super bowl party table style

As I've said, in different words before, I am big (BIG) into effortless party decorating. What I mean by this is namely, not running out and buying tons of new table pieces for a party. This is certainly not to say I never would, in fact, I'm sure I will, but when I can, I love to use things I already have around the house. It's a fun challenge; it builds creativity, I think.

Especially when it comes to something like the Super Bowl, I'm not going to go out and spend a bunch of money on stuff I'm just going to store away until I have another football party. Also, I live in a small space, where there isn't a lot of room for storing unnecessary objects. So, like usual, I rummaged around the house, and found this brown table cloth from Target I got on sale for $5. As you see in the picture below, I styled it similarly to those brownies, by tucking in the corers of the rectangular cloth to form somewhat of a football shape and then cutting out strips of white computer paper to act as the laces. It turned out pretty cute and works perfectly as the backdrop to a buffet.

Again, being a football based party, beer is the "cocktail" of choice. Since buckets of beer are so traditional, I wanted to do something with that, but I didn't have any metal pails lying around. Instead, I found clean planters I wasn't using, tied some ribbon around them (with the playing teams' colors) and filled them with ice and beers.

Finally, I love to have a little raffle of sorts with the winnings being leftover food (ahem, the brownies). Anyone that wants to join in simply writes their name down inside one of the pieces of paper that has the color of the team they think will win. The first name drawn with the winning colors gets the brownies! Just a little something extra.

p.s. if you're still in need of some good ideas for game day option, how about some of these:
nacho cheese for nachos or pretzels; guacamole; gluten free pita chips with hummus; pancetta crisps with pears and cheese; spicy and sweet candied nuts; honey roasted feta cheese with crackers; caramel corn; peppermint iced brownies

p.p.s. it came to my attention it was difficult to follow this blog. I just placed the followers tab on the sidebar, and I'd love for you to join in if you'd like.