After School Special

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Remember those After School Specials?  </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I sure do!  </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Of course, that was all before DVDs and </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">DVRs and Video Games.  </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We would come home and get a snack </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and watch the weekly After School Special.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well, this After School Special is for Miss Beaux.  </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">She comes home starving after school </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and she always makes a snack </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and watches a little TV before homework.  </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So I thought I would plan a special <span style="font-size: large;">treat</span> for her </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and a little time together baking afterwards.  </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">She has a huge sweet tooth!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KLTFAufm6C8obRmzT4Kp1QRrtyyCaKDRLJenr6hUxMvmhjCzJ2x3hgsgCM2k_Vkz15yJO7icXLVXHLzReY58ZtWaEKjjGeZcXxQXZu_jYc08xpo5GKxORNu67CJu4-_3tu5LK_OijCE/s1600/IMG_6577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KLTFAufm6C8obRmzT4Kp1QRrtyyCaKDRLJenr6hUxMvmhjCzJ2x3hgsgCM2k_Vkz15yJO7icXLVXHLzReY58ZtWaEKjjGeZcXxQXZu_jYc08xpo5GKxORNu67CJu4-_3tu5LK_OijCE/s640/IMG_6577.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I fixed her up some hot chocolate <span style="font-size: large;">on the kitchen island </span>with </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">whipped cream and sprinkles.  </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cause everything tastes better with sprinkles right?  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitN49GTNK1PaCdQZHb9nma_Xei54OoDDrj2NwHRL-ziMpjdz5Q-jvSBv507woLp4c60IjaHIWe9NRjak8iL9HaRjcrjKW3ssSMuXRTidlm4NJztHI3z9BQSxPRvW8Xj1zTIucdhXnIx_g/s1600/IMG_6589.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitN49GTNK1PaCdQZHb9nma_Xei54OoDDrj2NwHRL-ziMpjdz5Q-jvSBv507woLp4c60IjaHIWe9NRjak8iL9HaRjcrjKW3ssSMuXRTidlm4NJztHI3z9BQSxPRvW8Xj1zTIucdhXnIx_g/s640/IMG_6589.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I found these cute snowman <span style="font-size: large;">mugs</span> last year </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">after Christmas for next to nothing.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PgFCkmSZpM2ZozhaTVPRYD6X693wo6jwZy1knUi5NzmsYDxNdViU8RgWmV4mUAfLKB8dfUFGoV-_vwZDETNY9814H813eelhxUxA7O8xKMVuJSElGtXjT12Y4MLh8nDz_sfC3T80NSQ/s1600/IMG_6579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PgFCkmSZpM2ZozhaTVPRYD6X693wo6jwZy1knUi5NzmsYDxNdViU8RgWmV4mUAfLKB8dfUFGoV-_vwZDETNY9814H813eelhxUxA7O8xKMVuJSElGtXjT12Y4MLh8nDz_sfC3T80NSQ/s640/IMG_6579.