A Picnic Basket Picnic with Tea and Roses
What better way to enjoy a summer day than to eat alfresco (outside), right? Whether it be on your own patio, deck, or near a lake or beach, dining outside is what summer is all about! I’m joining with a bunch of blogger friends today for “A Tea and Roses Blog Hop”. If you’ve come over from Katherine’s Corner, welcome! And thanks to Amber from “Follow the Yellow Brick Home” for organizing such a fun event! I decided to give the tea and roses theme a summertime twist and created a picnic basket themed picnic, celebrating all things vintage, with a Memorial Day twist!
I’ll have all the links to the rest of the inspiration at the end of the post; definitely enjoy all their creativity! And if you’re a fellow blogger, pop back on Saturday or Sunday 5/26, 5/27 and link up your Spring inspiration to join in on the fun! I’ll be sharing my favorites next week!
My picnic-basket themed picnic was inspired by some of the picnic basket collections I’ve seen posted in one of my vintage lover’s FB groups {Creative Vintage Darlings}. I know there’s quite a few vintage lovers that love to pick up baskets whenever they come across them! Sometimes they’re tin, or woven wood or fibers. They look wonderful stacked and can be used as extra storage. I decided they would make the perfect height tabletop for a summertime picnic!
Everyone gets their own picnic basket!
Give each basket a little pretty! I used some vintage cards, some extra eyelet edging and a few everlasting roses to attach to the handle. You could personalize each with a guest’s name, also.
Inside you can place each person’s plate and glass, along with their silverware, wrapped in a napkin or some “Huck Towel Utensil Pockets” like I made a while back. Mix and match vintage and new plasticware, if you don’t want to use anything breakable. It’s a great excuse to use some of that old Melmac picnicware, with all the great colors!
The day before, steep some sun tea, in your favorite flavor. Just add 8-10 tea bags to some cold water and place them in a glass pitcher. Cover the top with plastic wrap. After a sunny couple of hours, you’ll have sun tea; perfect for your summertime tea and roses picnic! Place in the frig to chill overnight.
I like to use tin accents for summertime picnics. Your sun tea can be poured from an enamelware teapot. Use footed tin cake plates to elevate your food choices. Vintage floral tins {“Vintage Floral Tins and a Butterfly Printable“} are perfect for crackers, a bread assortment, cheeses, fruit, or some amazing scones for dessert! I’ll share my family’s favorite scone recipe, along with some of my other best summer salad recipes in my Resource Library, if you’re interested!
Time to pick your favorite quilt and round up some cushy pillows to sit on! {“Vintage Ticking Pillows: Collecting and Caring For“} I just picked up this fun aqua background, vintage fabrics patchwork quilt last week at a church sale! I love to see all the different fabrics, and appreciate their warmth by the campfire on cool summer nights!
You can also add any other vintage linens in your desired colors theme as placemats on each basket, or on your centerpiece basket also. I used a mix of vintage roses linens in red, white and blue, and cut squares of a remnant ticking I’d picked up for cheap.
Time to set your table, er…your blanket for the party! You could spread your quilt out ahead of time if your picnic is in your own yard, or just as you arrive to your desired park! Each guest can carry their own basket. You can either place each person’s food in their own basket, and/or bring an extra basket with some of the additional food items, which can also serve as your centerpiece!
A giant flower frog with flags works perfectly as a centerpiece, even on a windy day!
Perfectly English, scones can go from breakfast to dessert with some fruit and whipped cream or creme fraiche. Yum! (especially since I put white chocolate chips in my recipe;)
The perfect summertime picnic, enjoying and appreciating all your vintage treasures (with some new things tucked in)! My neighbor’s chickens really wanted to join in on the fun! Well, it is a “lady” friendly picnic…but they might not like the chicken salad!
I thought it would be fun to add some of my favorite summertime salad recipes and my well-loved scone recipe to my password protected Resource Library! If you’d simply sign up for my weekly newsletter, I’ll send you the password for all my free downloadable/printable resources; everything from refreshing and re-purposing ideas to styling tips and tricks and pretty, decorative printables! I add items each week to coincide with my blog posts!
If you’re already a subscriber, thanks! I enjoy connecting with you each week!
Hope you enjoyed this picnic basket-themed picnic, full of tea and roses! Now to enjoy everyone else’s beautiful inspiration! I love how each lady has a little different style! Kristin, from White Arrows Home lives in an amazing lodge style home on a lake; you’ll definitely want to visit her next!
Tuesday
The Painted Hinge, “A Farmhouse Style Tea and Roses Party”
My Thrift Store Addiction, “A Floral Inspired Bedroom Refresh”
Everyday Living, “Spring Tea in the Garden”
Follow The Yellow Brick Home, ” A Classical Tea for Beethoven and Me”
Poofing the Pillows, “Iced Tea, “Fresh Cut Flowers and Summer Hospitality”
Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson, “A Garden Tea for You and Me”
Wednesday
Decor To Adore, “A Garden Tea Party”
Petite Haus, “Rose Birthday Party”
Katherine’s Corner, “Tea and Roses Blog Tour”
Me;)
White Arrows Home, “Heirloom Tea Cupc”
Please Pin and Share as you tour the inspiration!
