I grew up spending summers in Montana, and one of my favorite things was when my whole family (that's a lot of us) piled into our ugly (no really, it has brown shag on the dash) 1985 Suburban and went out to the middle of nowhere (even more middle of nowhere than we already were in) to watch for satellites and shooting stars. Add the beach, some food, and sparklers, for an equally fun (if slightly more organized) summer get-together for everyone.
Click here for party plan and details.
Top row from left: birch utensils from Paper+Cup, blackberry hand pies via Gourmet Girl, portable grills from Pottery Barn
Row 2: photo by Timothy Lee, constellation cards from Martha Stewart, photo by One Love,
cushions on beach from Todd Events
Row 3: sparklers from Country Living, patched Army
blankets via Black Eiffel, driftwood and seaglass
from Jupiter Images, photo by One Love
Row 4: flashlight photo from Jupiter Images, table settings by Karen
Bussen, photo from Cosmos Jon's
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By Kathryn Storke of Snippet & Ink.
What a splendid idea! I am definitely setting this up!
Posted by: barchbo | June 16, 2008 at 12:47 PM
This is wonderful... can't wait for Wed and Fri...
Posted by: read me... | June 16, 2008 at 01:07 PM
This is so original and fun...wonderful post Kathryn!
Posted by: Maria @ {ritzy bee} | June 16, 2008 at 05:05 PM
Kathryn, you're AMAZING! I want a permanent spot on your guest list!!!! Thanks for sharing this fun summer idea--I can't wait for more this week :)
Posted by: Julie | June 17, 2008 at 12:41 PM
These are GREAT ideas. I love throwing parties in the summer and now I have some ideas to put to use over the 4th of July...
Posted by: Mary | June 18, 2008 at 07:17 AM
I love the idea of celestial party...those constellation cards are amazing. Star-gazing with a picnic on the beach is pretty much ideal in my book!
Posted by: Alicia | June 20, 2008 at 12:08 PM