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bright colorful Christmas plates </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">with black and white checked napkins are so cheery.</span></span></i></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGMJZji50vl9Re425fMMUWwgUqPW1MkvqN2_hVG6xTidfoeukzrvdlTiDNTC2q7GwqkIPaTV3lpl9YZkmmHKKz7079ATHNc_soDB0g46BV31NXZAI0E1OAAbo0Pv3KGTyBCZCrbSeWsc/s1600/IMG_6591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGMJZji50vl9Re425fMMUWwgUqPW1MkvqN2_hVG6xTidfoeukzrvdlTiDNTC2q7GwqkIPaTV3lpl9YZkmmHKKz7079ATHNc_soDB0g46BV31NXZAI0E1OAAbo0Pv3KGTyBCZCrbSeWsc/s640/IMG_6591.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The place setting <span style="font-size: large;">rests on these adorable red snowflake placemats from P<span style="font-size: large;">ier 1<span style="font-size: large;">.  </span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">They were so cute and inexpensi<span style="font-size: large;">ve </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">that they had to come home with me!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuB2KP9J4sFP6jQCxUweXCvF762wkYC1CqU_GiamJt1kOo6C-VSni6S0kTG9W_PbtUDFbBq9EygrL2tewVXr3TS78Xl8MCoAWJuNCCQnzSxc7-a8OFm-KE5HS_IEY6gKPzx2xfJc4bjk/s1600/IMG_6578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuB2KP9J4sFP6jQCxUweXCvF762wkYC1CqU_GiamJt1kOo6C-VSni6S0kTG9W_PbtUDFbBq9EygrL2tewVXr3TS78Xl8MCoAWJuNCCQnzSxc7-a8OFm-KE5HS_IEY6gKPzx2xfJc4bjk/s640/IMG_6578.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I tied up the clear resin silverware with red and white striped </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ribbon and a cute jingle bell.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpWMponkqGHHLHBVfB1oQ59hf7aZXhQgkSbXALoAbtdC-PMMC7_alxvIKOAUL3TYZ4oia7Ohd6S053z6Zi33L2f-18gccqot_3VpwUPpqFfQ3AkiFeFkY64JclI8aUgrG71ktsX4iTaY/s1600/IMG_6586.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpWMponkqGHHLHBVfB1oQ59hf7aZXhQgkSbXALoAbtdC-PMMC7_alxvIKOAUL3TYZ4oia7Ohd6S053z6Zi33L2f-18gccqot_3VpwUPpqFfQ3AkiFeFkY64JclI8aUgrG71ktsX4iTaY/s640/IMG_6586.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A cookie cutter is used as a napkin ring for the black and white checked napkins.  </span></span></i></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlPpcleClAB30oN-z-URGd9vh4rxhLhtzCgo53Rb1mIoNy3J4rehIxSL5uiKGiiYgZ-OOXbTGxaaznCgD76GjrSy0rjYPCDYGGhhTAypLtvk5Syn0ci7g6vRnhiYp_ARYD20rTJCsTWA/s1600/IMG_6587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlPpcleClAB30oN-z-URGd9vh4rxhLhtzCgo53Rb1mIoNy3J4rehIxSL5uiKGiiYgZ-OOXbTGxaaznCgD76GjrSy0rjYPCDYGGhhTAypLtvk5Syn0ci7g6vRnhiYp_ARYD20rTJCsTWA/s640/IMG_6587.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A hint of the activities to come.</span></span></i></span>  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvDTCl8qDUn6549oki0YwqMDSqQvmBewxOu9Tfxwk5FkPcez0nX504l4DY2TAW3LNvz5FK7VnxeBcaaHhd74WTPBugzayfREbIdX3V-0LXkRh63Aan-3CfzOKfvFNNvJpPsybL0ua7WU/s1600/IMG_6585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvDTCl8qDUn6549oki0YwqMDSqQvmBewxOu9Tfxwk5FkPcez0nX504l4DY2TAW3LNvz5FK7VnxeBcaaHhd74WTPBugzayfREbIdX3V-0LXkRh63Aan-3CfzOKfvFNNvJpPsybL0ua7WU/s640/IMG_6585.