Thursday, March 17, 2016

Happy St. Patrick's Day!


Happy St. Patrick's Day!

This was our table last year.  You can see more pictures here.

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Saturday, March 5, 2016

Spring Garden Table


This is our Sunday table set for tomorrow.
Last year I bought some pastel dishes from Williams Sonoma.
We usually set our table for 8, so I picked up 2 of each of the four 
colors they were offering -- green, lavender, blue and pink.
As an afterthought, I bought 2 extra plates in each color.
I'm so glad I did because now I can mix-and-match 
our table for eight with any combination of the four colors.

This week I'm using pink and blue.
Last week I used all four colors -- you can see the table here.


Golden egg centerpiece and jellybeans around the candles.
The grass runner was an after-easter purchase. 
I also love this grass runner in this post that I found at Pier One.


I think these spring garden salad plates will be great to use all month.
I love the combination of animals and flowers.


The golden egg centerpiece makes me think of some of our favorite Spring traditions --
and most importantly

Table Info --

Williams Sonoma:
Blue chargers, pastel plates, Spring Garden Plates, 
Spring Garden Napkins, bunny/cabbage napkin rings, and jelly beans 

Table Runner - Tia Pan Trading
Placemats - TJMaxx
Candleholders and Cloche - Tuesday Morning
Cake stand, bunny salt/pepper, duckling - local mom-and-pop shoppe

Stemware - hand-me-down
Flatware - can't remember


Left {bottom} to right {top}:
Pottery Barn -- Flora salad plates
Williams-Sonoma -- Spring Garden salad plates 
Williams-Sonoma -- Happy Easter glass
Pier One - Easter Bunny Faces 
Williams-Sonoma -- Damask Easter Bunny salad plates 


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Friday, March 4, 2016

A Spring Table



This was our Sunday Table last week.


At the last minute I changed out the roses for our jelly-bean-and-carrot-carrying bunny.


A closer look at the Easter Bunny plates from Pier One, 
and the roses that weren't looking their best come Sunday morning!

Ceramic Bunnies, Blue chargers, pastel plates -- Williams Sonoma 
{20% off Easter this weekend}
Easter Rabbit salad plates, cabbage-leaf placemat -- Pier One
White lace charger -- Ikea
Coral rimmed placemats -- TJMaxx
Dot napkins and table runner -- Target
Bunny salt/pepper and Carrot salt/pepper -- local mom-and-pop shoppe {seasonal}

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Saturday, February 27, 2016

Sunday Preps


I love to set our Sunday tables on Saturday evening/afternoon.

So far this is the plan --

Monday, February 15, 2016

Waiting on Spring


We are excited for SPRING at our house.
The first day of SPRING is just 34 days away,
and we can't wait!

Fun find -- Oversized carrots placed over the stove.
White bunnies are always a favorite.

Favorite SPRING dishes are coming out this week!


These Pip Studio dishes are some of my favorites for SPRING and Mother's Day.


When it comes to dishes, Christmas patterns are my downfall.
Spring dishes are a close second! 
I love pastels, and flowers, and bunnies, and SPRING!

These are some of our favorites from the past few years.
{I always look for them on sale, and tend to buy the smaller salad plates 
to mix-and-match with what I already have.}

Left {bottom} to right {top}:
Pottery Barn -- Flora salad plates {The Flora dinner plates are also beautiful.} 
Williams-Sonoma -- Spring Garden salad plates {bought this year}
Williams-Sonoma -- Happy Easter glass {to my knowledge no longer available} 
Pier One - Easter Bunny Faces {These are available again this year -- these sell out fast!}
Williams-Sonoma -- Damask Easter Bunny salad plates {bought last year after Easter sale}

Sunday, February 14, 2016

Family Sweetheart Dinner 2016


My two littles found a heart-napkin folding tutorial 
and then created them for our Family Sweetheart Dinner.
{They know my love language!}


I love the blog Between Naps on the Porch --
Susan is always using a fun rabbit/basket in her table decor.
A few weeks ago I saw that Williams-Sonoma had something similar,
and I picked it up for Easter/Spring -- 
We took it out today and used it for the first time at our Family Sweetheart Dinner. 
Pete is so sweet to get the girls flowers for Valentine's Day.
{Their roses are in the basket.}


Happy Heart Day!

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Saturday, February 13, 2016

Sweetheart Eve


This was our Sweetheart Family Dinner from 2013.

Looking forward to Valentine's Day tomorrow.
{It falls on Sunday this year -- which is perfect!}
I'm trying to decide how to decorate the table, 
so I pulled up a few photos from past celebrations.


{I used a favorite quilt for our tablecloth in 2013.}


Our table in 2015 -- Spanish conversation hearts 
{Found especially for the 2 Spanish speakers in our home.}

Happy Sweetheart Eve!

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