Bang Boom Bam! A Patriotic Tablescape

In honor of celebrating the Fourth of July I decided to gather some red, white and blue and create a tablescape, just for you!

We not planning on a having a dinner or even a picnic gathering, but since I already had everything that I needed to pull it all together I went ahead and did a little "make believe!"

Decorating is very therapeutic to me and it gives me great pleasure to see something turn out as cute as this.

I placed the flatware and cups for coffee on the lazy susan to be convenient to each place setting.

I recently gave it a brand new look by adding a flag fabric band, to the edge, to fit in with the theme. It's, also, concealing the words that I added when I chose the new design.

I'll share it's transformation and the many new looks that it will be wearing very soon!

An old basket, that I recently found, went from a boring old brown to a more pleasant white with a brushing of paint.

 I adore these old bread plates and bowls that I found at my favorite, little, antique store down the road. It's called "Miss Minnie's Antiques"....check her out on facebook and stop by for a visit if you're ever in town!

This is my, great grandmother's, flow blue, berry bowl...I sure wished I had some strawberries and blueberries to fill it today!

More from her collections add more vintage to the theme. 

I have a lot of blue and white and really want to share them one day with you, too.

A " standing on a chair view".....pretty picture for you.

Now, comes the hard part when I have to put it all away. But, it's definitely staying 'til my honey comes home...he always appreciates the art of my decors!

I'll end this post with a peek from last weekend's dinner that we hosted for good friends. 

It was a really delicious meal with a full blown, Italian theme!

 Love, Hugs and Kisses,
JP

and Gucci, too!

Can you see him? He's playing "peek-a-boo!

A very special "thank you" to Kathryn from thededicatedhouse  for choosing this post as a feature on her blog!
 
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An Evening Of Romance & Love

I've been so excited about pulling together a beautiful, Valentine's Day, tablescape for my honey and I'm happy to finally be able to share it with you.
 This is our romantic tablescape that is waiting to celebrate our very special day tomorrow!

It has lots of details and layers as you can see.

Jute, burlap and hand scripted ribbon gather our new flatware that is centered on each place setting.

A battenburg napkin is folded in half with it's ends tucked under a burlap charger.

It adds even more interest, with the floral table cloth, place mat and dinnerware to complete the  layered look.

Little hand twisted buds accent the charger's rim.

Vintage, brown transferware, plates are separated with a deep red plate in between.

I found these tiny canvases and stands in Walmart for just 99 cents each and added the art work that I made in "Pic Monkey" to make it really special.
That's me and my honey!

Little heart charms hang off each crystal wine glass which compliments the details on the"Hampton Forge" flatware.

A wire plate holder, filled with petals, holds the vase with red camellia's from our tree.

A straw woven place mat and brown transferware dish add a few more layers to the centerpiece.

I like to add a little something special to the chairs when I can and made these 6" flowers with two, old, pillow cases. They were leftover from covers that had seen their day.

I used the entire pillowcase without even cutting it up!

Sorry, for the really crappy picture here!!!
I started by gathering it from the open end then just gathered and bunched up the rest. Then I tied it where my hand was holding it into place with a long strand of jute and then secured it to each chair.

Three crystal candle sticks with prisms sit off to one side of our very large table set just for two.

Epsom salt fills the centers of each bobeche with one fabric bud. The centered one is holding a key to my heart!

The trio of long stemmed roses and wrapped with white satin ribbon isn't real but, still adds romance to the tablescape and that's good enough for me.

Six, vintage "salt cellars" are perfect votive holders for the "chocolate candles" that surround the centerpiece.

Here's a peek at the cards that I chose to remember another special Valentine's day.

This one is my favorite!

Here's what's ready to be popped into the oven...chicken and eggplant parm. Two of "Honey's" favorites. They'll be the main dishes, tomorrow, for our very romantic meal.

Now,  just when I thought all pics were done, I decided to make a little change. You know, when something just doesn't feel just right, ...right?  The centerpiece was that something!

 I used the bottom of this glass storage jar to use as a shorter vase.

 I like the new version much, much more!

And lastly, a few more pics by candle light.

I just couldn't bring myself to light the chocolate candles....would you have?

Now, I really can't wait for tomorrow!

Wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day with the special love of your life!

Love, Hugs and Kisses,
JP

and Gucci, too!

   

 

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