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Holiday cookie cutters lay waiting in my </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Crate and Barrel mixing bowls.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5CNgtfJ0gGr1u7IWHgMksqYur2E4YgdSkcuNvpJXeW1kEZnTH7clHoP0JAbRRF5rOya-YzsCRE0CmhK6nf0qe6_G0OQb_n7OPPNDoEiPmJZlmk47nJTn9fYWRbkxu6bsSyMOXHqZD8g/s1600/IMG_6584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5CNgtfJ0gGr1u7IWHgMksqYur2E4YgdSkcuNvpJXeW1kEZnTH7clHoP0JAbRRF5rOya-YzsCRE0CmhK6nf0qe6_G0OQb_n7OPPNDoEiPmJZlmk47nJTn9fYWRbkxu6bsSyMOXHqZD8g/s640/IMG_6584.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Along with colorful cupcake liners,</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhox5TyZ2GxkPIBmZAEO9AQrb9k2-98-3U6OK3Rkp20ENu_4uVKMw5D87TSY6ecJ1i0-FW3iC4PuKNv2FJpk_YjM_q_LtUGd5RL54Uxr8BWAZKQ6RYBcLA6VyombLSSwjL4975vISenz0E/s1600/IMG_6583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhox5TyZ2GxkPIBmZAEO9AQrb9k2-98-3U6OK3Rkp20ENu_4uVKMw5D87TSY6ecJ1i0-FW3iC4PuKNv2FJpk_YjM_q_LtUGd5RL54Uxr8BWAZKQ6RYBcLA6VyombLSSwjL4975vISenz0E/s640/IMG_6583.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And the stinkin cutest cupcake picks ever!  </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Can you see that I've been playing with Pic Monkey?  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RWYbY1BQ5XYoi2NBSDZJCZtXpGXltsMNRaoB-XWwaohqG6u3HhA95L2ymygho2D0zL3HLFgN-gxOLaNlEDLlRMnqALpdYZXWRWvHa1KrSvZpGxaDJSZ1WKVqpNnm_7DYo1QZ76cFKyc/s1600/IMG_6590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RWYbY1BQ5XYoi2NBSDZJCZtXpGXltsMNRaoB-XWwaohqG6u3HhA95L2ymygho2D0zL3HLFgN-gxOLaNlEDLlRMnqALpdYZXWRWvHa1KrSvZpGxaDJSZ1WKVqpNnm_7DYo1QZ76cFKyc/s640/IMG_6590.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The cookie jar is waiting to be filled </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">so we had better get started.  </span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love holiday baking!  </span></span></i></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next T<span style="font-size: large;">ime,</span></span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves</span></span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">XO Cindy</span></span></span></i></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">sharing at:</span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Susan at<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1057618964"> </a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Between Naps on the Porch</a></span></i></span></i></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></i></span></i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"> <a href="http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/">Cuisine Kathleen's-Let's Dish</a></span></i></span> </span> </span></span></i></span></div>

