Musical Notes

For today's Tablescape Thursday I have a music note theme. This luncheon is for a prayer group from church.

I have used two clear salad plates and sandwiched sheet music and dried flowers between the two plates. I'm using different Christian hymns at each place setting.

I dried the flowers from our garden

The centerpiece:

For the centerpiece I used a large metal cross, a book box, faux flowers, and a bible verse plaque.

A white lace (I call it wedding lace) tablecloth is layered over an apple green tablecloth

The napkins are sheer and the napkin rings gold to match the gold leaf chargers.

Amazing Grace

Holy, Holy, Holy

Morning Has Broken

Breathe on Me, Breath of God

Which is your favorite?

I've had the gold rimmed crystal for years, it came from Ross.

The gold leaf chargers are from Pier 1, about 15 years ago

The crystal look flatware came from Ross (I think!) I bought it this past year for about $11.99


Keep in mind, the dried flowers are sandwiched in between two clear glass plates! Other things such as poems, invitations, birth announcements, family pictures, etc. could also be used instead.

I hope you enjoyed this tablescape! I enjoyed putting it together! This tablescape is an answer to prayer! I have been praying, asking if I should continue to blog and the idea of this tablescape came to mind. I feel it was the Lord speaking to me to continue creating, since this is one of my favorite things to do!

I don't usually write personal things on my blog, but I did on my last post. If you would like to read it, click here (or scroll down.) Some of you were so kind to leave comments and encouragement for me, thank you!

Thanks to Susan, Between Naps on the Porch for hosting! Go here for lots more inspiration.
I'm also linking to The Style Sisters Centerpiece Wednesday, click here for lots of pretty centerpieces!

Have a great day!

God Bless.

Katherine

Tablescape Thursday

Tablescape Thursday! The day we get to play with our dishes, share with others, and see what tablescapes they are sharing! Thanks to Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for hosting each week! Go here to see many more tablescapes.

It is exciting to see how these tablescapes come together. Each week I don't think I'll have anything new to come up with, but so far something comes together somehow. This week's tablescape started with these napkins:

I saw these napkins at Marshall's a few weeks ago. At first I walked past them, but went back to get them because I liked the colors. At the time I had no idea how I would use them.

When I came home I took out my butterscotch yellow dishes to see if the napkins would go with them, hmmm, yes, they do, but now I would have to come up with a centerpiece. Couldn't find anything.

A week or so later we had to drive to Daytona Beach for a doctor appointment. We had lunch first, then had about 30 minutes before the appointment. Just enough time to run into a Ross that was closeby! I made a quick run through Ross, oh the thrill of the hunt!! LOL! Nothing.
Wait, what's that I just passed by? I turned around for a second look. Hmmm, would this work? I could always give it as a gift to someone later.

I really like Jim Shore's things, but they really don't match my decor. This is a copy of Jim Shore's. Isn't she cute?

I was so excited to see that this little chicken did indeed match the dishes and napkins!
I had a new tablescape!

The burgundy tone-on-tone tablecloth
gives a nice contrast to the yellows

I tied the napkins with satin ribbon and tucked
in a few small fall flowers

I used yellow handled flatware

This tablescape is a breakfast or brunch tablescape
with bagels, juice, and coffee

The baby chicks on the mother hen are really cute!
Best of all this Jim Shore copy only cost $6.99!

She makes a great centerpiece, don't you think?

A while ago I used these same dishes in a more formal tablescape:

to see that tablescape, go here.

This tablescape with the same dishes is much more casual:

Okay, look what else I bought! They looked so sad to be left behind, I just had to bring them home as well! How cute are they!
I decided not to include them in the chicken tablescape, maybe their time will come later.


I hope you enjoyed seeing this tablescape! I enjoyed putting it together!

This place setting is for you! Tea or coffee?

Have a happy day!
God Bless.

Katherine

More Christmas in July

I'm going to join in on some of the Christmas in July blog parties today. I'm a little late, but I just
remembered I had some Dollar Tree Christmas dishes way up in the top of our kitchen cabinets, so hubby got them down for me and I've put together two different tablescapes for two in our breakfast nook. The one above has red cardinal birds on the plates and the mugs.

The Christmas tablescape, below, has red poinsettias around the border of the plates.

Keep in mind, all of our Christmas storage boxes are in the attic
so I had to improvise with the centerpieces, and accents.

I used a tartan plaid tablecloth with the cardinal plates,
and hunter green napkins with a red rose napkin ring.

I found one little bunch of holly so I put it in a white tea pot along with a red rose. I like the contrast between the deep reds and greens, and the white.


For the second Christmas tablescape I used a red tablecloth with the red poinsettia bordered plates, and napkins with big poinsettias.

The centerpiece is what I use on our family room coffeetable - a pretty white cut-out voltive holder, and two candlesticks. After taking these pictures with the white bird, I remembered I have a little Christmas bird on top of our TV armoire, so I put it there in place of the white one.

It's pretty, but I think I prefer the contrast of the white bird.

I found the little white pitcher at Ross recently for only $2.99. I wanted something to put on top of the red plate so decided this would do fine, we'll just say it's for syrup for a Christmas breakfast with French toast or waffles!

Isn't it cute!

Hard to choose a favorite, but I think I like this one with the plaid tablecloth.
Can't beat the price of all of these plates and mugs! Love the Dollar Tree!

Anyone can create a pretty Christmas tablescape inexpensively with Dollar Tree!


Felicia of Playing With Dishes has been hosting the CIJ weekly in July, go there to find many more beautiful Christmas tablescapes, and even nice stories!


I hope you enjoyed my impromptu breakfast nook tablescapes! If you would like to see my Old Country Roses Christmas tablescape, scroll down a few posts.

Merry Christmas in July!

God Bless.

Katherine