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Pack a Picnic: 7 DIY Projects for an Al Fresco Feast

Welcome to Make It By Monday, GOOD's weekly DIY feature in which we curate, demystify, and add our own tips for craft projects from around the web (and our apartments). This week: Crafts for an afternoon on the grass.

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An invitation to picnic. If you're feeling the draw of the outdoors this Earth Day weekend, pack yourself a picnic and enjoy the globe's brighter side. These seven projects will help you take care of all the logistics. Fi

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Stay dry picnic blanket. When heading for the grass, I usually grab a patchwork quilt I picked up from a secondhand store. It's not until I'm lounging on the quilt and picking through my picnic provisions that I remember how p

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Fold-it-yourself picnic baskets. This picnic basket made from butcher paper by Oh Happy Day<

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Party paper cups. These stamped party cups from Oh Happy Day will make your disposable drinkware picnic-ready in a

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Organized picnic flatware. Thanks to this napkin role from Ever Kelly, you'll never need

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Paper fans. Keep some of these paper fans from Two Shades of Pink on hand to kee

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Creamsicles a la Meringue. I love a good sweet dessert to finish off my picnic feast, but unless I'm carting around a cooler, frozen treats are out of the question. These 

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