Wednesday, October 20, 2010

A Perfect Setting for Today

My blog is called A Perfect Setting.  I feel that it's a bit ironic, because there is nothing perfect about me.  I have been blessed with a great family, good health, a lovely home, and wonderful friends.  Perfection?  No.  I could list all the imperfections, but I'm afraid that even my loyal readers would be scared off at the length of that blog.  So for a few hours a week, I concentrate on what I enjoy and hope others like it, but, if not, it's ok.  I recently read something that asked, "What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?"  That got me thinking of the quote by Dr. Seuss, "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

It's been a busy weekend.  It was my son's Homecoming, and he helped coach the senior girls for the Powderpuff football game.  The senior girls won, and he warned us that the juniors might come toilet paper our home.  We kept vigil a good part of the night, and we did hear them, and we were able to scare them away.  We thought we were home free.  Saturday night was the Homecoming Dance, and we helped serve a group dinner.  We came home and went to bed around 11 pm, woke up Sunday morning and this is what we saw!


I bet you can guess what my son did Sunday afternoon!

On to tablescapes, it's been hectic, so this week's 'scape is simple and calming, a tone-on-tone look, not a shade of orange or brown anywhere!

I used my mercury-glass look pumpkin on a silver tray, with white berries as a centerpiece.


The plates and salad bowls are Mikasa English Countryside.


Silverplate is Rondevu by Towle.


Charger plates were purchased at TJ Maxx.


Napkins were my Mom's.


Salt cellars were my Mom's.



 Wine glasses are etched with a pretty floral pattern.

Lighting the candles...

That's it for today, thanks for stopping by, let me hear from you!!  I am striving for A PERFECT SETTING!!

 

27 comments:

  1. Actually, the tp looks really pretty - they were quite creative!

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  2. Beautiful table...love all the sparkling mercury glass. Pretty china pattern and it goes so nicely with the charger plates. Your linens are just lovely.

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  3. Love the tone on tone look. Very pretty.

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  4. Everything is so elegant -- I especially adore the mercury glass pumpkin!
    Jenny
    www.simcoestreet.blogspot.com

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  5. What a pretty table, and so festive without orange or brown! I love the chargers, might have to nab me some of them. I'm your newest follower, so I hope you will stop by and see what I've done this week! Hae a wonderful week! Sandi

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  6. This is a perfectly beautiful white and silver setting. You just can't help but be elegant with that combination. My favorite part is that silver pumpkin centerpiece. I've never seen anything like it.

    And oh... the house. Our neighborhood looks a lot like that this week because it's homecoming at one of the local high schools.

    It's only easy for me to giggle NOW because our nest is empty.

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  7. I love this white on white.. it's so calming. You are right. The mercury glass pumpkin is my favorite!

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  8. This is a Perfect Setting!! Very elegant! I like the mercury glass pumpkin and candle sticks. Reminds me I have an orange mercury glass pumpkin, guess it's still in the attic in our Thanksgiving decor boxes.

    Great job!

    Katherine

    Funny about the TP job! LOL!

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  9. Love this all white tablescape! The silverware pumpkin is awesome! Come link up to centerpiece Wed. on my blog and share you ideas with us.

    Karin

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  10. Love your table! Your mom's salt cellars are beautiful, and your napkins are gorgeous!

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  11. The table is just beautiful, and I LOVE the mercury glass pumpkin! That is so unique!!! Too bad about the TP party on your front yard! I've always wondered how on earth people get that out of the trees??!?!?! Must've been a heck of a clean up job for your son! By the way, your home is beautiful on the outside...TP and all! :-)

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  12. White is always right. It is always elegant and beautiful Love the centerpiece.

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  13. What a scream! I haven't seen a yard rolled in quite some time! Correction, I haven't rolled a yard in quite some time! LOL! About ten years ago, I helped my 16 year old surrogate niece (my best friend's daughter) roll a yard with some of her friends with the stipulation that they tell the people and clean it up the next day. ;-)

    Loved your tablescape, and I am wild over your mercury glass pumpkin! It is SO neat. I've never seen one before. Where on earth did you find it? It's wonderful!

    Great job!

    XO,

    Sheila :-)

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  14. Elegant and beautiful!!
    Happy Tablescape Thursday:))

    Blessings,
    Kay Ellen

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  15. LOVE that mercury glass pumpkin! Your whites are gorgeous~ love all your textures & those sweet salt cellars :-)

    Wonder how many rolls of TP that was on your lawn, LOL! Some very enthusiastic rollers!

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  16. Well I think you hit your mark of perfection! Your table is beautiful! I adore your mercury pumpkin centerpiece. I love how you used white and silver with the whole setting. It compliments your pumpkin so well! I am still cracking up about the yard. Sorry, but they got you! They were quite a determined bunch were'nt they? LOL!

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  17. Oh, what an elegant table! That mercury glass pumpkin is wonderful -- COVET! Silver and white makes for a lovely table -- cool and sophisticated. LOL about getting TPed -- been there, cleaned that up!

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  18. Wow Betsy!! You are amazing. Love this blog. I'd say they did a good job on your last TP roll of the lawn. :)

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  19. The TPer's do great work! Your table is just beautiful with the blending with the whites and the centerpiece is GORGEOUS! WOW!

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  20. Love, love, love that mercury glass pumpkin! Beautiful tablesetting.

    Christi @ A Southern Life

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  21. Oh how pretty! I love your white on white table and the mercury pumpkin. Did you get your inspiration for the white from the TP? Just kidding....this is elegance at its best! Lovley.

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  22. Your mercury glass pumpkin is wonderful! Such an original take of an Autumn tablescape. Thank you for sharing your charming design. Cherry Kay

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  23. This tablescape is STUNNING!!! The mercury glass pumpkin is gorgeous.

    They did quite a job with the tp! I hope it didn't rain before your son got it cleaned up!

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  24. Very elegant, loved all the tone on tone with the siver. Beautiful job. Thanks for sharing and for visiting.
    Sandy

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  25. Well this is just gorgeous!! Elegant and understated. I love the English Countryside so much! I have been wanting to try layering all three of the countryside patterns but haven't gotten around to it. Beautiful table...definitely a perfect setting!

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  26. I love the white on white tablescape! It's very calming and simple. Like the other posters I adore your mercury glass pumpkin! Do you mind sharing where you got it? I think it's the final, perfect touch to a Perfect Setting! pun intended!
    Susan

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