Today I’m joining up with Layla at The Lettered Cottage. We’re supposed to show some type of Table Decor for the holidays. Well I kind of misunderstood and was thinking it just meant tablescapes. I got my Christmas tea set out that my mother gave me several years ago. She purchased it from Spiegal. (Are they still around?) They’re so delicate and have such a bright crisp pattern that I love. d Tea Time! Hot tea, shortbread, cucumber sandwiches… Mmmm… sounds warming! The temperature outside right now is 29°F. Sending you some warm Christmas Cheer. Linking up with: Romance on a Dime
A Christmas Tea Tablescape
Monday, December 5th, 2011 at
10:43 am
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Red and White Tablescape
Thursday, May 26th, 2011 at
5:25 am
I served Italian the night we had this tablescape. The pictures appear to be a little distorted. Tip: Always be sure your tablecloth is smoothed out and doesn’t have wrinkles like mine is showing. If you have actual wrinkles, take a spray bottle filled with water and spray the wrinkle generously. It’s a quick little fix that can really help if you’re in a hurry. To see many other beautiful tablescapes visit Between Naps on the Porch.
A Very Simple Spring-Time Tablescape
Thursday, May 12th, 2011 at
12:15 pm
Looking for a simple breakfast tablescape? Then you’re at the right place. I don’t have a vast collection of dishes to change my table around every week so I like to use what I do have and try to think of new and pleasing ways to present it. Thanks, Susan for letting me participate even though I don’t have a super fancy table and a huge variety of plates, etc. I do get inspiration seeing what everyone else is doing. This particular spring morning, when I set my table, we had a few famlies stop by for a breakfast as they were travelling through. One of my favorite tablecloths is one that I made. I love the colors because it looks so cheerful to me. Uhhh hmmm, I noticed…
My Mother’s Day Tablescape
Thursday, May 5th, 2011 at
10:35 am
This past Sunday, I had the pleasure of doing a special Mother’s Day luncheon for my mom. She lives across the United States in Illinois and I have never been able to celebrate Mother’s Day with her since I was married 22 years ago. They were only going to be here for 2 days so I had to do it then or miss my opportunity and I sure didn’t want that to happen. I decided to use my wedding china – the only china I own. The pattern is La Rose by Mikasa. A photo from above. I actually forgot to take a close-up of the place setting last Sunday, so I had to recreate it. We had a delicious meal of: turkey mashed potatoes & gravy…
A Romantic Tablescape
Thursday, January 20th, 2011 at
8:34 am
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. This one says, “Sweetheart.” These Scrabble tiles say “I Love You.” I placed red stone…
A Christmas Tablescape
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010 at
11:06 pm
I had fun putting this one together. It’s my usual simple style but I think it looks very Christmassy. This is pretty much how out table will look for our Christmas dinner except that I will be setting a table for 20. This picture was taken without a flash. My apologies for the poor quality. This centerpiece I put together using a silver tray I had on hand (got this idea from another blogger but can’t remember who- never would have thought of it). I found garland for 75% off at Goodwill, the cranberries from Salvation Army, candles and flower from Wal-Mart. I am totally pleased with how it turned out. It was so little effort and yet it looks quite nice I think. Another…
A Quick Wintertime Tablescape
Thursday, December 16th, 2010 at
9:30 am
Monday our family had some visitors drop by for breakfast. I didn’t know they were coming until an 1 1/2 or so before they arrived. I wanted the table to look welcoming and pretty but I needed to do something quick. I was pretty pleased since I usually don’t know what in the world to use for a centerpiece. My pine arrangement would have looked a little puny so adding the fabric helped. The fabric was about 6′ long and I just knotted the ends and wrapped the container with it. I then nestled a few snowflakes in here and there. This little tureen I found at Goodwill a few weeks ago for $5.00. It was missing its ladle but I’ll just substitute a metal…
Thanksgiving Tablescapes Inspiration
Monday, November 8th, 2010 at
7:58 am
I’ll be cooking away the next few days since the hubby and boys will be going on their last hunt of the year. I think we’ll be well stocked for the coming year. We already have 2 elk that’s ready to be picked up at the butcher and now we may have another one? This hunt is going to be all about horns so they will spending long days in the woods looking for that monster bull. I have to come up with 7 suppers that are easy for them to put together heat up. Lucky for them they will have my middle son, Zachary along to be camp chef. The rest of them are a bit challenged in the kitchen. Anyways, since you heard the update about…
Tea in the Tropics
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 at
7:52 am
My daughter hosted a Tea in the Tropics for her tea party club. What fun we had putting together this theme! Even our old and ugly orange chairs were right at home in this colorful setting. The napkins came from tableclothsfactory.com. They have a wide selection of colors and I think their prices are very reasonable. Including shipping, the cost of each napkin was $.75 and the shipping was fast. The “tablecloth” was material that we found on clearance. I paid $20 and the material covered 3 tables. The centerpieces were fun to make. I took jars I had around the house, filled them with water and added shells from the Dollar Store. I put a few drops of blue food coloring in the water, cut some of…
My Chinese Tablescape
Thursday, August 12th, 2010 at
6:30 am
Preparing a Chinese meal this week of Won Ton Soup and an Orange Beef served over rice, I decided to try a Chinese Tablescape. Kinda, sorta. I guess it’s probably more a Chinese/American tablescape. I think I need to be on the lookout for some inexpensive Chinese bowls, plates and other goodies since Chinese cuisine is not completely unheard of around here. This small wood carving we purchased in China when my husband and I were there 20 years ago this month. The Oriental Poppies I won in a drawing along with the placemat it is setting on. Won Ton Soup that was quite good but not like Mr. Tim’s. Mr. Tim is the chef/owner of a local Chinese restaurant and I have never found…
A Breakfast Tablescape
Thursday, August 5th, 2010 at
7:21 am
Have you ever heard of tablescapes? I never had until the other day when I found the blog Between Naps on the Porch. Just what is a tablescape? Here’s one definition from Suite101.com. Definition of Tablescape While you may be hard pressed to locate the definition of “tablescape” in a traditional dictionary, the functional meaning of tablescape in the catering, entertaining, and decorating industries refers to all of the decorating elements that you amass on your table to create a vignette. In a practical sense, this definition does not refer to the salt and pepper shakers on the table, but rather, to the decorating aspect of the tabletop. If you visit Tablescape Thursday you’ll find a whole host of fellow bloggers who set up their…
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