tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37213777563562076292024-03-12T19:05:28.753-04:00A Perfect SettingA Perfect Settinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17331973936506278901noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721377756356207629.post-74886198136533741212019-11-18T15:07:00.001-05:002019-11-18T15:07:22.659-05:00Christmas Decor Inspiration Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b style="font-size: x-large;">With </b>less days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, I feel that I need to get a head start on the decorating. These are pictures of my kitchen and family room from last year and help me get motivated!</div>
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Using flocked greenery and berries, I added cardinals and red candles to the centerpiece.</div>
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The glasses were my mom's and have cardinals on them. We use this kitchen table for weeknight dinners during the season and also for Christmas breakfast.<br />
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My trumpet vase holds a red arrangement and is on display on my island. </div>
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I also jazz up the kitchen chandelier with greenery, icicles, and glass ornaments.</div>
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The mantle over the range continues the cardinal and red berry theme.</div>
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The flocked greenery and red berries are over the wine cabinet as well.</div>
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The mantle all spiffed up!</div>
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The large ornaments on each side are paper mache.</div>
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Santa standing ready on his sleigh</div>
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while the reindeer wait patiently.</div>
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The Christmas tree decorated with golds, bronzes, crystal, and whatever else I could find, is all aglow.</div>
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Close up of deer ornaments on the tree...</div>
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A gold arrangement in my urn is on the other corner of the room.</div>
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These cherubs have such pretty little faces!</div>
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A fresh arrangement is on a silver tray on the coffee table. This has to be re-done a few times during the season, but I can get the greenery and berries from the yard.</div>
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Accent table vignette.</div>
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And a beautiful nativity!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's</span> not even Halloween yet, so why a Christmas post already? If you're like me, the older I get, the longer it takes so I'm starting early. I recently read that if it helps to reduce stress, then go for it. These are actually pictures from last year that I never posted. </div>
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So I am starting with the foyer, as you come in the front door. </div>
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A white and silver decorated tree in a porcelain fish bowl sits at the bottom of the steps.</div>
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Santa and his reindeer are my greeters.</div>
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A garland adorns the staircase. I loop it around so we can still grip the handrail. Safety first!!</div>
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At one time I enjoyed decorating with fresh greenery but I like it to stay up for awhile and I don't like the mess.</div>
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On to the living room, which is just a small room to the left off the foyer. </div>
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Two marble pedestals hold silver arrangements.</div>
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My nativity is displayed here.</div>
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Moving on to the dining room--</div>
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My silver deer is included in my centerpiece, but is removed when we dine here.</div>
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This epergne lives here on my buffet, but I change the arrangement for Christmas.</div>
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The dining room tree is decorated with silver, crystal, and burgundy decorations.</div>
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I love using silver trays in decorating. </div>
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There are lights under the deer but I forgot to cut them on for the picture.</div>
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Christmas Eve dinner is held in the dining room and I use a fresh arrangement along with the other decor on the table.</div>
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My tea cart is ready for service.<br />
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Stopping here for now, will post the rest in a day or two!!</div>
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Thanks for stopping by!!</div>
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A quick fall tablescape! Enjoy!</div>
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<br />A Perfect Settinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17331973936506278901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721377756356207629.post-24686785336372587062018-11-03T11:08:00.000-04:002018-11-14T12:17:26.143-05:00Christmas 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">It </span>appears that Christmas 2018 is right around the corner! Never got a chance to post pictures from 2017, so now is as good a time as any! Hopefully this will get me motivated to begin the decorating, as it does take me longer to do now than it used to. The first picture is of the garland on the stairs in the foyer.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6wzQm3CI3SUOkroZ9XJhI5exd051yKO4FJiqzuXGA8YBHK2ECNxv2iVf6uLW7L0bVW9WPy4-OqqJtEPztI6qDz7o_YUlHoDa5ApvtCgTzL6xWP5PlpyY5z_PnPXqGsq0faoFXsEjAEk/s1600/23649ECC-CBA2-413B-B0FF-AC0FA6E47356+%2528002%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6wzQm3CI3SUOkroZ9XJhI5exd051yKO4FJiqzuXGA8YBHK2ECNxv2iVf6uLW7L0bVW9WPy4-OqqJtEPztI6qDz7o_YUlHoDa5ApvtCgTzL6xWP5PlpyY5z_PnPXqGsq0faoFXsEjAEk/s640/23649ECC-CBA2-413B-B0FF-AC0FA6E47356+%2528002%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Dining room</div>
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Dining room tree</div>
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Kitchen (almost didn't post this one because I'm in it)</div>
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Family room, mantle and tree</div>
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Tree (before skirt was added)</div>
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Christmas arrangement in urn</div>
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Hope your decorating is progressing. Time sure does fly when you're having fun!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">M</span>y daughter is a bridesmaid in one of her dear friend's wedding in December. I held a bridal shower in my home honoring the cute bride-to-be!! We had originally thought we would have the shower outdoors, but it seems the rain has threatened so many of our outdoor plans this year. The Wednesday before the Saturday date I made the corporate decision to have it indoors. One less thing to worry about and I could set up in advance.</div>
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Upon entering the foyer, a chalkboard sign welcomed friends and family. The black and gold frame sat on a tall easel that I borrowed from a friend.<br />
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Since I am not very artistic, I had to practice to get the lettering to look right. Not perfect, but not bad for a rookie.<br />
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I added a large green arrangement to the foyer using greens from the yard.<br />
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Fresh flowers in a vintage crystal vase were placed on the table in the foyer.<br />
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Blush pink, creams, whites, and burgundies were the color schemes. I found some blush pink tulle and lace at the fabric store and used it on the tables.<br />
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Deciding on serving dishes and setting up in advance keeps me from going crazy at the last minute. The little post-it notes were placed so that I could remember what went where!<br />
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The flowers for the buffet table were arranged the Thursday before. I purchased flowers from Trader Joe's and added greenery and hydrangeas from the yard.<br />
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I found these cute umbrella bird feeders at Tuesday Morning years ago and painted them gold and white. They are metal and perfect for a bridal or baby shower.<br />
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The centerpiece also consisted of a floral runner and two small vases of flowers at each end.<br />
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Two tables were set up--one for ten people in the kitchen and one for ten people in the dining room. The buffet was set up on the island in the kitchen.<br />
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I used gold doilies as chargers and my gold and white china plates.<br />
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The table coverings consisted of a plain white cloth covered with a lace cloth and a blush pink tulle runner under the flowers. Stem glasses are Chelsea by Godinger that I purchased at Tuesday Morning years ago.<br />
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I used a long shallow tray which I made from aluminum foil baking sheets and duct tape as a base to hold the oasis for the flowers.<br />
