Cinderella Pumpkin Centerpiece – Floral Friday

October 5, 2018 By

Hello Dear Readers . . . it’s a great day today as it is Floral Friday!

Floral Friday is when I join my sweet friends Lidy, Mary and Pam to bring you

some wonderful floral inspiration for you to enjoy and hopefully want to re-create

for your very own. If you are stopping in for a visit from Lidy, Pam or Mary . . .

welcome and thank you for your visit.

Please visit my friends below and see their amazing creations.

Just click on the link below their beautiful images located at the bottom of the post.

Today’s Floral Friday is all about flowers and pumpkins.

So grab your favorite drink and sit a spell and “enjoy the view!”

Welcome to my Cinderella Pumpkin Centerpiece – Floral Friday.

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Falling for Apples – Floral Friday

September 21, 2018 By

Hello Dear Readers!

I want to begin by saying that my thoughts and prayers are with those who have been

so adversely affected by Hurricane Florence. Such tragic conditions that have impacted

not only our beloved State of North Carolina, but our neighboring states too.

We have been blessed to have not lost power or have any significant damage.

We have dear friends in South Carolina and Virginia that still have no power and

dealing with the rising waters. We are awaiting our friends from Jacksonville, N.C.

to evacuate to our house as soon as the roads clear for them.

So hopefully our Floral Friday will be a little bit of a bright spot in these times.

Today’s Floral Friday theme is Fall Apples.

I am joining my lovely friends, Lidy, Mary (Mary has also been in Flo’s path) and Pam

to bring you another Floral Friday filled with ideas that you can create for your own.

Their most beautiful images are below for the greatest floral inspiration!

Links to their posts are below their images.

So here we go . . . we are Falling for Apples – Floral Friday!

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Blue and White Fall Tablescape

October 24, 2017 By

I thought we would go down memory lane today.

To revisit my Blue and White Fall Tablescape with orange accents.

I began creating the elongated centerpiece by using a faux magnolia garland.

It is always great to have some greenery to anchor a centerpiece

to use as a base to create that long narrow look we all have grown to love.

Using a garland is a great way to start.

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I Danced to the Furniture Shuffle in the Dining Room

September 30, 2016 By

I danced to the Furniture Shuffle in the Dining Room the other day.

It’s definitely my favorite dance.

Who were my dancing partners?

My Ethan Allen Martha Washington chairs that I just had reupholstered.

Now that Martha and Ethan can dance!

If you remember, that pair were in the bay window sitting area of the dining room.

Where did they go?

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Autumn Memories in the Dining Room with Balsam Hill

September 23, 2016 By

Autumn is a very special time for me and my family.

It was my dad’s favorite time of the year, a time of harvest (he was an Iowa farm boy) and

Thanksgiving, when all of the family and extended family gathered together.

My Dad once said, that if he won the Lotto, the very first thing he would do,

was to buy a house that had a very, very large dining room, so that the entire family

could sit at one long table. At a table where we would laugh till we cried,

telling our stories that sometimes our parents never heard!

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Guess Who’s Coming For Brunch

October 28, 2015 By

At the Haven Conference you get to see and meet so many wonderful people, 

wonderful bloggers who over the years have become great friends.

For some time I wanted to have some fellow local bloggers over

and there was some discussion of this during the conference.

Then a sweet, talented blogger moved to our area.

So, how do you welcome her? Have a gathering.

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4 Simple Fall Centerpieces

October 15, 2015 By

I do not have a kitchen table.

We use our dining room table pretty much every day.

Our dining room is truly a room that is used more than the typical dining rooms

that are used for special occasions and holidays.

I see a trend in new homes of no formal dining rooms . . .

Just a dining area that is off the kitchen.

Being that we use our dining room table often,

I try to make a centerpiece that is easily moved if need be.

So today, I give you 4 simple Fall centerpieces.

Going with the traditional color of orange for this one:

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Fall Tablescapes and Vignettes

October 27, 2014 By

Happy Monday ! ! !

It is such a beautiful Fall day here today.

So in celebration of Fall . . . I thought I would do a bit of a throwback today . . .

~ ~ of a Fall tablescapes and vignettes.

Thanksgiving 2013

Began the creation of the tablescape with a glen plaid table runner. . .

~ ~ that was a French Laundry purchase at the Country Living Fair last year.

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Fall Tidbits

September 25, 2013 By

I am still in France….and by now, I am hoping that I have found some great treasures…

Today, I just want to share some Fall Tidbits from the previous year…

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My collection of Velvet Pumpkins…

…..I saved some stems from last year and hope to make a few this year.

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Or maybe I could duplicate this felted wool pillow that I purchased from a craft show long ago….

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I truly love this season of pumpkins and wonderful tones of oranges and browns.

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And fall wreaths and pumpkins welcoming friends and family.

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I just took out the boxes of Fall decor from the attic and hope to create a garland..

…..out of these pretty stems that I purchased last year to make this centerpiece.

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And need to help plan a special birthday party for my mom, who will be 88 in November..

…..it’s a surprise. 88..a great year…”double infinity”.

I am sure you are all busy making your home warm and inviting, preparing for the Fall Season…

You will get some great inspiration from this great Fall Party starting September 30th.

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Have a wonderful day!!

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