Tablescape Thursday 5/20/09

For this Tablescape Thursday sponsored by Susan at BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH, I am featuring my mother's birthday party from last August.


Be sure and visit Susan at Between Naps on the Porch by clicking the picture below. There are always lots of great tables to ooh and ahh over!!!


My mother's birthday was in August which is why this table has a summery feel to it.


On my green tablecloth, I have Evesham china, which I picked out when I got married and not-so-coincidentally my mother also has. I found some Vera Bradley napkins on clearance and bought them, but since I didn't have enough I alternated between pink and Vera. I used watermelon napkin rings and grocery store flowery with citrus around the vase.





Here is the "kid's" table. Really it is not for the kids, just overflow. I didn't have any Vera napkins or watermelon napkins rings by this time, so I used pink napkins and dragon-fly napkin rings and pewter goblets instead of glass.



I hope you enjoyed this table. Make sure to visit Susan and see all the other tables! :D Jewel

Post-Prom Breakfast Menu

As you might know, I am sharing different elements of my younger daughter's Senior Prom this week.
On Wednesday I shared this. And on Tablescape Thursday, this.

For Foodie Friday I will share my post-prom breakfast menu.
Thank you Gollum for hosting Foodie Friday at Designs by Gollum!


Click here for the Post-Prom Breakfast 2009 Menu.

Among the offerings was Jewel's Nacho Bean Dip and chips, by request. I didn't think it went with my breakfast foods, but it disappered as always.


Kelly's Praline French Toast Casserole was a big hit, just like last year.





And we also had Donna's Creamy Hash Browns Casserole.



I served soft drinks and fruit juices and water to about 24 hungry teenagers. They all had a good time and it was fun for me and my husband, too!

Don't miss all the other Foodie Friday posts! :D Jewel

Prom Tablescape - Casino Royale

For this Tablescape Thursday sponsored by Susan at BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH, I am featuring my daughter's Senior Prom which was just last Saturday Night!


The Theme of the prom was "Casino Royale."

I had a green tablecloth about the color of the green felt in casinos, so we were off to a good start. The dollar section of Target had cheap playing cards, so I didn't have to worry about my good bridge cards being messed up. I found poker chips and dice and some gambling themed napkins. I taped the napkins together to make a "runner."

Here are some pictures:




My neighbor gave me roses from her yard for my centerpiece.


I taped felt squares to make a runner for my small buffet.


Cupcakes made from mix with green icing and fondant "poker chips" were on the small buffet.




On my mantle, I put cards and poker chips around candlesticks as you can see behind my daughter and her date.



I used red plastic serveware from Walmart.


Tomorrow for Foodie Friday, I will share my menu for the post-prom breakfast. :D Jewel

Wednesday Combo Post

This is the Wednesday after my daughter's prom, so I am doing a combo post.

First for What's on Your Wall Wednesday, sponsored by Barb at Grits and Glamour.




This is my younger daughter on the left with one of her very best friends before the prom. Aren't they lovely? They just happen to be standing by a watercolor that was given to me and my husband by our local college. It is the local Confederate monument. As you may know, hubby is a big Civil War buff and re-enactor. We lead tours of Civil War battlefields for the college and in appreciation, they gave us this painting. One of the special things about this monument is that on the inscription it lists supporters that gave money to erect it. One of them is listed as "A Generous Foe." That is what has made this a monument of healing rather than division.

Now on to Outdoor Wednesday, hosted by Susan at A Southern Daydreamer.



Here is an outdoor picture of some of the group before the prom on my porch.


My daughter and her date - this shows off her hair pretty well.


OK, I managed to combine prom, What's on Your Wall Wed. and Outdoor Wed.!!! WHEW!

Tomorrow for Tablescape Thursday, I will share my tablescape for the post-prom breakfast! :D Jewel

Tea Time Tuesday!

To celebrate the first Tea Time Tuesday, hosted by Barb at Grits and Glamour, I am "recycling" part of an old post from back in February.



This is my tea cup cabinet. It is in a dark corner and hard to photograph, but here is my best attempt!



When I was a baby, a family friend, who had no children, decided to start buying tea cups for me. Technically, I think most of them are demitasse cups, but my family always called them tea cups. She passed away before I was 4, and my family boxed up these tea cups, so I never knew about them until I was 24 and got married. My mother pulled a box out and told me about them. As I newlywed, I was being showered with china, silver and crystal, so I didn't really appreciate them. I hauled this box whenever we moved, but finally when I was 30 and a stay at home mother, I unpacked the box. What a treasure and given to me by someone I never knew!

In my Victorian home, I have a china cabinet from the 1920's that houses all of them. For different occasions I display some on top with other goodies I have found through the years. Here is what I pulled out for Valentine's Day. Any information would be welcomed!!!

This is one of my very favorites! It is so thin and delicate!




This is the backmark on the cup; there is none on the saucer.


This next one seemed very appropriate for Valentine's Day also with the pink and the flowers.

Here is the saucer - it is too pretty to stay covered all the time!

The backmark on the saucer


This next one reminds me of my grandmother's wedding china from 1920 which my sister inherited.






The last cup always seemed a bit out of place with the rest of the cups, because it is larger, but the rose is so perfect for Valentine's Day!





Hope you have enjoyed some of my decorations! Thank you Barb for starting Tea Time Tuesday at Grits and Glamour! :D Jewel

A little Break!

I will be back next week. Taking a little break because my younger daughter's senior prom is tomorrow. Will post pics, of course!

Porch and Patio Party!

Welcome to my porch for the Porch and Patio Party hosted by Barb at Grits and Glamour.



When we first bought this house the bushes had "eaten" whole sections of the porch, but I knew that it had potential. I never dreamed I could have a porch that wrapped around 3 sides of my house!



Now it is a very special place for all of us!


Just relaxing in the hammock...



And a favorite spot for parties!



We have had Christmas parties where the weather was so mild everyone hung out on our porch!



I don't have any pictures of our porch swing, but it is a favorite spot to hang out.

Here is the view from the porch swing one October night. My DH set up a romantic wine for two with seasonal decorations, of course!!!



Thanks Barb for such a wonderful idea. I love my porch and I know I will love seeing everyone else's!!! :D Jewel