Tablescapes – Treasuring the Moments

A Christmas Tea Tablescape

Elisabeth — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:43:26 +0000

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.

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 Biblical Theme

Elisabeth — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:24:11 +0000

Since we were having our first youth Bible study at our house last week, I thought I would try to put a Bible themed centerpiece together for our breakfast table. I’m not sure if I succeeded or if it looks like it’s time to go caroling.

The little village church was started by me and finished by my mother several years ago.

I placed a quote of Bro. William Branham’s beside it, reminding us all to read our Bible every day.

Red goblets would be so pretty with these dishes. Anyone know of a good source for these kinds of things at a reasonable price? I would want 12.

A Christmas Tablescape

Elisabeth — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:06:44 +0000

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 view from the top. Just because…

This view is taken with the flash. I found the tablecloths at Wal-Mart for $4.50! They still have a lot of them so you could probably pick up some if you wanted. The white plates I’ve had for forever and the red bowls are courtesy of Solo plastics. I plan on making a Cauliflower Bisque for a first course. I like trying new recipes and this will be one of them. Fortunately, I have a very forgiving family so if it flops, they’ll probably still tell me how wonderful it is. They’re nice like that.

Thanks to Susan from Between Naps on the Porch for hosting Tablescape Thursday and for helping me branch out in new areas! You can check out other lovely tablescapes here.