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Do-it-Yourself: Celebrate
Chinese Dinner Party

ver served longevity buns or lychee martinis? Try something different by making your next dinner party a Chinese themed fete. Don't forget to Feng Shui first!

What You'll Need:

One gold Thai silk curtain
Round black placemats
Round gold leafed chargers (available at Cost Plus)
Clear dishes
Red salad plates
Gold small plates
Soy sauce dishes
Black napkins
Jade baby bracelets
Chinese Zodiac cell phone charms and faux Chinese coins
Black chopsticks
Glassware as needed
Flower arrangements in small boxes
Fortune Cookies
Gold Paint
Small, fortune sized pieces of paper

Directions:

1. Set the table according to the photos.
2. For the napkins, fold into a paper airplane-like shape and run through the jade baby bracelet. Tie the Chinese zodiac charm on each person's napkin ring with the chinese coin somewhere in the loop.
3. Paint your fortune cookies gold, let dry, insert a fortune with a person's name into each cookie. Place on top of the place setting.

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