~~~A Pre Spring Table~~~

It all started with a new runner. I found this beautiful runner last week and knew I loved the colors and the design. AND, it was a huge bargain at $7.99! So I grabbed it quickly and started to plan a table. Spring is not quite here in this part of the country but you can tell it is TRYING to break through. We have very cold days and then one warm one to tease us. Well, enough chattering, let's look at the table. I am using these wicker based hurricanes because they go so well with this runner. And the green pillars are the perfect match too!

 Here is our stack right now. The green napkins are also the perfect green and I just placed them between 2 of the dishes. I have a round rattan charger and on that are my new GLASS chargers that I got the same day as the runner. I LOVE them, they will be so versatile! The salad plates are GORGEOUS and were on clearance at Kirklands! My green flatware completes the picture.

 The bubbles in the goblets and the bubbles on the pitcher that is holding some beautiful white tulips from Trader Joe's. The tulips were FREE since I had a gift card!!!

 AS you cabn see here there are several shades of green on the runner.

 I still love my bird votive holders. They always make an apperance in the Spring and Summer.

 The terrarium is still acting as the centerpiece but stay tuned, that is changing soon:) It is filled with moss on the bottom, a large white ceramic bird, a clay pot with a nest and another nest.

 Here's an angle I don't usually take and I don't know why. The door goes out to the deck. Can't WAIT til we will be sitting out there and I can also do tables out there!!!!! FINALLY:):) I also love seeing the table without a tablecloth cause it is so pretty.

 AHHH......

 I decided to try this too for some added texture. Different textures always make a table so much more interesting, and pretty in my opinion:) This is just a simple twig ball resting on a candle ring which is all on a pottery and iron stand.

 I decided to make a little nest of moss for this cute crackle bird.

 Here is the salad plate, I am in love. I now want the whole set of these dishes and DID find them online!!! I actually had cut out a picture from a magazine YEARS ago that featured these dishes and found that to make sure these were the same ones. YUP, they are!!!!

 The next day the sun finally came out for a short time so I got a few shots for you!

 

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~~~Easter Breakfast Bar~~~

 Hi everyone! Well, it is the second day of Spring and we woke to SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was coming down fast and big, fat flakes!!! But it didn't last too long and is now all melted and just a memory. I decided I wanted to set the breakfast bar and it has gone through some additions along the way so I thought I would show you all of it. I started out pretty simply but then as I remembered things, added them. It starts with a pretty runner rather than placemats. I love this runner and this is a good place for it. Then I put my favorite square green dishes topped with a pretty cream scalloped salad plate. They are topped off with a green candle ring, recently purchased and a bunny!!!!

 The tulips are faux in faux water.  The bunny S and P and napkin holder came from KMart several years ago. Geez, please excuse the step ladder in the background, I just saw it.

The 2 ends of the runner have this pretty painted end.

 I also used my green handled flatware.

 I recently got these clear bubble goblets that I have been wanting for a long time.

 And then I remembered I had gotten these egg candle rings in Florida last year!!!! So I topped off the plain green ring with the egg ones!

 I love it!!!!

 My egg embroidered napkins are perfect here.

 I was worried that pastels wouldn't "go" in my kitchen but I really am loving them for Spring and Summer.

 The other day when I went to buy supplies for 2 wreaths I had to make, they had these bunny mugs on sale for 75% off!!!!!!!!!!! They had been $5.90 and so I got them for $1.47 each!!!!

 So cute and perfect for coffee or tea.

Thanks so much for your visit! Please leave me a comment, I try to get back to every one. Happy Spring everyone!!!!! XO~Pinky
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~~~The Falling Leaves Table~~~

HI everyone! I hope you are having a great Sunday. Our daughter and SIL are coming and our best friends and are all staying for dinner. So, I decided to set a pretty table for them! I seem to have a "leaves" theme going which is very appropriate since they are FALLING like crazy outside now. I kept my everyday runner on the table and just added brown placemats, my everyday brown dinner plate, the salad plate from Walmart last year, and the everyday soup bowl. Black bean soup is on the menu tonight! Some of these pictures got cut off, so click on any one to see it better. Not sure why that happened...

 The leaf napkin is folded simply to show the design.

 S and P on a leaf plate.

 I love to use my brown bamboo flatware in the Fall.

 I found a bag of these faux acorns at Michaels the other day on sale so scooped them right up. I love acorns for the Fall OR the Winter! You will be seeing them at Christmas too!

 The votive holders have 2 different leaves hanging on them. I got these at CTS a few years ago.

 My embossed candles from Target that I LOOOOOVE!!!!! I placed a pumpkin candle ring around them.

 These are my NEW brown bubble glasses!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got them for my birthday from my friend Kathy and LOOOOOVE them too!!! She also gave me a pitcher that matches! Thank you so much, Kathy!

 The centerpiece will be removed for dinner and a smaller pumpkin placed there.

 This is my leaf pitcher that I just found at Ross the other day on clearance! Just HAD to scoop it up!:):)

 The leaves are raised and the handle is so pretty!

 I decided to add my leaf wine glasses, we will definitely have a glass of wine with dinner.

 They have 3 different leaves around the glass. And they have a beautiful gold rim.

 This is my GORGEOUS soup tureen that Joe got me last year. It is so beautiful and perfect for our Black Bean Soup that is on the menu tonight!

 The handle of the ladle is a leaf too!

 Can you see what it says inside? "Give thanks for our family and friends".

 I have tried and tried to rotate this picture for you. I don't understand why it turned cause it is upright on my pictures??? If you have questions about the soup recipe please leave me a question and I will get back to you! Thanks so much for stopping by. I will be joining Yvonne for On The Menu Monday, see her button on my sidebar and just click on that. I am also joining these great parties this week:

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Have a great Sunday everyone. Thanks again for your visit. I appreciate all my followers so much! You are all the best!!!! XO, Pinky