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The umbrella bird feeders have crystals hanging from them and if you look closely, there is a tiny bird at the bottom.<br />
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The bar was set up between the kitchen and living room. The table was covered with the same white cloth and white lace overlay, but that didn't happen until after the pictures had been taken.</div>
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The table in the dining room was the same as the kitchen. This picture was taken before the napkins, so you can see the white and gold place setting.</div>
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A few more pictures of the dining room table--<br />
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The menu consisted of strawberry spinach feta salad with blush wine vinaigrette, cheese straws, caprese skewers, ham biscuits with honey cinnamon butter, crab mushroom quiche and broccoli cheddar quiche, fresh vegetables with avocado ranch dip, pita chips and peanuts.<br />
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Little silver pitcher place card holders held the menu description.<br />
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Forgot to take a picture of the cake. The desserts were placed on the server in the dining room. I made the cake from a recipe for wedding cake on Pinterest and dyed the icing to match the color scheme. I used a few fresh flowers on top. Other desserts were candy dipped oreos, divinity, iced brownies, and chocolate covered almonds.<br />
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Party favors were cookies that were made especially for brides (I bought these from a lady that makes them) and consisted of wedding gowns, a calendar with the wedding date circled, and a wedding bell. They were adorable and tasted good as well! A bit hit!</div>
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Finally, yours truly with the adorable bride-to-be!<br />
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<i><b>Hugs,</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Betsy</b></i></div>
A Perfect Settinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17331973936506278901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721377756356207629.post-66262472911909591292018-02-13T11:10:00.001-05:002018-02-14T09:44:19.768-05:00How to Host a Romantic Valentine Dinner Party--Part Two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Valentine's Day </span>is a special time to show your friends and family a little love. If you are considering staying home, follow along as I prepare a romantic dinner party for 10.</div>
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If you missed Part I, catch it<a href="https://aperfectsettingalways.blogspot.com/2018/02/how-to-host-romantic-valentine-dinner.html"> <span id="goog_1255665265"></span>here</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1255665266"></span></a>. The next step, and always the one that I fear the most, is the food!! I try to do my best in the kitchen, but something always seems to go wrong. I definitely have a vision, it's just my vision is not always reality. </div>
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Here was the plan: for appetizers and cocktails, I prepared ahi tuna steaks. This really isn't a cooking blog, but since this was easy, I will explain the procedure. I bought two thick cut fresh ahi tuna steaks from Costco. I sprinkled both sides with onion powder and garlic powder, doused them with soy sauce, and then pressed in sesame seeds to both sides. I used a cast iron skillet and oil (not olive oil, as the pan needs to be very hot). Both sides were seared on very high heat for approx. two minutes per side, less if the tuna is not thick. After letting it rest, I cut against the grain and dressed it with wasabi and teriyaki sauce. This was delicious and turned out great. A bit hit. I also bought prepared spinach artichoke dip from Sam's Club and had that with scoops. A guest brought lollipop lamb chops. Spinach muffin squares were set out but some choose to wait and eat them with dinner. </div>
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I prepared a signature cocktail of Cosmos. I found a recipe I liked on Pinterest and made up a large pitcher. When served, we dipped the martini glass in water, then red sugar, and dressed with a lime wedge. Beer and wine were also available.</div>
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Next came the salad. This turned out yummy as well. Simply a salad with strawberries, red and orange peppers, glazed pecans, and feta cheese. This was dressed with a blush wine vinaigrette.</div>
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The main entree was ok, but not as good as expected. I used this <a href="http://www.goeatandrepeat.com/chicken-in-creamy-white-wine-sauce/">recipe</a>. I am not one to prepare a new recipe for guests, so I tested this out a week or so before and it was delicious. I thought I could tweak it a bit, as the sauce seemed a bit thin, and the chicken too thick. I sliced the breasts in half, turning 6 into 12, and added a small amount of flour to the chicken broth to thicken the sauce. Yea, bad idea. The sauce, instead of being flavorful and yummy, tasted too much like the flour. It was also hard to keep this warm and prepare in advance. I made this in the afternoon and put it in the crock pot on warm, but by the time I put it in the serving platter with the fettuccine, and we had our salad, it was cold. Oh well, green beans--same. I warmed them up, which cooked them more, and they weren't as crisp as I would have liked. </div>
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Chocolate cake was delicious. I found the recipe <a href="https://servingupsouthern.com/chocolate-buttermilk-cake/">here.</a></div>
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Now on to something I can feel good about. I bought three dozen roses from Costco. Usually they are $19.99 for two dozen, but prices always go up this time of year. I paid $15.99 per dozen, still not too bad because I get a lot of bang for my buck. </div>
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Luckily, I have lots of greens in my back yard. I cut magnolia and used my silver trophy urn, filling it with layers of magnolia leaves. Then I added the roses.</div>
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I prepared the flowers on Thursday, and the party was on Saturday. I used water-soaked oasis to keep the flowers fresh.<br />
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I used this arrangement on my kitchen table, using white as well as red roses.<br />
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I put the cake, dessert plates, and coffee service on the kitchen table until we were ready for it.</div>
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Next, I prepared the arrangement for my dining room table. I used the greens that came with the flowers, as well as yew from my backyard.<br />
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I also used roses in small crystal vases for each end of the table. </div>
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I prepared a bud vase with three red roses to use on my server.<br />
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I still had one rose left, so I used a little silver creamer pitcher, and put the rose with greens on my silver tray. Mini lights reflected off the tray and this looked so pretty at night.<br />
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Next came the place settings. I used creamy white china with gold edging. Mirrored chargers came from Tuesday Morning. Red napkins were purchased at World Market, and the napkin rings are some that I've had for years. I didn't have enough place card holders that matched, so I made some using card stock and heart paper punches.</div>
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I placed a heart-shaped chocolate on each plate. I also placed a few hearts on top of the tulle.<br />
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I used red goblets, and gold rimmed water glasses.<br />
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I hung a few hearts from my chandelier.<br />
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I used votives as well as mini lights under the tulle.<br />
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The evening was tons of fun, and I hope the guests enjoyed it.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Step One: Sprucing Up</span></b><br />
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I started a few weeks before by sprucing up my home. After I put all the Christmas decorations away, I took my time putting accessories back out. I wanted to make sure my home was clean and glitter-free before I put things back. Some of my accessories, especially in the dining room, are silver, so I spent some time polishing trays, etc., before I put them out or before I put them back in storage.<br />
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Next on my list was adding something to my urn that sits on a pedestal in the family room. I had a Christmas arrangement in this, so it has been empty for a few weeks. I decided that, instead of putting a seasonal arrangement in it, I would create something that would last through the remainder of winter, spring and summer. So I used artificial white flowers, and a few lavender ones to add a bit of color.<br />
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Mission accomplished. Next on the list was preparing a welcoming entry. Most of my friends use my side door which opens directly into the laundry room. Not exactly the first impression I'm looking for. I decided on a big Valentine wreath for my front door, and possibly (depending on weather), candles and globes lining the sidewalk to guide my guests to the door and foyer. We had some yard work done, which included trimming some overgrown bushes and the workers were nice enough to power wash the sidewalk, which had gotten quite nasty over the winter.</div>
