Wintry February Tablescape (T)

 

 

Winter greetings!  

I clustered a bouquet of mums into na artichoke tulipiere vase.  

Theoretically I should have used smaller flowers but it turned out kind of fun.

 

You can see the layers of the tulipiere

 

This is top but the holes are so small I couldn't get the stems to poke in them.

 

The crystal with ice and water represent the outside weather.  I kept things cool with lots of white and the stainless flatware. (glasses are called  Trellis by Fitz & Floyd)

 

The white mums are like a snowy foundation highlighted with a rich palette of colors.  I love how the dishes pick up on them.

 

These are by Pottery Barn with no name (from a few years ago). 

 

I chose antique pewter accented flatware and napkin rings, white napkins, white chargers and  white dinner plates.  Keeping it cool!

 

 

These two metal patterns always go together nicely!

 

Williams Sonoma tablecloth called Vintage Floral Jacquard, a real favorite of mine!

 

I love these colors and their texture.  I hope the green ones will open up too!  I've had them home since Sunday.

 

As you can see we are still snowy here and expecting more!

 

I'll just stare at these instead! 

I'll be joining:

Between Naps On The Porch

for Tablescape Thursday

Vintage Farmhouse October Dining (T)

I started this tablescape with some fresh cut limelight hydrangeas from the yard.  They've turned that pinkish color and the next step will be brown.  They are not in water and I expect them to dry like this, but they may turn a tad bit darker.  

I wanted the hydrangeas to go with these dishes.  The dinner dish I've used many times was from Cracker Barrel (no name).  The salad plate is newer from Pottery Barn called Vintage Floral, and top appetizer dishes are from Cracker Barrel.  I was pleased at how well they go together.  The napkins offer some rich fall tones but don't take over.

Fired with a white crackle glaze to give them an authentic vintage look.

I scattered small pine cones and mini pumpkins around the base of the vase.

The vase is called Beehive by Juliska.  I lucked out on finding that in a markdown area at a little store up in Petoskey a couple of years ago..  

The Vintage cut crystal stemware is from Williams Sonoma.  The kids and hubby helped me get started collecting them at Christmas a couple of years in a row.  They seem perfect with these dishes.  

I used a square lace table topper (by Heritage Lace) to set up the look for this vintage farmhouse style table.

There are 4 patterns in the appetizer dishes- this is the only one with green. The candle holders are ceramic and I also got those up in Petoskey on one of our trips.  

It has been raining for 3 days.  Overcast and no sun expected for several more days.  I used my camera on the tripod again and some of these were taken with my iPhone.  

I hope you enjoyed my Vintage Farmhouse October Dining table!

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Spring Tweaking All Day-Getting Things Done

It was a long weekend with more snow which made me just want to close the drapes and not look outside.  The sun came out all day today and it sure lightened up my spirits!

This is my back yard as of this morning.  

I've been thinking about trying these three big candle holders from Pottery Barn on the dining table.  I decided to bring the metal wreath the kids gave me back to the table and I was going to try a grouping of two candle holders on one end and a single at the other but then i decided to place one in the middle of the candle ring and just go with a step down look.

I had one candle ring with little forsythia flowers on it and I added some little grape vine wreaths around each candle on the wreath.  I'm going to see if that store still has those little forsythia rings- although I bought it at least 1 or 2 years back.

I think I'm good with this although I might try to find a different candle color or style on the wreath.  I like to play with things like this so you just never know!  We have a neat store called The Candle Factory that carries a really nice variety of candles.  It's always fun to see what they have.

I got the door basket back into service.  I added some hydrangeas and dogwood branches.  I had them in my storage area.  I think those hydrangeas have been with me since the 90's!

The long green vines are something I found at Hobby Lobby.  I purposely made them look uneven because in nature that's how things grow.  I like having the basket on the door because it still lets light in but prevents someone from looking straight in.  

 I picked up a bag of river stones at Hobby Lobby and added some more to the new lantern/conservatory.  It was one of those things I needed to do to feel it was finished so now it's done!

I found some cute little metal birds when we made the trip over to Hobby Lobby at one of my favorite little boutique type stores.

I added one to the little cage like candle holder I showed a little while ago from Pier 1.  I had a candle in it but I decided this was more fun and I already had the greens in there.  This was another little thing that was bugging me and now it's done!

 A while ago I found a frame on discount at a little store in Petoskey.  I hadn't come up with something to put in it yet and that was bugging me too!

While on our trip at Hobby Lobby I ran across these ready made matting pieces and a light went off!

This is one of the cards I sent out last Christmas and I decided to keep one with the idea that maybe I would frame it.  For some reason it hadn't dawned on me to use that frame but once I saw the little matting piece it all hit me.

 I like how it turned out.  

Now I finally finished that and I'm happy about it!

So that's what I did all day....tweak tweak tweak!

Joining:
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Dishing It & Digging It 

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Entryway Table- Deco Shuffling

As I've seen with many other bloggers we are all rejuvenating our decorating around the house.  It seems as though January brings out a sense of renewal- which I think is a very good thing!

This little table is another favorite play area of mine for decorating.  I already had everything here but they were in different places.   I have a link up at the top of my blog for "Interior Decorating" and you'll find this table shown many times. 

The candle holders were from Pottery Barn last year. I found them on closeout since they had been discontinued.  I had them in the living room but I don't think I ever showed them before.  The candles come on each evening which creates a nice soothing look.  The lamp that sat here is now part of the living room again from where it originally came from!

I showed this picture frame a while back.  It took a back seat in the closet during the fall through Christmas decorating season.  It's made of a tin material and hand painted with distressing.

The bird cage has used been here for a while but I spruced it up with a different look.   Sorry about the poor lighting- winter has taken over and the sunny days are a bit spread out you might say.  

These are some wooden balls I found at a local store.  There are three of them in here along with three faux plants.  I load it upside down and then I fuss with the plant leaves until I'm happy.

I like how this turned out.  This look seems to work really well with the pictures on the wall.  I've had them for years from Ethan Allen.

As I write this my husband is outside clearing snow.  We picked up about 12" during the last three days.  Living in the Great Lakes region we expect this. 

We've had it real easy up until now regarding snowfall.  I knew it would catch up with us and so it has.  I will keep myself busy indoors- sorting, arranging and cleaning. 

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Lavender Luncheon

I've set the table for a luncheon with lavender.

My previous post "Lavandula" was about our visit to a local lavender farm and of course I had to pick up some things at their little store.  The dried lavender smells divine and I even found some shortbread cookies with lavender too!

 My sister gave me the little Fleur de-lis spoons for Christmas and I decided they'd make a good stirring spoon for the espresso coffee we're going to try.

I know I'll need a lot of sugar and cream to like it!

The linen table topper I bought has embroidered lavender in each corner.  I'm going to give it a spot on the formal dining table  after this.

I know it's not a gorgeous floral arrangement but the dried lavender is so very fragile there isn't much you can do with it.  I carefully coaxed it to fill the pitcher the best I could.   Many little pieces of lavender fell which I collected into a bag but then decided to sprinkle them around the base like potpourri.

I dressed up the setting with these frosted white candle votives.

I layered two napkins together and used my PB antique silver napkin rings.  The fleur de-lis (Sur La Table) and heavily embossed (Ralph Lauren Sophia- TJMaxx) floral plates embrace this lavender luncheon.

The three tier tray was a find at Hobby Lobby this past spring

Lavender Luncheon on a beautiful summer day!

 I'll be joining:

Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch

and

Rattlebridge Farm- Foodie Friday and Everything Else