TABLESCAPE TUESDAY! Patriotic July 4th Tablescape

Hi all!

Happy TABLESCAPE TUESDAY!!!!

I hope you had a great weekend and are ready for the 4th of July!  It's still kind of blowing my mind that the year is half over already!

For today's Tablescape Tuesday, I wanted to share a fun table for our most recent Sunday Family Dinner.


In case you happen to be wondering.....I'd love to take a short minute to explain what our "Sunday Family Dinners" are all about for those of you who are seeing my blog for the first time...If you've read this before, feel free to skip this part...
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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 most nights, 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"
S.F.D. #9 - "Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss"
S.F.D. #10 - The "KNego" Tablescape (Designed by my 9 year old son)
S.F.D. #11 - The St. Patrick's Day Tablescape
S.F.D. #12 - Last-Minute Lavender Tablescape
S.F.D. #13 - 3 Easter Tables
S.F.D. #14 - Wrapped In Love Tablescape
S.F.D. #15 - Wrapped Up in Family Tablescape
S.F.D. #16 - Orange You Ready for a Picnic Tablescape
S.F.D. #17 - Barbies and the Pink Shoes (Designed by my 6 year old daughter)
S.F.D. #18 - Simply Nautical but Nice Tablescape
S.F.D. #19 - Memorial Day Americana Table
S.F.D. #20 - Froggie Went a' Courtin' Tablescape
S.F.D. #21 - Simple Father's Day Tablescape

 Because I'm on a budget but love to switch up my decor for the various tablescapes each week, I'm decorating my tables almost entirely on BARGAINS....finds from the Dollar Stores, Thrift Stores, or regular stores with sales or clearance items. _________________________

So, this past Sunday Family dinner was all about the 4th of July!   I wanted a different feel than my Memorial Day Tablescape, (which you can see HERE) with more of an "Americana" feel...and decided to go for a little more modern Red, white and blue!

I Found some pretty blue and white flowered fabric at Walmart a few months ago, and got 2 half-yards of it.   Then I has some dollar store scarves, so I used the red one for the center runner.

I found these cute red, white and blue plates at Goodwill a few months ago for 50 cents each, so I thought I'd add those to the table.   They went great with the red charger from Walmart, and my dollar store white plates.  

I bought two strands of patriotic star garland at Dollar tree, so I decided to use one to decorate the chandelier, and one to spread across the table.  I was hoping for a more hap-hazard look to it, so I didn't flatten it down while on the table.  



My centerpieces on the table were a little more simple because I didn't want any extra tall pieces getting in the way from everyone being able to see eachother.  (We were supposed to have company come for the dinner, but they had to cancel at the last minute.)  I just a used a lantern I got on clearance at Target and I added some dollar store candles and red and blue glass pieces.  On both sides of the lantern were a few dollar store glass candleholders with red and blue glass pieces and a white votive candle, and two martini glasses turned upside down with red candles on top (a very easy and inexpensive idea for some tall candleholders)


So, there you have it.  I liked the way this table came out.  I also loved that it was a very inexpensive table to put together!

Thanks so much for joining me for another TABLESCAPE TUESDAY!  Have a great day and I hope to see you again soon!!!  =)
 

Tablescape Tuesday - "Last-Minute Lavender" Tablescape!

Hi all!

I hope you are doing well and having a good week so far!

We are back from Disney and had a great trip with the kids.  We got back late afternoon on Saturday and had just a little time to get ready and go to church Saturday night...then it was off to bed as we were all quite tired!

The following morning was SUNDAY....Yes, "Sunday Family Dinner" Sunday, but we had made plans to go visit my father and his girlfriend who live about 90 minutes away for the day.  

We still wanted to have a "Sunday Family Dinner" but my time was so limited to put a tablescape together...so, in the 45 minutes I had between when we got up to when we left to go to my dad's....I put a tablescape together for our Sunday Family Dinner for that evening...

