For the Cold and Snow Weary, Keep Calm and Winter On Projects, DIYs and Recipes, good for your mental health and your tummy! Find recipes to make your own mulling spice, dish up some delicious and hearty Chicken-Bacon Pot Pie, serve up a bowl of the best Winter Minestrone, feed the birds with three creative…
I’ve been doing a little winter nesting this month and set a cozy table for two by our Winter Nesting Tree. I always feel a little blue after the tree comes down and miss the soft glow of the twinkling lights after Christmas. I decorated the tree to enjoy for the month of January with…
Thank you for all your visits, comments, shares and Pins in 2017! Here’s look back at how the tables turned during the year, with highlights from the months, seasons and holidays! Click on the links for complete full posts, sources and more tabletop inspiration. Cozy table for two by our Winter Nesting Tree Winter nesting with birds, mercury glass, pine…
Happy Monday! I’m at the table for fall’s last hurrah, with plaid, pumpkins, and the last of the hydrangeas. Fall is my favorite season and has been late to arrive in North Carolina this year. I took my cue from Mother Nature, using her color palette as inspiration for a ‘fall’s last hurrah’ table. I…
In anticipation of Thanksgiving, I’m at the table as part of a Thanksgiving Tablescape Blog Hop this week! You can find more table inspiration from this talented group of bloggers for Thanksgiving at the end of this post. I’m enjoying our weather in North Carolina, which is typically mild enough for dining alfresco or on the…
The witching hour is almost here and I couldn’t resist having a little spooky fun at the table . . . Halloween is just 3 scary days away until I have to pack up my cauldron and broom for another year! (insert *cackle* here <|;>) I ran across these Vintage Beistle Halloween decorations, reproduced from…
I’m delighting in autumn, my favorite season! We’re finally enjoying some cooler temperatures and crisp fall air, perfect for dining alfresco with lower humidity and highs in the 70s instead of 90s. Autumns Delight by Johnson Brothers provided some fall nesting inspiration last week and table inspiration this week. . . It’s brown and multi-colored fruit…
Halloween is right around the corner and the ‘The Witch Is In’! My cauldron has bubbling with fun this week and I shared a Floating Umbrella Witch tutorial that had me cackling with glee. . . You can find the DIY details for this “witch-craft” HERE. For this ‘Witch Is In’ table, I conjured up a…
I love brown transferware year round, but fall is the season when it really shines! I pulled my collection together to give them their due, and for a bit of fall nesting and tabletop fun in the Potting Shed! Brown transferware is paired with Limelight hydrangeas that have made their fall metamorphosis. . .changing from…
I’m lakeside with plaid and pumpkins, for an alfresco fall table! I’m mad about plaid no matter what the season and I found this plaid metal bucket recently, to complement a set of fall plaid plates. I filled the plaid container with dried Limelight Hydrangeas for an easy centerpiece for the table. Harvest Blessing Pumpkin…