Tablescape Tuesday - "Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!"

Hi everyone! 

Welcome to another TABLESCAPE TUESDAY!!!

I'm happy, yes happy, oh fiddle-dee-dee,
To share this here table, created by me.
It's in honor of one author so clever, so wise.
His books have brought whimsy to many kids' eyes!

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Yes, Saturday, March 2nd was Dr. Seuss's Birthday....

and to celebrate, I decided to do a "Dr. Seuss" themed Sunday Family Dinner.
 
 
For those of you familiar with our   tradition of Sunday family dinners, feel free to skip this part.  If you're new to my blog and have not heard of our Sunday Family dinners...

Oh, lend me your ears,
Listen up, if you please,
As I tell you the tale
Of our dinners like these!

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We started a new family tradition in January 2013 (a New Years' Resolution) that I hope continues even after the kids are grown.

"SUNDAY FAMILY DINNERS!"

We pretty much have dinner together as a family every night, but on Sundays, we have a special dinner in the dining room as opposed to the kitchen table, where we normally eat.

I get out the fine china and candles and make a special meal and so far, it has been something we look forward to each week.

Then once a month, we invite some of our extended family to join us for a Sunday family dinner.

It's also been giving me a chance to do lots of new TABLESCAPES..haha!

To see my previous tablescapes from other Sunday Family Dinners, you can click here:

Sunday Family Dinner #1 - Red and Blue Toile
S.F.D.#2 - Black, White and Silver
S.F.D.#3 - Winter Woods With White
S.F.D.#4 - The "Royal Treatment"
S.F.D.#5 - Super Bowl Table
S.F.D. #6 - Mardi Gras Table
S.F.D. #7 - Spring is Springing Up
S.F.D. #8 - "Apple of My Eye"
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So, I knew that this table needed to be all about fun.  I had been pouring over Pinterest to find some great ideas, and I got some great inspiration from several bloggers who had held birthday parties with the Dr. Seuss Theme....all were colorful, with the main colors being Turquoise Blue, White, and Red!

 

 It was so much fun putting this table together.  My dad and his girlfriend were coming to join us for this Sunday Family Dinner so I was setting the table for 6 this time! 

I had my daughter help with setting up this table...she put out the plates and the fabric "runners" for me  The runners were fabric from Wal-mart.  Two half-yards of each color.  



I love how these three colors look together.  So cheerful and festive!



I really wanted a bit of whimsy for this table so I made some little paper swirls with some red construction paper and one of my scrapbook paper punchers to go with the turquoise blue glass marbles as "table scatter".  Then I was out at a thrift store and found these red glass marbles so I knew I had to get them and add them to the table as well!

Here's a "plate breakdown" for you, so you can see how each place setting was set.  There were basically two sides to this.  If the place setting was on a turquoise runner, or a red and white striped runner.

If it was on the red and white striped runner,  I used a TURQUOISE charger...

If it was on the turquoise runner, I used a RED charger...

Then the "White Workhorse" plate.  If you're looking to start investing in making tablescapes, let me just say, your first and best investment would be to get a nice set of WHITE or IVORY dinner plates!   You can find them cheap at local thrift stores, or around the Holidays, this Dollar Store plate is a nice option. 

 Find a nice plate with some texture around the edges and this makes a great springboard for any color tablescape!  

 On top of that, the plates varied again...with a turquoise plate on the setting with the red charger, and a red square plate on the setting with the turquoise charger!

 Then on top of that, a white dessert plate...

 Then on top of that, my cute red and white polka dot saucer plates from Ross!

On top of that, I put a place card with everyone's names on it and this quote from Dr. Seuss!



For the centerpiece, I turned a glass cylinder vase upside down on a dollar store black plate and wrapped white and red streamers around it.   

Around the "Cat in the Hat...er...HAT" I placed some red tealights inside my cute pier 1 bowls ($1.50 each at Pier 1)

Here was everything all together!

I just loved putting this table together!

For the Buffet, I used a turquoise and white checkered tablecloth that I've had for quite a while, with a red round tablecloth folded to make a runner down the center.  

We served "Green Eggs and Ham" (chipolte deviled eggs with green food coloring and a wonderful crock pot ham, which I will post the recipe for tomorrow...so easy!), "Oodles of Noodles" (pesto pasta salad and mac-n-cheese) and my tribute to "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" (blue jello made with sprite and swedish fish)

 

We had various books from Dr. Seuss from our home collection put up for the occasion.  It was very fun!

Thanks so much for joining me for this "Tablescape Tuesday"

I hope you have a very good day,
That it's good to you in every way
May your sunshine be sunny and your starlight be starry
And may I see you this Friday for my First Ever Link Party!

 

That's right!  If you hadn't seen yet, starting this Friday March 8th, I'll be hosting a new link party called the "FESTIVE FRIDAY FIESTA"   I can't wait to see all your awesome creations!  

