tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post5358055258427761967..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: Make A Fancy Picnic Basket From an Ordinary BasketLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-76567283577126261002012-06-12T17:35:45.206-07:002012-06-12T17:35:45.206-07:00Oh, Lady Lydia. You are amazing. Your creativity...Oh, Lady Lydia. You are amazing. Your creativity is so lovely. Thank you for the wonderful inspiration!!! This would also be a lovely idea for making a "guest basket" to fill with comforts and treats for overnight company.Mrs. Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-69528901631337064472012-06-11T11:48:15.961-07:002012-06-11T11:48:15.961-07:00What a fun idea! Picnics really do take on a more...What a fun idea! Picnics really do take on a more festive quality if the accoutrements are more attractive. Thanks for the tutorial. :o)<br /><br />BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-78275382877710899592012-06-10T21:31:38.328-07:002012-06-10T21:31:38.328-07:00So sweet and wonderful......
thanks for the time y...So sweet and wonderful......<br />thanks for the time you took to do the tutorial for us!<br /><br />blessings<br />barbBarbara Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740517393541058936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-87918328068152510582012-06-10T20:01:26.101-07:002012-06-10T20:01:26.101-07:00You could use the same technique to make a sewing ...You could use the same technique to make a sewing basket. The "real" sewing baskets are very, very expensive.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-37213606647581486872012-06-10T18:07:49.582-07:002012-06-10T18:07:49.582-07:00I loved this!So grateful to you for putting this u...I loved this!So grateful to you for putting this up.What a beautiful basket to take along for a picnic and make it extra special.I really love all the effort you put into making your tutorials easy to understand,and the pictures help so much.Thanks again for another great idea.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538925514223073732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-106175879638765012012-06-09T23:08:42.313-07:002012-06-09T23:08:42.313-07:00When my husband and I were dating, we would spend ...When my husband and I were dating, we would spend every Sat. morning preparing for a picnic in the mountains of east San Diego, Ca.<br /><br />We'd start off with an empty picnic basket. Stopping at the fried chicken stand for chicken and at the fruit stand on the way out of town to buy apples, strawberries, cheese and apple cider to drink.<br /><br />Then at the big bakery in the mountains Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-39564490962756087242012-06-09T22:54:02.645-07:002012-06-09T22:54:02.645-07:00Oh Lydia, this is so fun. I love picnics too and ...Oh Lydia, this is so fun. I love picnics too and this post and tutorial you put together got my mind to racing. <br /><br />Think of a big laundry basket with handles for a large family. You could make a big picnic basket<br />(for two people to carry) and put pockets all around the insides for plates, silver ware,and cups. <br /><br />Then make a thin masonite layer for a second level of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-84537984669776289322012-06-09T09:33:12.896-07:002012-06-09T09:33:12.896-07:00Yes, those plastic containers and all the picnic t...Yes, those plastic containers and all the picnic things these days just take the beauty out of the picnic, don't they! All that metal and plastic and syrofoam...what kind of scene that makes! I think one could pack the food inside of those containers but set up the picnic table or blanket with only the most attractive and old fashioned things, leaving the coolers in the car.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-4007279038129393382012-06-09T09:30:51.930-07:002012-06-09T09:30:51.930-07:00This is something that has been in my mind for som...This is something that has been in my mind for some time, and it just seems to take me forever to get it done. I walked away from this project several times last week, and almost threw it away. After a good stiff cup of tea, I was able to think more clearly about it and complete it! But I was figuring out a "prototype" at the same time that I was making it, so it will be easier for Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-26161829642423434162012-06-09T08:22:51.300-07:002012-06-09T08:22:51.300-07:00Wow, what an ambitious project -- but beautiful! W...Wow, what an ambitious project -- but beautiful! Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-58895313859766882812012-06-09T07:55:15.459-07:002012-06-09T07:55:15.459-07:00I like this idea. I think it would also make a rea...I like this idea. I think it would also make a really thoughtful gift for a friend or her family, too.Eve | Inchworm Chronicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194431691132769984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-69844961782925010552012-06-09T07:34:47.093-07:002012-06-09T07:34:47.093-07:00You have the most creative ideas. I enjoy your blo...You have the most creative ideas. I enjoy your blog,and your posts are very encouraging. ChristinaJulianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476350545165811489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-85998839661438910972012-06-09T06:36:05.039-07:002012-06-09T06:36:05.039-07:00This is lovely! Now, to find someone who is willi...This is lovely! Now, to find someone who is willing to picnic WITHOUT the styrofoam and metal ice chest!Grateful Grammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17009531998749317136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-21471121258520291052012-06-09T06:31:38.352-07:002012-06-09T06:31:38.352-07:00Lydia,
I adore picnics!!!!! As you are now in sum...Lydia,<br /><br />I adore picnics!!!!! As you are now in summer, the perfect picnic food includes terrine (Mitten of Pork is an excellent option), quiches that can be eaten cold, 'Spanikopita (that can also be eaten cold), thermoses of chilled soup such as vichy soisse, or even something as simple as the best bread and cheese you can lay your hands on, accompanied by a bottle of something Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1063185055219589792012-06-09T06:08:08.922-07:002012-06-09T06:08:08.922-07:00Hi LadyLydia,
What a pretty basket you've made...Hi LadyLydia,<br />What a pretty basket you've made.<br />Your method would be suitable for any size basket...how clever.<br />thanks for the idea of giving it as a gift..I know someone who would love this.<br />God Bless<br />Barb from AustraliaBarbara Neubeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129774816143303590noreply@blogger.com