Independence Day 2022

  The table featured scarlet, periwinkle blue, lapis and white Fiesta dishes.

Red, white and blue looks good on you!

Candle holders are berry bowls turned upside down.

Bandanas were used along with napkins

                                                                     Tootsie Roll and M & Ms both make patriotic themed treats!

A vintage school book anchors the centerpiece

 

When Life Gives You Lemons...

Sunflower Fiesta dishes take center stage

The napkins are $1 bandanas from Hobby Lobby

 

This meal must, of course, include lemonade!

Centerpiece is some hosta leaves from my yard with a lemon on top in a sunflower Fiesta pitche

 

MIDNIGHT BLUE

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021!

I tried to make our New Years Eve dinner special even though we celebrated at home.

The color scheme utilized shades of cobalt, gold and white.  Napkins were folded and held in a bow tie shape with beaded napkin rings.

My little snowman calendar reminds us it’s the last day of the year.     

                              

As we are all hoping for a little more happiness in 2021, I placed two blue birds of happiness on the table. Both were wedding gifts.

Fiesta dishes were used along with blue glass pieces, most of which were collected from rummage sales by my mom.

The gold clock, which serves as a centerpiece, is set to 11:59 p.m. It was a cherished wedding gift from my husband’s aunt and uncle.

Each blue goblet had a wristwatch around its stem.

I’ll Have A Blue Christmas (Without You) - COVID Christmas 2020

 

 COVID has left us all feeling a little blue.

Vintage Anchor Hocking white milk glass platters served as chargers. Wired ribbon was woven through the platter’s open border pattern.

Place settings featured Fiesta in periwinkle and lapis. The salad plates feature the snowflake decal - an exclusive from Macy’s.

Goblets were pastel blue bubble glass.

Yellow Rose of Fairmont

 I found this pretty vintage tablecloth at our local county fair last week.

 I immediately noted that I could use sunflower, shamrock, turquoise, and chocolate Fiesta dishes with it.

Then I remembered that I had a yellow rose bush in the backyard!  (DH just planted it this summer.)

Two cute little birds from the Dollar Store complete this table's centerpiece.

I put the roses and some other plants from my yard in a Fiesta sunflower vase.

This place setting includes a turquoise dinner plate, a marigold luncheon plate, and a turquoise berry bowl.

Close up of my fine feathered friend.

Fiesta's classic disk pitcher in turquoise

I purchased these napkin rings on ebay.

Close up of tablecloth

Turquoise banded Fiesta goblets

Dinner at Deer Camp

I usually try to show off my tables - not camouflage them.  This tablescape is an exception...

This table was set for the hunters in my family.

A piece of camouflage fleece serves as a table cloth.  

 The plaque above sums up my relationship each fall.

You may be wondering why I put blue dishes on this table.   I didn't.  The color is called juniper, and it's a dark green with an undertone of blue.  The blue really shows up in some of the photos.  In others, the color is more true to life.

 I placed a few shells and a hunting knife on the table.

I placed camo shirts over the backs of the chairs.

  

I found these camo napkins at Hobby Lobby.  They are sold as bandanas and were $.99 each.  They sell other patterns and solid bandanas, also.

 I used Fiesta dishes in juniper, chocolate, shamrock and lemongrass in the place settings.

I will now use the fleece to make a tied blanket for one of the hunters I know.

A Slice of Summer

Watermelons make such a fun summer-themed table!

This place setting consists of a watermelon placemat, a Fiesta flamingo dinner plate, a Fiesta scarlet luncheon plate, a Fiesta juniper salad plate, and a watermelon slice appetizer plate I got at an area gift shop.  The coffee cup is from Cracker Barrel and flatware is from Oneida.

This place setting uses a lemongrass luncheon plate in place of the scarlet used in the previous picture.  The placemat was rectangular-shaped when I purchased it.  There was a yellow border around the watermelon.  As the placemats are vinyl, I was able to cut the yellow border off and was left with a watermelon slice shaped placemat.

Large watermelon platter

These pieces have the Cracker Barrel logo on them.  I got them at a rummage sale.

More Cracker Barrel pieces

Close up of checkered table square.  It anchors the centerpiece and marries the reds and pinks on the table together.

This tray came from a party supply store.

 I put ivy in the large watermelon pitcher.

Back of centerpiece

Napkins were placed inside the coffee cups.  When I checked my (paper) napkin stash, I discovered three different kinds of watermelon napkins.  I really love watermelons!

Fresh raw green beans and veggie dip

Of course, we had watermelon!

Watermelon on watermelon platter

Note fabric watermelon coaster under glass in background

Broccoli and Cauliflower in scarlet bowl

Fresh buns(!) on scarlet platter

Green bean casserole made from fresh beans from our garden

Watermelon salt and pepper shakers