This will be a weekly link party going from 8pm Eastern Time on Thursday nights through Noon on Sundays!  

I've gotten so many wonderful ideas from posts that I found through link parties, so I can't wait to host one and see even more fantastic ideas!!!  =D 

I'll post all the info throughout the week, but I'm really looking forward to doing this weekly link party!  =D

Have a great day and I'll talk with you soon!

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Tablescape Tuesday - Spring is Springing Up!

Hi everyone!

Welcome to today's TABLESCAPE TUESDAY!

Today I'm showing what I did for our most recent Sunday Family Dinner, this past Sunday!

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For those of you new to my blog...We started a new family tradition last month that I hope continues even after the kids are grown.

"SUNDAY FAMILY DINNERS!"

We pretty much have dinner together as a family every night, but on Sundays, we have a special dinner in the dining room as opposed to the kitchen table, where we normally eat.

I get out the fine china and candles and make a special meal and so far, it has been something we look forward to each week.

Then once a month, we invite some of our extended family to join us for a Sunday family dinner.

It's also been giving me a chance to do lots of new TABLESCAPES..haha!

To see my previous tablescapes from other Sunday Family Dinners, you can click here:

Sunday Family Dinner #1 - Red and Blue Toile
S.F.D.#2 - Black, White and Silver
S.F.D.#3 - Winter Woods With White
S.F.D.#4 - The "Royal Treatment"
S.F.D.#5 - Super Bowl Table
S.F.D. #6 - Mardi Gras Table
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This Sunday I was all excited about putting out some more springy colors.  I was ready to put away the golds and purples and reds and those darker colors that reminded me more of those winter months, and get out something more cheerful and sunny!

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This past Sunday was quite chilly for our area.  I live in Florida so we don't get a whole lot of chilly weather, but it actually dipped down into the 30's on Saturday night and was in the 50's for most of the day.  (I know, cry me a river, right?)

But the sun was shining and it was a beautiful day!  It sure LOOKED like Spring!  =D

I had seen a pretty turquoise and orange colored tablescape on Pinterest recently and decided that was the first "spring table" I was going to do.  I love this color combo!  

The fabrics on the table were just a half yard of fabric each from Walmart. $7.98 for both pieces. My son helped me pick these out on a recent mother-son shopping trip we took! He has a great eye!

Here's a "plate breakdown" for you.   The turquoise charger is from Michaels.  They had a sale on them recently so I picked a few up in numerous colors for about $1.50 each. 

On top of that is a "French White" Corningware plate.  I got this plate years ago, but I believe they're still available at Walmart and online.   

On top of that is a pretty orange/coral color melamine plate from Target.  I got these just a few weeks ago, so they still may have some available.  I loved the scalloped edges of this plate. 

On top of  that is a royal blue plate that I got at the thrift store for $1 each.  Gotta love those dollar plates!!!  I had some of this color blue in each of the fabrics so I thought I'd throw it in there to give it just a little more pop of color.

On top of the royal blue plate are two of my white workhorse plates..making their appearance yet again.  The Gibson Dollar plate from Goodwill, and a Gibson saucer from Goodwill (50 cents each)

 
Then, on top of the saucer is our ivory napkin with a turquoise rhinestone napkin ring (Ebay).  I was wanting to tone this table down just a little from some of my more elaborate previous tables, but I still wanted to have a LITTLE bling! haha!

The centerpiece is a Gibson pitcher I found at our church's local thrift store for just $5.50.   It is sitting on top of a french white Corningware Casserole dish, for a little height.  (I know, I wasn't sure how else to prop it up, and this seemed like it would work...haha!) 

The pitcher is holding a bouquet of orange and ivory flowers from the dollar store.  I also put some turquoise sparke icicle ornaments in there to give it a pop of turquoise color and sparkle.  I thought this turned out pretty neat!  

The large glass candleholders are housing some turquoise glass rounds from the dollar store and orange/coral candles from Big Lots.

At the buffet, I put another small table runner, which is actually a 1/2 yard of fabric from Joanne's....this one was $2.99 a yard so this runner was just $1.50!  Love that!

Some orange pompons, some orange candles (Homegoods on clearance) and my new cloche with an ivory candle and some mandarin oranges add that extra orange to offset the turquoise!

Hope you enjoyed today's Tablescape Tuesday!  Have a great week and come back soon!

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY - Our Valentine's Day Tablescapes!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

I know I usually don't show tablescapes on Thursdays, but I wanted to share our Valentine's Day tables with you today. 


At our home, we celebrate Valentine's Day not just for romantic love, but for the love of our family, friends and, most importantly, God's amazing love for us. 

Where would we be without love???

Here is our Breakfast table this morning for a special Valentine's Breakfast!  



