I am a wife of 41 years, mother of 2 and grandmother of 3. I consider myself a thrify shopper. I have a large vegetable garden each year, canning & freezing everything that I can.
I use my computer and create individual menus to use at each place setting. I list the Italian menu and decorate them with Italian artwork. Use Italian and English on the menus. I incorporate plenty of baskets and candles in my decorating. I also use green cloth napkins and set out my good wine and goblets at each place at the table. A pod of plastic grapes place at the steps between the glasses looks good too. Use artifical grape vines and clear Christmas lights in your baskets. I play Italian music in the background to set the mood. ... View related article.
I love giving Italian dinner parties! One idea that I use - Go to the Dollar Tree and buy clear glass vases and green & purple plastic grapes. Put several pods of grapes in the vases and fill with water. The grapes seem to "pop" and look larger. Then float a candle on the top of the water. OR don't use water and put a taper candle in the middle of the grapes. ... View related article.
Thank you for all your quick responses. This was my "first" post ever on a site. I hope I can be of some help to others sometime. ... View related article.
