Shades Of White At The Shore

It's that time of the week, Tablescape Thursday

hosted by Susan at Between Naps On The Porch.

Be sure to stop by Susan's and visit all the

beautiful tablescaps you will find there.

Welcome to Shades Of White At The Shore. It's raining

again, so we are back in the dining room.

My whole room is dressed in shades of white along with

a few sea shore elements. So I hope you enjoy your visit.

I have used mismatched dishes, linens and anything

white I could find when shopping my house. I was really

amazed at all the different colors of white I saw once I

had everything in place. The textures are great.

I used candles, several antique bowls and a large

container of shells for my center piece. I liked the texture of the different objects as I stacked them.

You can see cream ware stacked on ironstone.

We have a sea shell salt dishes with Mother of Pearl

salt spoons.

Translucent pearls for napkin rings, white napkins.

I have used an ironstone plate for the charger, a

A small cream ware dinner plate then added another

ironstone bread plate with a starfish plate to top it off.

The place mates are white woven and I have used

them several different times.

The plate rack is dressed in whites. I have cream ware,

fine china cups and a little silver added to it.

I have used all white linens on the quilt rack the

lace, silk, cotton all give us a different hue of white.

The sideboard is also dressed with a little milk glass ,

cream ware, ironstone with a little silver thrown in.

I hope you enjoyed your visit and will visit again soon.

Please don't forget to leave a question, comment or

suggestion.

I will see everyone again next Thursday, you see I am

escaping. A little vacation for some warmth and sunshine,

and I hope not one drop of rain. I am taking my daughter

and one of her friends to Charleston, SC for a little school

shopping, and fun in the sun. And of course lots of pictures

and a little shopping for me. Have a great weekend.

Hobby Lobby Deals

A few little great finds at Hobby Lobby yesterday, for

a great price. This little baby was only.99, regular

price was $9.99.

Perfect size for the sink in the powder room .

I saw this red candle holder when I was there two weeks

ago, very pretty, but it was all scratched up. Regular price

was $21.99, it was marked down to $2.20. It really

needed to be rescued. Sooo after much soaking and

scraping..

Much more versatile. It could be used for........

This, or .......

This, but...........

I think it's new home will be here for a while. A nice

change to hold a few, spoil myself things.

Sooo.....

It's time for me to dim the chandi lights in the

bathroom. And....

Fill the tub, turn on the jets.

And......

Hit the book.

Thanks for stopping by!!!!!!!

A Black and White Redo

It' Monday and time for Metamorphosis Monday

hosted by Susan at Between Naps On The Porch

and Today's Thrifty Treasures hosted by Rhoda

at Southern Hospitality. Be be sure to stop by

each of these sites for great ideals and

inspiration, you won't be disappointed.

A big Thanks to both our host.

As I told you last week I decided to redecorate my

family room. For some reason I have been wanting

a black and white room, but not to contemporary.

Then I have been watching the news and hearing

about all the problems people are having even

keeping their homes. Along with watching planet

green I started to think. So I challenged myself, the

challenge was if I wanted to redecorate I had to use all

recycled things or at least make it a goal to use at least

80% recycled things. So here is my attempt to this point.

I got these lamp shades at GW for .50 each. The material is from an old ugly dress torn apart, a thrift store find. I got it in the same bag sale as my belts from last weeks post. Then I found this trim at the thrift store on another visit, it was .50 for the roll. So here is the finished lamp shade, the lamp I already had. I have two of these lamps and shades, so they might go on the piano. This photo subject to change. So then I had to start thinking about art.

See the eagle mirror and the flower picture that used

to look like this in my dining room?

Mr. eagle now looks like this. The eagle frame was a thrift

store find at .45, I had the old mirror that was a perfect fit.

The picture of flowers now, this was a yard sale find, I

think I paid $1.00. The picture of the house above is

one of my favorite finds at the thrift store .50, and a

little black paint to tone down the gold frame. The

candle holders that I have shown previously they

were.25 each, and you can see the top of my black

chairs from last week. The chairs were freebie's from

my Mother, no bottoms in them. They are very sturdy

and comfortable with the belts on them.

Bad Photograph, but this was a freebie, one of my friends

was redecorating and getting rid of it. I gave the frame a

little black paint and its ready to go. I hope you have

enjoyed my progress so far and will join me again for

the next installment of A Black and White Redo. I have no

ideal where I'm going from here! Be scared!!!!