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I searched Pinterest for inspiration, watched a tutorial, and decided on a ribbon wreath. I have never done one of these before, but I didn't think it could be so hard. I had a wreath form, and I got a great deal on ribbon at a local crafts store. This wreath took a ton of ribbon and a lot of time to do. I liked the end result, but I'm not sure I would tackle this style again.</div>
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The shiny red ribbon was Christmas ribbon and greatly reduced. I also used tulle--black, white, red, and pink, as well as decorative ribbon with hearts and chevron black and white. I think I should stick to flowers ...</div>
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Then, since I had all this red Christmas ribbon, I decided to make an attempt at something smaller for the side door, just in case. This didn't take a lot of time (obviously) but at least there's something festive on the door!</div>
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It's a bit wind-blown here, since we've been having March-type winds lately. If I keep doing these, I think I could get it down, but this is definitely beginner level.</div>
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As we enter the foyer, I added just a little basket of red and white flowers, sorta just used what I had leftover.</div>
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This silver vase is a an old bride's basket. It has a handle, which is hard to see in the picture. </div>
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I also worked on the kitchen table, but our dinner will be served in the dining room. I will use the kitchen table for dessert and snacks. Stay tuned, as I haven't really decided what I'll put there yet! Anyway, I decorated some plain column-type vases that you can get at the dollar store with some little red jewel stick-ons. I also used them on the candles. They are very inexpensive and you can pick them up at any craft store.</div>
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I filled the vase with the wiry heart garland that I found at the grocery store. The plan is to fill with water and float a candle--which I still need to buy.</div>
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I used the same bling on the pillar candles held by my little bored cherub.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Step three: Dining Table</span></b></div>
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Romance is necessary here. Glamour and cosmopolitan. That's the look I want. The only problem is that none of my decor is cosmopolitan, more vintage, I would say. Black and red was the answer. And lots of candles. I used a black tablecloth as my base. I also used a piece of wood between my table pads and cloth to elevate the center, just a bit. I bought a piece of craft wood at the hardware store, approx. 12" wide and 48" long. It's only about 3/4" high. Didn't take a picture of this step, but I know you can figure it out. Black tablecloth came next, then mirror tiles down the center. I am using little battery-powered rice lights on the top of the mirror, then red tulle as a table runner.</div>
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After adding the tulle, you can see the glimmer of the lights reflecting in the mirror tiles. I will use red flowers in these vases as well as the centerpiece in the picture above. The charger plates--two different styles--also reflect light from the chandelier above as well as the shiny hearts I hung from it.</div>
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Think I will stop here, as I've got more things to do to get ready, as you can see. I will finish the table setting, and lastly, prepare the food. Today I am ironing the napkins and getting all the dishes ready to complete the table.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks</span> for stopping by! Hope this will give you some ideas as far as entertaining. I find that not many people do this much anymore. It's something I enjoy, but if I were invited to someone else's home, I would be just as happy with paper plates!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Hugs,</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Betsy</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Moving </span>in New York is quite the challenge. This is the third time we have moved our daughter in Manhattan. First time--from Virginia to downtown; second time--from downtown to Washington Heights; third time--from Washington Heights to the Upper West Side. I sincerely hope she stays here a while. This studio apartment definitely has its charm, but you pay for that charm in New York. She moved from a two-bedroom apartment to a studio, so less square footage for quite a bit more money. Yes, she has a doorman, a rooftop deck and solarium that is quite nice. I was determined to help her get this apartment set up before I came back home.</div>
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This is the "before" picture that was pictured in the real estate ads.</div>
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Since I had never been in the apartment to take measurements, I used these pictures as a guide for furniture placement.</div>
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Another "before" picture from a different angle.</div>
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We brought a smaller couch with a sofa bed, since there really isn't room for guests here. We used the cocktail table she had in her old apartment.</div>
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We painted her red sofa table gold and used it behind the couch for lamps and accessories. Again, the size of the apartment did not allow for large end tables.</div>
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The cream and gold rug was purchased at <b>At Home.</b> We brought it from Virginia with the couch and various other items when we drove up.</div>
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We put up this curtain to separate the sleeping area from the living area. It is sheer so the light comes through. The dresser does double duty as it holds her clothes and her tv.</div>
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She uses her vintage sewing machine table as a desk. </div>
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The mirror was in the apartment. We thought about moving it, but we were told we had to store it if we didn't use it. So we just placed this table in front, and the glasses reflecting in the mirror look quite nice.</div>
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Her bar cart sits between the sofa and the sleeping area.</div>
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We used the chest opposite the bed, on the same side of the room as the sofa. We changed out the sconces and used some that were a little more "girly".</div>
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I found this small table at a consignment store. It had been used in our city's symphony house and it was the perfect size. Of course, I placed a picture of my daughter and I on the table!!</div>
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This picture is a bit blurry, sorry, but I wanted to show the closet and the little vintage shelving unit. We also used her coat rack as you can see.</div>
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Since this was around Christmas, I made her a wreath for the mirror. No room for a Christmas tree!</div>
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In the hall, we put her shelf table. She uses it for decor and more importantly, for her keys when she comes in the door.</div>
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The kitchen is tineeeee!! She was upset that when they painted, they ended the paint in the middle of the wall. We just had them come back and paint to the corner. It looks much better now.</div>
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Not much room here. Doing dishes is a bit awkward because of the placement of the sink. But it works for just one person.</div>
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This shows the hall as you are coming in the door. She has another deep closet here, which is nice.</div>
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You can see her canopy bed with the curtain as you come in.</div>
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We found these venetian shelves and put them over the toilet in the bathroom.</div>
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Another view of the bed and desk from the living area.</div>
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The bistro table and chairs are near the hall.</div>
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The curtain can be opened if she so desires.</div>
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The artwork above the sofa was a great Tuesday Morning find. All the soft colors really went well with our pink, gold, and cream theme.</div>
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And the "After"! Hope you enjoyed our Upper West Side Manhattan Studio apartment tour!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thought</span> I'd get a jump start on spring! I believe the weather in Virginia this year has been spring-like at times. We recently experienced an 80-degree day in the middle of February! I'm not complaining, though. I will glady take those days any time I can get them. <br />
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I discovered these cute moss-covered bunnies and carrots at a floral design shop. Thought they would be cute on the mantle, or on the table. So let's get a jump start on spring and think bunnies, eggs, and carrots!<br />
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These fun carrots could be cute lying a napkin, on top of your dinner plate, or as shown here, hanging from the chandelier!</div>
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Towering candle holders hold moss balls, and a plain table runner allows all focus to be on the decor.</div>
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This bunny is carrying mini eggs...</div>
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A vintage bunny oval vase is the perfect container for fresh flowers.</div>
