found in an old attic, my husband brought these home to my delight!
just right for a little farm style party (can they really be from 1879??... I certainly didn't stencil that on there, and neither did the elderly couple they came from!!) *see Kasey comment — thanks — no one has told me that yet
harvest tables have to be one of my favorite things...
and I had thought of just using barn wood tops — well, maybe some day, but for now... the rooster (all be it) vinyl cloths wash up super well, and with over 100 children — it was just great)
we also lined up straw bales as seating (lent by our cutie pie dairy farmer Otto — which also lent us the trailer for hay rides) — zero dollars
(except, we did give him a 'thank you' wad)
on each of the walls, I took these old windows I was using in the summer house, and added them to the walls by the food tables...
kids' area for dining... (don't forget — all these table cloths were made last year before the party)
what party is complete without a blue cow leaned up against an old altar rail?
beats me!
so for pretty much no money — just alot of hard work, we had one of our most successful parties
little lass even danced in her dress I made for her new Novice competitions in Irish Dance...
it's all about the people for us here on the farm...
that is exactly why we have it — not for us — for our guests... and they could care less it was potluck!
the people are what make the memories, but the decor is what sets the scene... and last but not least... the outside privy
instead of people saying: "oh man! I have to use the outhouse!!!??!!"... I wanted them to say: "Awesome!! I get to use the outhouse!"
I used an old ironing board to hold the 'wash stand' of some antique silver pieces, and ironstone dish for soap, and hung some antique aprons on a line...
inside I placed sage from the garden (to smell nic-er) and some more of that lace you see on the chair above... and an antique photograph... well... it took me over 3 days to rest and recuperate — but ALL worth it... every minute...