To celebrate this wonderful day of love, I set up a nice breakfast for the whole family in our breakfast area with some mini red velvet cupcakes to start the day (after our breakfast, of course!)

The Tall Silver Candleholder is from Ross (clearance, $6.99...you'll also see this on the buffet later!) The Red vase is from Goodwill ($2) and the glass vase containing the roses is from Dollar tree. I also think the roses are from Dollar Tree.  I've had these for a while now.



The tablecloth is from Waverly, that I got at Ross ages ago.  The Dollar store "white workhorse plate" is at the bottom, followed by a wonderful Johnson Brothers plate that I found at Ross for $3.99 each.  I had to buy all 6!  Red toile is my FAVORITE!!!  I knew I wasn't going to find a deal like that again for a set of 6!

The bowls are also from Ross in the same pattern - $3.49 each...again, I got all 6!  Couldn't pass those up!

On top of that is a new "White Workhorse" plate from Gibson ($1 each at Goodwill...you'll also see these at the dinner table)

On top of that, a nice plate I got at our church's local thrift store as part of a teacup set (8 cups and 8 saucers for $7.50!  Unbelievable deal! and they are so versatile!)

The cloches from Ross set atop the little Red Velvet Cupcakes to keep them fresh!  =D

Our kids had a co-op class today, so while they were gone I put this table together for a special Valentine's Dinner!

I have had golds and purples for the last few weeks, so I was glad to be FINALLY putting away the purple and gold!!!  Not that I don't love those colors, but my eyes were ready for something new!  

Now it's time for some pinks and reds and silvers!  It was nice to bring some new colors out!

The Centerpiece is a three tiered candleabra that I got at Michael's for 40% off (yes, it's the same one used in THIS tablescape.)   

The new addition is two more pretty silver candleholders with drop down crystals that I found at our church's local thrift store for $1.75 and $2.25 each.  The cheaper one had one dangling crystal missing (which I was able to replace by taking one from the large candleabra!)   

I loved the effect this had, setting the two other candleholders on each side of the larger candleabra!



The candles were wrapped in some wire ribbon from Dollar Tree and secured with some small push pins in matching colors.

For the tablerunner, I took some sparkly colored cardstock from Michael's  (it came in a book of sparkly colored cardstock in various colors) and taped them together in this checkered pattern.  




Then I put this new lacy tablecloth over it.   Since the lacy tablecloth is just a square cloth, it made a nice table runner to lay over this tablerunner...so it didn't look like I had just put cardstock down!  It gave it kind of a fabric feel to it, I think.  

I think this made a very nice look for not a lot of money (cardstock was about $1 for the 6 pieces (since it came in a book) and the lacy overlay was $2 at Goodwill.




Now onto the dishes.  The pink chargers were form Michaels ($1.49 each on sale).   The White Dollar workhorse plate...back again!



Atop the white workhorse is this lovely mauve-colored plate with the prettiest design!  I could not believe these were just 50 CENTS each at Goodwill!!!  WOW!  I was able to get 5 of them at that great price!



Then came another white Gibson plate.  I love the patterns on the edges of this...with fruit and leaves.

Then those plates were topped with a lovely pink petal bowl!  I found a light pink one at a thrift store and got it for free!  (see how that happened HERE)  

Then today at HomeGoods, I found three others like it  (one more in the lighter pink color pink and two in a slightly darker pink, as shown above)  So I HAD to get them!  I was so excited...you have NO idea!  haha!



They looked really great with the other dishes!  To top them off, I put a cute little "glitter globe" in each bowl...from the Dollar Tree.  The flatware is an awesome Ross Find!  4 place settings (a 16 piece set) for $4.99!!  I just got them last week in anticipation of today and I couldn't believe the price.  I got a set in purple too, shown at this Tablescape.

Here was the buffet with the SPREAD!   Crock Pot Lasagna, (by request - Recipe HERE) carrots with ranch, and candy-covered strawberries!

I found the runner today at Joanne's Fabric...$2.99 a yard, I got a half yard and just scored myself a $1.50 table runner!  lol   The sparkly card stock also was featured with some various goodies on them...including sparkly fuchsia "icicle" ornaments and and some vases and candleholders.

We had RED fruit punch to drink in that glass pitcher, and I was able to pull out my large new cloche from Target (clearance for $7.98!)   I lined it with fuchsia sparkly mini ornaments and a nice candle to provide some ambiance!

My son said this was his favorite tablescape yet!  He even asked how I got so good at designing tablescapes.  

I told him I have found a lot of inspiration from my fellow blogging buddies, who have such inspirational tablescapes to share!  =D

I was just so happy with how this whole dinner turned out!  I was so thrilled that my family loved it too!  It was a very special day!

I hope you were able to celebrate love today!  Even if you don't have that significant other in your life...there is still so much love out there to be enjoyed...friendships, the love of family, and the love of God!  

