Three Fall Tables

 One Kings Lane is featuring 3 fall tabletops today.

The first is casual with plaids and pops of color.

 The second is rustic with elements of wine country.

 The final is elegant with gold and white accents.

Which is your favorite? 

I think mine is the elegant table.

 

You can check them all out on their website.

I'm not getting compensated, just

love looking at lots of tablescapes! :)

 

I'm joining:

http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/2013/09/its-bluetiful-day-lets-dish.html

http://betweennapsontheporch.net/a-booo-ti-ful-setting-for-tablescape-thursday/

Butterfly Buffet

Recently I posted my fall butterfly table here

http://beeutifulbydesign.blogspot.com/2013/09/recently-mary-at-home-is-where-boat-is.html

 I also set the buffet for dessert service.

 Orange carnival glass teacups match the cake plate and server nicely.

 I added in a few mercury glass pumpkins and a garland.

 Along with my Spode cream and sugar set.

It's beginning to look like fall in the dining room!

I'm joining:

http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2013/09/182nd-inspire-me.html

http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/

http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com/

Butterfly Migration Inspiration

Recently Mary at Home is Where the Boat Is 

posted about the butterfly migration

 http://homeiswheretheboatis.net/2013/08/30/butterfly-migration/, 

which inspired/reminded me of a set of plates and serving platter 

I had that was a 

colorful display of butterfly's. 

 Each plate has a navy band of accent

so I paired them with my Spode blue dinner plates.

 Vintage napkins are beautifully embroidered

and hem stitched with blue accent thread.

 Each plate in the set has a different 

background color, but the butterflies

are all the same.

 In addition I used these charming butterfly

cloches in the center of each plates.

Thank you Mary for inspiring me to 

put together this table!

I will share the buffet with the

serving platter & fall decor on the next post.

I'm joining:

Kathleen at Let's Dish:

http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/2013/09/alwayslets-dish-79.html

Susan at Between Naps on the Porch:

http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Fall Lunch on the Porch

Welcome out onto the porch today

for an early fall lunch.

I mixed a combination of yellows and reds together

for a cheery celebration.

 In Kentucky fall starts off

golden then turns

to hues of oranges and reds.

 I used a place setting of my 

maternal grandmothers china, 

which is roses with a platinum border.

 Then added as a centerpiece this

beautiful golden yellow 

antique compote filled with apples and pears.

 New meets old with the stemware~

a new sunburst pattern yellow goblet

paired with an antique red ruby goblet.

 I was so pleasantly surprised that the

Waverly placemat matched

the Dollar Tree napkins perfectly!

 Hand beaded napkin rings in colors

of orange, red and lime green finish it off nicely.

 I feel like we have only a few more weeks

of enjoyment on the porch

before Jack Frost appears in October!

 Remember that flatware set I found on clearance

at Walgreens~here it is again matching the 

silver banding of the plates.

 I don't know if you can tell but I 

snuck a ruby glass saucer under

the bowls of the setting

to break up the patterns a bit.

 Here's a better shot of the compote

I get so much mileage out of this

filling it with everything from pumpkins

to Easter eggs.

 The bee sugar and creamer were purchased

separately on eBay.

The shading is different but the pattern is the same

the were give aways from an Orange Juice

company in Florida in the 1940's I believe.

I hope you enjoyed visiting the porch!

Miss B and I returned late last night

from our vacation and I can't wait to

share all of the neat stores we visited

along the way in upcoming posts!

Today I'm joining:

Style Sisters at Centerpiece Wednesday: 

http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/2013/09/welcome-to-centerpiece-wednesday-91.html

Kathleen at Let's Dish:

http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/2013/09/check-me-outlate-summer-lets-dish-78.html

Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for

Tablescape Thursday:

http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

A Winner!

The winner of the mason jar towels by Mary Lake Thompson is Pinky at http://designsbypinky.blogspot.com/.

Congratulations to her and thank you everyone for visiting my blog.  You provide me with great inspiration and encouragement.

Winning ladies I must confess I've called in reinforcements to get your towels to the post office.  Mr. B will be taking them this holiday weekend.  Between working full time and going to school at night I did not anticipate an extra trip to the post office would be so difficult, but these two weeks it has been.

Thanks for everyone's patience~I am so happy to continue to give away these great towels and will have more giveaways after my trip this weekend.

Jennifer

Summer Southern Shopping Tour Begins!

Miss B and I are heading out

for a girls trip down South this Labor Day weekend.

Here is the itinerary~ I will be 

taking pics along the way

to share upon our return.

Friday, August 30
Drive to Charleston via Knoxville Tennessee
Shopping in Knoxville

Saturday, August 31
Tour vacation homes
Shopping in Mount Pleasant

Sunday, September 1
Beach day
Shopping in historic Charleston

Monday, September 2
Drive to Atlanta from Charleston
Shopping in Atlanta

Tuesday, September 3
Drive to Louisville via Nashville
Shopping in Nashville

Stores in Knoxville
Bliss
Mast Gen. store
The happy envelope
Glass bizarre

Stores in Mt Pleasant 
The coastal cupboard
Palmeadow moon

Stores in Atlanta
White rabbit cottage
Casabella
Cest Moi
Boxwoods

Stores in Nashville
Vintage Cake

A Winner!

The winner to the bird towel giveaway is . . .

Phyllis @Around the House

Congratulations to Phyllis!  Thanks to everyone that visited and left a comment &/or follows me, I appreciate them all and I'm having a lot of fun giving away these great products I know you will enjoy :)  I'm not a Mary Lake Thompson sales person or anything, these are just some extras from the shop I closed to go back to college and complete my degree.