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A lazy bunny!</div>
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Mini moss balls, mini bunnies, and crystal votives finish off the design.</div>
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The table is set with green and yellow plates, floral napkins, and</div>
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The party is just about ready to begin!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What </span>the world needs now is love, sweet love. Now, more than ever before, we need love. The hate, anger, bitterness and division is breaking our country apart, not to mention friendships and sometimes, even families. And why? How wonderful that we are all so passionate about our country that we have an opinion as to how things should be done. What's not so wonderful is how it is interpreted by others. Posting political links and opinions on social media, I believe, only incites anger, leading to more posting, and more anger. Everyone is entitled to what they believe. That's how our country was founded--freedom of speech. Let's do our best to respect others, but not incite anger. I am so thankful for our freedoms, opportunities, and this wonderful, beautiful country. If we all live by this rule--"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you", would the anger, violence, and division be a thing of the past? I don't know, but I do know it certainly wouldn't be a bad thing. So this Valentine's Day, let's celebrate love. Let's hug and kiss. Let's eat chocolate, drink wine, and dance. That's what I intend to do!! <br />
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Enjoy a little love today!</div>
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Red wine, red roses, and red hearts!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sending hugs and kisses to you today! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With </span>Halloween approaching, I must confess--I didn't put up my decorations this year. I know, not like me, but it just seemed to get here before I knew it. So today, I am showing my cousin's decorations (actually from last year, but don't tell, no one will know the difference) and they look quite cute. </div>
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This cute little cupboard is all decked out for the big night. When Halloween is over, she merely turns the jack-o-lanterns around so the faces don't show, and they are just pumpkins, which can go on until after Thanksgiving!</div>
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This beautiful fall arrangement sits on her round table in the living room.</div>
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The dining room sideboard is decorated with fall leaves, mercury glass pumpkins, and a cute little witch. </div>
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The centerpiece on the table makes a stunning presentation with lots of gourds, pumpkins, leaves, etc.</div>
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The fireplace mantle is all lit up, with orange, purple, and green lights, a fall garland, and other Halloween decor. The wreath on the mirror is adorable.</div>
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The mercury glass pumpkin reflects the light, which in part is due to this mirrored tile. Cute little votives!</div>
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With six grandchildren, she always seems to have great help from one of the girls!</div>
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This is a closeup of the arrangement from the dining room.</div>
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A jack-o-lantern dressed up for the occasion.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And lastly, an old vintage book, that was hers when she was a little girl! Man, that thing must be ancient! (LOL)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Time</span> to peace out. I'm thinking ahead to Christmas. Thanks for stopping by! If you haven't seen my Halloween post, A Ghoulish Setting, click <a href="http://aperfectsettingalways.blogspot.com/2011/10/ghoulish-setting.html">here</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">It's </b>that time of year again.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am seriously mourning the end of summer. The cooler temps are welcome, and I know fall is a favorite time of year for some folks. Although I am happy to see the temps drop a bit, I will miss the bbq's, the beach time, and a busy social calendar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And, of course, how could I talk about fall without mentioning the upcoming election. Don't worry, I will not preach about this candidate or that, as I believe my opinion will not sway anyone at this point. All I can say is this: let's all remember the golden rule whoever wins. Good manners and kindness will go a long way in making this country great again and I believe that it begins with each and every one of us, the people of the good ole US of A. So carry on your table conversations, but do so with kindness and consideration for others in mind. A great debate leads to great ideas, but hatred and violence lead us down a path that will lead to nowhere fast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So today, here is a comforting tablescape, designed with a transition from end of summer to fall in mind!</span></div>
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A fall garland entertwined with candles and mini pumpkins are used as a centerpiece. Grapevine gives texture and visual interest.</div>
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Place settings are from Pottery Barn a few years back. </div>
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Adding other elements into your fall garland, such as this hydrangea, give a full, rich look</div>
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By using a brown dinner plate, the white salad plate and soup tureen become the stars of the show.</div>
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This tablescape is pretty simple and quick to set.</div>
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Amber colored stems add to the feeling of fall.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>My</b></span> daughter was recently asked to be a bridesmaid in the wedding of one of her dear friends. She and two of the other bridesmaids decided to kick off the wedding events with a bridal tea. Since my daughter lives in New York, and the other girls live and work here in the Richmond area, she asked for my help. Of course being the wonderful mother that I am, I agreed. </div>
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The girls met and planned what they wanted to do. They decided on the pink and gold color scheme, and an early afternoon tea. So with about a week to go, I pulled out some accoutrements, and started to stage the centerpiece for the tables. I decided to use a silver tea set, silver candlelabras with candlecups for flowers, and stacked teacups.</div>
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The day arrived and the girls came over early to help set up. We snapped this picture while still setting the table with plates, glasses, and the centerpiece. Minutes after this picture was taken, buckets of rain came down, and even though we had canopies set up, everything was soaked. We had a decision to make. Take a chance that the rain would stop, or bring the event in. We all wanted it to be outside, but it just wasn't worth the chance. Problem was we only had two hours to re-set everything inside, get the food prepared, shower and dress. Not enough time, so the girls called all the guests and asked them to come an hour later. Luckily, that worked out.</div>
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We threw everything in the dryer, ironed some of the napkins, and set up my kitchen table with a leaf. It was a little crowded, but no one seemed to notice.</div>
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Yes, everything would have been much prettier outside, but you can't control the weather. It still looked pretty, with the pink and white flowers, gold trimmed vintage glasses, and all the teacups.</div>
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I used the gold paper doilies instead of chargers to save space, and white vintage plates trimmed with gold.</div>
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We decided the pink tulle table runner looked best for a romantic, vintage feel.</div>
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We used a variety of teacups and pearls.</div>
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Party favors were cellophane bags filled with loose tea from "Alice's Tea Cup" in New York, and a Chocolate Chip scone. We placed these in the cups and saucers at each place setting.</div>
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The girls had a drink before eating, and the choices were Sweet Tea Sangria, Suicide Tea, Fruit Infused Water, Strawberry Lemonade, and regular Iced Tea.</div>
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For flowers, I used hydrangeas from my yard, pink roses, pink and white carnations, and baby's breath.</div>
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We set up the food table in the dining room with a long white cloth topped with a pink floral cloth.</div>
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The menu consisted of tea sandwiches--cucumber and pimento cheese, ham biscuits, caprese bites, cheese straws, and strawberry/blackberry spinach salad.</div>
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Part of the centerpiece was this cloche filled with stacked cups, and small vases filled with flowers.</div>
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Cheesecake filled strawberries, different types of banana bread, pound cake, and of course cupcakes.</div>
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Can't believe I don't have a picture of the cupcakes, but they were delicious.</div>
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Desserts also included scones and macaroons.</div>
