Ingleside Luminaries

What is it about a set of vases or luminaries like this one that makes us so happy? Maybe we like the look repetition brings our table; maybe they give us a fun way to experiment with color. Maybe it’s just that they bring to mind so many fun possibilities. A set like this is deep enough to serve food and flatware practically, and the leaf cutouts look gorgeous with light shining through.
We particularly love that this set brings us seamlessly through the transition from summer to autumn — they’re great for use at outdoors parties in the warmer season, and are perfect for adding fall colors to your space when the weather turns chilly. Check out our favorite ways to use luminaries or small vases at a party:
Pop a clear votive holder inside each luminary to create a flower vase. Go with a small cluster of peonies, or add a single gerbera daisy. Line several up on a table (they’re rustic enough for a picnic table and elegant enough for your dining room), or add one vase at each place setting to make guests feel extra-special.


Fill each luminary with tools guests can use: Serve plastic flatware on the buffet, stirrers and straws on a bar, or skewers by the barbeque.


Use each food-safe luminary to serve breadsticks, or try long, flat crackers with a side of Corn and Red Pepper Salsa. Better yet, pull the colors together by making easy cones out of decorative paper, filling them with trail mix or oyster crackers, and serving them in luminaries.

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