66th - Anniversary Tablescape

WOW - it has been a while since I posted a new tablescape.  Even though I do a new tablescape every week, just haven't had the time to take the pics and post.  So after a long break from posting & the fact that my husband and I will be celebrating our 3rd anniversary this weekend - I just had to do a special tablescape for the event....

 Had to be elegant thus the black/silver.....

 Had to have some color - splashed the purple....

 I stuffed the napkin rings with two napkins, then stood them on the plates to make a flower.....

 The napkin ring is silver with purple beads....

 a sliver runner....to match the silver glass chargers....

 and I pulled out the silver for the buffet...

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65th Tablescape - Lady Bugs....

It has been awhile since I posted - been busy, busy....Not that I haven't done a tablescape every week and a couple of times a new tablescape twice a week.  So here I am - back and buggy.....

Bugs, Bugs, Bugs.....Did you ever think you would purposely set a table full of bugs!  Well it never crossed my mind until I ran across these beautiful lady bug plates/setting!  Being a huge "favorite color is RED" red fan these place settings screamed - "take me home and put me on your table".  So I listened....

 The little metal bird house in the shape of a purse "welcomes" all that enter our front door, it was a perfect accent to this tablescape.

 Although the bugs on the table give you a "picnic" like feel - I had to add the red chair covers to bring out the red.....

 I used the coffee mugs and bowls for the centerpiece and placed water with floating candles in them....

 This little dragonfly accented candle holder was given to me by my Dad....

 I used straw red/checkered placemates for accenting the bamboo silverware that I though was "outdoorsey".

 This candle holder has a gate like entrance sort of "come into my garden", this was also given to me by my Dad.

 The dragonfly napkin rings around red/white napkins - I set to the upper corner of the placesetting so as not to hide the ladybugs....

 The freak for candles that I am - I placed these votice holders at each placesetting with a little clip on dragonfly that I use quite often for my spring/summer tablescapes...

 Here is a great shot of these adorable lady bug plates.  They are Hausenware designed by LIbby Wilkie -purchased at Ross for $2.99 a piece.  The red dinner plates are 222 Fifty also purchased at Ross set of 4 for $6.99.  The white chargers are old Gibson...

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Our Garden.....

It all begins with a composte pile..

Decided that it was time to start a garden.  We love fresh greens, salads and the makings, have plenty of ground to have a nice garden at the rear of our property.    Garden Goals:  To provide fresh greens, and save money!  Here is the begininngs of the set-up!

 We used my grandmothers old picnic bench that my father had given me in hopes that we could repair it, unfortunately the metal was too far rusted/corroded to be able to reconstruct.  So my husband took it apart and we used the planks to outline our garden.

 Since one of our goals to garden was to save money, we found a source for "free" manure, so we went and picked up a trailer load....
 My husband not only loaded the trailer but he also unloaded it too!

 The white PVC pipe pieces were from our terrace project that we had to cap off some sprinklers.  The black chicken wire/mesh from yet another project! 

 Finished Step 2!

 This piece of slag (washed out concrete) from the construction of our home has been sitting here so long that the little trees have grown into this stone and we can't move it....so

 I painted it and stenciled "Our Garden" on to the surface.....Both the black and white spray paint were leftovers from other project, so we are still at zero dollar start up for the garden....

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64TH Tablescape - Blue Orchid -

Received these beautiful blue orchids from my husband for easter - so the next tablescape had to center around them. 

The plates are Folkart - not a fancy brand are rare find - but they were so pretty.  20 pieces from Key Training Thrift store - $5.

The silverware is a stainless steel set - love the long dinner fork...found them at hospice 50 pieces $8.

These glasses are very heavy and have embedded leaves on them -

These candel holders remind me of tulips...

Found this large serving platter a few years ago - I comes in handy when we serve large groups (which we do quite often).  The colors were perfect for this table - so I set it at one end.

As always - thanks to Susan at BNOTP for sponsoring Tablescape Thursdays. Remember: "Around the world - - life is best around the table". Thanks for visiting; please leave some encouraging words!