The weather is finally starting to warm up where I live and I am eager to get out and feel the sun! My kids and I love going on picnics, they are the perfect way to spend an afternoon with your family!

Here are…

15 Spring Picnic Recipes!

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Garlic Herb Roasted Potatoes @ Rasamalaysia

Lemon Garlic Orzo with Asparagus @ The Garden Grazer

Garlic Butter Asparagus Pasta @ Diethood

Strawberry Cucumber Spinach Salad @ Yay For Food

Springtime Veggie Pasta Primavera @ Whole and Heavenly Oven

Roasted Spring Veggies @ Sunkissed Kitchen

English Pea and Potato Salad @ Home Made Interest

Crispy Baked Brussels Sprouts @ Yellow Bliss Road

Roasted Mixed Potatoes with Spring Herbs and Burrata @ Half Baked Harvest

Smokey Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower @ Mindee’s Cooking Obession

Fresh Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce @ Sally’s Baking Addiction

Turkey & Brie Sandwiches @ Frankie Hearts Fashion

Eggplant, Prosciutto, & Pesto Pressed Picnic Sandwiches @ Host The Toast

Chicken and Avocado Burritos @ Closet Cooking

Caprese Orzo Salad with Balsamic Syrup @ Sweet Peas & ABCs

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Have a great day!!

xoxo

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Here are…

16 Delicious Summer Picnic Recipes!

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Roasted Red Pepper, Arugula, and Mozzarella Sandwich @ Two Peas & Their Pod

This sandwich has all of the flavors of summer — with roasted red peppers and arugula and the creaminess of mozzarella cheese. It’s perfect to take in the picnic basket!

Eggplant, Prosciutto, and Pestro Pressed Picnic Sandwiches @ Host The Toast

Pressed sandwiches are fun to make and pack up great for a picnic. Just wrap them in some parchment paper and tie them with bakers twine. They taste amazing PLUS look so cute!

Creamy Spinach Dip & Homemade Hooplah

Finger foods are perfect for picnics and this spinach dip can be served hot or cold. It also makes a wonderful topping for sandwiches on your picnic!

Potato Salad with Soft Boiled Eggs and Maple Mustard Dressing @ Cooking and Beer

Potato salad is the perfect side dish in the summer, especially for a picnic. You can also make potato salad in your Instant Pot -you can make it in under 20 minutes — Perfect Potato Salad in the Instant Pot.

Buttermilk Coleslaw Recipe @ Spicy Southern Kitchen

Coleslaw is another must-have for picnics. This one has buttermilk sauce and looks SO good!

Pizza Pasta Salad @ Inside Bru Crew Life

Pasta Salad is one of our favorites to bring on a picnic and this one has a fun pizza twist, which kids will LOVE!

Italian 7-Layer Dip Cups @ Tatertots and Jello

Italian Dip Cups are fun to take on a picnic. The individual-sized portions are easy to hand out. Just layer them in plastic cups and cover with saran wrap.

Watermelon, Feta, and Mint Salad @ Get Healthy

Fresh watermelon is one of my favorite parts of Summer! The sweetness of the watermelon and the contrasting flavors of the feta and mint in this salad sounds so yummy!

Parmesan Garlic Grilled Corn @ Tara’s Multicultural Table

You don’t always have access to a grill on picnics but this Parmesan garlic grilled corn will keep well in aluminum foil!

Kale and Brussels Sprouts Salad @ It Is A Keeper

Kale and brussel sprouts are a beautiful combination and this salad would transport well for a summer picnic!

Cilantro Lime Orzo Pasta Salad @ The Stay At Home Chef

Orzo salad is probably my favorite type of salad to make. I love the combination of cilantro and lime in this pasta salad!

Garbanzo Summer Salad with Creamy Dill Dressing @ Vanilla and Bean

Garbanzo beans are such a great texture. I think this salad with creamy dill dressing sounds so good. I can’t wait to try it!

Best Ever Chip Dip @ Mostly Homemade Mom

Chips are a must for a summer picnic. This chip dip is the perfect contrast with potato chips.

