Sango---Green & Black Tablescape

A very simple glass candlelight centerpiece is all that's needed for this evening dinner tablescape.
To tie in the color of the green on the plates I added some long beaded stems and shaped them around the glass. 

I just love my beautiful stemware that I received as a Hostess Gift from Princess House years ago. I hosted a party for a friend and was able to get the stemware for FREE. (Tip) Having a home show/party is a great way to get some of your favorite items for little to no cost.

The beautiful Sango plates with the ever so lovely Lily pattern was a terrific Goodwill find.
All they had were the plates and saucers BUT they were .50 each!!
~~LOVE~~
I also like the square shape of the plates with the rounded edges.
Sometimes it's nice to have something different from the everyday circle plate shape.

These gorgeous black wavy square plates were FREE!!
I got them from a lady on Freecycle.
For those of you that have never heard of Freecycle it is a yahoo group that allows people to post items that they want to give away for FREE only. It started out being a way for people to pass along good usable items to keep them going to the landfill.
I have seen all sorts of things listed on there, and of course I give away items as well to return the favor.
And, it's all FREE!

The circle plate that I am using as a charger was a Flea Market find and they were on a clearance table  for .60 each.
 They worked out perfectly for this setting.

My tablecloth is nothing more than a $5.00 sheer curtain from the Family Dollar Store.
Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope your day is Plum Perfect!![Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with any of the companies mentioned in this post
nor am I being compensated]



This week I am joining the following blog parties:

Seasonal SundaysMake it Pretty MondayTabletop TuesdayYou're Gonna Love it Tuesday!

Frugal Treasures TuesdayLets Dish!Thrifty Things FridayPotpourri Friday

Vegetable Garden Tablescape & A Recipe!

I have been collecting items for this tablescape for several months now
and I'm very pleased with how well it turned out!

The vegetable pick is from Michael's Craft Store in the $1 bin, and the greenery sprays  I found at Goodwill for $1.50 each.
When I got them home I found Walmart tags on them for $7.99 each!

The Aunt Jenny's Peas jar belonged to my Mom and I have had the S&P set for several years but they were also a Goodwill purchase--I forget how much.

These were a MUST for this tablescape, I found these at Michael's Craft Store as well.
Too cute!!

The red and green flower shaped plates were a yard sale find for $2.
 I thought they helped pick up the colors in the tablecloth.

 The napkins are actually kitchen hand towels that I cut in half  so that I would have four of them instead of the two that I found. You can read about the towels HERE. 

This stemware is from my wedding.

My tablecloth was a Goodwill find for $2.50!!

The cabbage bowls were purchased at Goodwill as well. $6 for the large serving one  (I have it upside down for my centerpiece) and 8 small ones. What a great deal those were!!

The asparagus dish I purchased at the local Peddlers Mall for $4

This is a recipe for Skinny Taco Dip!

I have it pinned on my recipe board on Pinterest.

You can go HERE to see other recipe's that I have pinned!

I'd love to have you as a follower and I'd be happy to follow you back as well. 

• 8 oz 1/3 less fat Philadelphia cream cheese
• 8 oz reduced fat sour cream
• 16 oz jar mild salsa
• 1 packet taco seasoning
• 2 cups iceberg lettuce, shredded
• 2 large tomatoes, diced
• 1 cup reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese
• 2.25 oz black olives,

In a large bowl combine cream cheese, sour cream, salsa and taco seasoning andmix well with an electric mixer. Spread on the bottom of a large shallow glass dish.Top with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese and black olives. Serve with baked tortilla chips.

Enjoy! Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a really wonderful week!


This week I am joining the following blog parties:

Seasonal Sunday's
Make it Pretty Monday
Tabletop Tuesday
You're Gonna Love it Tuesday!
Your Cozy Home Party
Let's Dish!

Thrifty Goodwill Finds!!

In June we spent a week in Wisconsin visiting my MIL as part of our Summer vacation.

We had a really wonderful time and of course a trip to the three local Goodwill's was a must!

So, here are all the goodies that I found! I can't wait to start using some of these items in my upcoming tablescapes! 

I found this fun girly platter for $3.99 and snagged it up right away, I went to the next aisle over and found the matching bowl for $2.99!!

Cute little ME picture was on clearance for .49 and all purple tags were half off!!

Material

2 for .99 New Dishcloths

2 for $1.99 Curtain Valances-----I gave these to my mom for her Dining Room :)

Pretty Tea Towel

Ultra suede dinner napkins----4 for $3.98

Flat Sheet-----this is going to be a tablecloth for my upcoming girly party!

LOVE this pretty dish towel----$1.49 and it is from the Food Network line.

I thought these pretty feathered balls would be pretty for Fall. 

I LOVED these pretty plates and for $1.99 each I snatched them quickly!!

Set of 4 napkins were half off! 

Love these kitchen towels! I'm turning them into dinner napkins for an upcoming Vegetable Tablescape! 

Material

Tablecloth by Liz Claiborne----BRAND NEW!!! This will be pretty for Fall.

Tablecloth



I had a grand ole time at the Goodwill's and found some great deals but we also enjoyed our visit with family and went strawberry picking, visited the Bay Beach Amusement Park AND!

Enjoyed some ice cream at Twisty!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!