In case you're new to this blog and wondering...."What in the world is she talking about???"  Here is a short blurb about our new Tradition and why I put together a tablescape in 45 minutes for this.....

If you've been here before and are already familiar with this, please feel free to skip this part....

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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"
S.F.D. #9 - "Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss"
S.F.D. #10 - The "KNego" Tablescape (Designed by my 9 year old son)
S.F.D. #11 - The St. Patrick's Day Tablescape
 

 

 Because I'm on a budget but love to switch up my decor for the various tablescapes each week, I'm decorating my tables almost entirely on BARGAINS....finds from the Dollar Stores, Thrift Stores, or regular stores with sales or clearance items.

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So, here's what I came up with in that 45 minutes...haha!



I'm calling this my "Last-minute Lavender" Tablescape!

I'm doing so for many reasons.  I was able to get this table mostly done and clear off most of the tablescape stuff from the prior week, but I wasn't able to finish. 

Soooo, when we got back from my dad's it was dinner time...so we picked up Pollo Tropical  (a Latin-style chicken restaurant that is a favorite of our family!)  and decided to have that for our Sunday Family Dinner so I didn't have to spend time meal planning and cooking.   

I had 5 minutes once we got home with the food to finish the table, and I was literally taking pictures while my kids and husband were sitting down at the table and my husband was saying, "Sweetie, please put the camera AWAY so we can have our dinner!"  Haha!

 

 

 I had found this pretty lavender and purple fabric at Joann's Fabric for $2.99 per yard last month, so I got 2 half-yards of it!  It was perfect to put right across the table to give some interest to the white tablecloth as well as act as a sort of placemat for the plates.   2 runners for $3?  I was a happy camper!

The tall hurricane candleholders were a find from Old Time Pottery, on sale for $10 each. The silver candleholders were  thrift store find for super cheap ($2 each, I believe!)   My small Pier 1 bowls worked as tealight holders on this table, and my clear and purple wine glasses were just $1 each (Dollar Tree for the clear ones, Thrift store for the purple ones.)

 

 Here's a quick plate breakdown, since I just didn't have time to take all the pictures of the different layers....

The purple charger is from Michaels (I bought them on sale for $1.50, but I've heard of them getting as low as 49 cents on sale....sure wish I would have gone to THAT sale!)

On top of that is a white plate I've had forever...since I was first married....I believe they were a wedding gift, in fact!

On top of that is a pretty lavender, purple and green salad/dessert plate that I found at our church's local thrift store for 50 CENTS EACH!   They were $1.00 but they were marked down 50% for this sale....I loved them and bought all 6!  

I sure wish I would have put some nice purple napkins down, with some fancy napkin rings....but....well, I didn't have the time...so we just used the FASHIONABLE white POLLO TROPICAL napkins with our dinner...haha!

The centerpiece was a glass pedestal with an upside down purple wine glass as a candleholder, a lavender painted vase
with purple and white flowers, and a purple candleholder with some darker purple ornaments lining the bottom.


It was very last-minute and several elements to the tablescape were forgotten...

It was not a meal that I created myself...the good folks at Pollo Tropical did the job for me...

BUT...I'm still really glad we had time to squeeze in our traditional Sunday Family Dinner, despite our very busy schedule!  I think it meant a lot to the kids to know they were still going to have it, even though we had been gone so much.

I hope you have enjoyed this Tablescape Tuesday and I hope to see you tomorrow for the WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY, (No, I will NOT be posting our meal from Pollo Tropical...haha!)  where I will share a great recipe that I recently served at our outdoor movie night!  A great and very easy party food!

Also, I hope you will come join me for the FESTIVE FRIDAY FIESTA Link Party later this week...I'd love to see some of YOUR awesome creations!   The link party goes live on Thursday night at 8pm ET and runs until Sunday at 8pm ET.

Have a wonderful week!  Hope to see you soon!

