Monday, November 30, 2015

Draper James

On the way home from our trip
to Atlanta for
This is the flagship store for Reese Witherspoon's
Clothing, accessories and home items.

It is located in a neighborhood
Full of lots of quaint charm and southern hospitality. 
It is a really cute store
And I highly recommend you added to your list of shopping destinations
the next time you visit Nashville. 
Some of my favorite entertaining items are:
Hearts Place Card Set of 12 $8.00
and Candy Cane Placemats $29.00
Southern Sayings Cocktail Napkins Set of 4 $85.00
 And the Navy Coaster Set of 4 $35.00

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and to shop everything online
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Thanksgiving Table

Don't you just love a table with a story?
Today I'm sharing my Thanksgiving table from 
several years ago.

It's quite a contrast from the Thanksgiving
Blue & White table I did this year.
I used this beautiful glittered turkey as the centerpiece.
Along with red roses in my Great Aunt Helen's 
mint julep glasses.
Vintage blue glasses pulled the blue from the dishes.
But the dishes are the story of this table.
My husband surprised me that year 
and bought an 8 piece set
from one of our favorite antique stores!
They are marked Heritage Hall and have scenes
of New Orleans on them.
They are not Thanksgiving in the traditional sense
but I love the brown and cream 
with the muted other colors
and it speaks fall & Thanksgiving to me.
I look forward to using these on many
tables in the future.
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and are ready for however you celebrate
the Thanksgiving holiday!
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Monday, November 16, 2015

Thanksgiving China Cabinet

Thanks for joining me today!
Hope you are doing well.
As I mentioned in my Thanksgiving
I updated the china cabinet a little
and wanted to share it with you today.
This was a pretty simple
update one because I feel like
Christmas is breathing down my neck,
and two because I have been
struggling with my health
and have to conserve energy.
I found some faux pumpkins on Amazon
and added them in the tea cups & saucers
I boosted them up a little
with faux and mercury glass acorns.

Then I added these real pumpkins
from Fresh Market.
I like the pops of orange against
the blue and white.
Next I will pull out all the blue and white
and add my Spode Christmas collection
for the holidays.
I will be sure to share that with you later on this month.
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Thursday, November 12, 2015

Thanksgiving Blue & White

Welcome to my November table!
I decided to mix blue and white with traditional
Thanksgiving colors this year.
I had seen these Godiva turkeys at Fresh Market earlier
in the fall and thought they would be a cute addition.

I love how they coordinate with my turkey napkins
from Mary Lake Thompson.  I pulled the blue
in his head and mixed vintage
blue and white plates with burlap chargers.


Acorns mix in the table on the napkins
with a mercury glass accent added at top
and in the print below the turkey.
Also the acorn end on the spreader and some faux
acorns sprinkled around the table.

These vintage blue & silver salt and peppers add an elegant touch.

For stemware I mixed vintage blue goblets 
with golden hue smaller glasses.

The final touch is this beautiful centerpiece
that mixes hydrangea, roses, berries and pumpkins
for a harmony of autumnal colors!
See the peek of the china cabinet in the background?
Next week I will share my Thanksgiving touches there.

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Thursday, November 5, 2015

November Books

Here's my November book
selections.  I picked
two titles that were home living/decor
mostly because I'm still reading
my October books and
because November has so
many great holiday magazines!
Both of these books would make ideal
holiday presents as we all look
to freshen up our spaces 
in January.


Carolyn Roehm at Home in the Garden
is a mammoth masterpiece.
I have all of her other books and loved
all of their photography,
but Ms. Roehm has out done herself
in her current book.
It measures a whopping 
11.4 by 14.2 inches and weighs 7.4 pounds.
Yes I looked that up because
I could not believe how big this book was!
It's an investment to add to your collection~
a Christmas or Birthday wishlist for sure!
On Amazon it is listed at $46.75.
She is also featured today on One Kings Lane.
You can visit Ms. Roehm's blog at
http://carolyneroehm.com/.


Eddie Ross' Modern Mix
is a delightful combination
of vintage and new items, 
just as the title suggests.
I have been mixing vintage
and new for over 20 years,
and followed Mr. Ross on his blog
and now instagram for great inspiration.
One Kings Lane had this on sale
a few weeks ago, which is where I picked up
my author signed copy,
but you can get it on Amazon for $29.83.
The blog link for Mr. Ross is http://eddieross.com/blog.

Happy Reading!

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Country Living Fair ATL 2015

For years I have seen the Country Living
Fair shows in their magazine
and on Instagram, blog posts etc.
This year my husband and I made the pilgrimage
to Atlanta's fair at Stone Mountain GA.
I had checked the weather the week prior
and it was predicted to be sunny and chilly, 
which is perfect for me, 
however we arrived to 81 degrees and humid. 
 As you can tell from my photos, most of the booths
are in shady areas along a path that takes you from
section to section.
 Definitely a lot of walking, think of Six Flags
for shoppers.
 The crowds were heavy and often to many
people where in the booths to really
go in and shop but I was happy to be there none the less.

 This blue and white display caught my eye at
Cash & Cari's of HGTV booth.
 Along with lots of glassware, silver and other goodies.
 I am a dishaholic so I was mostly looking
at booths with dishes, but there was 
also plenty of art, clothing and food.
 Shopping warriors and bargain hunters
were delighted.  I saw most visitors
leaving with a few/ton of purchases.
 Iron stone, transfer ware and more blue and white!


 The heat ended up getting to me even with
my husband walking around behind me with 
a folding chair for me to sit down every 200 feet.
In addition to the shopping they have a great
line up of guest speakers for all 3 days.  
The day we visited Ree Drummond, 
was there to speak and sign her new book.
I also got to see the beginning of Frances Schultz
lecture, author of The Bee Cottage.
I like to comment about 
accessibility & restrooms when I write
about these big event visits since I've an autoimmune disease and
those things are always important to me.
See my trip to Lucketts.
This is definitely a big show and if you have mobility issues, 
unless you have or rent a scooter it will be a challenge.
They did have scooters for rent by the hour/day at the main
gate admission area (see picture above for an example of a rental).
I only went to the main stage area and surrounding booths
and found that it was enough variety and shopping to satisfy me.
The restroom situation is port a potties.  
There is one "trailer" restroom outside the main gate.
The Stone Mountain Park itself is vast and there are many 
hotels, restaurants, viewing areas that also have restrooms.
After our fair visit we enjoyed driving around the park
viewing the lake, mountain and beautiful fall foliage.
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