Back-to-School Dinner

We recently held our back-to-school dinner.

Our theme --

"In 2014-2015 create with ALL the colors."

You can read more about our dinner here, 

our end-of-summer tea party here,

our summer wrap-up here,

and our words for the 2014-2015 school year here.

Spring Table

Our first Spring table of the year.

Blues and greens are one of my favorite color combinations.

I also love nests, eggs, and bunnies!

This is my first time to used these glass 'ribbon bowls'.

I saw them used for an autumn table with a fresh pear inside.

{They were under $3 a piece.}

My sister lives by a ribbon outlet.

One Spring when we were visiting,

I bought a million [possibly not an exaggeration] 

yards of this green/blue plaid for about $10.

The bunnies are actually bookends that I bought from Pier One.

I love the little topiary bunny in the tulips.

{Also a find from Pier One.}

Happy Spring!

You can see another table setting with the bunny plates HERE.

St. Patrick's Day Table

I pulled out some fun green/white dishes for our 

St. Patrick's Day table.

Cheers to St. Patrick's Day and green!

Linking to:

Between Naps on the Porch
{Some pretty spring tables are showing up on the internet!}

Sunday Table

 

I can't believe how quickly December is flying.

 

Here is one of our recent Sunday tables.

This was a fun table to pull together -- shopping my closets.

 

Traditional Christmas red and green -- squares felt place mats, dishes and bowls.

 

Glittered pine cones in red and green.

{I was so excited to find this 'car/tree' salt shaker set

at our favorite grocery store -- so cute.}

 



 Holly and Flower (Ciroa).

 

The stemware was my favorite after-after Christmas sale purchase last year.

 $1 each!

{Their regular price was a little more than $10.00 a piece.}

 

 

Linking to Between Naps on the Porch.

Specifically to the 275th Tablescape Thursday.

 

 

Enjoy your weekend!

More Christmas in Our Kitchen

 

 

 

I love Christmas dishes!

{Possibly an obsession I can pin on my mother?}

I would have to say these are some of my favorites!

I love that they are uneven circles and more artsy than most of my dishes.

I love that they are made in Italy and look as if they should hold mounds of

pasta and delicious 'minestra maritata'! 

I love that they have three shades of green on them.

 

 I've posted about this sleigh before.

Here.

All of our holiday cards find their way to the sleigh.

We read them, share beautiful memories about our connections to

each family, and we pray for the people that send them.

We are blessed to have amazing people in our lives.

 

 

Linking to Between Naps on the Porch

at Tablescape Thursday

 

Napkins from BB&B

Dishware & place mats from TJ MAXX

Glasses & napkin rings from Tuesday Morning

Vintage Santa cloth is a replica found on Amazon

Christmas in Our Kitchen 2013

 

Our first Sunday table f or the month of December.

Using my favorite deer dishes.

 

Chair bows are 'junque' bows made from old tissue,

wrapping paper, ribbon and vintage sewing patterns.

 

 

 

In our family we have a little tradition in December called 'red envelopes'.

Each night we find a fun holiday prep written inside our red envelope.

Tonight we begin our advent calendars!

Linking to the 272nd Tablescape Thursday at
Between Naps on the Porch



Damask October Table 2013

 

Simple table for Sunday.

Damask plates from Pottery Barn several years ago --

bought on clearance.

Fun Halloween plates with damask elements --

I have 6 -- hoping to find two more at some point.

Until then the matching damask plates work fine when we are feeding 8.

 

 

Spider web orange/black fabric by Moda.

 

 

The little black spiders are magnets.

We found them earlier this year.

Placemats are from Hobby Lobby,

originally used for this orange birthday table.

Linking to:
Between Naps on the Porch