- EVERYDAY LIVING, Fall Entertaining, GATHERINGS, HOLIDAYS, Setting the Table: Etiquette, TABLE IDEAS, THANKSGIVING
White + Orange Mini Pumpkin Tablescape
I love the vibrant colors of Fall but really, is there anything better than those little white mini pumpkins? They just call out my name to be part of a Fall or Thanksgiving table setting. Keep it all white or mix them in with the mini orange pumpkins to create the perfect table to welcome your autumn guests to the table. A neutral blue tablecloth works a blank canvas for your decor elements like, wooden charges, bright green reindeer moss, white birch votives and floral arrangements. Keep the pallete clean with pretty flowers to complement the white but not fight with it. Purple adds color but won’t draw attention…
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Easy Placecards for Your Thanksgiving Table
Using hand stamped gift tags for your dinner place cards is an easy and fun way to add style to your Thanksgiving tablescape. SUPPLIES NEEDED: Hand Stamped gift Tags Corn Husk Ribbon Pen to write Guests Names Napkin Plate Using your guest list write the names of your guests on the back of a stamped gift tag. Thread ribbon through punched hole and tie around napkin. Place napkin on plate making sure it lays flat and the ribbon bows are in order. {these hand stamped gift tags are available in our Esty Shop. Visit it by clicking here now!} When you will set your table? The day of or…
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Show Your Valentine Some Tablescape Love!
Valentines Day is more than just about a romantic dinner. Show the ones you love, how much you care for them at each meal of the day. These tablescape inspiration work for breakfast, lunch and dinner. VALENTINE’S DAY BREAKFAST TABLESCAPE Start the day off right. A DIY “Be Mine” note card placed on a breakfast plate says you are special to me. Add candy conversation hearts and your love is sure to head into the day with a smile. VALENTINE’S DAY LUNCH TABLESCAPE Setting a Lunch time Valentines table is sure to surprise your loved ones. Use layered red doilies under a salad plate to add color to the table.…
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A Romantic Table For Two Please
Creating a romantic tablescape for Valentines Day Dinner, Breakfast or Lunch can be easy. Using your standard white plates and the addition of a few items from your local craft store your table will be ready in no time. WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR YOUR ROMANTIC TABLESCAPE White Dinner Plate x 2 White Salad or Accent Plate x 2 Red Heart Doilies x 6 Crisp White Cotton Napkin x 2 Red Heart Ornaments or Similar x 2 + Silver Flatware Black or Clear Stemware Place one dinner plate at each placesetting. {For more detailed information on placesettings see Place Settings Explained} Place three red heart doilies in a circular pattern…
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Anniversary Gathering :: Cheesecake with Fresh Strawberries
It has been a while since I was able to participate in the Sunday Supper weekly posting but when Isabel, The Family Foodie, reached out and asked if I would be interested in adding a tablescape portion to the weekly blog posting, I was thrilled. {For those of you unfamiliar with the term; Tablescape, it is a word used to describe “the artistic arrangement of articles on a table”. It may be plates, napkins, flowers or other decor. It can relate to a table where food will be served or to an arrangement of items on a side table in a living room with out food.} It may not work for every topic but when it…
- CHRISTMAS, ENTERTAINING, Floral Arrangements, GATHERINGS, HOLIDAYS, SEASONAL DECORATING, Setting the Table: Etiquette, WINTER, Winter & Holiday Entertaining
A Reflective Holiday Table
Looking to create a tablescape for a special gathering and not sure where to start? Begin with one item to create your INSPIRATION. It can be a color, a texture, a word, your favorite vase, the holiday itself, anything will work. For this tablescape it was the mirror top of the Antique French dinning table recently acquired and delivered in time for the holiday gathering. Using mercury glass vases, bowls and votives to line the center of this long table allowed for each piece and flower to reflect creating an amazing display. Additionally, the blue paint of the walls of the room was mirrored in the blue of the Seeded Eucalyptus and blue…
- CHRISTMAS, DECORATING, ENTERTAINING, GATHERINGS, HOLIDAYS, SEASONAL DECORATING, Setting the Table: Etiquette, WINTER, Winter & Holiday Entertaining
Seasonal Decor: Crazy For Crackers
Every year I find there is one item I tend to use over and over in seasonal designs. This year it looks like Christmas crackers are the winner. I didn’t start out to use them but have been finding them EVERYWHERE and they fit into each project in a different way. If you are not familiar with this tradition brought over from the United Kingdom here are a few of the “stories” behind them: “They were first made in about 1850 by a London sweet maker called Tom Smith. He had seen the French ‘bon bon’ sweets (almonds wrapped in pretty paper), and one night, while he was sitting in…
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Holiday Pinecone Placecard Holders
Placecards, a tradition that some consider to be too formal or fussy is making its way back to the table this holiday season. If you are setting the table this holiday season these Glitter Pinecone Placecard Holders are an easy craft for after school with the kids or a fun Girls Night activity. GLITTER PINECONE PLACECARD HOLDERS What you will need: • A selection of small to medium pinecones {allow a variety for each person participating} • Craft glue • Variety of inexpensive paint brushes • Small cups to portion glue for each person • Foil sheets or wax paper to use as workspace placemats • Glitter, Glitter, Glitter…
