Another Halloween Table

Another October table.

Mixing and matching to make a table for eight.

Using black and white dishes from multiple sources.

Loving the black stripes from Pier One this year.

Wiccan Lace (222 fifth) is a favorite of mine.

I'd love to add a few more place settings. 

I currently have 4 dinner plates and 4 salad plates.

Happy pre-Halloween! Just 5 days away!

Napkins - Pier One & Walmart

Tablecloth - TJ Maxx

Flatware - Amazon

Wiccan Lace - Replacements.com

Black stripes Humbolt - Pier One

Halloween salad plates - William Sonoma

Black glitter pumpkins and black chargers - Hobby Lobby

Candle sticks - wedding gift 25+ years ago

Black melted-wax Halloween candles - local grocery store

Flowers - favorite local florist

Linking to
Between Naps on the Porch's 526th Tablescape Thursday

Halloween Table

 A Halloween table.

Black, orange, and white...

Plates from William Sonoma.

Glasses from TJMaxx and napkins from Hobby Lobby.

Love the pumpkin chargers from Pier One.

Fun table for the last week of October.

Loving all the Delilahs this time of year.

Amazon: flatware

Bed, Bath, Beyond: placemats

Pier One: pumpkin chargers, galvanized charger

Hobby Lobby: spider web napkins

TJ Maxx: boo glasses and dinner plates

William Sonoma: salad plates

Harmons: tablerunner

Linking to Between Naps on the Porch's 526th Tablescape Thursday.

Simple Autumn Table

Base for each table setting was this fun little pumpkin charger from Pier 1 (2018).

The place card is a combination of vintage silver, pearl acorns, and tags.

Simple table.

Love fresh flowers in the fall -- especially Delilahs.

Linking to Between Naps on the Porch's 522nd Tablescape Thursday.

Back-To-School Theme & Dinner

Our outdoor back-to-school dinner 2018.

We loved the 'Won't You Be My Neighbor' movie.

Mr. Rogers inspired our back-to-school theme this year.

Be Kind.

Sunflowers and lots of little bee items -- 'bee' kind.

Linking to Between Naps on the Porch 517th Tablescape Thursday.

Items used:

Pier One --  gingham napkins (2018)  and sunflower placemats (several years ago)

Bee items - local neighborhood grocery store and items collected over the years.

Neiman Marcus - Wallace Napoleon Bee

TJ Maxx - Cynthia Rowley plates

Tuesday Morning - glassware

Flowers - backyard & local flower market 

Each child picks a word for the school year.

We had chicken, rice & veggies.

Dessert was various kinds of ice cream -- specifically honeycomb.

4th of July

Happy 4th of July! 

Not table related, but by window boxes are suffering in this heat!

I'm trying sooooo hard to keep my flowers blooming.

(It isn't an easy task!)

Our community has a fun week of celebrating leading up to the 4th.

Hot air balloons for 2-3 days -- we love going out and seeing the sky filled with them.

This was our dinner table...slightly similar to the brunch table.

Happy 4th of July

4th Breakfast!

Red & white thrifted soda bottle --

This is our table setting for our 4th breakfast.

Chargers & nautical juice glasses from Pier One

Kate Spade plates

Star napkins Pottery Barn

I love the 4th of July, 

and our community knows how to celebrate!

Kate Spade diner themed plates are perfect for a breakfast.

(A photo from my Serendipity blog last year.)

Another photo from last year -- I love these dishes!

Spring Tables

One of our spring tables from last year.

{It is a little difficult to think about spring with snow outside.}

Our Palm Sunday centerpiece.

Hoping the weather warms up this week in time for Easter!

February Recap

We hosted a brunch for a school Sweetheart dance.

Crêpes and fruit salad.

We had our family Mardi Gras dinner with everyone that was home.

{We made our traditional king cake again this year, and it was delicious!}

The most fun was welcoming home our new puppy Missi on Valentine's Day.

She was the reason behind our impulse puppy plate purchase!

I think we'll use them to celebrate her each year! 

She was born on December 20th and is such a joy (and a lot of hard work)!

Family Sweetheart Dinner 2018

My cute teen folded the napkins this year -- alternating red and pink.

These fun 'love is in the air' plates are from Pier One.

The velvet candy boxes are from my favorite local antique stop.

I love old candy boxes...espeically with graphics.

{The box on the backside of the table has a victorian couple embossed on it.}

Linking to Between Naps on the Porch 489th Tablescape Thursday.

Table info:

Pier One: 'Love is in the Air' salad plates and pink glass chargers

TJMAXX: red placemats and pink/gold dinner plates {Strawberry Street}

Tuesday Morning: red glassware

Amazon: dinnerware

Napkins from my stash of many years.

Dinner: 

Appetizer -- Caprese Skewers with Balsamic Drizzle (a family favorite)

Shepherd's pie & chicken pot pie (options)

Salad de Maison with lemon dressing

Veggie platter -- carrots, red peppers, and cucumbers

Dessert:

 mini dessert pies -- cherry cheesecake, 

cookie dough, raspberry and lemon 

Prepping for Family Valentine's Dinner

Our family Valentine's Dinner from a few years back.

{We usually have this meal the Sunday before Valentine's Day. 

It just depends on what our couple/family plans are for the evening.}

Our 2017 Family Dinner.

I love this napkin fold for Valentine's Day. 

This was our table a couple of years ago.

Linking to:

Between Naps on the Porch 488th Tablescape Thursday