Ideas to Entertain

Vintage finds—trophies, tins, and more—stylishly set the stage for good times with friends.

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Festival of Tea Lights Step up your candle game! Insert tea lights into miniature silver trophies, then corral the collection on an old silver serving tray. Antiques shops are the best places to find mini trophies like these; expect to pay $5 to $25 each.

Sew Good Lined with linen, this wood sewing machine table drawer, top left, becomes a darling muffin basket. The lesson? One-of-a-kind serving dishes aren't limited to dishes stashed in kitchen cupboards. Keys to Success Old skeleton keys, top right, hit a hosting trifecta. With hand-lettered tags attached, they can be place cards, wine-glass charms, or take-home gifts. Chalk It Up This just might be the world's fastest DIY project: Use chalk to write "try me"-or the names of meats and cheeses-in the center of an antique cutting board, above. It's a charcuterie platter that will have your guests talking.

SWEET TREAT

Pie Tin Cloche