Decorating a Ladies Luncheon on a Dime

Decorating for a fifteen table Ladies Luncheon,

with a non-existent budget can be pretty challenging.

You rely on a whole lot of creativity and imagination!

The luncheon was a fund-raising event for an upcoming

Crusade in our community, so it was understandable that it

had to be done on the cheap.

...but still, I was aiming for fresh and pretty!  :)

Knowing that real flowers would be pricey,

I set out to Michaels for {inexpensive} inspiration.

Perusing the clearance aisles,

I came across the flower clips below,

 originally $2.00 for a pack of 2, marked down to $.80!

Now these I could work with...

I had six vintage blue Ball jars in my stash on hand...

...so to fill in the other nine needed

and to add a little interest,

I bought glass vases from the Dollar Tree

and added extra fine aqua glitter to the bottoms.

 Short branches were spray painted with Krylon Maxx Aqua Matte,

to add to each table with the vases.

The theme of the luncheon was... Inspire.

  I printed off Inspire tags on the computer in different fonts,

 and clipped one to each vase/jar.

The vases/jars were filled with shrub greens, including gardenia

which has a beautiful waxy, "florist" finish to them.

The church's white tablecloths were paired with

turquoise burlap table runners, also very economical!

Combined with an online sale price and additional coupon code,

the 108" table runners were purchased at Tablecloths Factory.com

for around $2.70 each.

The luncheon committee requested a few tables to be set up for speaker product

and for the upcoming crusade materials and information.

My friend and decorating partner, Julia,

put together a vase of sunflowers grown on her farm,

in a gallon vintage blue jar, to dress up that area.

And for one more little extra added touch,

we borrowed chairs, tables, lamps, and accessories from around the church

to create a staging area for the speaker,  Ann Platz.

As I mentioned,
the very inspiring speaker of the luncheon was, Ann Platz.

Some of you Atlanta bloggers and decorators may be very familiar with her.
Mrs. Platz is a noted interior designer, author, and speaker.

I was sitting at the back of the room, and unfortunately did not get a good picture
of her presentation.

A friend gave me one of Platz's books a few Christmases ago,
and it is a wonderful devotional read!

The luncheon setting was not a grand one,
we certainly stretched a dollar decorating,
...but it turned out sweet, simple, and refreshing!

Just goes to show,
you don't always have to spend a lot to make a nice impact!  :)
~Rhonda




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