A Plan with a Plate

If you're anything like me, you are completely ga-ga over eyelet this summer. Well, I don't know that I really ever stopped wearing it, but at least now I'm not the only one. So while you are sprucing up for your post-Fourth, weekend get-together, take a tip from Martha and spruce up those solid color paper plates just wasting away in your pantry with a pretty eyelet look (and no, you should not be entertaining this weekend with the American Flag plates you bought on sale at Target for 50% off yesterday).

Now, Martha has her method and I have mine. So to be fair, I'll lay out both for you here. Don't think I'm trying to "throw down" with Martha or anything (not that I wouldn't totally be up for the challenge, Martha, in case you're reading *cough*), but sometimes if you don't like how something turns out, it's nice to have an alternate plan. You know, like an evacuation plan, a birth plan, the 5-year plan. You get my drift; plans are good.

Martha's Plan

Martha's plan is pretty simple, but a tad bulky in my opinion. She suggests cutting around the circumference of a plain white plate with scallop scissors. You then want to use various sizes and shapes of hole punches (which, most likely you probably don't have just laying around your house at hand) to make your pattern. Once you've got the desired look you are going for, slip a colored plate behind the white, newly scalloped one and you're ready to serve.

Monogram Momma's Plan
As I alluded to above, I don't have a bunch of decorative hold punches just lying around my house (to be fair, it's probably b/c I hate scrapbooking). If you do, then that great for you. But if not, then my plan is simple. Head out to your local party supply store and pick up some white paper doilies that are slightly smaller than your solid colored plates. Holding one doily in the air, spray the back of it with spray adhesive, and attach it to the front of your colored plate. Period. The end. It's really that easy.

So today is Friday and I’m so glad it’s finally here. What with the travel this past week and a busy Fourth of July, I’m pretty behind on keeping up with the house (you know, this is when it would be nice to win the lottery so I could at least have a trained monkey to do the dishes for me) . That is nothing to say of the huge pile of laundry I keep avoiding eye contact with, calling me from the guest bedroom either. So as much as it pains me, I think we will abstain from the pool today and get a few things done around the house. Later today my wonderful neighbor across the street is coming over to sit here while Mini #2 naps so I can take mini #1 to buy his school uniforms. Yippee! I’m so excited and of course, I will be taking loads of pictures. Yeah, I'm that mom.

I can remember my dad taking me to the campus store to buy all my books and uniforms when I was a little girl and how he was just so overwhelmed he bought enough uniforms for three kids. Not to worry, I have promised Mr. Monogram that will not happen today, but really, to be honest, I just can not be held responsible for anything that is cute that I get talked into. I fully plan on blaming the uniform store staff. Again, you see how having a plan is a good thing?

Wish me luck.