Party Favors

I found out yesterday that the luncheon ladies can come to my home for lunch on Sunday. The five from last week plus one more will be coming.  I think I’m going to make and serve some American salad foods, like potato salad and macaroni salad and maybe chicken salad and deviled eggs. I have a couple of days to think about it.

I decided I needed some little favor that they could take home.  When I belonged to the Shawnee Quilt Guild we had pot luck luncheons twice a year and there would always be a favor to take home.  I remember a little fabric snowman pin and a chicken pin cushion and a quilted mini-stocking ornament. The value wasn't the item; the value was the memory of a fun luncheon with people I liked.  So, what could I make?  It had to be something small and not too time consuming.  I decided to make twelve little yoyo pins with buttons and beads. I couldn’t just make six because someone else might come at the last minute.  Plus they aren’t all the same, so I need to have a few extra so that even the last person will have a choice.  So, twelve it is.  The button and beads make it look kind of flower-like, and I stitched a little pin backing on each. I made six yesterday and hope to complete the rest today. 

 

Tomorrow I can think about food, seating, and parking.  The little presents will be ready.