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Baskets and Bags
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Are you a bag or a basket case? The large
Spotted Oilcloth Tote Bag, (17) £29 from
Cosima Crafts (Etsy), will brighten up your
picnic, as well as being damp-proof and
wipe-down-able should the British
weather not play ball. If you prefer a
traditional woven basket try Marks and
Spencer Dovecote Floral Dorothy
Basket (18), was £25, now £20. Or go for
a fully-equipped hamper and simply add
food…Joules offers a woven Picnic Basket
for four (19), for £89.95.
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Add some elegance to your champagne quaffing
with these lovely-but-practical flutes (9) from
Eve's Crafts on Etsy, £3.80 for two.
And keep your bubbly cool in a personalised
bucket (10) by Jonny's Sister (Etsy) – £30 with
a choice of writing colour.
Or if you’re serving Pimm’s try the plastic Frida
drinks dispenser with matching glasses (11)
from Marks and Spencer, £17.50 for the
dispenser and £3.50 per (plastic) wine glass.
For highballs – picnic style – Joules
offers four floral plastic
beakers (12) for £19.95.
Perfect Picnics continued...
a squished pack of slightly limp sandwiches with you (and
perhaps a crushed packet of crisps), here you may be witness to
banquets on a truly luxurious scale.
The food is a significant part of the experience, but a huge
amount of effort goes into the fixtures and fittings required to
make the event the spectacle it needs to be (if, of course you are
going to compete at the highest level…).
Nowadays, there are some superb examples of competitive
picnicking tools – there are gorgeous blankets, wonderful
cushions and delightful deckchairs. Add to those posh picnic
'crockery', amazing plastic cutlery (if you don’t want to lug the
family silver with yo