After School Special

Remember those After School Specials?   I sure do!   Of course, that was all before DVDs and  DVRs and Video Games.   We would come home and...

Read more »

Christmas at Tiffany's

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcg-MMfrRvP_yElfwq6kaKP-J-v5cNyYBqbRImS0CbqbWYefjiXwjmMRAFgAw-blqqzD-8bwR-nJVFLfGP5TXMSCtTyalF0BIepUjc12pkLgsWiv1vMip9i494Tex-_y4DF7lQIlK_EMnc/s1600/IMG_1840.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcg-MMfrRvP_yElfwq6kaKP-J-v5cNyYBqbRImS0CbqbWYefjiXwjmMRAFgAw-blqqzD-8bwR-nJVFLfGP5TXMSCtTyalF0BIepUjc12pkLgsWiv1vMip9i494Tex-_y4DF7lQIlK_EMnc/s640/IMG_1840.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #76a5af; color: black; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"><b><i>Christmas Table 2011</i></b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br /><div align="left"><b><i><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I started with a swag that I found at Marshall's that had the pretty silver and Tiffany blue ornaments all intertwined.</span></i></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is my very first post on my Blog so bear with me as I learn how all of this works.  Setting up the Blog has been <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">interesting</span>.  I'm sure as I continue things will change and evolve, just like </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">ME!!!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Here is what I have been working on this week...</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92iuFT9zK_aquZCi4lxL1JWojYNi31NK7qQpg1lHxBZiBIEhIkDCYoB1QDajdenRACzABnVVB1-qleveFdkPzbN2qP16M6ev6pjUGKgl1dOC0L2geicXbmfpCxekEMBal4V0YQkVQemSo/s1600/IMG_1841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92iuFT9zK_aquZCi4lxL1JWojYNi31NK7qQpg1lHxBZiBIEhIkDCYoB1QDajdenRACzABnVVB1-qleveFdkPzbN2qP16M6ev6pjUGKgl1dOC0L2geicXbmfpCxekEMBal4V0YQkVQemSo/s640/IMG_1841.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div align="left"><b><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I then interlaced a greenery swag down the middle of the table.  </span></i></b></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaKSPvlh670bPtmDEN5pT5ijFr7ccQy3OORJQ2cDPB9jm-7gkfdvDlbjUvUcHdeYvk_mH9X-xSHXMdQQ2c9U3DWXQrO87UKuGrbf879gmnKeALtiHsNoaDbWmLTDOCH-7YtSLn_H4725p/s1600/IMG_1844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaKSPvlh670bPtmDEN5pT5ijFr7ccQy3OORJQ2cDPB9jm-7gkfdvDlbjUvUcHdeYvk_mH9X-xSHXMdQQ2c9U3DWXQrO87UKuGrbf879gmnKeALtiHsNoaDbWmLTDOCH-7YtSLn_H4725p/s640/IMG_1844.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size: small;"></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: large;">I added my Opal Innocence China on Silver chargers and a although I wanted to use my Christmas China that I bought at Macy's many years ago for a dollar a plate, (long story) I didn't want to break up the Silver and Blue theme. I ended up placing a bread plate from Opal Innocence on top.  You can see the wording around the rim but not the picture in the middle.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsQX2Nj2jf_-jltzJX2yVSHCQOUiqUDY8jBZIeG31fSniIyWY1kKGvOTJW1HEyXn_3tMETii_9fLOfNL2l_847FvOtdZ2lF7re_mAXUp5D9653hEfsymeGv2fzQsHGnmVReKd-c_vrCua/s1600/IMG_1850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsQX2Nj2jf_-jltzJX2yVSHCQOUiqUDY8jBZIeG31fSniIyWY1kKGvOTJW1HEyXn_3tMETii_9fLOfNL2l_847FvOtdZ2lF7re_mAXUp5D9653hEfsymeGv2fzQsHGnmVReKd-c_vrCua/s640/IMG_1850.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size: large;">I added a cloche on each place setting with something different under each one.