He loves each and every one of us SO MUCH!  

Before I sign out for the night, I wanted to share One of my favorite passages in the Bible, they call the "Love Chapter" (1 Corinthians 13 - Message version)  Here is a portion of it...

This is the best description of Love I've ever heard or read about..from the CREATOR of Love!

It says....

"If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate.

If I speak God’s Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, “Jump,” and it jumps, but I don’t love, I’m nothing....

...no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love.

Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.
Love doesn’t strut,
Doesn’t have a swelled head,
Doesn’t force itself on others,
Isn’t always “me first,”
Doesn’t fly off the handle,
Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn’t revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.

Love never dies!"

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

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Tablescape Tuesday #4 - Mardi Gras Table!

Hi there "Home Girls!'

Happy Mardi Gras!!!   Do you have any fun plans for this day?   

We are having some friends over with their kids to have a special "school day" where we teach about the traditions of Mardi Gras and the kids are going to decorate masks and small "floats" for a "Mini Mardi Gras Parade!"

And for this "Mardi Gras" edition of "Tablescape Tuesday", I'm sharing our special Mardi Gras Table from our last "Sunday Family Dinner"

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For those of you new to my blog...We started a new family tradition last month that I hope continues even after the kids are grown. 

"SUNDAY FAMILY DINNERS!"  

We pretty much have dinner together as a family every night, but on Sundays, we have a special dinner in the dining room as opposed to the kitchen table, where we normally eat. 

I get out the fine china and candles and make a special meal and so far, it has been something we look forward to each week. 

Then once a month, we invite some of our extended family to join us for a Sunday family dinner.

It's also been giving me a chance to do lots of new TABLESCAPES..haha!   

To see my previous tablescapes from other Sunday Family Dinners, you can click here:

Sunday Family Dinner #1 - Red and Blue Toile
S.F.D.#2 - Black, White and Silver
S.F.D.#3 - Winter Woods With White
S.F.D.#4 - The "Royal Treatment"
S.F.D.#5 -  Super Bowl Table

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Here is this week's table for MARDI GRAS!  This was fun to put together and the kids had some good input on this one.

I had a lot of these colors and decorations already up for our SUPER BOWL TABLESCAPE...found at the link above, but still wanted to change it up a little without it looking like the same table...so I took the purple tablecloth from the buffet over to the main table, and kept the gold, putting one on one side of the table and one on the other.  

I really am kicking myself because I had seen a great green table runner at the Dollar store that would have been PERFECT to run down the middle seam, but at the time I thought "When am I EVER going to use a dark green table runner?"   {slapping myself on the head with the palm of my hand}   

Anyway, it wasn't in the store when I went back...in desperation...to find one, so I had to make do with what I had.

Some of the beads that were on the chandelier last week were expanded with purples and greens to make a fancier hanging display.  I really liked how this came out.

The Purple side and the gold side each made up half the table and in the middle set the centerpiece...On the purple side, I put more gold accents, and on the gold side, I put more purple accents, threaded with green throughout the table.



The centerpiece was a glass veggie tray on a pillar candle holder. (just as it had been for the football centerpiece last week.)   In the "veggie" portions of the tray, are gold beads with purple and green on top. Sitting on top of the "dip" part is a green bowl with candles and purple ornaments. 

 Very easy to make and very cheap, since I already had most of this stuff. 

The green glass bowl was $1 at Goodwill. Everything else I already had.

On the PURPLE side....I put a gold charger and a purple plate. The purple plate was also a Goodwill find at $1 each. They only had 2 so this worked perfectly with this tablescape since the other side had white plates!!! =D

On the GOLD side, I put a purple charger and a white plate (dollar store) then, the rest was the same as the purple side,  a gold plate from Goodwill (50 cents), a green plate (Thrift store - 80 cents) a small white plate with a kind of weave design (Goodwill - 50 cents) and a small ruffled bowl on top (Pier 1 - $1.50 each). 

The Purple Flatware was a Ross Find at $4.99 for all 4 place settings! LOVED that deal!!!

I also really like these mosaic green glass candleholders I found at Ross for $4.99 as well!



Here's the "arial view" of the table

The buffet was a plain black tablecloth with mostly green accents.  Green Doubloons, green candleabra in the center, and green glass bowl.  All stuff I already had, except for the green glass bowl (also a dollar)  I also added some of the Mardi Gras Masks from the dollar store for a little more shiny flair.  All that was missing now was the food!

For the dinner itself, my husband grilled up some marinated cedar plank salmon, we had crock pot ranch potatoes (recipe for that tomorrow)  Easy Jambalaya with chicken, red beans and beef sausage, and for my low-carb side dish, I had mashed "Fauxtatoes" (smashed cauliflower - recipe coming soon) 

Thanks again for joining me for another "Tablescape Tuesday"!  Wish you a happy and SAFE Mardi Gras!

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