Booutiful Breakfast II

We are back at the kitchen table 

for another Booutiful table idea!

This time I combined milkglass, orange and white

gingham paper placemats, buffalo plaid chargers

Halloween tea towels,

black paper plates & festive Halloween paper napkins.

 At each place setting there's a mix and match

set of flatware.

In addition I used Queen of Halloween

black and orange paper cocktail napkins

as a coaster for those juice spills that

happen at breakfast!

 To secure the napkins I placed

a skull napkin ring on each place setting.

And I put a ghost spreader 

in front of each place setting, which I thought would

be fun for buttering toast!

 I filled each milk glass compote with 

stripe and polka dot pumpkins.

I set those in front of my B O O sign.

 My ghost and cat pumpkin 

salt and pepper shakers always seem to fit

my Halloween tables.

 Here's a better picture of the B O O sign, 

which lights up at night.  

I only see Orange available online now,

but I linked it below.

 Thanks for stopping by today

hope you enjoyed the table!

Make time to celebrate the blessings of

family and friends this Halloween.

Stop by the Store and pickup some goodies today!

We are open Thursday -Saturday 11-4.

Be sure to visit us on Facebook

for lots more tablescapes, recipes and ideas!

All the items on the table are available

at the store except the following:

Milkglass Vintage

Black and White Large Pumpkin TJ Maxx

Small Pumpkins Pier One Last Year-

Similar Here

BOO sign Amazon

Black Mix Flatware Amazon

Ghost Cat S&P My Collection Years Ago

Booutiful Breakfast Table

With Halloween falling on a weekday this year

why not plan a special celebration

Halloween Booutiful breakfast?

The best thing is everything here

is paper so it's an 

easy weekday cleanup!

 Starting with plaid napkins I used as placemats

I found these orange and black plaid napkins 

on Amazon last year,

but we've several similar styles at the store.

 Next I used an old set of 

black cat and ghost salt and peppers

and paper buffalo check cups.

 Finally I layered black dinner plate,

an orange salad plate and a Boo napkin.

All of these are available at the store.

I found the flatware on Amazon for $20 for the set.

Here's the link:

https://www.amazon.com/Brilliant-Colored-Lifestyle-Utensils-Translucent/dp/B01IOBETJY/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=black+and+white+flatware&qid=1571174227&sr=8-6

 A few festive pumpkins down the center

and one at each place setting.

Thanks for stopping by~

be sure to visit us on Facebook for lots

 of recipes, tablescapes and ideas

for Halloween breakfast & drop in to see us 

Thursday -Saturday at the store!

Murder Mystery Girls Night Ideas

Earlier this week I shared a

tablescape for a Ghoulish Girls Night.

Today I'm sharing ideas to plan your own

Murder Mystery Night.

This would be a great idea 

for Girls Night, but also

for a birthday party or family gathering.

When I began planning this earlier this summer

I thought I would have to develop an entire

theme dinner plan for the murder mystery.

However, once I began the research I 

discovered so many affordable

kits and games already available 

for purchase online.

I found several at Amazon.

In addition there are a lot of free

planning guides/scripts if

you search my Pinterest page.

Here's the link to several below:

https://propartyplanner.com/murder-mystery-scripts-for-your-next-murder-mystery-party/

http://www.endlessblissblog.com/2018/07/murder-mystery-dinner-party.html

https://partiesbytanea.com/2019/05/02/how-to-host-a-murder-mystery-party/

Football Kickoff!

Are you ready for football season?

I know for many of us the kids football

has already started about a month ago,

but the official NFL and college games

start this weekend.

 In celebration I setup this football theme

table mixing vintage and new along with 

my favorite blue and white!

 Football coasters are under milk glass tumblers

along with football placemats and squeeze balls.

You can find the placemats & coasters at the store

the little footballs were from Amazon.

 I used our everyday plates and flatware

but added a nay linen tassel napkin.

 Finally I added a little yard line treat box

on the center of each plate.

The centerpiece was a bowlful of footballs

always a hit with the grandsons.

They can be found here on Amazon.

Thanks for joining me today I hope your favorite

team has an excellent season!

LATE SUMMER SUNFLOWER SHOWER

Are you enjoying the late summer 

as much as I am?  The days are definitely

getting shorter as we move towards fall!

 This table is a perfect casual setup for 

a sunflower theme bridal or baby shower

or luncheon for a special someone.

 I mixed vintage with new in a 

neutral brown color combination

with a few pops of yellow and coral.

 Vintage brown dripware hull pottery

dinner plates, teacups and servings pieces

along with vintage amber glasses 

went perfectly with the sunflower linen and paper

napkins.

 I thought the coral hydrangea made a nice

nod to summer without being too loud.

 This little sugar pot has lost its creamer mate,

but he was to cute not to put out on a saucer.

 My Great Aunt always entertained with both

linen and paper napkins on the table.

She said the linen was for "show" and the

the paper was for lipstick & bbq!  

I have adopted her idea as well.

 The bronzed sunflower napkin rings

match the dinner plate,

which has a flower pattern around the border.

