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y family loves spening time outdoors, in the Spring. We also love having get togethers with friends and family, eating pizza and too many sweets, and cook outs in the back yard. Spring in Florida is delightful, it’s not too hot, the bugs aren’t big enough to carry away small children, and the days are longer. I have asked my hubby to help me build a farmstyle table for a long time., and this party was the perfect reason to finally get it done. I love it so much and it truly fit the style of the party so well. I placed all the pizza making supplies and ingredients on the table, as well as a few little decor items, the caprese salad appetizer, and a pitcher of Sangria. I put the pizza toppings in small glass dessert bowls and lined them in the upcycled wooden box I made in the fall. To give the bowls height in the box, I poured my collection of wine corks in the box and placed the bowls on top. I used a Dollar Tree clear vase with water to hold the green onions,. The onions looked like a floral centerpiece on the table, and I loved it. The dessert table was a simple one, I used a variety of green candy from SweetWorks as well as a few store bought treats. I added my son’s herb garden to the table and my son’s wattering can. The watering can once belonged to my great grandmother, and is a big source of pride for my son to use and call his own, so he was quite delighted to have it on the table. The herbs were used on the pizzas and with the appetizers, and their colors looked wonderful next to the apothecary jar of candy. I also had mini cannoli and gelato from the grocery store,. The cannoli had chocolate chips on them, but I took those off and added small shimmering green pearl candies instead. I put them on a bed of more green pearl candies on one of my white cake plates. The gelato was served in shot glasses with sixlets on the bottom and an Ovation chocolate and carmel candy stick on top. The gelato was also placed on a white cake plate. I used a glass milk bottle to hold the gumballs, and it kept the kids from taking handfuls at a time. Finally, I aded sliced fruit to the table in small glass bowls. The boys and our friends girls enjoyed playing late into the night, and the adults enjoyed the food, drinks, and beverages around our fire pit. Everyday Party Magazine 101 Spring 2014