Thanksgiving Dinner Prep.

You MUST be resourceful when

you are living in a foreign country

and don't have the things you

are used to having.

The more I think about it I realize

it's not living in a foreign country 

that has made me resourceful, 

I get it from my MOM.

It's one of the GREATEST lessons she

taught me - Be creative with what you HAVE and

make it work for what you NEED.

My NEED - a buffet or drink station

for the 50 guests that will be joining us for

THANKSGIVING DINNER

at 5:30 today.  Here is my solution.

MATERIALS

The two bedside tables from my master bedroom,

An, already cut to fit, sheet of plywood 

I got from the garbage bin

of the house being remodeled two doors down.

(I learned THIS from my Mom too - 

One man's trash is another man's treasure so 

be sure to LOOK at their trash.)

ASSEMBLY

Place plywood on top of tables.

Cover with BEAUTIFUL 

soft

green

felt

from Sham Shui Po.

ACCESSORIZE!

With -- LAMP that is usually used on the bedside table,

-- Handmade GIANT felt leaves,

and -- Homemade Pumpkins borrowed from a friend.

RESORCEFULNESS --

It's an AMAZING thing!!!