Valentine's Day China Cabinet Displays 2016

Thanks for stopping by to visit today.

Last week I shared with you

some Valentine's Day 

China Cabinet ideas.

Today I'm sharing

this year's decorated

China Cabinet at home

and at the booth.

 This year at home I used blue and white

in combination with reds and pinks.

 Pink plastic heart plates from Target

were light weight enough to display between

the back row of dinner plates

and the stack of saucers and bowls.

 I used more of the Cavallini postcards from my
February table inside the cabinet.
I like that they are paper therefore they are lightweight
but they are card stock so they are able to stand up on their own.

Next we visit my black and red china cabinet

at the booth over at 

The Red Scooter Antique Mall.

It was perfect for Valentine's day

especially since this display has 

gone to dogs, with black lab

tea towels and cocktail napkins.

I couldn't resist the Bee Mine towels

since I love, love, love bees!

I think the modern stripe and heart napkins

mix well with the milk glass

vintage collectibles.

 A few chalkboard bud vases and some burlap

gift bags join the display.

Finally, I added the Bless your Heart sign
on the door
and some chalk board
dessert plates and napkins below.
I hope you and yours have
a wonderful Valentine's Day!

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Vintage Thanksgiving Clipart

 For many years we have hosted my husband's 

side of the family for Thanksgiving.

Over the years as the family

has grown my ideas for

decorating and tablescapes

seating & buffets

have gotten creative.

For example hosting it in our

Living Room, which I wrote

about here in 2011.

 I'm already thinking about

this year's tables if we

are able to host.

 But even if we don't it's fun

to look at the vintage

Thanksgiving clipart!

 So many turkeys and corn ~

 leaves & pumpkins!

 I may use a few of these

for decorations.  Did you know

if you cut and paste the image

into a Word Document

you can take it to your 

local UPS or FedEx store

and they can enlarge

the image and make it into

a poster size mounted on foam core?

You could embellish it with gold paint pen

overlaying the lettering

or with ribbon around the edges.

I think that would look super cute

displayed in your foyer or 

on the buffet table

surrounded with some pumpkins

Indian corn or perhaps a potted mum 

from your grocer!

I think the acorn and the flower would make

adorable place cards too.

What are you working on for Thanksgiving?

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Beewitching Table

Happy Halloween!
I'm joining the Witches
Halloween Party!

I setup this Beewitching table out on our 

back porch this weekend.

It's a combination of milk glass, burlap and lace.

With a few touches of ribbon and pumpkins.

I bought a set of 8 Victorian hat pins on Ebay

and thought they would go great with my witch theme.

I put four in the floral centerpiece -

see the heart shaped pin between the roses -and

four in the napkin rings!

I used black lace gloves to hold my black

and white flatware

 embellished with black

and white checked ribbon with a

Halloween sticker sentiment.

Hobnail milkglass was used for the goblets.

When I was checking the dish pantry I discovered

these adorable milk glass shooty,

which I thought would be great as placecard holders.

Burlap plate chargers, table runner and witches

hats add a modern touch to the milk glass.

And for my orange accent I used 

fire king salad plates

and saucers.

 Please read my post on

ribbon napkin rings

to see how I used ribbon, hat pins and stickers

to create these beewitching treats!

I had a lot of fun putting all these

touches together and hope you

enjoyed our Halloween on the Porch!

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Vintage Fourth Clip Art

I thought I would re-post an entry from 2011 in case you would enjoy using these pictures 

for your upcoming July 4th weekend!

It is possible to have an inexpensive yet festive party for Fourth of July. This week I'll show you how to plan a perfect patriotic picnic for next weekend's holiday. Today I'm sharing a few vintage clipart pictures I'm using later this week for a patriotic picnic.

I've saved these in a Word file and will be printing them on a sheet of white heavy card stock paper and a sheet of Avery labels.

I can't wait to show you all my creations for a patriotic picnic! Today I'm joining Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch.
Upcoming Posts:

Wednesday: Parks to Picnic - Outdoor Wednesday

Thursday: Patriotic Picnic - Tablescape Thursday

Friday: Perfect picnic sandwich - Foodie Friday