Decorating, Tablescaping, Before and Afters, Thrifty Finds, and Gardening
Welcome to the 221st Tablescape Thursday! (Pssst: The seasonal footer at the bottom of BNOTP is all decked out with Christmas and Holiday posts.) As I put this table setting together yesterday, I thought I was creating a Christmas tablescape. Once I sat down and began writing my post, I realized this is really a great "transition" table, a table that's as much at home for a fall or Thanksgiving … [Read more...]
Welcome to 220th Tablescape Thursday! I'm posting Tabescape Thursday early this week since tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day and it will be a busy day for everyone. I'm excited to share my friend, Bonnie's beautiful Thanksgiving table this week! Come a bit closer and soak up all the wonderful details. I love, love, love all the rich fall colors in this setting. Such a warm, inviting table … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 219th Tablescape Thursday! I'd also like to welcome listeners from the Bekah, Lynne, Thursdays show! Thanks so much for stopping by and thanks to Bekah and Lynne for the shoutout today on their mid-morning show! If you're looking for the home tour of the adorable cottage in the movie, The Holiday, you'll find it here: Tour Rosehill Cottage from the movie, The Holiday. … [Read more...]
I've been working on my Thanksgiving table setting this week and I had it almost finished when I realized how much I didn't like the way the place cards I was using looked with the autumn colors in my tablescape. The only place cards I have are some I purchased a few years ago and they are stark white. I hopped in the car and headed over to a couple of home stores thinking I might find something in … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 171th Tablescape Thursday! I'm a week late but for this Tablescape Thursday I'm sharing the Thanksgiving table setting I had been working on when my camera cat-astrophe occurred. All the pics in this post were taken with the new camera, a Nikon D5100. This camera is super, duper light sensitive, which is why it works so well in low lighting situations. It will take me a little while to get … [Read more...]
A while back I set up a little cozy, fall 'scape out on the porch. A few weeks before creating that little tablescape, I had purchased some real acorns on Amazon. They were reasonably priced and perfect for fall. (You'll find more pics of this fall tablescape, HERE.) The funny thing is, I have a HUGE oak tree in my front yard. But for some crazy reason, 99.9% of the acorns it drops … [Read more...]
As you're running around today preparing for the big day tomorrow, here's a little silliness to give you a giggle. Stop, take a few deep breaths today and know this: It doesn't have to be perfect. It doesn't even have to be edible. It just has to be about gathering together with the ones we care about and love. Dear Family & Friends, I know that you were eager to accept our family’s … [Read more...]
Recently, for Tablescape Thursday, I posted a Thanksgiving tablescape with the little ones in mind. It included a fun turkey napkin fold. Today I'm sharing a tutorial showing how it's made, in case you would like to incorporate it into your Thanksgiving table this year. (Tablescape below can be viewed here: A Thanksgiving Tablescape for the Kids) To create your turkey napkin fold, besides a … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 169th Tablescape Thursday! Thanksgiving is only one week away! Wow, this month has flown by. For this Tablescape Thursday I put together a tablescape with the little ones in mind. Do you set up a "kids" table each year for Thanksgiving? Sometimes I think sitting at the kids table would be more fun than the grown-ups table. Though this table was created with little ones in mind, … [Read more...]
I've been playing outside today, bringing a little fall to the porch. During the summer it looks something like this. (View this tablescape summer table setting HERE) Because the porch is all white (for the most part) it's a blank slate for anything you can dream up. For the 4th of July, it looked like this. (4th of July porch, HERE) It was time to add a little fall to the porch. I couldn't … [Read more...]