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6DL20te5N9V7ew5DMVmOMHwpBQU3T5Cz77PnEmXBDMFjBnknSMTam8cEl0KjuWvRB5VVYdl9hS7FGRdI6af1pmfwK8DQdA1Eka8mCs_AgloypDZ3FHd4QNWiLCxMlAvqXAHS0SfrY45K/s1600/IMG_1847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6DL20te5N9V7ew5DMVmOMHwpBQU3T5Cz77PnEmXBDMFjBnknSMTam8cEl0KjuWvRB5VVYdl9hS7FGRdI6af1pmfwK8DQdA1Eka8mCs_AgloypDZ3FHd4QNWiLCxMlAvqXAHS0SfrY45K/s640/IMG_1847.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The goblets belonged to my Great Grandmother.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLgJ5Ev0C5p99o_9fXyGEIZlUoYei0cuTqPfM4bnh3J5AcEZUWO0tg310yH0jBUmeQX7Qk2sUxyCY4h1SvHCHCPn40nTtXF46qRZ1nYI5k568fCgRNeWjNTNM4SVErEEvbx8FmKOpyhtIR/s1600/IMG_1851.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLgJ5Ev0C5p99o_9fXyGEIZlUoYei0cuTqPfM4bnh3J5AcEZUWO0tg310yH0jBUmeQX7Qk2sUxyCY4h1SvHCHCPn40nTtXF46qRZ1nYI5k568fCgRNeWjNTNM4SVErEEvbx8FmKOpyhtIR/s400/IMG_1851.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div align="left">Something wonderful under each one!</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOXch4-br4PQX5NMFEHtC7sfk6iMJtR5sgeaDfZ_faBdnBx_wVTJBVoaRLusr4zLCxC8_Zd8A85FAJMK6PA9eU07owgowSarbfroiMqFOAcd_r6ZZ1ClT9TN2Npr62zWb3GippFPmY4ES/s1600/IMG_1863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOXch4-br4PQX5NMFEHtC7sfk6iMJtR5sgeaDfZ_faBdnBx_wVTJBVoaRLusr4zLCxC8_Zd8A85FAJMK6PA9eU07owgowSarbfroiMqFOAcd_r6ZZ1ClT9TN2Npr62zWb3GippFPmY4ES/s640/IMG_1863.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;">I recently picked up this gem at Tuesday Morning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRBqKtHfsWdVYIbDL3gtNg89aUslJ1Wx57QllaBMSgLInIfDdXwQnRWqkwOutcjUhjR7GnhZf19tW28f0yf37AL8SlEZ7flyDj7qd4JcQzTapu8lDKTvtu9p8thUI4XXYxYpYPXOMn5_n/s1600/IMG_1859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRBqKtHfsWdVYIbDL3gtNg89aUslJ1Wx57QllaBMSgLInIfDdXwQnRWqkwOutcjUhjR7GnhZf19tW28f0yf37AL8SlEZ7flyDj7qd4JcQzTapu8lDKTvtu9p8thUI4XXYxYpYPXOMn5_n/s640/IMG_1859.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;">My centerpiece is a mix of faux and real flowers and greens in an estate sale silver wine chiller.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtV3UU1-EGNGUu0dZpyA1QCRIC8H4l7YXDRmaBj97FSbz2e9UQmf3-T1BmPLUrGjSKAs6v5Lx2rdZxPzQKK9ZpodGrVHyQHo0PE6MODOXoQz9yKziADrLlxMJde5urvcvGesA6zCTAu074/s1600/IMG_1860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtV3UU1-EGNGUu0dZpyA1QCRIC8H4l7YXDRmaBj97FSbz2e9UQmf3-T1BmPLUrGjSKAs6v5Lx2rdZxPzQKK9ZpodGrVHyQHo0PE6MODOXoQz9yKziADrLlxMJde5urvcvGesA6zCTAu074/s640/IMG_1860.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YJ23L3W-4JUHeDaXoSOXqt9KvYH4UlYWCq_NPAa6HTGtLeYN06wDrY5Jg92ApQCFU3eE6-UJ9nxN_1DXiezSRDYJNdnHnwCe9fWMwujLTEEZacdovB3Tubs39kYZ6g9UQWQIlytuSZvD/s1600/IMG_1835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YJ23L3W-4JUHeDaXoSOXqt9KvYH4UlYWCq_NPAa6HTGtLeYN06wDrY5Jg92ApQCFU3eE6-UJ9nxN_1DXiezSRDYJNdnHnwCe9fWMwujLTEEZacdovB3Tubs39kYZ6g9UQWQIlytuSZvD/s640/IMG_1835.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFpyzkDmgcP4lyB7REUH1yIo8xUODUh4BZGM-1B7ufa86RPshMzJzbxMK2XT6tSwwL0pGadSUPyKHkLfk-xDdLe14O95NwHJaQ7XVTw5rXYulq4Rrwn0OO1RZ7Temf37K7w1jCnMeNQ0Y/s1600/IMG_1871.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFpyzkDmgcP4lyB7REUH1yIo8xUODUh4BZGM-1B7ufa86RPshMzJzbxMK2XT6tSwwL0pGadSUPyKHkLfk-xDdLe14O95NwHJaQ7XVTw5rXYulq4Rrwn0OO1RZ7Temf37K7w1jCnMeNQ0Y/s640/IMG_1871.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am more than pleased with this years table.  What do you think?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I am sharing on Tablescape Thursday at</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Between Naps on the Porch </a></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Stroll Thru Life </a></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a> </span><br /><br /></div>

