Eucalyptus Place Settings

Do you make a seating plan when you throw a dinner party? Making personalised name places makes guests feel a bit special, and a predefined seating plan, enables you to place guests strategically around the table.

In addition you avoid last minute faffing when you want people to sit down when you serve – just point them towards the table, while you get on with the last minute plating up.

Write your place setting names on almost anything; the quirkier the better makes a great talking point when guests first sit down. There is no need to spend ages making them. These eucalyptus place settings were a five minute sharpie scribble on the eucalyptus leaves just before our guests arrived.

Materials

Large leaves
Sharpie or paint

Method

Excuse the rather shabby photographs, as they were taken about 20 minutes before our guests arrived on a dark winter night.

Select larger leaves from the eucalyptus stem and write each guests name in sharpie. No fabulous calligraphy here – If I’d had more time, I would have done something a bit more fancy, but these were fine for this simple supper party. Tuck the named leaf with a few smaller leaved sprigs into the napkin.

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