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The girls decorated the family room with "tea" type accessories.</div>
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Hope you enjoyed our Bridal Tea. The pictures would have been lovely if we could have set up outside, but everything turned out ok in the end.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">--</span><i>Betsy</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome </span>to Part 2 of Taylor's Outdoor Bridal Shower. With the BTB, the MOB, FOB, my hubby, a friend, and bridesmaids helping to set up, we were able to set up the morning of with time left to shower and dress before the guests arrived at 1:00.</div>
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A cute banner provided by one of the BTB's bridesmaids adorned the outdoor tent. This is the area we had available for gifts as the guests arrived. </div>
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A cute picture of the BTB and GTB sat on the table with the gifts. Since I have terrible handwriting, I cheated and used the computer.</div>
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One of the games played was "Who Am I?" Each guest jotted down a memory, and the BTB read each one aloud and guessed who had written it. She got most of them right! Party favors were cute gold boxes tied with white ribbon which held candy and were passed out to guests at the end of the shower.</div>
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Another bird feeder umbrella decorated the gift table.</div>
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I was trying to find a suitable clipboard or paper to record gifts and names but the MOH was a step ahead of me and used her laptop. Another bridesmaid made the ribbon bouquet to use at the rehearsal.</div>
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The BTB preparing to open the many gifts.</div>
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One creative shower gift was a basket of wine to celebrate a year of firsts. Each one was labeled with clever "firsts" of which I can't remember right now.</div>
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The ribbon bouquet after all the gifts were opened was quite cute!</div>
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The BTB reading the memories!</div>
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A silver tray with chalkboard center listed drinks available which consisted of white wine Sangria, pink lemonade, and sweet tea.</div>
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We set up a selfie backdrop on the basketball court.</div>
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Props were available for the girls to use for the all-important selfie.</div>
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Another game we played was guess my age!</div>
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Drink decanters were set up on the tea cart.</div>
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The BTB with her guests.</div>
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Bridesmaids!</div>
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Yours truly with the BTB and MOB!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you enjoyed your visit today! Next week I am hosting a Bridal Tea for one of my daughter's friends, so be sure and stop by! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A </span>friend of mine's daughter is getting married in August, and I was excited to give her a bridal shower this past weekend. The weather cooperated, even though we had to wait until the day of to set up because of rain. With a little help from friends and family, the shower was a success!</div>
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The MOB provided this cute flag which could be seen from the street.</div>
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A bridal wreath adorned the front door. I used a pew bow which I had made for the wedding of a friend in the center, along with roses and baby's breath.</div>
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Since the shower was outside, we directed guests with a sign so no one had to go up and down steps unnecessarily.</div>
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This cute sign welcomed guests to the backyard. The MOB's bridal veil was used to decorate.</div>
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I found these cute bird feeders at Tuesday morning so I purchased two. Loved the little umbrella, and though you can't see, it has a little bird perched on the bottom.</div>
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It was supposed to be sunny and hot. Instead it was cloudy and muggy, but the canopies did provide some much needed shade for when the sun did peep out. I set tables for 32 guests. The pew bows I made were used at the corners of the canopies.</div>
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I painted an old silver tray with chalkboard paint on the inside and Annie Sloan on the rim.</div>
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The theme was pink and gold. I used two gold candlesticks with candlecups to hold arrangements for the tablescape.</div>
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Since the tables I was planning to use weren't very wide, I began looking early for something low, long and narrow. I found exactly what I was looking for at a consignment store. The brass floral container was dirty and black, but after cleaning with brass cleaner, it looked almost brand new! This arrangement was used on the center table.</div>
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I made seven of these pink and white runners. It's hard to see, but the fabric has little birds on it. So I pulled out my love birds to use on the tables.</div>
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This table was set for 20 guests.</div>
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I have been collecting white china trimmed in gold, and I had enough to use for the shower. All the patterns aren't exactly the same, but worked well together.</div>
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The iced beverage glasses are Chelsea by Godinger, from the Shannon collection. I purchased these at Tuesday morning a few years back when I had an outdoor dinner for my son's high school graduation.</div>
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I used gold doilies under the plates instead of chargers. Chargers were just too big for the narrow tables.</div>
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As for the tablecloths, I used solid white with a lace overlay.</div>
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I also used the round tables on the patio. Since I kept the umbrellas in, I used white battenburg placemats, and changed to pink napkins. Vases of stock, snapdragons, and alstromeira decorated the tables.</div>
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I needed one more table for four, so I used a folding round table. </div>
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The buffet was set up using two rectangular tables and a round table in the center to hold dessert plates and forks.</div>
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Buffet table with food!</div>
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A gold and white urn holds the flowers for the centerpiece, and I used two small silver vases with just one flower.</div>
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The menu: ham biscuits, salad with fruit and pecans, cheese straws, spinach squares, caprese bites, and chicken salad with croissants.</div>
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Dessert table was set up using a white tablecloth and a pink overlay. For this table, I used several of my glass pieces that are trimmed in gold. I scout these out at estate sales.</div>
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Dessert table with food! </div>
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The BTB's cousin made this adorable cake! It was chocolate inside, moist, and delicious!</div>
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She also made the cute cake pops.</div>
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We had strawberries dipped in pink candy coating, pink m&m's, and homemade chocolate/nut/coconut cookies. The cookies were made by a friend, who was so gracious to help me out! These cookies are so good, it's impossible to eat just one!</div>
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Also, golden oreos dipped in pink candy coating, more cookies, and chocolate covered almonds. Another pink cake, just in case we ran out of dessert lol! The flowers here were baby's breath and pink carnations, in a crystal candlestick with a candlecup to hold the floral.</div>
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The centerpiece consisted of a large crystal compote that I found at a consignment store. I decorated it with a white tulle "wedding" skirt on the bottom stem and a floral in the bowl.</div>
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Thinking this is picture overload, so I'll stop for now. Part II coming soon, with more pictures from the shower.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by! Come back soon!!</span></div>
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A Perfect Settinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17331973936506278901noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721377756356207629.post-69610208783369390372016-05-04T10:19:00.000-04:002016-05-04T10:20:53.114-04:00Fireplace Re-Do<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">It</span> was time to say goodbye. This brick fireplace had seen better days. An update was needed! Unfortunately, hubby thought the brick looked great. Why is it that men don't like to re-do brick or paint wood? Anyway, I decided I needed to paint the brick a lighter color. When I told him, he had a fit. Well, maybe not a fit, but he certainly didn't like the idea, so he said, "how about stone?" Well, I tried to curb my enthusiasm. Let it be known that I didn't waste much time picking out the stone and the marble hearth. Of course, if we are doing all that, a newer mantle was necessary as well.</div>