This post is being added to...
Tabletop Tuesday
Pretty Things Link Party
Fluster's Creative Muster
Spring Into Spring
Wow Us Wednesdays
Centerpiece Wednesday
Let's Dish
Open House Party
Tablescape Thursday
Thrifty Things Friday
Show and Tell Friday

A Feminine Twist on the St. Patty's Day Greens!

Hi All!

So, I know St. Patrick's Day isn't until the 17th, and on that day, I will be creating a St. Patrick's Day Table for my Sunday Family Dinner....

HOWEVER!  There is a super fun St. Patrick's Day BLOG CRAWL put on by Cuisine Kathleen coming up where we can share St Patty's Day themes for our tables, so I thought I'd put together this feminine breakfast/morning teatime table in honor of the upcoming Holiday.  There's also a "Spring Fling" Blog Hop in the works, so I thought I'd contribute to that one too, since this has a bit of Spring Flavor to it!  =D



This is a bit of a feminine take on the St. Patrick's Day Greens...

The inspiration for this table comes from this beautiful teapot given to me by a friend of mine several years ago!  I have always just adored it, but never used it in a tablescape.....until NOW!

A month ago or so, I found this beautiful pitcher at a thrift store which had the same colors as the beautiful teapot and I knew they'd look so nice together!

Then a few weeks ago, I found these cute quilted placemats at Goodwill in good condition for $2 for all 4...I grabbed these from my placemats and set them out and I liked how it all looked.

The off-white candleholder in the center with the teapot and pitcher was a find at our church's local thrift store.  They were having a 75% off sale on all their vases and candleholders.  This was 75 cents after the discount!  I stocked up on a lot with that 75% off sale!



Here's a plate breakdown for you!   The pink chargers were $1.50 each at Michael's on sale.  On top of that is my dollar store "white workhorse" plate. 


On top of that were these adorable plates I found at Goodwill.  I loved the patterns around the edges and each plate had something different in the middle....a different flower or fruit.  They were too cute to pass up!



Then I put another Goodwill find...my Gibson plate....although in retrospect, I sure wish I would have put a smaller plate so I could see more of the edges of that green plate with the interesting edges.  I just can't see enough of that!


On top of that are another great Goodwill find.  75 cent saucer plates in this adorable pattern!



On top of that are my cute little Pier1 Bowls.  They are making their appearance once again on my table.

The napkin rings were an e-bay find and the napkins themselves came from another local thrift store...25 cents each!   Gotta love that!

This simple table was fun to put together, even though I didn't have any special occasion for it....other than the blog crawl and blog hop..haha!


Hope you have a great day!  Thanks so much for stopping by!  It truly means a lot!  =D

This Post is being added to....
Seasonal Sunday
A New Creation
Masterpiece Monday
Tuesday To Do
Wow Us Wednesdays
Centerpiece Wednesday
Let's Dish St. Patrick's Day Blog Crawl
Tablescape Thursday
Be Inspired Friday
Feathered Nest Friday
Thrifty Things Friday
Show and Tell Friday
Monday Funday
A Bouquet of Talent

Welcome to the Very First "FESTIVE FRIDAY FIESTA" Link Party!!!

Hi Everyone!

I'm so excited to finally be able to introduce the

VERY FIRST...

FESTIVE FRIDAY FIESTA!!! 

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Ole!!!   =D

Yes, it's true, after many weeks of saying how much I wanted to host a link party.....I've FINALLY figured out how to get a link party going.  YAY! 

This will be replacing my FIVE FABULOUS FINDS posts each week....instead, I want to see YOUR Fabulous stuff!

Feel free to link up Crafts, DIY, Tablescapes, Recipes, Fashion, Makeovers, Befores and Afters, Home Tours, Tips...anything that's family friendly and created by you!

This weekly Fiesta is open from 8pm Eastern Time on Thursdays to 12pm Eastern Time on Sundays!

Next Friday I will Feature the three most viewed links as well as a few of my personal faves/features!

I can't wait to see everyone's great ideas, recipes, crafts, tablescapes, tips, etc!

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I'm looking forward to seeing your FABULOSO posts and projects!  

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!