We’re ready for the warm and sunny days ahead. Take inspiration from five of our favorite entertaining touches—including an easy and elegant bow napkin fold—sure to brighten your tabletop this season as you gather indoors, on the porch, or in the garden.
1. Set to Serve
A charming wicker tray and matching cloche add style to this open-air scene while keeping a plateful of cheese, crackers, and strawberries fresh for friends and family.
2. Dainty Flourish
Top off each place setting with a lovely linen folded into a bow. Complete the look with classic silver napkin rings that gleam against the fuss-free display. Get the step-by-step instructions for our Charming Bow Napkin Fold here.
3. Seasonal Gifts
For party favors guests will enjoy in their own gardens, punch holes in assorted seed packets and affix them with simple strands of colorful ribbon.
4. Sipping Pretty
Bright citrus and herbs are the perfect finishing touches for a cool beverage. Gussy up the garnish by using a channel knife to pare ribbons of peel lengthwise from a whole lemon. Leave the white pith intact and allow a small space between each cut for a striped effect. Once you’ve worked your way around the entire lemon, cut it into rounds. Make a slit at one edge of each round so it can perch on the rim of a glass with mint leaves.
5. Blooms and Bites
Cheery sunflowers, blue delphinium, and a vibrant double tulip nestle on a bed of baby’s breath for a centerpiece that makes this dish of Shrimp and Chive Deviled Eggs all the more enticing.
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