Sharing at these lovely parties:
What a beautiful collection of picnic baskets. The teal basket is my favorite! I bet your tea party was enjoyed by all.
That one’s my favorite too, Audra;) The scones always go pretty fast when I make them!
A fantastic collection of picnic baskets.
Amalia
xo
Thanks, Amalia! I wanted to come up with a way to enjoy them all!
What a lovely Summer picnic vignette!! So bright and colorful!! Thanks so much for participating in this charming Tea Time Blog Hop!!!
Hugs,
Deb
Thanks, Deb!
Your post is the perfect summer post! What an amazing picnic! So fun to see everything come together!
Thanks, Kristin! Loved your roses with plaid, too!
Your picnic is great!So inviting and delightful!
Thanks so much!
Well, you are a gal after my own heart! I love and collect picnic baskets. goth wicker and tin. Your picnic tea is absolutely darling! I also have a weakness for enamelware. Isn’t that teapot the cutest thing ever? I adore vintage quilts and your pillows are just so sweet! I planned on sharing a Memorial Day tea on Saturday with the link party. It will not be nearly as fabulous as this! 🙂
hugs,
Jann
Lora, what a beautiful picnic! Your vintage baskets and linens set the ambiance for a lovely afternoon picnic. I really enjoyed my time spent at your fun picnic. It has been a pleasure blog hopping with you!
Thanks, Pam! Glad you joined in on the virtual picnic!
Thanks so much, Pam! Always fun to meet fellow vintage and beauty lovers!
Your picnic setting is so sweet! I remember having picnics spread out on blankets with the ladies digging sandwiches and treats out of the baskets. My mother usually packed standard, hearty lunches but my grandmother could be counted on to have a can of tasty sweets that were the perfect way to end the lunch. We often stopped for picnics on out drive to visit my grandparents. The place of choice was often a church yard since it would often have a mowed lawn and was a public place. I am getting a little older now and sitting on the ground doesn’t seem like such a good choice. It takes a long time to get back up now! lol
Thank you for sharing all your pretty decorations and ideas and the wonderful memories. 🙂
Oh, how I love all your memories, Auntie Em! Those are the Norman Rockwell-type memories I dream of when I create these types of scenes!
This looks like so much fun I want to join in right now 🙂 Pinned. Thanks for sharing on To Grandma’s House We Go!
Thanks for pinning, Chas!
Oh I love how you wrote out the titles for each party post! I am going to borrow that idea! Fabulous!
Thanks, Amber! That was my sister’s idea after the last one; she said, “I want to know what they’re about!”
Lora this is just too fun! I love vintage picnic baskets, and all your vintage details! Sharing how to make sun tea is such a fun and creative addition to our hop! Your picnic is like a step back in time, and it was perfect to incorporate an American theme so close to Memorial Day for this blog hop. It has been blast having you along! I will be returning to this post to pin so many of the wonderful ideas! Thank you for joining us for tea and roses!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Amber! It was so much fun! Thanks for inviting me to be a part of the hop!
Your Summertime picnic is photographed so beautifully! Love all of the vintage touches! I could go for a cuppa of tea right now from your party! I enjoyed “having tea” with you!
Thanks for your sweet compliment, Angelina! Extra special coming from you, since your photography is stunning! And yes, iced tea was definitely a welcome here today too…and the next couple of 90 degree days we’re supposed to have!
Oh my goodness – this is absolutely amazing! What a wonderful idea to combine a tea party and picnic to enjoy the late spring weather! And the patriotic touches are perfect with Memorial Day right around the corner! You hit the ball out of the park with this one! 🙂 So happy to be part of the blog hop with you!
Thanks so much, Michelle! And thanks for getting our hop off to a wonderful start!
What an absolutely enchanting picnic. It is perfect for Memorial Day. This guest would also like a chicken to sit on her lap. I’ve borrowed one of your images to use on social media today. May you have sunshine and joy!
Thanks, Laura! I borrowed one of yours, too, so we’re even! The chickens always want to be near me, but don’t really want to cuddle much;)
Lora, can I just say the chickens at the picnic made me giggle. This is a great idea, your vintage cards, and ribbon embellishments on the picnic baskets are lovely. You created a lovely picnic scene to be enjoyed with a sip and a bite of something yummy. I just made some iced tea the other day for a birthday brunch for my daughter and her family. It is the official drink of summer at our home. It’s a pleasure to be part of the tea and roses blog hop with you. Hugs!
Thanks, Katherine! I was very happy when “the girls” decided they wanted to jump in some pics;)
Lora, what a delightful picnic! I love every vintage detail–especially your stacked picnic baskets! So fun to be participating in the blog hop with you! Blessings, Cecilia @ My Thrift Store Addiction
Thanks, Cecilia! Such a fun day of pretty inspiration!
Thanks for sharing your charming picnic at Vintage Charm–pinned!
Lora, this is the cutest most inviting picnic ever! Your collections of linens and picnic baskets make me want to run out and start collecting my own! I love it all!
Thanks, Stacey! I wish more people would still enjoy real linens!