When we have traveled, we have picked up Christmas ornaments, including some handblown ornaments. I also have found 2 really beautiful vases/bowls in my thrifting adventures, so I put together a table using these items. I put the Vietri bowl and the handkerchief vase on the table and added faux greenery, the hand blown ornamentsContinue reading “Glass Blower’s Holiday”
Category Archives: Decorations
More Thrifted Christmas
We’re having a little party on the 23rd and so I have picked up some additional decor from thrift stores to make the house extra festive. First up is the arrangement that I am going to use for the buffet. I bought the container at a consignment store. Some of the floral stems came fromContinue reading “More Thrifted Christmas”
A Cozy Christmas
I started this table with a Pendleton throw that I bought on eBay. I added a silver tone reindeer, some mercury glass trees, some faux greenery and berries, a metal footed bowl with faux greenery, and my peppermint striped candles on mercury glass candle holders. The place settings are the Wedgwood Service plates, Royal StaffordContinue reading “A Cozy Christmas”
And A Partridge in a Pear Tree
This table is basically the Nature’s Bounty table from Thanksgiving, turned into a Christmas table. I think quail are pretty similar to partridges and I had both pears and bowls with pears on them, so I had to do a little visual nod to the classic Christmas carol. To convert the table from Thanksgiving toContinue reading “And A Partridge in a Pear Tree”
Thrifted Christmas
We are going to use the den in the basement for a lot of our holiday activities, so I have been on the lookout for some additional holiday decor while I have been out thrifting. Our oldest was here over Thanksgiving with his fiancee, and was talking about how he wouldn’t be able to decorateContinue reading “Thrifted Christmas”
Ralph Lauren Christmas Table
Apparently, this is the look of the season, so, of course, I had to give it a whirl. I had everything in the photos, except for the brass deer. I started with a blue oxford tablecloth (that was made years ago from a Ralph Lauren flat sheet) and topped it with a Pendleton wool throwContinue reading “Ralph Lauren Christmas Table”
Nature’s Bounty Thanksgiving Table
Last year I bought some really interesting quail figurines off of eBay to use on my Thanksgiving table. I’m repeating this theme, but with a few changes. I started with the natural linen tablecloth, which is a great base. I added my quail, pheasant feathers in a gorgeous silver plated art nouveau vase, elk antler,Continue reading “Nature’s Bounty Thanksgiving Table”
Thanksgiving Table–Woodland theme
If you’ve been following along, you know that my husband made me some oak log rounds that I like to use for tablescapes and so I used them for this table. I used some really cool quail figurines, a pitcher of pheasant feathers and a brass centerpiece bowl full of pinecones. For the place settings,Continue reading “Thanksgiving Table–Woodland theme”
Bright and Cheerful Thanksgiving
Many of the colors that we associate with Thanksgiving decorations are browned down versions of yellow (ochre), Orange (rust or russet), and Red (maroon). This table uses clear bright tones of these same base colors along with a hefty dose of blue. The inspiration for the table was the Villeroy and Boch Bonjour Madame saladContinue reading “Bright and Cheerful Thanksgiving”
Exquisite Easter
I started this table with a cute bunny runner; Smith and Hawken bunnies; silverplate compotes with paper eggs; and a Southern Living metal container. The place settings are Wedgwood MaxaDura Service plates; Mikasa Spring Ivory (embossed like a hibiscus flower); Mikasa Italian Countryside rim soup bowls; Williams-Sonoma napkins; and etched glassware.
Cathy At Home on the River 