Decorating, Tablescaping, Before and Afters, Thrifty Finds, and Gardening
Welcome to the 232nd Tablescape Thursday and Happy Valentine's Day! Before Valentine's Day gets away, I have two last Valentine's Day table settings to share. A visit to the home of my friend, Marie, is always so much fun. I love seeing how she decorates her beautiful home for her grandchildren's visits and for the holidays. The basement/terrace level has a full kitchen and is a great spot for the … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 231st Tablescape Thursday! For this week's TT, I'm excited to share two more wonderful Valentine's Day table settings put together by my friend, Marie. Marie created these for Valentine's Day but with just a few small changes, they would really be beautiful for any time of the year. Remember the casual eating area located in Marie's family room? At Christmastime the table in that … [Read more...]
Welcome to 230th Tablescape Thursday! Thanks so much for all the great comments you left on yesterday's "Brass is Back!" post. You made some amazing points and I so enjoyed hearing your perspective on the resurgence of quality brass pieces in the home. I especially love that so many of you don't let the latest trend pressure you into changing or discarding that which you truly love. If you've been … [Read more...]
Yesterday I shared my friend, Marie's whimsical Valentine's Day tablescape, HERE featuring lots of cute little froggies. Just off to the right, tucked backed into the corner, is a large white tree Marie decorates for various holidays. I realized later, I probably should have taken pics when I first arrived, but I was hungry, hungry and had lunch on my mind. We had so much fun shopping, it was … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 229th Tablescape Thursday! With Valentine's Day just a few weeks away, I'm excited to share a wonderfully, whimsical Valentine's Day table setting created by my friend, Marie. This table setting has it all! There's plenty of whimsy, but with touches of glitz and glamour, too! For her centerpiece, Marie assembled a sparkly collection of red vases and filled them with lots of fluffy, … [Read more...]
Today I played hooky and it was soooo much fun. I highly recommend it! ;) I guess it wasn't really hooky since I snapped some fun pics and garnered some great Valentine's Day decorating ideas to bring back and share with you. Such a great way to spend a cold January day. I had lunch with my friend, Marie, followed by a fun day of shopping. We visited all our favorite shopping haunts around town … [Read more...]
Recently while reading a Country Living magazine, I came across the cutest heart-shaped sugar cubes. The magazine shared where they could be ordered but I decided to try making my own. I thought they would be fun for parties, especially tea parties or to offer guests with coffee after dinner. Instead of white cubes as shown in the article, I decided to color mine. Since it's so close to Easter, … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 181st Tablescape Thursday! It was another gorgeous day here...is this really February? Since the temps reached 67 degrees today, I headed for the porch for this Tablescape Thursday. I know Valentine's Day is behind us now, but I had to squeeze in one more Valentine's Day table setting before we say good-bye to that holiday for another year. I had envisioned this tablescape with red … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 160th Metamorphosis Monday! Valentine's Day is tomorrow. I love that holiday. How can you not love a day that's all about chocolate, romance and ♥ LOVE! ♥ It makes me smile when I remember bringing Valentine's Day cards to school. If I close my eyes, I can still see all the colorful construction-paper folders we made and decorated. They were strung along the wall where … [Read more...]
Yesterday for our Tablescape Thursday, I shared a Valentine's Day table setting with a sweet, romantic easy-to-make centerpiece. I had been plotting thinking for some time about creating a willowy little "tree" with the River Birch branches I'm always picking up from my front yard. I decided to decorate my little birch tree with hearts so I checked several places online. During my search I came … [Read more...]
