Christine's Home and Travel Adventures

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Halloween, 2016 Table

Presenting my Halloween table for 2016!

Love this squirrel vase/pitcher!

Pumpkin S & P shakers

I love these "Gates ware" dinner plates but I only have 5 and I have been searching but have not found any to add to the set so I alternated them with my "222 Fifth Fruit Renaissance" plates.

The salad plates are some of my favorites because they give me such good memories. I bought them when my College friends and I had a reunion in Natchez, a group we called ourselves "The Spooks"

I bought these from the Dollar Store, and yes, for a dollar each. I went back and forth deciding if I should buy them because I really have too much stemware but the price helped me in my decision. Besides, I still cannot locate my amber goblets to use for this table and IMO, these are perfect for the theme.

Luckily, I found this fall tea set from the garage, just in time for this tablescape.

And the cups even has my initial, which I just noticed in this picture. Awesome!

The buffet table, as decorated for Fall.

The other small buffet table, across from the big one.

Thank you so much for the visits and for the parties!

Anything Goes" Pink Saturday

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com

Christine's Dishing It and Digging It

http://www.rustic-refined.com

Cindy's Amaze me Monday

http://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/

Kathryn's Make it Pretty Monday

http://www.thededicatedhouse.com
Chloe's Celebrate it Monday

http://celebrateanddecorate.com/

Bernideen's Tea Time, Cottage and Garden Blog Party!

http://blog.bernideens.com/

Ruth's Tuesday Cuppa Tea

http://www.antiquesandteacups.info

Julie's Talk of the Town Tuesday

https://lovemysimplehome.blogspot.com/

Tuesday's The Scoop

http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/

Marty's Inspire Me Tuesday

http://www.astrollthrulife.net/

Show and Share

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com

Sarah's Classical Homemaking party

http://www.hopeineveryseason.com/

Tablescape Thursday

http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Home Matters

http://lifewithlorelai.com

Thoughts of Home Thursday

http://www.athomewithjemma.com/

Kathy's Home and Garden Thursday

http://adelightsomelife.com

Share Your Cup Thursday

http://jannolson.blogspot.com

Tablescape Thursday

http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Share your Style Thursday

http://www.thevintagenestblog.com

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop

http://peoniesandorangeblossoms.blogspot.com/

Kate's Flaunt it Friday

http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/

Courtney's Feathered Nest Friday

http://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/

Foodie Fri and Everything Else

http://designsbygollum.blogspot.

Saturday, September 24, 2016

It's Hunting Season, 2016

I created this hunt scene tablescape for my son, Jed and his wife, Becky and her brother, Brad, who are avid hunters. Hunting season just started in Florida and out they already went this weekend. Good luck to you all!

I like using my animal print table runner, that I bought from Z Gallerie many years ago, probably my most favorite buy from there. I love the shape!

My antler was a gift from my son and DIL, that they cleaned and dried from one of their hunted deers. Get me a bigger one next time, Jed and Becky!

I alternated 2 different napkin rings

I placed an acorn place card on each plate, just for an added touch.

I started decorating for Fall at home too, showing the foyer table here.

I am out of walls with still so many more pictures to hang and now just stored under the guest room beds, but I thought I would just put this hunt scene picture on the buffet table for now, to go with the theme.

I bought this pair of horn candle holders from a friend in Natchez who moved away before us.

I think this fox is really cute.

I have hunt scene salad plates but I still have not been able to get to them, still buried in the garage, but for now, my elk (or are they moose?) plates will do.

A woodsy centerpiece

Animal print plate chargers. I had 2 sets of this but I sold a set to Candy, another blogger before we moved from MS.

Dark brown bamboo flatware set.

For the tea set, I opted for my Bavarian Tirschenreuth set with mostly brown pattern.

And that's it, folks! I hope you enjoyed my fun table like I do. Thank you for your visits and for the hostesses for these parties I always link to. You are very much appreciated.

Anything Goes" Pink Saturday

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/pink-saturday/

Christine's Dishing It and Digging It

http://www.rustic-refined.com/

Cindy's Amaze me Monday

http://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/

Jeanne's Blue Monday

http://backyardneighbor.typepad.com/backyard_neighbor/

Kathryn's Make it Pretty Monday

http://www.thededicatedhouse.com

Chloe's Celebrate it Monday

http://celebrateanddecorate.com/

Bernideen's Tea Time, Cottage and Garden Blog Party!

http://blog.bernideens.com/

Ruth's Tuesday Cuppa Tea

http://www.antiquesandteacups.info

Julie's Talk of the Town Tuesday

https://lovemysimplehome.blogspot.com/

Tuesday's The Scoop

http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/

Marty's Inspire Me Tuesday

http://www.astrollthrulife.net/

Show and Share

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com

Sarah's Classical Homemaking party

http://www.hopeineveryseason.com/

Tablescape Thursday

http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Home Matters

http://lifewithlorelai.com/

Thoughts of Home Thursday

http://www.athomewithjemma.com/

Kathy's Home and Garden Thursday

http://adelightsomelife.com

Tablescape Thursday

http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Share your Style Thursday

http://www.thevintagenestblog.com

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop

http://peoniesandorangeblossoms.blogspot.com/

Kathryn's Anything Blue Friday

http://www.thededicatedhouse.com

Kate's Flaunt it Friday

http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/

Courtney's Feathered Nest Friday

http://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/

Foodie Fri and Everything Else

http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com/

Saturday, September 17, 2016

Brown Transferware

Cooler mornings inspired me to take my brown transferware out and use them. I took out a brown linen tablecloth and then looked around for what I can gather on the table.

The dinner plates are made by Johnson Bros' Historic America. I don't know why but I am always drawn to historical plates. I really like them, no matter what the pattern is.

The base are wooden plate chargers I bought from Walmart many years ago, followed with the historical dinner plates that we bought from an estate sale, I think in Brookhaven.

The dessert plates and soup bowls are Staffordshire W.H. Grindley's "Sunday Morning"

I thought the tablescape looks kinda manly so I decided to use vintage beer mugs. This is the first time I have ever used them.

John found these steins about 2 years ago in an estate sale in Natchez while I was in Florida helping out with my granddaughter, Rea, who was undergoing chemo treatments at the time. In case you are curious, Rea is doing very well. She has been on remission for 2 years now, very healthy and active. She and her twin sister Halle just started VPK. Thank you again to all who prayed for her.