A Little Snowfall!

I dressed my table in snowflakes this week and what do you know - Mother Nature gave us a little snowfall also!

I started with my silvery gray tablecloth, a beaded white, silver and gold snowflake runner and platinum beaded placements, all from Target. 

On top of the beaded place mat I added a Golden Snowflake plate from Cracker Barrel, my Cambridge Verona flatware which has a gold edge and water goblets with a gold and silver Greek Key design (TJ Maxx). I used creamy white napkins with a silver and rhinestone snowflake napkin ring (Target).

For the centerpiece I had a crystal bowl full of silver and blue ornaments. My daughter Emily added her beaded snowflake Christmas tree topper for the perfect touch!

Mercury glass candle holders with white/silver snowflake candles and silver place card holders complete the table.

Over on the little table is an ornament tree with lots of snowflakes.

My mantle is full of snowmen!

And on my back door there is an icy wreath!

All in all, I think I have more snowflakes on the inside than we saw outside! 

I will be joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. Stay warm!

Golden Snowflakes

Last weekend, I had decided to put up all my snowmen, winter, snowflake decorations when I put up my Valentine's Day decor. But, a small, surprise snowfall delayed my plans!

So here's a table of Golden Snowflakes before we turn our attention to Spring, St. Patrick's Day and Easter!

This table was actually a make-over of my New Year's Eve table featured HERE.

I got these place card holders from Target on Clearance!

I love this golden snowflake teapot with cream and pitcher. I got them at Cracker Barrel years ago on clearance, when I got the plates.

My ornament tree has a blizzard of snowflakes - ornaments that I have collected through the years.

I will be linking to Let's Dish with Cuisine Kathleen

and Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch.

A Flurry of Snowflakes on my Table

Although the weather has been nice and mild - and easy on my gas bill!- my table is having a snowstorm!

I will be linking to Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch as usual! My dining room mantle is covered with snowflakes...

As well as my table...

My centerpiece is nothing but snowflakes and no two are the same!

My dishes are from Cracker Barrel several years ago, the beaded place mats and runner and jeweled napkin rings from Target. Happy Tablescape Thursday!

Snowy Woods & Pine Cones Re-Post

I have been so busy that I haven't been a good tablescaper or blogger lately! I am sharing a post from last winter to get me back in the blogging mood! Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost is a favorite poem of many and has inspired many lovely tables already, but I wanted to try a snowy woods table also.





Along with the poem's inspiration, I was inspired by pine cones or pinecones - it seems both spellings are correct. I have always loved pine cones - in fact when my husband and I picked our businesses logo we chose a pine cone.


So here is my snowy wood/pine cone table:





I started with my slightly off-white tablecloth and a beaded snowflake runner. For my "woods" I placed a small pine tree (faux) and covered the terracotta pot in cheesecloth. I placed small snowflake ornaments on the branches. I found these at Tuesday Morning earlier this year. I flanked the pine tree with golden pine cone trees from Target. Then around the base I scattered some pine cone ornaments in sliver and gold. I also threw in a few acorn ornaments while I was at it. I also used wood grained mercury glass votive candleholders purchased from Target a few years ago.


 





At each place setting, I started with my very favorite beaded place mats -honestly, how did I live without them? On top of that I added a wooden look charger bought at Walmart this fall. Then I used some plates I bought from Target's holiday section this year called Birchwood Chalet. As you can see they have embossed pine cones on them.











At each place, I put a snowy tree candle that I found at Bed, Bath and Beyond. For stemware I used Fostoria Heritage iced beverage glasses because they remind me of icicles and pewter goblets. My flatware is Betsy Patterson by Kirk Stieff which I inherited from my grandmother. And I used off white napkins with pine cone napkin rings from Bed, Bath and Beyond.





On my mantle, I used my ornament tree with snowflake ornaments, surrounded by snowflake candles and snowflake tea lights.








I hope you have enjoyed my take on Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. 


The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

I will be linking to Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday!

Snow Day Foodie Friday

For Foodie Friday hosted by Gollum at Designs by Gollum.


Last weekend at my house when the snow was falling.....



I got out my snowflake muffin pan from Target......



and some "just add milk" muffin mix and made snowflake shaped muffins.....



served on my snowflake plates.......



and had hot chocolate out of my snowflakes mugs!



No recipes needed! Stay warm!!!

Prize Winning Picture Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis Monday is sponsored by Susan at BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH . Make sure to visit her blog and see all the wonderful transformations!



For my Metamorphosis, I am sharing a prize I won on Carolina Mama's Fabulous Blog. Carolina Mama keeps a roll call of Carolina Girls in blogland. Anyway, she was hosting a giveaway of a 16 by 20 stretched canvas print through Uprinting.com.

The good folks at Uprinting.com took this picture of my house from a 2004 snowfall


and turned it into this print on canvas


It really looks way better than I can photograph. Trust me, it's wonderful!!!! I can't wait to get it framed and hung up!!!!

Thank you Carolina Mama and Thank you Uprinting.com and Thank you Susan at Between Naps on the Porch!

PS I am WAY behind on commenting on everyone's posts. I am sorry and promise I will catch up!!!! :D Jewel

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

Really I'm glad it has stopped and is sunny outside, but it is still COLD! I don't mind the break in the work week it gave, but one day of snow is enough for me!!!!
For my first Outdoor Wednesday, here is my house yesterday afternoon. Snow is rare here, so when it happens, we take a lot of pictures. Historians years from now will think we lived in an Ice Age!!!!!!





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