Haunted Houses, Skulls and Spiders

Welcome

Have a seat and join me for dinner by candlelight- if you dare!

The witch is circling the old house- we better hurry!

The spiders are working their way in!

I loaded up this cage (from Michaels)  with pieces of faux berries, leaves and pumpkins.  The battery operated candle (T.J.Maxx) offers a gentle flickering that adds to the ambiance.

Ralph Lauren's Spectator plates made a nice pattern to go underneath the Crate & Barrel appetizer or dessert plates (from 2014).  We'll have "finger" food tonight!  Milky white glass dinner dishes create a nice sort of "moon glow" to the setting.

Last year these skulls hung from my chandelier as shown in this post "here"

The orange scarf created a good base for the skulls....

The candles were on clearance from Williams Sonoma. I used some sticky wax to stand them straight in the little glass holders. They burn nice and slowly too which is nice.

Thank you for dropping by- I hope you enjoyed!

I'm joining
Between Naps on the Porch
for
Tablescape Thursday
Halloween Tablescape Link Party 

Paris for Valentines Day!

 Doesn't the idea of being in Paris sound so romantic for Valentine's Day?

Indulge yourself with me and lets pretend we're there!

 Entrer Cafe Chez Liz

 First you will notice la pâte exquise!

 La tour Eiffel dressed with a bed of roses

Snow flakes et amour

Le champagne Veuve Cliequot Brut

Time for le dîner

Evening has arrivé ...

La Tour Eiffel is lighted

 

 Dining for deux!

Wishing you a loving Valentine's Day

  Je te aime

 

Notes: I used a battery operated puck light placed in the top of a 

glass candle votive for the light (I covered the top with a circle of wax paper because it was a bit bright).  

I dressed the Eiffel Tower with vines of ivy (which is actually a jewelry tree). 

Satin hearts from Michael's with satin ribbon tacked on.

I used a translator from Google- hopefully I didn't make any big mistakes!

 Joining

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Tablescape Thursday

Ivy and Elephants

for

What's It Wednesday

Romantic Confectionery Cloche Valentine's Table

I wrapped together a bit of romance and some confectionery goodies in this Valentine's Day tablescape.

 I used some cloche's to display some of my elements.

I reused the plastic wrapper that the flowers came in. I cut and arranged the flowers, then I cut off several inches from the bottom of the bag, wrapped it around the flowers and lowered it into the vase. This way it hides the stems and added some color!

 Another confection was added with that big heart shaped cookie!

Dan and I like a little sweet something after we eat so we each have a personal cupcake to satisfy our sugar tooth! 

These cute little personal sized cloche's come in 

handy for desserts!

 My Mikasa stemware works it way in nicely.  

I fell in love with these Ralph Lauren plates. Both came from T.J. Maxx about a year apart. The red chargers were purchased for Christmas but work well for Valentine's Day too.  I used three napkin rings to pop some more red in and to highlight the silver!

  We like some bubbly but not too much, so I was delighted when I found these half sized Champagne bottles.  

The flatware has a tailored look that pairs well with the black and white Ralph Lauren plate and contrasts nicely against the red runner.

 

I didn't add any chocolates (just yet) because Dan usually buys me some! I used inexpensive flowers just in case someone brings home some roses!

Happy Valentine's Day!

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Cloche Party 

  and

Between Naps on the Porch 

 Tablescape Thursday

Here's a Romantic Video

My Funny Valentine