Valentine's Day Table

Here is a quick look at our 2015 Valentine's Day table.

Lots of red and white, and a little pink.

{A fun find this year -- conversation hearts in Spanish!}

Dinner -- Sparkling cider, salad, chicken and roasted veggies [potatoes and beans].

The girls made a yummy chocolate cake from their cooking class. 

Enjoying a family weekend.

Dishes - Tuesday Morning 2013/2014

Napkins - Hobby Lobby [seasonal a few years back]

Red glassware - TJ MAXX

{Chair valentine pouches from Amy @ Our Scoop.}

Linking to:

 Between Naps on the Porch

January 2015 -- Birds and Branches

Today while we were setting our Sunday table,
I realized I love to use bird & branches in January.

Just a few days ago I picked up my little guy from school for a lunch date,
and we saw an enormous bald eagle watching over our neighborhood.
I think I love January because the trees are a little vulnerable without their leaves.
 The bare branches mean that spring is soon to come again.
The the birds, they can't hide in the leaves of trees,
so we see them easily.
And aren't they beautiful?

I love to use this Chickadee dinnerware by Kate Williams in January.

I also love to use these Winter Song {Lenox} plates in January.
I think they are meant to be Christmas dishes, but they are my favorite dishes to
use in the quiet months of January & February.

My girls helped me this afternoon to set our birds & branches table for tomorrow --

blue and gray dinnerware, 

a blue plaid tablecloth, 

white trees wrapped in burlap, 

silver birds,

and some fun birch candle holders.

It feels perfect for January.

I love this time of year for the quiet that it brings,

and the opportunity to hibernate a bit.

December Table -- Christmas in the Kitchen 2014

This year we decorate our kitchen in red & aqua.

{The fun plates are from Hobby Lobby 50% off.}

We pulled out a lot of things from our stash, but the dishes we found this year

at Hobby Lobby.   {We love all things retro, so these were a fun addition to our holiday!} 

There are 4 different patterns --

a santa, a snowman, a reindeer, and an elf.

We were able to find two of each.

The truck hauling the bottlebrush tree is one from our truck/tree collection.

They usually sit on a shelf in our powder room, but we've used them a few

times in tabletop decorating this year.  

The salt/pepper set are my favorite.

The butter dish gift is always out during the holidays.

Last year we hung ornaments in the kitchen over our windows.

My girls loved it, so we decided to do it again this year.

A white flocked tree --

Here is a little look at 'Christmas in our Kitchen' last year.

Linking to:

 Between Naps on the Porch Tablescape Thursday.

A Sunday Table in November

I love this month of giving thanks!

Here is our first Sunday table of November.
{I love the chalkboard quote that I found on Pinterest.}
--
"Inhale love,
Exhale gratitude."

Simple centerpiece.
{Still looking for a huge thrifted turkey -- a turkey tureen would be the jackpot!}

White scollop dishes -- Nicole Miller
Turkey bowls -- Celebration by Spode

The chairback pockets are from Pottery Barn [many moons ago].
A place to tuck notes {and things we are thankful for}
during the month of November.

 I was looking through some of my photos trying to find

any November tables set in 2013, and I couldn't find any.
I thought it was so strange that I didn't have photos,
or blog posts, or memory of any tables.

Then I remembered I broke my foot last November,

and not much happened the entire month!
{I probably never set the table at all!}

Anyhow, after reliving that memory,
today I am feeling especially thankful for health and healing!

The two collages below are from tables set in November 2012 before
I started keeping track of my tables at A Sunday Table.

Pink and brown...2012.

Shades of oatmeal and my favorite pastel turkey dishes...
Thanksgiving by Queen's China.

Linking to:
Between Naps on the Porch's 322nd Tablescape Thursday

Halloween Table

One last October table...Happy Halloween!

The damask plates are several years old.  

I bought them on clearance from Pottery Barn when we were living in Mississippi. 

I've been hoping to find two of these Halloween plates to add to my collection all season.

But no luck, until today!  

2 black/white Halloween plates at Hobby Lobby -- found a purchased! 

A spider and a pumpkin plate to add to my collection for next year.

So excited!!!!!!

You can see another 2014 Halloween table here.

Linking to:

Between Naps on the Porch 320th Tablescape Thursday

Someday...

{source Lenox}

Autumn
by
Lenox

These are the dishes I dream about...

Halloween Table

We are excited for Halloween --

here is our first 2014 October table.

Originally, we had 3 different plate patterns.

{My mom/dad found one plate that wasn't available in our area!  Thanks mom/dad!}

So we now have 4 -- witch, owls, cat, and skull.

My kiddos like the owls...

And the skull with the mustache...

Items used:

{Everything is a few years old except for the napkins and salad plates.}

Glitter tree -- Local garden/gift shoppe 

Gauze fabric -- Target

Witch silhouette -- bought several years ago in Ocean Springs {Walmart ?}

Taupe place mats and spider web napkins -- TJ Maxx 

Cream chargers -- Pier One {a couple years ago}

Taupe plates -- Tai Pan  {a few years ago}

Flatware and stemware -- Bed Bath Beyond {a few years ago}

Salad plates -- Hobby Lobby {2013/2014}

You can see our other Halloween tables: 

2012 and 2013

Linking to 

Between Naps on the Porch's 317th Tablescape Thursday