I’m sure that the title of this week’s tablescape evokes thoughts of the popular book out there. But when I was putting this tablescape together, I found myself humming the song Shades of Gray by the Monkees. It’s such a pretty melody. If you don’t know the song, you can find it here.
Here is my Shades of Grey tablescape. I hope you like it.
Happy 4th of July everyone!
The 4th of July always inspires me. I love what it stands for. And putting together a tablescape to celebrate our nation’s independence is always a joy for me.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it.
Cuisine Kathleen has issued another challenge! I love when she does this not only because it’s fun, but because it actually helps to give me a little more focus. The challenge is “Get Out The Good Stuff! Wedding/Fine China Challenge”
Here’s my contribution to the challenge:
Since Mother’s Day is right around the corner, I was going to use my Mom’s china. But, Walmart got in these clear cobalt blue dishes by Anchor Hocking, and I just had to use them. (I love cobalt blue)
I remember when I was young & in grade school, we used to make May Day paper cones filled with flowers to give as a gift. We worked so hard on them to make them pretty.
What you were supposed to do is secretly place them on a neighbor’s door, ring the bell or knock on the door, and run away. It was a little something to brighten someone’s day. Most of the time, my little May Day gift was given to my Mom.
Thinking back to the smile that those May Day gifts brought to my Mom’s face is what this week’s tablescape is all about.
It’s a dreary, rainy day here in Western Pennsylvania. Everything is still looking brown outside. I’m longing for Spring to get here, soon. I’m hoping to see some green outside, but right now, there is very little. To compensate, I’ve decided to bring some green indoors with this week’s tablescape.
My dear friend, Mandi, has a beautiful daughter named Ryleigh. Ryleigh has epilepsy. Thank God, she’s been seizure free for three years. Yesterday was Epilepsy Awareness day, and the color associated with that day is purple. So in honor of Ryleigh, and all of the other people who have this affliction, I decided to do this week’s tablescape in purple.
I hope Ryleigh likes it.
Today is the first day of Spring… and I’m still waiting for it. It’s only supposed to reach 45 degrees today and it’s overcast. I’m longing for some sunshine, warm breezes & the ability to open the windows. (It’s been a long Winter)
Since there is no sunshine outside, I thought I’d bring some sunshine inside with lots of yellow. Welcome to my Sunshine and Roses Tablescape.
Mardi Gras has come and gone, and it’s time to set my sites on one of my favorite holidays, St. Patrick’s Day! St. Patrick’s Day seems to trigger a lot of things for me. It tells me that Spring is just around the corner, and soon we’ll be seeing green outside instead of so much white.
Luckily, this year, St. Pat’s Day is on a Monday & I’ll be able to serve the traditional Corned Beef & Cabbage. So I’ve been playing around with different tablescape ideas for that special meal. Here’s the first idea:
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day! And Valentine’s Day always reminds me of hearts & Cupid. That about sums up this week’s tablescape. I hope you enjoy it.