Lemon Dijon Asparagus and Pea Macaroni Salad @ Vanilla and Bean

I adore asparagus and peas so this macaroni salad is at the top of my list to make this summer. And perfect to bring along on your picnic.

Hot Taco Dip @ The Bewitchin Kitchen

Another yummy dip idea. You can make it hot ahead of time and transport it in aluminum foil. Or bring along a small grill and heat it up on your picnic.

Mediterranean Orzo Pasta Salad @ Tatertots and Jello

I make orzo pasta salad at least once a week. This version is one of our favorites with tangy artichoke hearts, fresh cherry tomatoes, basil, black olives and feta cheese. It’s one of the most popular recipes on my site.

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Here are some more summer picnic recipes!

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What are some of your favorite picnic foods?

What projects are YOU working on? Share them with us in the comments!

xoxo

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My name is Kimmie and I blog over at Sugar and Dots.

So here’s the deal…

You can’t win ’em all.

Oh, and here is the printable for the yummiest potato salad of all time:

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Thanks Kimmie!! 
My girls would love a Mason Jar Picnic!!
Kimmie is full of cute ideas. And, isn’t she adorable?? Really it isn’t fair that she is so cute AND talented.

Her daughter’s room is so cute. Check out the Tutu Bedskirt Tutorial!

Kimmie loves color as much as I do. I love this FREEBIE printable she made!

Kimmie turned her screened in patio into an Awesome Playroom too.

 

Plus, she has a fun linky party on Wednesdays — you should check it out.

And, she made the button for my Summer Social party. Thanks Kimmie! 

So be sure to head over to Sugar and Dots.
You will love Kimmie and her ideas!!

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Have a Wonderful Day!!! 

xoxo

PS — are you going to SNAP? It’s an awesome new CREATIVE blog conference in April 2012. I just found out that tickets are 10% off all day TODAY

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Sweet Sanity offers stickers, tags and printables for your parties, weddings, and showers.  I have always loved celebrations with an unmistakable theme, and helping others bring their ideas to life…My shop is for those who like to have a hand in the details!   I love ideas that are unique and SWEET…but they’ve got to be SANE, too…easy, quick, and affordable. That makes them even sweeter!

At first I must admit I thought custom water bottle labels seemed like an awful lot of work, but after seeing them all lined up like little organized party soldiers I’m in! If you are setting up a spread it is a great way to inject more color onto the table, and get your theme across. Most of the labels I’ve been designing lately on Etsy are for brides making hotel welcome bags. But even on a smaller scale they look adorable at a baby shower, bridal shower, graduation party, or even for your house guests (yes, I am going there!)

Here are my tips for doing it at home and keeping it sane…

First off, the paper.  You can buy waterproof vinyl label paper, and set your printer to the correct setting to get it through.  They are also self adhesive so this may be good (no taping necessary) and bad (a lot of sticky label to deal with that may wrinkle) If you are going to be cooling the bottles in bins of ice and water this is the route you’d need to go.  BUT here’s my vote for regular paper.  If lined up on a table, in gift bags, or even in the fridge, there’s actually no risk of them getting wet, so regular paper works just fine. One less thing you need to special order!

The design…you can make them yourself on the computer, even in Word, and generally speaking 8″ x 2.5″ would fit most bottles. Here is thing I wouldn’t lose sleep over.  If the bottle ridges are wider than the label (like the one below) it still looks fine, and I’ve seen this size even used on shorty stubby bottles and they look darling!  If you really work at it you can probably fit 4 on a page.

The prep... Start by cutting the strips of labels out and then prep the bottles but cutting off the plastic.

Finally the application.  You’ve got regular scotch tape, double stick tape or a glue stick.  If you really care about the tape showing, then go for the double stick. It’s my first choice because it’s so  simple, and in my opinion beats dealing with a sticky glue stick that sometimes doesn’t hold as tightly.

Then we are ready to line them up! I love them. I want to squeeze them!  The recent photoshoot leftovers made it into my fridge and I must say it makes me smile when just grabbing for a bottled water!

Water Bottle Set BlueWater Bottle Set Yellow

It would be awesome if you could head over to Sweet Sanity and leave Kerry a comment as a thank you for the free printables

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