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A Romantic Tablescape
Today’s romantic tablescape for two was a nice diversion from my usual settings for 8. This tablescape presented its own challenges since the table was quite small and it was easy to get everything too squeezed together, and as always I seem to get stumped when it comes to centerpiece ideas. Here are the components that made up the two table settings. I started with red plates I found on clearance at Kmart, with a smaller plate that has a tiny flower print purchased when my husband and I went to Scotland several years ago and lastly an even smaller clear dish given to me by a friend. I thought it would be fun to incorporate Scrabble letters. …
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Thanksgiving Name Cards
For most of my dinner gatherings I use name cards. They’re fun to make and it just seems to add a fun touch, in my opinion. When using name cards, I try to seat people with someone that I think they’ll be comfortable with. Here are a few ideas I’ve found for Thanksgiving. Martha Stewart has this Mayflower centerpiece. Unless you enlarge it, the template is not big enough for a centerpiece. It also is much too time consuming and complicated. Have you ever heard of veneer for a craft project? I wouldn’t even know where to find it. For my Mayflower I used construction paper (after my first failed attempt using Martha’s…
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Fall Decorations for Thrifties
When is the best time to buy seasonal decorations? When the season is almost over if you’re trying to be thrifty. Since I’m trying to spend less these days that’s what I did this season. 🙂 And since I know everyone loves to see how others are decorating, I decided to share. I really like how some people are able to decorate with the seasons or the various holidays but had never really tried it until last year. My first step in that direction was when I bought this wreath at Hobby Lobby last year and hung it on my front door. This year I decided to put it in…
