Category: Tablescapes
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Vintage Window Ideas
Do you get excited creating menus for your gatherings and events? Do you like using vintage items in your decor or tablescapes? If you answered yes (in your head) this is a post for you. Even if you buy ready made items for a meal, you can still elevate your event by creating a printed…
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Fall Picnic Ideas
Do you love summer picnics? How about a picnic in October? Picnics in fall are nothing new, I’m sharing the cutest fall picnic setting ideas. For this picnic I chose a lake side spot and fall decor to give it a cozy feel. I actually decided the entire tablescape around a cream and blue throw.…
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Fall Dining Outdoors
Fall is such a beautiful time to dine outdoors. I’m sharing the most beautiful tablescape for dining outdoors in the fall. A picnic, a happy hour or a bite by the fire pit. The weather is cooler, and you can add cozy throws into the mix. I’m sharing some simple tablescape ideas for dining al…
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DIY Cement Leaves
Here’s another DIY using leaves from your garden or yard. I love garden art and this is an inexpensive and easy way to create unique pieces for yourself or to give as a gift. It’s also a perfect way to hold onto those summer greens into the winter. So hurry and try this before all…
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Throw Pillow Hack
Hi, if you’ve followed me at all, you know I have an affinity for throw pillows. I love to change them with the season, the wind…you get it. I remember seeing a post on IG a few years back that was a throw pillow lovers dream. It was a huge closet all organized with throw…
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How To Make Tablecloth Holders
Summertime is a perfect time for picnics and gatherings with friends and family. I’m sharing an easy craft that would make a perfect hostess gift or a must have for windy outdoor dining. Because I love the beach and hunting for shells and shark teeth, it’s obvious that I would love these made from shells.…
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Topiary Time
Are you a topiary fan? I am. I’ve never had one, I am always looking in the stores and the ones that fit my budget don’t appeal to me. I love preserved boxwood but not faux boxwood. Moss ones? Yes. TOPIARY SUPPLIES So I decided on this rainy Saturday to make my own. I had…
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Be Crabby On Father’s Day
Do you have any crab lovers in your life? Being from Maryland, eating steamed crabs summer and fall is a favorite pastime, albeit a messy one. But they are so yummy. Learn how we eat crabs in Maryland, or at least how we did in my family. For sure Nattie Boh was a staple at…
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THE BEST IDEAS FOR A MEMORIAL DAY GET TOGETHER
Do you have a get together for Memorial Day? I’m sharing the best ideas for celebrating Memorial Day. It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to outdoor gatherings, family fun and lazy days poolside, or in my case it’s mostly “lakeside.” It’s a far cry from last summer and I’m sure I’m not…
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The “Kids Table”
Hi friends! Did you sit at the kids table growing up? Do you still set a kids table for the little ones on holidays? Are you against kids tables?! I remember Thanksgiving at my aunts, the “kids” table was in the kitchen and adults were in the dining room, we were only divided by a…
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Char-cu-terie Made by Me
Hi friend, happy Friday. As this week ends, I am feeling very grateful, I received my first vaccine Tuesday, which was my first shot in over 32 years…yes I’m a big sissy. My project today was making a personal sized charcuterie board. I have to admit, it was not that long ago that I remembered…
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Market Flower Makeover
I know I’m not the only one who loves fresh flowers am I? I mean like all year? For me they are on the list like milk, eggs, flowers. I have a poster of sayings in my office and one line says you can never have too many books or flowers and I believe it.…