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The brick had seen its better days!</div>
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The new fireplace looks so much better, updated, and is now a real focal point in the room.</div>
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The colors are more vivid in person, and don't show up well in the pictures because of the light from the windows, but they are a nice combination of grays and creams, which tie everything in the area together, from the wall color in the family room, to the cream color in the kitchen. The hearth is marble and has the same colors as the stone.</div>
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So much better!!</div>
A Perfect Settinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17331973936506278901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721377756356207629.post-17144320871817271362016-01-10T11:09:00.000-05:002016-01-10T11:09:35.375-05:00Christmas 2015 Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">As</span> another Christmas season comes and goes, here are a few photos of the kitchen and family room. All the decorations will be down by the end of the day, boxed up and stored for another year. Hope you enjoy!</div>
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On the kitchen island, I keep this Tiffany silver trumpet vase and change the flowers depending on the season. It doesn't take up much room, so that I can serve or prep when needed. If you look behind the vase, I hung snowflakes from the window valence. I used a tension rod, and hung the snowflakes with white thread and ornament hangers. At Christmas I use a butler's tray table in the corner to hold extra Christmas trays and wine glasses.</div>
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For Christmas morning breakfast, I again used my Christmas china, with red chargers and Lunt flatware.</div>
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For the centerpiece, I used decorated greenery and gilded fruit, silver antler candleholders, and red votive candleholders, which match the sequined red chargers.</div>
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The centerpiece bowl is a unique piece--silver and crystal--with four taper candleholders. It's one of my favorite estate sale finds.</div>
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For beverages, we used champagne flutes for our mimosas and vintage glasses for water or milk.</div>
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Above the patio doors, I added these love and joy signs. They are battery operated, but I had to climb on a step stool to turn them on.</div>
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On to the family room. On the cocktail table, I used a garland with a gold ribbon, my gold reindeer that I love, gold trees, and ...hmm are those artichokes? pineapples? acorns? Well, whatever they are, they were used on the cocktail table vignette with gold battery operated pillar candles, which were on a timer. The candles provided a nice glow when coming into a dark room.</div>
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A shot of the family room in the evening.</div>
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The main Christmas tree was again gold and bronze. I added some new decor this year, musical notes, large bronze snowflakes, deer heads, and lots of grapevine.</div>
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I changed up the mantle and placed my garland straight across instead of swagging (is that a word?) it. I found these stick garland mini lights, which I added, as well as the gold pieces on the end. Have no idea what to call them, but they were sort of a paper mache and I have ornaments shaped exactly the same way, so I had to have them. I also used musical ribbon bows, and decorated with the same notes that I used on the tree, and cupids playing different instruments. </div>
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Here's a close up of the decorated mantle. Behind the garland, I used gold finials that I found years ago at Kirklands, with tall gold candleholders on each end.</div>
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I made this little arrangement for the hearth using a lantern, greenery, and other gold/bronze accents.</div>
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Big items have big impact, but sometimes you just need something small. I found these petite gold Christmas trees and thought they were cute on a silver tray.</div>
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The bookcase was decorated and I again used my silhouette angels for the top. This year I ordered votive candles on a timer so that they would come on automatically in the evening. Yay! No climbing up to cut them on! Worked like a charm.</div>
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I have used this woodland scene vignette before, but this year I moved it to the end table with my leopard lamp.</div>
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We were again blessed to have our son and daughter home. Our son finished up at Virginia Tech in December, and is beginning the job search. Our daughter is still in New York and is in a show called <a href="http://bestevents.us/new-york-new-dawn-the-musical/938641">"New Dawn"</a> at the end of the month. If you are in the area, I hope you will go check it out. </div>
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Christmas night we had 30 of my cousins over for a Christmas get-together! Everyone brought an appetizer, and we had a lot of fun. 2015 was a great year, and I am very thankful for my family and friends! On to 2016!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> Happy New Year to you and yours!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now </span>that the holiday season is winding down, I have a little time to work on a few posts. I love decorating for Christmas, and this year I had a deadline. We were going out of town for a few days on December 1st and I wanted all the decor to be up and ready to go by the time I got back. Here's a peak into the front rooms of the house. In my next post, I will put up the pictures of the back rooms, which include the kitchen and family room. Hope you enjoy!</div>
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Upon entering the front door, the first decorated tree stands in a fishbowl nestled in a corner by the stairs. The white ornaments were made by my mother, and this year I added different sized snowflakes and a white topper. White mini lights were added to the banister, and I had them on a chaser setting, which made the room feel magical.</div>
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Santa and two white glittery reindeer sit under the tree.</div>
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My silver neo-classical vase holds a new silver and white Christmas arrangement. The silver and gold deer are also new additions to this table vignette.</div>
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The stairs are always fun to decorate, and new white, wispy pine garland was added this year.</div>
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I added a swag over the inside front door.</div>
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Now on to the living room, which we refer to as the paaarlor, darling!</div>
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I found this great nativity which I placed on the console with my white angels and some greenery.</div>
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On the bombay chest, I used my sleigh decorated with white ornaments, crystal grapes, and greenery.</div>
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It was fun decorating the dining room this year. I used mostly silver, with a hint of red under the white tablecloth. I again used my deer from Tuesday morning, my candelabras with silver glitzy candles, and various decor on the table.<br />
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I also put a full-sized tree in the corner. I have been using a smaller tree, but decided to use this one. It had a more formal look, with some burgundy-colored balls added in with the silver and crystal.</div>
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Our Christmas Eve dinner table was set for nine, but one cancelled, so I removed one place setting. Before dinner, I removed the deer and the candelabras, as they were blocking our view, and I added a fresh arrangement using mostly greenery and berries from my yard with white carnations.<br />
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The fresh arrangement sat on my new tea cart before dinner.</div>
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I used white napkins trimmed in silver with a shimmery napkin ring, my Lunt sterling, and mirrored chargers. I used Opal Innocence china.<br />
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Wine glasses used were Navarre, and iced beverage glasses were crystal with a silver rim, not sure what they are.<br />
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And just a few items placed here and there. Although it's hard to see, I added those mini lights around the decanters, which looked pretty reflecting in the silver tray at night. When I purchase these, I now look for ones with timers, that will come on at the same time every evening and cut off after 4 or 6 hours.<br />
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I also used a vintage-style light around the base of my reindeer. I used battery-operated votives this year on his antlers, because the dripping wax is not fun to clean. You can purchase votives now that have timers as well. Yay!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I</span> think that's enough for now! Please come back and take a look at the kitchen and dining room decor. Have a safe, healthy, and happy New Year!! <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Labor </span>Day weekend kicks off the beginning of dove hunting season. My hubby and his friends excitedly await the arrival, not so much for the hunting part, but the camaraderie and the communing with nature. Someone recently said that my hubby can't sit still long enough to hunt, and this is probably true, but he loves the whole idea of it. We invited the wives to come down to the lake Sunday evening to meet up with the hunters and share a meal out in the wild.</div>