And the brown check paper table runner

makes a perfect base layer.

 I have two sets of bamboo flatware

light and dark brown.  Since it's still

summer I decided to use the light brown.

You can find the dark version still 

online at 

Horchow.

 Please join us on Facebook for lots

more sunflower tables, recipe and 

shower ideas this week!

Or in a few weeks our store will be open

at 11720 Old Shelbyville Road

Louisville KY 40243

and you can shop for all the items here

when you stop by for a visit!

Dog Days of Celebrating!

Welcome to the table where we are celebrating

all things dog gone good!

 Bright colors and playful patterns adorn this table

for a fun celebration.  I used my Lenox dinner plates

along with mix and match Sabre flatware,

adorable dog paper napkins and salad plates & 

vintage yellow glassware.

 I love the blue and white check

paper table runner with all the other colors of the table.

 The yellow and white cloth napkins

with red collar napkin rings

I found on Ebay ages ago.

 The cutest little dog place card

holders are waiting for your name at the table.

I got these a few years ago

at Boxwoods in Atlanta.

 A few mini stuffed puppies scattered on the table

are now making a favorite playtime

activity with our grandson Max.

I found them on Oriental Trading.

 A magnetic salt and pepper showing that 

cats and dogs can really be friends.

Purchased on Amazon Here.

A quick and simple centerpiece of

Gerber daisies make the final touch

to our fun table!

Wouldn't this be a great table

along with a hot dog bar

with tons of toppings.

Celebrate the blessings of family & friends

with easy and elegant ideas that are fun!

Shark Week Grandson Date Night

Welcome to my Grandsons Date Night

Shark Week theme table!

Do you celebrate Shark Week at your house?

I thought it was a perfect theme

for Grandson Date Night.

 I was a little at a loss for what to feature.

I knew I wanted paper items because Date Night

with the Grandsons is always a week night, 

which means I have worked a nine hour day

and clean up must be easy.

 I used a silver and white stripe paper runner

and centered some grocery store flowers 

then sprinkled in some shark week toys

we could also use in the pool that night.

 Paper aqua blue dinner plates and 

buffalo plaid napkins matched the shark suckers I found

online here.

 I also purchased some shark

pool diving sticks and placed them

down the center too.

You can find those here.

 Finally I used a bath toy mama shark

with her three little baby sharks next to

where our youngest grandson sits.

I like him to have things

he can play with off the table during dinner

to entertain him while we are

heating up or cleaning up!

You can buy that online here.

 Final table touches were the paper buffalo plaid

cups I have had for ages

& our everyday flatware.

 Here is a close up picture of the shark suckers

and diving sticks.

Check out the video of this table on my

Facebook and Instagram Page.

Hope you celebrate in some way this weekend!

Patriotic Porch at the Little Bee House

Welcome to the Little Bee House

where we are decorated for the 

Fourth celebrations.

I kept it pretty low key this summer

using items I already had and purchasing

new mini flags for the flower urns.

 The black wicker rocking chairs and table

got a coat of fresh paint and are looking 

patriotically spiffy!

I added flag pillow covers

found here on Amazon.

And a faux geranium plant found

at QVC last year, but is on clearance now

at this link.

 The table and urns also got 

a fresh coat of paint.

We are using all white and green

in the landscaping this year

so I went with ferns and topiaries 

on & around the porch table.

 In the urns we planted begonias, marigolds

and red geraniums.

Along with flowers a few flag

found here on Amazon.

I hope you are enjoying outdoors

this summer and a taste of Patriotic!

Summer Pool Party!

Welcome and thanks for stopping by!

Today I am sharing the setup I did for 

a Girls Night Swim I hosted, but this would be a great

setup for any pool theme party this summer.

We used all paper here to cut down

on the clean up and the end of the evening

as it was a week night.

 I used plastic glasses from Target so the girls

could take them out to the pool.

Flip flop theme paper napkins, green paper dinner plates

and tropical

stir sticks from Oriental Trading add fun!

Sunglass picks were super fun for fruit and cheese

selections from the blue and white tray.

 Along with multi colored spreaders

setup on blue and white plates

where I placed an assortment

of sandwich spreads from our

local Pauls Deli.

 For fun I added flip flop keychains

to match the paper napkins

as take home favors for the girls.

 I also added these beach ball picks to match

the mini inflatable beach balls

I scattered around the table, both

are from Oriental Trading.

 After working a full day

I made it easy for myself by getting

pre cut fruit for the fruit tray from Pauls Deli.

 And fresh baked buns for the sandwiches 

from the bakery.

 Here is a 'high" shot of the buffet table

in the kitchen. I setup everything the night

before so after work the night of the party all I had to do

was plate the food and enjoy!

My florist did a beautiful job of 

creating a tropical theme arrangement

for the centerpiece.

Stop by again for more theme tablescapes 

and be sure to follow on Facebook and Instagram

for tons of other tablescapes, recipes and 

entertaining tips to help you

celebrate the blessings of family & friends.

There is a bucket list item every week 

so you can enjoy the celebrating

not the planning and sourcing!!