How to hold an offbeat picnic in four easy steps

Today the Lifestyles Channel is holding a potluck / picnic of sorts. Each of the channel blogs will be somehow discussing potlucks and picnics today – a favorite recipe, maybe some planning tips, or in this case, how to be the oddball of the event…

1. Bring a basket that puts everyone else’s basket to shame: (Ooooo, everyone will be jealous.)

The Longaberger Company Basket Office Building

2. Set up a table:

[Table and Six Chairs by Robert Therrien]

3. Bring pie:

Um, are we at Martha Stewart’s blog? I said an offbeat picnic!

How about a 20 sided, triangular, modular pie-cosahedron?:

Now that’s what I’m talking about.

4. Break out your big purple head:

[head via Loco in SF]

Have fun!