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Friday, March 30, 2012

Desert Rose Tablescape

Thank you so much for your prayers, emails and kind conversation. I always knew bloggers were special people, even before I started blogging. Your kindness is uplifting and I treasure your friendship.

I plan on staying inside and lying low for the next couple of week. I will repost a couple of things and a couple of you have agreed to do a guest post for me.

Today I am reposting a tablescape I did last spring with my Desert Rose pattern by Franscisan. Most of it is vintage although I purchased it new. I stopped buying when Franscisan sold out and the new stuff got UGLY!

I hope you will enjoy this beautiful pattern and my interpretation

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011

IT'S SPRING AT MY HOUSE!!!

It is getting warmer and we have had

a few beautiful days.

It was beautiful yesterday. I left for therapy early so I could go by GW. I have said before that our GW never has anything. I went anyway.

As luck would have it I found this Longaberger look alike for on $1.00. Not quite the LB quality but really nice. For $1.00 it was going home with me.

I had planned to use this Irish runner buy decided to use it next week. Nice little basket, yes?

I like the way the handle curves

Sturdy for $1.00

I stopped at Kroger and picked up some Primrose for my centerpiece. Bob came today bringing his free flowers, Pink Roses. That's when I decided to change what I had planned for the tablescape. I decided to use my Franciscan Desert Rose.

I used the pink roses and the primrose.

I love these green and white placements. I think, in blog lingo, this is a vintage, chippy and shabby charger.

I added my vintage Franciscan Desert Rose dinner plate. I hate the new stuff they are selling. Won't buy it.

Pink salad plate

Forgot to get a pic of just the rimmed soup. Added linen and crochet, starched, napkin and yellow rose ring.

I love the Wallace sterling flatware, Waltz of Spring

Bob's free roses, forsythia and greenery from the yard.

I ended up using the primrose

I have enough serving pieces to enjoy using them often, serving most anything. This would be a typical setting with family in the kitchen. I did a similar table with the same china for my daughter,

Kim, the last time she was in town.

Purchased votive holders during after Christmas sales.

The water goblets were a thrift store find. Pattern unknown. Only had four.

This is my favorite pic. I think I used it twice. That's OK, it's my fairytale. Love the napkin rings, I got them from ebay. Ebay is gooooood.

relish dish was thrift store find

Bob thought this was a real rose. Our eyes are failing you know!

I just love the napkin rings. Did I say that before? The napkins are vintage. I think they go well with the charger.

I hope you have enjoyed my "Ode to Spring"

I am joining the following gracious hostesses

Feathered Nest Friday
Flaunt It Friday
Feature Yourself Friday
It's A Hodgepodge Friday
Inspiration Friday
Show and Tell Friday
Fridays Unfolded
Vintage Inspiration Friday
Home Sweet Home
Thrifty Things Friday
Pink Saturday
Saturday Nite Special

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

A Savannah Valentine Times Two

I just loved this tablescape

that I did last year!

Since I have made so many new friends

during the past year I thought I would

share this tablescape again.

I hope you enjoy it

the second time around!

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2011

A SAVANNAH VALENTINE!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

FROM SAVANNAH, GEORGIA!!

WELCOME !!

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU!

IF YOU HAVE VISITED SAVANNAH, YOU KNOW THAT IT IS A VERY ROMANTIC CITY.

I HAVE SET THE TABLE

FOR A SMALL ROMANTIC DINNER PARTY.

I'LL BE ENTERTAINING MY FAVORITE COUPLES.

THAT MEANS YOU AND YOUR SWEETIE!

I HAVE LOTS OF PHOTOS

I WILL KEEP THE SMALL TALK TO A MINIMUM.

MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT IS ESPECIALLY HARD FOR ME.

White charger and dinner plate - Signature Housewares, Sonoma Valley.
Runner and napkins - Horchow. Salt cellars and spoons - Ebay

Sorry, I got the backside of the arrangement. This side is not in full bloom yet

Chandelier - Previous home.

Covered bowl - Hobby Lobby

I had pink champagne left from Christmas. I had made Susan's@BNOTP holiday champagne punch.
Cooler - Actually a vase, Dillard's after Christmas sale.

In the sherbet dish is a chocolate dipped fortune cookie. I am sure the predictions are promising for Amour!
Salad plate - T J Maxx, Napkin rings - Dillard's after Christmas sale 2009.

I think this is a romantic pattern. Wallace "Waltz of Spring' sterling.
I chose this pattern when I was seventeen years old. Didn't own it til forty plus years later.