Christmas at Tiffany's

Christmas Table 2011 I started with a swag that I found at Marshall's that had the pretty silver and Tiffany blue ornaments all intertwi...

Read more »

<span style="font-family:arial;">Good morning,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Well, here I am at my second blog post (yay)! I still have SOOO much to learn, but am really enjoying this new adventure. One of the blogs that I've silently followed forever is Between Naps on the Porch (I'd add a link right *here* but I'm not sure how to do that yet!) ... talk about talent(!). She hosts Tablescape Thursday, and everyone is invited. I've never seen such beautiful tables all dressed up ... the time and creativity that goes into creating such warm and inviting spaces is enviable. I thought I'd join the party and link my humble dining room table dressed for the holidays ... please excuse my photography skills ... need to work on that, too !!</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcO85ejiJNiOk9kOXJMULF8Ir6_ZxN8EhybJMy_3gnaEHOyxv2ym-8KlImMK1wI0m7Ezm-weWTPwNuMXavr75Ufdz1Ln1xGknZbLxSy6Y92vhTKtLc_KHGhlpXYpIm-q-HqA6_6ncHg/s1600-h/036.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413579024439827826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcO85ejiJNiOk9kOXJMULF8Ir6_ZxN8EhybJMy_3gnaEHOyxv2ym-8KlImMK1wI0m7Ezm-weWTPwNuMXavr75Ufdz1Ln1xGknZbLxSy6Y92vhTKtLc_KHGhlpXYpIm-q-HqA6_6ncHg/s400/036.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Y3Ydv0g7Xp1JgqDD1-qm19FoWL5ZvMd8Kdvcfxq-O7sTNXZq8PmmRXnB60ODbARzlYu_tiAyG-MkhyphenhyphenFmv4T126oxXF_Txx_jd8Gr-dnO03rbYkwGq9a6Moj8JbzTQZ6O9OhMPbpVtw/s1600-h/068.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413579019729773426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Y3Ydv0g7Xp1JgqDD1-qm19FoWL5ZvMd8Kdvcfxq-O7sTNXZq8PmmRXnB60ODbARzlYu_tiAyG-MkhyphenhyphenFmv4T126oxXF_Txx_jd8Gr-dnO03rbYkwGq9a6Moj8JbzTQZ6O9OhMPbpVtw/s400/068.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMc9eZJ06ZOGmKMccKguDzKAy6_DF0VjzHimPbwWhX4O_pBRv4ScnCJLEzuBnLyfQ70OqbXsrr9SvBgG2fzuPS8yrQwafuKM2R_72HqIM872oAk5FtnXUaadc2dzXyfhfMz6MFxXsUQ/s1600-h/066.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413579015264631090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMc9eZJ06ZOGmKMccKguDzKAy6_DF0VjzHimPbwWhX4O_pBRv4ScnCJLEzuBnLyfQ70OqbXsrr9SvBgG2fzuPS8yrQwafuKM2R_72HqIM872oAk5FtnXUaadc2dzXyfhfMz6MFxXsUQ/s400/066.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01Z-DDBvpbUskfzm4vMjGds2rEi3JIJ3O9Np6lFQTnnlVLtFyaO5a4vsm-iLXV_WMgOarU5IzIw4fGMbtyKhJAOGEjGoLIfZq3ynXACRAnRlpfOvQ4ArmgDCmA5ZNnDuiNXJ6aAtM2w/s1600-h/052.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413579005153420274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01Z-DDBvpbUskfzm4vMjGds2rEi3JIJ3O9Np6lFQTnnlVLtFyaO5a4vsm-iLXV_WMgOarU5IzIw4fGMbtyKhJAOGEjGoLIfZq3ynXACRAnRlpfOvQ4ArmgDCmA5ZNnDuiNXJ6aAtM2w/s400/052.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> </div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7F5HIIptr6pNs9lCqbkt5m1694eve1dO5Lw3O5eRXCnm1s6xYnUE7XCrVZPswbsEJFaWjRPvmRulDNAN4_cLIiqB3AgKS1OLfrTIEM4eeeczpxux5LtcZFNGPVMTRuZ5aeCiKA5GiQ/s1600-h/054.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413579002666807986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7F5HIIptr6pNs9lCqbkt5m1694eve1dO5Lw3O5eRXCnm1s6xYnUE7XCrVZPswbsEJFaWjRPvmRulDNAN4_cLIiqB3AgKS1OLfrTIEM4eeeczpxux5LtcZFNGPVMTRuZ5aeCiKA5GiQ/s400/054.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Chargers, dinner plates and tablecloth: Home Goods</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Salad plates: Belk (Winter Greetings)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Wine glasses and goblets: Pier One</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Stemware: Marshalls</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for stopping by ... I'll be posting more holiday pics from around our house later on !!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><em>Becca</em></span> <div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div></div></div></div>

Good morning, Well, here I am at my second blog post (yay)! I still have SOOO much to learn, but am really enjoying this new adventure. One ...

Read more »