking very fast.
I really just wanted to try the new spoon maker kit I got to dip the salsa
