A Silent Auction Basket. I'm starting to get really excited for our FFA chapter's big fundraiser that's coming up next weekend! We're having a wine tasting, complete with live music, art displays, and of course- a silent auction. A couple months ago, my advisor asked me if I could get a little help and put together a basket for the silent auction. I was ecstatic! My mind flooded with ideas: I could get a gas card from a local gas station, and arrange it in a basket with some cute hotwheels! Or, I could get some cute fabric, and make an adorable basket with custom made stuffed animals! But with all of my grand ideas, I started to forget some of the basic guidlines of making a Silent Auction Basket, like having stuff that I could get together before the event, or choosing a theme that the guests at the wine tasting would enjoy.
Then I realized that it would be really cool if the basket centered around the goal of the fundraiser: our FFA chapter. I thought of the bumper stickers that my Ag teacher is always passing around "Eat Beef" they say, or "Beef: It's what's for dinner". Then I remembered some vintage cook books I had seen at the local used bookstore. I had my theme, and it was time to ask for help. I partnered up with my mom, and we set out to create the cutest vintage barbecue basket ever. 
But again, things don't always turn out the way you plan. One thing led to another, the basket looked like a picnic basket, the perfect vintage fabric that would make amazing napkins, the funny vintage cookbooks with unique recipes and adorable pictures, the matching picnic plates and silverware... It wasn't looking like a vintage barbecue basket. This was not the basket I had imagined. But as I looked at the contents of the basket, the perfect fabric, the adorable cook-books, I realized that this basket had most certainly not turned out the way I imagined it. It was much better. While setting out to create the best Vintage Barbecue Basket ever, I accidentally created the best Vintage Outdoor Entertainment Basket ever, perfect for your special picnics, and other outdoor get-togethers.
But again, things don't always turn out the way you plan. One thing led to another, the basket looked like a picnic basket, the perfect vintage fabric that would make amazing napkins, the funny vintage cookbooks with unique recipes and adorable pictures, the matching picnic plates and silverware... It wasn't looking like a vintage barbecue basket. This was not the basket I had imagined. But as I looked at the contents of the basket, the perfect fabric, the adorable cook-books, I realized that this basket had most certainly not turned out the way I imagined it. It was much better. While setting out to create the best Vintage Barbecue Basket ever, I accidentally created the best Vintage Outdoor Entertainment Basket ever, perfect for your special picnics, and other outdoor get-togethers. 
The Basket is really starting to come together, and I can't wait to show my advisor! I'll be putting the finishing touches on the napkins, picnic tablecloth, and basket liner tomorrow, and then I will have finished my first ever Silent Auction Basket.(This Experience Was Brought To Me By Agriculture, and My Local FFA Chapter)
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