~*Happy Easter*~ From our Table to Yours!

~HAPPY EASTER~

From our table to yours!

I have missed visiting all my blog friends and I hope you all are doing fabulous and having a wonderful year. I'm so very ready for Spring....it's been cold and rainy here.

I've missed being able to Blog on a weekly basis but I just stay so busy with the store and only having Internet access through my phone at this time (at the store) doesn't help.

The store is doing great and I'm having so much fun with it! We are set up for credit card payments and can also receive payments online as well. We are on Facebook too so stop by for a visit and say hello, here is our FB Link A Hen and 2 Chicks

We enjoyed a very simple setting at my parents house for our Easter lunch.

These beautiful antique green dishes are for sale in the store!!

A lovely Goodwill find!

We enjoyed Ham, Sweet Potatoes, Corn Pudding, Bacon wrapped Asparagus, Dinner Rolls, Deviled Eggs and we finished it up with some Pistachio Dessert!

Mr. Rabbit here is thinking about munching on some greens.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I pray you all have a wonderful and blessed week!

                                                         

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

Singing For Rain--Chocolate Brown & Turquoise Tablescape

See my sweet little bird in the center of my table?
 He is singing for rain!

He's perched inside of a bucket.....

I found this lovely bucket at Goodwill for 2.50!
 I just love all the colors and the garden theme. .

My plates were a Goodwill find for $1 each!
After I purchased them I came across the same plates at
 Big Lots. The watering cans are from the Dollar Tree.

My vintage glasses were also a Goodwill find in
TN for $1 each.
I bought all 8 of them.

Rimshot....

My napkins were found at the local Peddlers Mall.

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

This week I am joining the following blog parties:

Seasonal Sundays
Make it Pretty Monday
Tabletop Tuesday
You're Gonna Love it Tuesday!
Thrifty Things Friday
Potpourri Friday

Christmas in July!!

Debbie over at A Debbie Dabble Christmas is celebrating Christmas in July and I have decided to join the party!

I have not had the opportunity to put together a new tablescape so, I am going to share some of my past Christmas posts. I do hope you will enjoy them and perhaps get some inspiration. 

To view this tablescape click here ----->  Christmas Tablescape 2011

To view this tablescape click here------> Victorian Tree and a Tablescape

To view this post click here ------> Christmas Around The House

Thank You so much for stopping by and I hope you have found some inspiration for your Christmas this year! Please stop by and visit with Debbie and check out all the other great Christmas in July posts!

Blue Willow Breakfast at Moms

I'm in TN!! I came to help my Mom out after she had been in the hospital and a few days after being here I ended up having to rush my Dad to the ER at midnight.

It has been very busy and very stressful around here but they both are feeling better and I'm just so glad that I'm able to help them when they need it. 

SO! with everyone on the mend I decided it was time for a tablescape.
I pulled out the Blue Willow from the china cabinet and set to work.

We enjoyed biscuits, gravy, sausage, scrambled eggs and melon.
It was DE-LICIOUS!! 

These glass dessert cups are a fabulous Goodwill find that my brother purchased for  Mom.
Hi Lance!! :)
They are a set of 10 and he got them for $1 each!!

I love this vintage gingham apron that we found at the Flea Market for .50

We inverted a Dollar Tree dish to add some height under the Teapot. 

The pretty butter dish is a Goodwill purchase and I believe it was $3.00
It is originally from Cracker Barrell.  

We put a cream shower curtain down and overlaid it with a piece of beautiful toile fabric.

This set of butter knives was a gift to my Mom from her sister.
Hi Debby!! :)

This week I am joining the following blog parties:
Seasonal Sundays
Make it Pretty Monday
Tabletop Tuesday
You're Gonna Love it Tuesday!
Let's Dish!
Potpourri 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!