Monday, April 30, 2018

500th Tablescape Thursday Celebration!


I am joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch to celebrating her 10 years and 500th Tablescape Thursday this week.   She invited everyone to share 10 of their favorite tables.    It was so hard to pick my favorites as I enjoyed each one that I have created over the last 6 years of tablescaping.   I selected 10 tables and added a couple pictures of a few favorites that I created before I had a blog.   

I discovered Susan's blog in 2009 or 2010.  I love to decorate and needed to find a hobby that I could enjoy while working on call at home nights and weekends.   I work in the private jet charter industry and we work 24/7 in order to fly people on demand all over the world.   I was literally tied to my home office desk when on call so creating tablescapes was a great outlet.  Susan's tables are always so beautiful and she explains in detail how she pulls everything together which was very helpful.     I would read and enjoy everyone's post on Tablescape Thursday.  Prior to Pinterest I was saving pictures on my computer.  Thank goodness for Pinterest as it makes it much easier to save and find later for inspiration.  

One week a fellow blogger mentioned she had purchased plates at her local Goodwill.  I happened to remember there was a Goodwill Superstore about 2 miles from my home so I hit the street with my work cell phone in hand.  I was in plate heaven!!!  I started my collection that now is probably somewhere close to 500 plates of all sizes, colors etc.    In 2011 I  started to decorate tables and post them to my Facebook and Instagram.   In the Summer of 2016 I started my blog.  I do my best to have a new table every week unless there is a family emergency or a hurricane that chases me to higher ground.  I missed an entire month last Fall due to Hurricane Irma.   

I also follow Susan's other blogs during the week and they are very informative.   Years ago she covered clear glass dinner plates with a clock themed fabric (I think it was an ironing board cover) for New Years.  I searched high and low for the longest time for that cover or fabric, but no luck.  One day I was in Michael's and found clock scrapbook paper.   Out I go with paper and a few days later I had plates for New Years Eve.   You'll see the plates below that I made and the link to Susan's post.   


Tommy Bahama Inky Palms

Thanksgiving Pheasants

Hail to the Chief - Election 2016

Colonial Tradewinds

Lighthouses in Lighthouse Point

Elegant Easter

September Sunflowers


Olympic Games 2016

Jackson Hole Christmas

Goodbye 2016

These are the clock plates that I made following detailed instructions from Susan's blog.  You can see her   Pottery Barn Knock-Off Vintage Clock Plates here.  

Below are a couple tables that I created prior to starting my blog.   

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee tablescape in June 2012.  This was one of my first creations. 

The 50th Super Bowl tablesape in February 2016.   I have decorated for Super Bowl since the late 80's so I have a large collection of football items. 

One of my first Oscar tables.  This was my first try at the tuxedo napkin fold.  I also made the bow ties by hand using a childs bow tie pattern I found online.

Thank you Susan for 10 years and 500 weeks of fabulous tables and for the inspiration to create.  I look forward to 10 more years and the 1000th tablescape.   I hope I'm still turning tables right along with you and my fellow tablescapers.  

Catherine 

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

South of the Border

It's time to break out the sombreros, shake your maracas,  drink a few margaritas and enjoy some fine Mexican food. Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby fall on the same date this year so I'm celebrating a little early this year.  

Cinco de Mayo tablescape. 








I used assorted silk flowers to make the candle rings. 



The icy blue illuminated mercury glass candle holders  in the centerpiece are by Valerie Parr Hill. 

A few years ago one of my Learjet pilots returned from a charter flight to Mexico with this beautiful vase.   It works perfectly on the table filled with silk flowers.  


The Blooming Cactus beaded napkins rings are from Pier1 this year.  

I used bandanas from Hobby Lobby as napkins.  

The small pinata was purchases at Hobby Lobby several years ago. 

The sombreros are from Pier1.  They were part of their Day of the Dead collection last Fall.  

The sombrero wine charms are currently in store at Pier1. 


The server with maracas and somreros.  The Calienta Fiesta platter is from Party City and in stock this season.  


Overhead view of the table. 

The plate stack.  I used a serape as the table cloth.  The turquoise chargers are from Tuesday Morning.  The goldenrod dinner plates is from Dollar Tree a few years ago.   The red salad is from Pier1.  The top plate is from Pier1 this season. 

The appetizer plates are from Pier1 this season.  They are not showing online, but were in store last week. They have a great supply of Fiesta/Cinco de Mayo items this year. 






 Happy Cinco de Mayo! 

Catherine 

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Creative Mondays Link Up - Claire Justine
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The Scoop #324 - Confessions of a Plate Addict
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Wow Us Wednesday #385 - Savvy Southern Style
Grace at Home No. 297 - Imparting Grace
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Magnolias

The tablescape this week is a magnolia theme.   My childhood home in North Carolina had a beautiful Magnolia tree in the front yard.  My Mom would often cut a few branches with blooms to use in a vase in our home.   When I married I carried a bouquet of beautiful magnolias cut from our ministers tree.   We have magnolia trees here in South Florida, but they are smaller trees.   Greenery from a magnolia tree is perfect for decorating inside your home all year round and especially in the Fall and at Christmas.  

Magnolia tablescape. 



The place setting.  The flatware is the Napoleon Bee by Wallace Silversmiths and is in stock at Horchow.   The wine glasses are from Dollar Tree several years ago. 


The pottery birdhouse in the centerpiece is from a pottery in Seagrove, NC (also know as Jugtown to the locals).  If you ever have the opportunity to travel through Seagrove you should stop in and visit a few local potters.  I have a massive magnolia framed print in my living room and purchased the plate (shown on the server) there in the late 90's.  My friend Christina gifted me with the birdhouse from the same pottery.  

The little blue bird on the bird house is so cute. 


The pink illuminated pedestals are by Valerie Parr Hill.  The magnolia with hydrangea candle rings and illuminated etched quatrefoil hurricanes are also part of her collection. The ivy candle ring around the birdhouse is from Lisa Robertson. 

The Spring Raspberry Rose and Magnolia Garland is available at QVC.  

This is the pottery plate that I purchase in Seagrove NC years ago. 



My Mom made this ceramic dogwood years ago.  It's not a magnolia, but it's another one of my favorite Spring blooms up in North Carolina. 


The dinner napkins. 


Overhead view of the table. 

The plate stack.   The charger plates and the green basketweave edge dinner plates are from Pier One years ago.   The tan salad plates are from HomeGoods or TJMaxx a few years ago.  The magnolia plates are made by Gibson.  

Catherine

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