White & Crystal Tablescape

Cuisine Kathleen of “Let’s Dish” has give a challenge, so I’m giving it a go. The theme is: Let There Be White Party 3.  The rules?  The table has to use WHITE DISHES and only one other color as an accent.  Flatware can be silver or white, or your accent color.  Clear glasses or your accent color. I thought I’d go with white & crystal with mirrors as the accents.

This one was going to be fun for me, since I love white, mirrors & crystal.

White & Crystal Tablescape

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NASCAR Tablescape

The men in my life love their sports.  NASCAR is no exception.  We’re still Dale Earnhardt fans, and miss the excitement off his way of racing.  While Mr. Earnhardt was alive, we collected memorabilia of his.  So, why not decorate with it?  I decided to surprise my men with a tablescape that is completely NASCAR.  And naturally, in our home, it’s a Dale Earnhardt theme.

NASCAR Tablescape

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Independence Day Tablescape

Happy Independence Day Everyone!

Today is the 4th of July!  A day to celebrate, and since I love to decorate for the holidays, today was no exception.

Independence Day Tablescape

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Lighthouse Tablescape

I love doing tablescapes. When I create a tablescape for my home, it not only makes the table and dining area look nice, but it makes dining an enjoyable experience. (even if it’s only hot dogs and french fries)

Since it’s almost the beginning of Summer, and vacation season is right around the corner, I’m longing for the beach.  But it doesn’t look like we’re going to make it this year.  So, to satisfy my longing for the beach, I’ve been creating a lot of things with sand, shells & lighthouses.

Welcome to my Lighthouse Tablescape.

Lighthouse tablescape

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Sea Shell Centerpiece – tutorial

Since I have so many shells that I was collecting for my Playing in the Sand post, I thought I’d use them for yet another project. This time I decided to try a Sea Shell Wreath shape for my centerpiece.  I like the way it turned out.

Shell Centerpiece in place

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No Sew Place Mat

I’ve recently gotten a request from someone who doesn’t have a sewing machine, but wants to create her own unique tablescapes. So I thought I’d share a quick way to make placemats without having to sew a stitch.

 

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Silver & White Tablescape

When you’re a crafter or an artist, you don’t look at things the same way that other people do.  You always look at an item & say, “What can I do with this?”  When I was shopping at Walmart, I found this silver dance-wear fabric.  It really is a bright metallic silver.  (It just looks a little ‘purple’ because of the sun shining in my craft room window.)  As soon as I saw it, I just knew I had to have it.  I bought a couple of yards of it.

The girl that rang up my purchase looked at me a little strangely.  I told her what I had in mind & she said, “I thought maybe you were going to make a silver disco outfit”.  (she knows that I make a lot of my own clothing)

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Purple Easter Tablescape

Purple is the color to help spread epilepsy awareness, so I’m posting this today in honor of it.

What a difference a placemat makes.  I turned over the Easter Tablescape Place Mat to the solid side to make this tablescape.  I love the color purple, but living in a household full of men, I don’t usually use the color around our home.  (it’s not really a ‘manly’ color)  But for Easter, I couldn’t resist.   I hope you enjoy our Easter Table Scape.

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