Make your summer parties and picnics look pretty by thinking outside of the picnic hamper. Serve wraps and skewers in colourful cups or tumblers. Cake stands can be used to display savoury bites. Pass baked goodies around in vintage tins lined with pretty paper or napkins. Create height and interest by stacking old fashioned school or suitcases to display nibbles on. Great reproductions of these can be found in gift and homeware stores. Most of all, get creative with what you already have and have fun with it!

Photo (c) Cliona O’Flaherty