The summer barbecue season has begun and the long, relaxed barbecue evenings in the open air with good conversations anddelicious foodnothing stands in the way anymore. Of course, the perfect barbecue also includes beautiful decorations. Here we show lots of ideas on how you can make your own barbecue party decorations and create a great atmosphere.
The best way to entertain your friends and family during the summer months is with a BBQ! The weather is perfect, the food is just right, and everyone can have a great time outdoors. Here we have collected lots of DIY ideas for your next outdoor event! No matter whether it's a birthday or just to celebrate the weekend, a good mood is guaranteed with a beautiful decoration.
Table decoration ideas for the barbecue party
A barbecue party is all about the table. Since it quickly becomes overloaded with food and drinks, it would be advisable to integrate the place setting into the decoration. Decorate the dishes, use pretty napkins and serve the food in an original way. You can find many great ideas for barbecue party table decorations that you can make yourself below.
Make your own barbecue party decorations from natural materials
Natural materials are simply perfect for an original decoration for the table at a barbecue or other party in the garden. They look very natural and are also quite cheap. To create a beautiful natural table decoration, first cover the table with a burlap table runner and arrange two birch trunks on it. Gather grasses and shrubs and place them in a glass vase in the middle of the table. Fill wood bark with small sticks, moss and whatever else you can find and place some tea lights on top. Then stick a green twig into each napkin ring and your homemade barbecue decoration is ready.
Table runner made of green branches
Rosemary branches are another natural decoration idea for the table at the barbecue party. They look very elegant on a wooden garden table and exude a wonderful aromaKeeps insects away.
DIY decoration ideas for the barbecue party
Craft enthusiasts can decorate the table for the barbecue party with DIY decorations. Fabric flowers arranged together with some decorated lanterns in a small bucket and paired with original cutlery sets made from old jeans are completely sufficient for a beautiful table decoration.
Folding napkins - Simple folding instructions for cloth napkins
The beautifully folded napkins complete the table perfectly for a party. We'll show you two ideas on how you can fold cloth napkins yourself for your barbecue party. You need a square napkin with a motif of your choice.
- Fold the napkin into quarters. Place the folded, quartered napkin with the free edges on the bottom of the plate with the monogram or motif facing down.
- Fold the top point of the napkin 1/3 of the way down.
- Fold the left tip just past the center and repeat the process with the opposite side.
How to fold a napkin into a pinwheel
Here's another interesting idea on how you can impress your guests at the barbecue party with the table decorations.
- Spread your napkin or bandana flat on the table.
- Fold each corner inward to form a square.
- Fold in each outside edge to form a rectangle.
- Then fold the top down and the bottom up so it looks like the last picture above.
- Pull the triangle fold out from the bottom right corner.
- Fold out the opposite corner so that it looks the same.
- Fold the right triangle down.
- Flip it over to the opposite side so that the side you were working on is now on top.
- Repeat the same steps as above, pulling each triangle out from each corner.
- Fold the right corner down and you're done!
Make decorations for your own barbecue party – creative ideas for cutlery
At a barbecue party, you don't necessarily have to set the whole table. For example, you can place the cutlery in beautifully decorated cutlery holders so that each guest can serve themselves. These can be, for example, decorated glasses or painted clay pots. There are no limits to creativity.
Make colorful serving trays yourself
It's not just the children who will be happy about colorful decorations for the barbecue party. Bright colors and fun motifs put you in a good mood and are the perfect addition to a summer party. These colorful boards that can be used for serving are nothing more than wooden kitchen boards decorated with paint. To turn the serving boards into serving trays, bend two old spoons and screw them onto either end of the board.
Table decoration for a barbecue party with a difference - decorate the table with food
If you arrange the food for the barbecue party beautifully, it will still work as decoration. A carved watermelon, for example, will quickly become an eye-catcher on your party buffetin this articlewe'll show you how it's done.
Make your own barbecue party decorations from preserving jars
Mason jars are widely used at barbecue parties. You can use them as cutlery holders, drinking glasses, vases, candle holders and evenfor serving saladsand use sauces. If you would like to make the barbecue party decorations yourself, then be sure to take a look at the following ideas.
DIY watermelon jars
For example, you can make these great watermelon drinking glasses out of preserving jars. All you need is green string, black paint and glue.
Simply wrap the bottoms of the jars with green string and hot glue the string to the back of the jars. Then paint or draw black seeds on the jars and fill them with a pink drink! If you don't serve pink drinks, you can also paint the outside of the glass pink in advance.
Design a sauce bar
Of course, sauces such as ketchup, mayo and mustard should not be missing at a party. To serve these you can again use some mason jars. Here's an idea how to decorate the glasses with a bandana.
Start by cutting your bandanas into four pieces and trimming the edges. Then cut these four squares into triangles as shown above. Before cutting, make sure the long edge fits around the top of your mason jar.
Then add the cut triangles to the tops of the mason jars as shown. Attach them with hot glue. Mark the sauces with matching tags. Write the contents of the jar on the sign with a marker before tying it around your neck.
Then simply place all the jars in a wooden box, fill each of the jars with the selected sauce and add the sauce box to your buffet table.
Simple idea for lighting
If the barbecue party takes place in the evening, then you also have to have oneappropriate lightingponder. Here's a super easy last minute idea that's perfect for the table. For these simple lanterns you only need empty mason jars of any size and a few tea lights. If you wish, you can also hang the lanterns above the table, for example on a tree.
DIY cooler for drinks
A drinks cooler is essential for the summer barbecue party. Here you will find some original ideas that you can make yourself as an alternative to purchased coolers.
You will need two buckets, one larger than the other. When doing this, make sure the smaller one fits inside the larger one, with plenty of space between them. You will also need flowers and a few stones to weigh down the smaller bucket.
Fill the bottom of the larger bucket with water, about two inches. Freeze the bucket for a few hours until the water hardens. Once frozen, remove from freezer.
Place several rocks in the smaller bucket so that it stays in place when you add water to the outer bucket. Place the container filled with rocks in the center of the large bucket, directly on top of the hardened ice. Cut the stems of the flowers and begin pushing them down, paying attention to your position and color choice. Fill the outer bucket with water to about an inch below the top. Place back in the freezer and freeze overnight.
Run water over the entire mold and ice to loosen the sides of both the outer and inner buckets. They should come off fairly easily after 15 or 30 seconds. Pour in your chilled bottle of wine immediately and enjoy the view!
Make your own drinks tub
If you want to cool several bottles at the same time, you can make a large drinks tub for the barbecue party yourself. This way, cold drinks are always at hand at the party and the tub can still function as a great decorative accent.
All you need is a large container that you decorate as desired and fill with ice cubes. For example, you can use a tub, a wooden box, a wooden barrel or as in the example abovea wheelbarrowuse. The whole thing looks even more beautiful if you decorate the tub with some flowers or other decorations.