Please leave a comment, suggestion or question I love

hearing from each and everyone of you.

A Very Red Christmas

It's time for another Christmas In July Tablescape.

Please be sure to stop by Playing with Dishes, for some

Pre Holiday decorating ideals.

A night scene of my table. As you can see I just gathered some pine from the yard added a few pinecones I had handy as well as a few lights. I used the bow planter For the top of my make believe Christmas tree. Then I used ribbon from the top of the center piece to the chargers to make it look a though they were hanging. The red you see in the pine is actually individual dressing dispensers with red tops ( I forgot to take a picture of them sitting out, pressure from the teenager in the house to get this off the table before her friends saw Christmas dishes on our table in July). I did cheat a little I am using the same green tablecloth from tablescape Thursday with a red cloth on top and the same silverware. The chargers are from Hobby Lobby and I used the cut crystal dishes again. Two red napkins and two green napkins with gold napkin rings. The little bow plate is a dollar store plate I bought several years ago. The glasses are from Wal Mart.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend and I will

see everyone Monday.

A Simple Bean Dip and Chips

It's time for Foodie Friday, be sure to stop by

Designs By Gollum for some fabulous recipes.

This is a quick and easy Bean Dip that I make for a snack.

1 can Black Beans 1 can Diced Tomatoes ( I use tomatoes that have

Basil, Garlic and Oregano in them)

1/2 cup Onions or to taste

1/4 cup Chives or to taste

Garlic to taste

I drain the liquid from the veggies, reserve some for

later or if needed.

Best if you chill and let the flavors blend together.

I quarter these little babies. A little deep frying.

Sea Salt, Allot of paper towels, and you are ready to go.

Hope you try this recipe and enjoy it.

If you like Mexican food you will like this.

We love Mexican food, but the nearest restaurant is 45

minutes away, and that tells the ending to this story

(cooking at home). See everyone at CIJ Saturday.

I had a request for the Berry Crisp recipe from last

week, some people were saying they could not read it.

So here we go, and enjoy!

1 cup uncooked oats, quick cooking or regular

(not instant)

1 cup all- purpose flour

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/4-1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, or

hazelnuts)

1/2 cup butter or margarine

3 cups fresh or frozen berries

1/2 cup sugar (or desired amount) Mix oats, flour and brown sugar. Add nuts. Cut in butter or

margarine until crumbly. Grease or spray and 8-inch square

pan. Place half of crumb mixture on bottom. Mix berries

and white sugar and pour over crumb mixture. Top

with remaining crumb mixture. Bake at 350

for 30-45 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.

Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.

A Tropical Affair

It's time for another Tablescape Thursday

thanks to our hostess Susan at Between Naps On the

Porch. Be sure to stop by Susan's to see her beautiful

tablescape as well many other beautiful and

inspiring tablescapes.

Welcome to A Tropical Affair

After seeing Susan's large beverage container last week

I was inspired to use mine. We are back in the dining room

since the weather will not cooperate, its really rainy and

very chilly here.

Everything is dressed for the tropics.

I drug out dishes I usually use at Christmas for the table

and there are others that you will have seen in older

tablescapes. The tablecloth is really a dark forest green

just not showing well in the picture. I used gold material

on top of the green for a little punch.

Always fresh fruit in the tropics. A bowl ready for a fresh salad.

I used gold candles for our dinner. We have a candle here

hiding in the grass.

Fresh fruit at all the place setting and I see a pineapple

peaking out.

This is the serving tray I won at the Company picnic

playing Bingo. It has a little white serving dish that

goes in the middle, but this little pineapple fits so well

for this occasion.

Our sideboard is also dressed for the occasion.

We have some colorful little cordial glasses.

The settee is dressed for dinner.

I used straw place mats, off white dinner plates, a gold

salad plate, then layered from there for a little drama.

I used tea towels for napkins and of course the silverware I

have used in several tablescapes, they just seemed to

go well with everything.

I have several of the little green plates, they were given

to me by a dear friend who has since passed away. And

every time I use them I think of her.

Night is coming and we are ready to sit down and eat.

The large base of this vessel is actually a removable

bowl.

A night view of the table.

Thank you for joining me at A Tropical Affair, I hope you

enjoyed your visit. Please visit again soon and as always

feel free to leave a comment, suggestion or ask a question.

I will see everyone at Foodie Friday and at Christmas

In July, Saturday, for a little unexpected on my

Christmas tablescape, you see, I have never made it

to the attic, ummmm that should scare you.