Vintage Relief Society Enrichment

For the ward relief society enrichment birthday party we were asked to go with a "Family History" theme. It was really fun to decorate for. We asked sisters to bring pictures and family heirlooms to use as decorations. One sister allowed us to use matching frames for each table and we put old black and white pictures of relatives in each frame. We bought 10 white plastic tablecloths at the dollar store ($10) and 3 yards of burlap ($11) at Hobby Lobby. The burlap we cut into 8 squares 24"x 24" there was enough for the 7 round tables we put up and even one for the dessert table. Although there was a variety of different decorations the burlap and the black and white photos tied it all together. One sister donated LED candles that were used for a wedding reception and we put three candles at each table, we turned just one set of the gym lights on (there are four sets). So the low lights with the candles worked out beautifully. The highlight of the evening was having Sister Baird (Sister Marjorie Pay Hinckley Sister) come share about her family history. Sister Baird even brought her sister and what a hoot! The two of them had me laughing off my chair. They were wonderful and their story was wonderful. I will never forget the feelings I felt hearing them speak.