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We recently added string lights, and an outdoor kitchen to our outdoor setting by the lake.</div>
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Setting a square table has its challenges. Since I didn't know exactly how many were coming too far in advance, I had to come up with something fairly quick. So to keep it simple, I just used white plates, gray napkins, and inexpensive crystal and wines.</div>
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The table and chairs have a contemporary flair, so I didn't want to add too many embellishments.</div>
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They were all different.</div>
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The men remarked that the table looked quite different than the one from the night before!</div>
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The crystal glasses are Cristal D'arques Longchamp and nice quality as well as reasonably priced.</div>
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Another issue is decorating around an umbrella pole. Again, not much time to get too creative, so I just used three cylinder vases, with grocery store flowers and solomon's seal from my garden.</div>
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Wine glasses were from the dollar store!!</div>
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Two contemporary-style votive holders, and done.</div>
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It turned out quite nice, considering I had to transport everything from home.</div>
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Mother Nature provides most of the eye candy here!</div>
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Our meal consisted of steak and salmon, caprese salad, sauteed squash and zucchini, fried okra, corn cooked on the grill, and homemade cookies and brownies.</div>
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We had a fun time being together and cooking together outside. It was a mutual effort! We left the men, and drove an hour to get back home. Time seemed to slip away from us, and we had no idea it was so late when we got home at 1:30 am! I spent the next morning, cleaning up dishes and utensils, and putting everything away. So the rest of the Labor Day was spent in a chaise lounge by the pool!</div>
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Hope your Labor Day was relaxing. A Labor Day celebration was held in my hometown and the guest speaker paid homage to my father and uncles who served in World War II, as well as other local hometown heroes. Wish I had known about it in advance. It was a wonderful tribute to my family and I was honored.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank</span> you for visiting! Come back soon!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It</b></span> has been a whirlwind of a summer. We have been to the beach for three weeks, and I am so thankful that we had the opportunity to share our vacation with family and friends. Even though I am sad that the summer is coming to a close, I have great memories of fun times! The weather continues to be hot through October, so hopefully we will get back there soon.</div>
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In the meantime, a beach tablescape will do. It reminds me of eating delicious seafood, wading in the cool ocean, feeling the sun's warmth, and curling my toes in the sand.</div>
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I used a white and cream-colored runner as a base, and added a silver boat-shaped dish as the centerpiece, filled with an assortment of shells and votives.</div>
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A cream basket-weave design plate held my shell dishes which are tinted blue with beige.</div>
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Instead of using busy napkins with shell-design, I decided on plain white ones, with beautiful floral cut work.</div>
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Starfish, shell, and votive holder add to the beachy feel.</div>
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A friend of mine gave me these great wine glasses that have a silver base with shells and a lobster. The beverage stem has a silver rim.</div>
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A silver shell napkin ring holds the napkins in place.</div>
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Another close-up of the lobster wine glass.</div>
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Using battery-operated votives in the boat centerpiece keeps me from worrying about fire while entertaining.</div>
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The shell placecard holders were also a gift from my cousin. Thank you!!</div>
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Your place is ready! She-crab soup??</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I </span>hope you have enjoyed your summer. Thank you for visiting with me today!</b></div>
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I also want to send my condolences to the families of the victims of the WDBJ shooting near Roanoke. Alison Parker went to JMU, the same university as my daughter, and Adam Ward attended VA Tech, the university my son attends. My heart aches for these families' loss. Please pray for them!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Fourth of July!! </span>We celebrated America last night with a backyard bbq with friends. Even though rain threatened, we went ahead with our plans, but put up two additional tents just to be safe. We provided pulled pork bbq, slaw, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, and bite-sized desserts. Beverages consisted of frozen margaritas, beer, wine, and of course, lots of cold water. Upon entering the backyard, a lantern with a double mesh bow greeted guests.</div>
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I found these patriotic candles at Pier 1 as well as the lantern, which was on sale!!</div>
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Torches lined the sidewalk, with white candles adorned with red and blue mesh bows.</div>
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Lots of red, white, and blue accessories on the bistro table coming in.</div>
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I found these great pillows at Joanne fabrics for a reasonable price.</div>
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On my stone console, I used my little pails with fireworks-type decorations. I love using quotes, so I added these with easels.</div>
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I added lots of American flags to my flower pots.</div>
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I usually buy flowers from Kroger or Fresh Market, but they were sold out of red, white, and blue flowers, for the most part. I did buy a few red and white carnations and some status. I used lots of greenery from my backyard.</div>
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We set up a bar for self-serve.</div>
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Another table under the big tent was dressed with a blue-striped tablecloth, red runner, hydrangeas, and festive centerpiece.</div>
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Everyone brought a dish, so we needed lots of food tables.</div>
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My original thought was to use the round table for dessert, but we had to move desserts to make room for all the food!!</div>
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Plates, trays for hot dogs, and utensils wrapped in paper napkins tied with more of that wiry stuff that I don't know the name of.</div>
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Thank goodness for warming trays. Luckily I have lots of outlets in my backyard, and I used two warming trays to keep the bbq and mac n cheese hot.</div>
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A picture of the table before all the food!</div>
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I found these tall candlesticks at an estate sale. </div>
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I like using individual bags of chips for outdoor functions, because they don't get soggy.</div>
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Lots of lanterns, and even a fresh arrangement inside the house.</div>
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We had lots of fun, plenty of food, and when the rain came, we just congregated under the tents, moved the food under shelter, and kept the party going.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>So, may God bless America, and bring unity, peace, and goodwill to our great country.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since </span>the rain won't seem to go away, I thought I'd take a few minutes and post what's been going on the last few weeks (and months) since my last post. This is a hodge podge of pictures I thought I'd share, no theme to speak of, just a little of this and a little of that.</div>
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The first picture is of the spring wreath I made for the front door. It's mostly pink, and I guess the neighbors might think I'm wishing for a baby girl, but I liked the colors.</div>
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My children came home for Easter, and we had dinner in the dining room. I used a garden bunny in the centerpiece, with pink tulips on each side.</div>
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It was nice having just the four of us, and we certainly had a lovely time being together!</div>
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For teacher appreciation week, I helped my cousin do the tables for a teacher luncheon. We used decorated mason jars with cut flowers from the yard, big pieces of chalk tied with twine, and apples as our centerpieces. Simple, but cute!</div>
