Recently our family was welcoming a member home for a stateside visit. So that a handful of friends could see her, my daughter and I hosted a small Wine and Cheese Party.
I had the idea to use an unconventional “tablecloth” so I set out to find an inexpensive roll of paper.
I looked in a few party stores, but what I needed was right here before my eyes at Blackhawk Hardware ~ Contractor’s brown paper! It comes by the roll, is 36” wide and a gargantuan length of 144”.
It’s a lot of paper for the price!
To set up, we put the pads on the table, and then proceeded to wrap the dining room table in 2 long sheets of the paper. We used painter’s tape to secure it under the table. The table prepped, we were ready for the fun of bringing out the glasses, plates, fruits, cheeses and wines. My daughter used a Sharpie and her lovely scroll-y handwriting to write on the brown paper. We used the kitchen table for dessert offerings, and wrapped it in brown paper as well.
We were heartily complimented on the “presentation”. A really good time was had by all, and our family member felt adequately welcomed. The party over, clean up ensued. Cleaning up the tablecloth was a breeze!
A Sharpie was used to write the names of the cheeses and wines right on the brown paper
We set up “groupings” of wine glasses with the various wines. White wines were set in a large bowl of ice.
The pennant centerpiece was secured into two used wine bottles filled with water for weight, with paper clips and twine
Dessert offerings on the kitchen table, also wrapped in brown paper!
Little flags in wine bottles marked the desserts and the non-alcoholic beverages
