Fall Sunday Supper

Recently we had a nice Sunday supper at the house

 so I thought I would share the table with you!

 It combined a few of my favorite things:

blue and white, pumpkins and 

vintage glassware and linens.

 The glasses are mid century with a leaf 

pattern on three sides.

 The napkins are vintage damask linen,

which I love because they become so soft over time.

 Nothing fancy for dinner, just some chili,

which was perfect for the frosty fall evening.

We used the baby pumpkins for our chili

and the small side dish bowls for crackers and cheese.

Around our house there is a chili debate

do you include noodles or not?

beans or no beans?

Until I got married I never heard of noodles in chili~

and he had never heard of beans!

Whatever way you fix it -hope you enjoy a cup of 

chili with some friends this fall!

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Pumpkin Patch

One of the delights of living out in the country,

is getting to really see the seasons change throughout the year.

We have several pumpkin patches in the area



that setup road side stands during the fall.



This one is my favorite, as I pass it each day

to and from work.

They take particular care

to decorate their "patch"

with adorable scarecrows

to welcome you!

Thank you Morrow family for providing enjoyment to all!

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Holiday Inspiration MC Style

I've been looking around for some holiday inspiration for my black and white porch.

While internet window shopping at Horchow

I saw the holiday line of

MacKenzie Childs, which I thought you might enjoy too.

 I am in love with the mix of black & white

they are famous for which seemingly

mixes with every holiday & season.

 I realize their price point is way above

a lot of people's budgets,

mine included, however

it's nice to look and draw inspiration.

 Lots of plaids this year with evergreens.

 Gold details mixed in with black & white

make these votives adorable!

They offer a paper products line

if you are interested in the look

but not able to afford and/or store

ceramics from their line.

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Booutiful Tea Time

 Decorating the porch for Halloween has been such fun~

Now it's time to sit a spell and enjoy the weather.

Won't you grab a cup of booutiful tea and join me?

I can't seem to get enough of these carnival glass

tea cups using them this summer on the buffet in seashells

then again with butterflies for early fall.

 I think they look so cute filled with black candies

and a ghost Peep.

The wonderful flowers are what I get

when I send my husband to the grocery store

not bad huh?

Look closely there seems to be a spider come over from

the Booutiful Buffet!

No wait he's a different species,

the jewelry kind,

who typically is found on my lapel

during this time of the year.

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A Fall Dinner Party StyleBlueprint

If you live in the South you may have

already discovered StyleBlueprint.

from their site's About Us page:

StyleBlueprint is a southern style blog with a focus on the conversations that inevitably connect women: Fashion, Home, Travel, Food and Entertaining, Lifestyle and fascinating people and businesses within our local communities.

They are in the cities of: Birmingham, Atlanta, Louisville, Memphis & Nashville 

 Recently they featured a Fall Dinner Party designed by Roger Higgins a Nashville Interior Designer.

 I enjoyed his mix of rustic textures

along with the freshness of the fruit and flowers.

 Wonderful inspiration for your next dinner party.
Even if you don't live in these cities,

StyleBlueprint offers great tips and ideas for future vacation visits!

Here is a picture of Roger from his website, where you find more

of his wonderful style and talent.

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Bootiful buffet

Welcome out onto the porch for a bootiful buffet this Halloween!

Better hurry and grab your treats

 The spiders have been busy setting up shop!

 Skulls, tombstones and eyeballs await

your consumption

Or maybe you would prefer brains, pumpkins and bats?

 Take your choice before darkness comes

and the spiders hold their own

Halloween buffet!

I see one making his way to the delights as we speak!

 Wishing you a Bootiful Halloween by Design

This buffet was lots of fun to setup

especially with the black and white floor 

as my inspiration.

The vintage Halloween tree

and table set for dinner have

the porch almost set for the holiday!

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Halloween Wishes

Since this is the time for goblins and bats,
Halloween spirits, ghosts and cats,

 Weird-happenings and witches brew,

These are the things I wish for you

 May the only spirit you chance to meet,

Be the spirit of love and warm friends sweet.

 May the tricks that you are asked to do,

Be a trick to help you gain a friend or two.

 

So, by tomorrow, pick three friends sweet,

And give them all a Halloween treat.

You only have one day, so hurry!

Leave a treat on the doorstep, then flee in a hurry!

Poem found at the holiday spot.

~Happy Halloween~

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Vintage Halloween

This weekend I decided to make some Halloween decorations

I gathered up my ribbons, paper and tags

and downloaded a few vintage

Halloween postcards.

I cut out the images of the postcards,

which were printed in color on regular

copy paper.

Then I used the tag as a template and cut out 

scrapbook paper the size of the tags

I glued the image to the Halloween paper,

then glued them both to the tags.

Finally, I hole punched the top of the tag 

and added ribbons!

I used them as ornaments to decorate my 

Halloween Tree.

Along with some spiders and garland

from the dollar store.

And ghost & orange lights I had on hand 

from last year.

I big Boo bow at the top and we're done!

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It rained five inches in one day here on Saturday/Sunday

so I had to wait until today to take the tree out to the porch.

Later this week I'll show you the Halloween table

and then this weekend the decorated buffet.

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