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When the flowers finally bloomed for spring, they were magnificent.</div>
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Flowers were planted in all the pots.</div>
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Now we are ready to enjoy the outside, if the weather will cooperate!</div>
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Instead of going out to a restaurant for our anniversary as we usually do, we decided to go to our lake where we cooked dinner outside, and enjoyed the view. Nothing fancy on the table--but with this view it wasn't needed.</div>
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Our dinner consisted of salad with fruit, walnuts, and feta with strawberry blush vinaigrette, fillets, roasted squash and zucchini, and sauteed mushrooms with onions. We enjoyed being outside and cooking together.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>As</b></span> the song goes, "because I'm happy", a fun Easter tablescape was designed to welcome both my children home for Easter! It's not too often these days that we are all together at the same time. With Child #1 living in New York, and Child #2 still in college at VA Tech, we cannot seem to get our schedules to work out so that everyone is home at the same time. I am happy to say that it hopefully will work out that we will all be together for Easter this year! I think they decided to come because Easter Sunday is also my birthday. So I will prepare all of our favorite Easter dishes, and we will enjoy good food and each other's company!! What a fantastic birthday present!! </div>
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My spring table was changed up a bit and became an Easter table. The napkin rings, salad plate, and centerpiece were changed, but the dishes, flatware, and glasses are the same. </div>
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I created a centerpiece arrangement using a wheelbarrow-type container, Easter eggs, and spring flowers.</div>
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The bunnies were purchased this year at HomeGoods, and I found a cute little basket for this guy to hold.</div>
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The salad plate was changed to yellow, which brought out the yellow in the arrangement.</div>
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The bunny napkin rings have been around a long time. Wish I had more than four!!</div>
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I believe the bunnies are Fitz & Floyd.<br />
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This fellow has a cute little butterfly that has landed on his backside.<br />
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The flowers in the arrangement are artificial, and I purchased the glitter eggs at Michaels. For our actual dinner, I will more than likely prepare a fresh arrangement. That's the plan for right now!<br />
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I will serve spinach artichoke dip and chips upon their arrival using this silver tray, white basket, and cabbage bowl.<br />
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This tray livens up the kitchen counter.<br />
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I enjoy using this trumpet vase on the island because it doesn't take up much space.<br />
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A Perfect Settinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17331973936506278901noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721377756356207629.post-61289073254397443622015-04-01T17:26:00.000-04:002015-04-01T17:26:43.414-04:00Easter Home Tour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Today</span> we are touring the home of a friend of mine who is an interior designer. She was kind enough to have us over for Easter dinner last year, and I've been saving these photos to share with you! She displays bunnies throughout her beautiful home all year, but the bunnies quickly multiply at Easter, and the design is whimsical, elegant, and lovely! </div>
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This bench is in the breakfast room, and holds a basket of veggies and a cute bunny holding spring flowers!</div>
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Also in the breakfast room, the credenza displays a collection of silver items, adorned with eggs and bunnies! The azaleas are real, and were displayed throughout her home. Each item is displayed with such detail in mind, such as the bees on the glitter candles.</div>
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A beautiful spring wreath welcomes guests.</div>
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Before the dining table is set for dinner, a lovely arrangement of spring flowers, eggs, and Easter candy set the tone for a happy gathering.</div>
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On the kitchen island, an Easter bunny holds beautiful dogwoods.</div>
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Appetizers before the meal included shrimp cocktail.</div>
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A happy circle of bunnies hold a beautiful Easter lilly on the breakfast table where the food was served.</div>
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More azaleas!</div>
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This bunny guards his eggs in a basket on the floor in the breakfast room.</div>
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The console in the foyer is beautiful with a display of dogwood in a silver trumpet vase, metallic eggs in a silver basket, and a cute artistic bunny!</div>
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A close-up of the console table with metallic eggs and artistic bunny.</div>
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The table is set with fine china, lovely linens, and sterling flatware. Fresh lavender is displayed in tiny vases.</div>
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Vintage glassware for wine, water, and iced tea.</div>
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In the living room, an enormous Easter tree is decorated with dogwood blooms and many different Easter ornaments.</div>
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Mr. and Mrs. Bunny are ready for the festivities to begin!</div>
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The view into the living room from the foyer.</div>
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A large silver tray holds a bunny pitcher, sugar, creamer, napkins, and vintage spoon.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Sorry for the blurred photographs, but I felt they were still worth sharing. I had camera issues and had to use my cell phone. Think I have those issues taken care of (hopefully).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">A little blast from the past, my take on St. Patrick's Day!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">With</span> St. Patrick's Day fast approaching, I have been thinking of tablesettings. To be perfectly honest, I am not the least bit Irish, but I am all about a great celebration, for whatever reason I can come up with. That being said, I do not have anything at all relating to St. Patrick's Day. When I was a child, I did not even have any green clothing, and I would have great anxieties of being pinched for not wearing green. So my mother would dig through her costume jewelry, and come up with something green that I could wear so I wouldn't be pinched. <br /><br />We do have a huge celebration in our neighborhood, as one of my neighbors is Irish. He will rent a huge tent, hire a band, and the street will be partitioned off. Hopefully I can dig through my jewelry box and find something that will show my support!<br /><br />So today, my table is green, sort of, so I won't be "pinched". <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I found this great ivory lace drapery panel at an outlet store, greatly reduced, and layered it over a white tablecloth.</div>
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I tried several different chargers, and decided on these mirrored ones recently purchased at Tuesday Morning.</div>
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China is Greenwich by Minton.</div>
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Napkins are ivory and are held with a crystal ring. The design reminded me a little of a clover? maybe? The little butter patty dishes were my Mom's.</div>
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I wish I knew the pattern for these wine stems. I inherited these as well from my Mom's collection. I love the etched design. The iced beverages were acquired recently from Craigslist!</div>
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I remember these candelabras were always on my Mother's sideboard when I was growing up. They were my maternal grandmother's.</div>
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After reading Bill's last post at <a href="http://affordableaccoutrements.blogspot.com/2011/03/simply-vintage-table-setting.html" style="color: #6a0808; text-decoration: none;">Affordable Accoutrements</a> on silver overlay, I looked through my china cabinet and found this sugar and creamer. It looks similar to what he was referring to, but there were no markings, so I'm not sure it's actually silver or an imitation. I think they are pretty cool regardless...</div>
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I added this little vintage clover dish just for fun!</div>
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Originally I had planned to use just yellow, white, and green in my centerpiece. But I saw this bouquet in the store for $9.99, added greenery from my yard and assembled this with a hurricane globe and candle in a silver tray. The claret-colored alstroemeria blended in with the colors in my dining room.</div>
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I recently found this great Maitland-Smith metal urn at an antique mall and just couldn't pass it up!</div>
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