Time for some more tablescape fun in Blog land. Please visit Susan at Between Naps on the Porch to see more tables set for good times!
Everything in this post was purchased at Thrift Stores, Clearance tables or Garage sales. The pink tablecloth is covered with a sheer polka dot piece of remnant fabric that I found at a thrift store also.
Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and to leave a comment. I really appreciate my blog land friends…
It’s been awhile since I participated in Tablescape Thursday but I wanted to use some of my Christmas gifts before I leave Washington and head back to Southern California on Sunday.Visit Susan at Between Naps on the Porch to see more scapes!
The table inspiration started with these chargers my kids bought me for Christmas. They also gave me the linen table runner which compliments the pewter.
Dear and I purchased the 4 pewter wine goblets in England in 1974.
I picked up the pewter candlesticks at Goodwill for a steal. The pewter salt and pepper shakers were a wedding gift to us from 1974.
The Pewter tankards are also from England. We bought them in 1974, too. The napkin rings are a wedding gift from 1974 and they are sterling silver Gorham 1332. My MIL bought them at Henshey’s in Santa Monica. Does anyone remember that store? It’s long gone now…
There are no markings on the covered dish/server at the center of my table. I don’t think it’s safe for food and I only use it for decoration.
I love the design and colors in my new runner. Thanks Josh and Laura!
The green goblets are from Goodwill, too.
I bought 8 dinner plates and 8 salad plates of these country scenes from Marshalls. Royal Stafford, made in England.
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year. May 2010 be filled with God’s blessings for you…
It’s been a while since I participated in Tablescape Thursday so I’m happy to join back in this week. Please visit our fabulous hostess Susan at Between Naps on the Porch to see lots of tables set for entertaining.
Today I pulled out some of my Christmas decor which included two Nativity sets I purchased at after Christmas sales last year. I thought about the Wisemen that followed the star and said to King Herod “For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him”. My star table is in honor of those Wisemen who were looking for this sign for years and were blessed with the fulfillment of that search by seeing Jesus face to face.
My chair covers are Santa Hats. I purchased them at Target after Christmas clearance about 5 years ago…
I’m looking forward to seeing your tablescapes this week. Thanks for visiting here…
Today is a fun day in blog world because Susan at Between Naps on the Porch hosts Tablescape Thursday. It’s a chance to set a table and share your ideas with others. It’s fun to see the creativity out there. Because Saturday is Halloween I decided to try to come up with a Halloween Scape.
I found 4 of these cute Pumpkin and Scarecrow Placemats at a thrift store last weekend. I paid $1.95 for all 4. I wanted to show you them before I covered them up with chargers and stuff. The spider dish candle holder was from Target clearance last year and I think I paid about 50 cents for it.
The white chargers with black jewel borders were from T.J. Maxx. The square pumpkin plates are paper from Target. The polka dot napkins and the Pewter forks, knives and spoons were from a thrift store, also.
I don’t have a lot of Halloween accessories but was happy to scrape up enough for a scape :0)
Have a safe and sane Halloween Weekend everyone…
I’m digging this up from my 2007 archives for this week. This setting feels more like Spring then Autumn so just pretend we’re in Australia and g’day mate! Visit Susan at Between Naps on the Porch to see some fresh scapes!
Welcome Ladies to Ellen’s
Come have a seat and enjoy some delicacies and delightful conversation.
The Tea has been steeped and is ready for you…
Sugar? One lump or two?
A few sweet delicacies and lots of pink roses not blue.
We hope you will sit awhile and speak kindly of your hostess…
We’re thrilled that you’ve joined us in our little fun.
and that you will leave here remembering everyone.
So relax, enjoy, be still for awhile.
The world will go on without us for now.
We’ll chat, laugh, sip to our heart’s content.
And when it’s all over we’ll be happy we met
So much beauty to enjoy.
So many people to meet
So glad you stopped by to enjoy my pink and moss treats!
Last week I was at my home in the Seattle area and got so busy visiting with our kids and getting the house ready for fall I couldn’t participate in Tablescape Thursday even though this table was set for a family meal with our kids. I’m sharing it this week now that I’m back in California with a little more time on my hands.
Visit the lovely Susan at Between Naps on the Porch to see more tables decked out for your enjoyment!
I forgot to take a photo of the family enjoying our meal at the table but it was really good. Our last BBQ of the season. We had steaks, fresh corn on the cob and zucchini also grilled and for dessert we had raspberry and apple pastry bites. Then we had a great time playing Beatles Rock Band.
We are so happy to be having some cooler temps since we arrived back in Southern California. It makes it feel more like Fall…
Susan at Between Naps on the Porch is the mastermind behind Tablescape Thursday. I really enjoy seeing how bloggers put tables together. Click over to see more tables set for your pleasure.
This past Saturday my brother and SIL came over for the day and dinner. I had recently purchased this bright busy tablecloth and wanted to set a table around it. Since it was the last weekend of summer I thought the yellow and green accents would be fun.
Dear barbecued steaks, zucchini, and corn on the cob. We had lemon bites for dessert from good ole Costco.
Hope your first week of Autumn is going well…
Time to visit Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for more tablescapes from around the Sphere.
Oopsie I bought some new/old dishes this week that I thought would be fun for a Thanksgiving Table. Now my dilema is how to get them up to Seattle for Thanksgiving this year. These dishes are Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Ironstone made in England. I got 36 pieces for $55.00. That comes out to about $1.54 per piece. I bought these at Goodwill.
I really enjoy dishes with English country scenes. I don’t have much in the Thanksgiving decorating realm here at the condo in California so I scrounged around to try to create something that might feel like harvest.
Be sure to visit Susan to see lots of fun table settings!
Time again to visit Susan at Between Naps on the Porch to be inspired to set your table by seeing the creativity of Bloggers around the world.
Well I should have posted this last week when we were having our Rooster Party over at Barb’s but here it is a week late and a few dollars short. Just a few because like usual I bought most of this stuff on clearance or thrifting.
I’m happy to say we had a meal at this table way back in mid July! My brother and his wife came over for the afternoon and we went out for lunch and then barbecued Salmon for dinner. My SIL made her fabulous Mexican rice to go with the coleslaw and Salmon. Dear barbecued the Salmon so I just sat on my duff! This dinner plan worked out good because my back decided to freeze up on me after helping some young folks at our church scrape their popcorn ceilings in the morning before Tim and Letty arrived. I was also happy I had the table all set the day before so I could take the photos for Tablescape Thursday which made it easy for everyone to wait on me for dinner on Saturday.
You can see I was able to get up off the couch to snap some shots of our guests at the table and sit down again to enjoy the meal!
Just to clarify this table and dinner was way back mid July. My back is just fine today!!
For Tablescape Thursday this week I’m sharing my photos from a shower we had for my niece Michelle this past Sunday. Her and Ryan’s baby girl is due in September. We worked around a pink and brown tea theme.
Thank you to Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for hosting this weekly event. Click on over to see some wonderful tables set for different occasions.
Our Guest of Honor Michelle. This will be Ryan and Michelle’s 2nd. They have a boy already who is looking forward to meeting his little sister…
The Shower Organizers, Flower Arrangers, Sandwich Makers, and Decorators.
The granddaughters with my mom. 4 granddaughters are missing in this photo including my daughter and DIL.
3 generations, my niece Michelle, my mom, and my sister Kathy.
My mom with all her daughters. She has 4 sons, too!
My niece Michelle flanked by all her Aunties on her mom’s side of the family.
