Snowman Dishes

I've already changed my Christmas dishes
on our breakfast table...again!

 It all started with a trip to Home Depot where

 I spotted this pretty poinsettia and ivy plant 

arrangement. It was in a rustic twig basket. 

 That meant a different table runner
(2 cloth dish towels)

 and using the rattan plate chargers. 

 Mr. & Mrs. Clause salt and pepper
for more red accents.

Next came a new-to-me set of Snowman
dishes. A friend was moving and downsizing
so she was selling her extra set of
Christmas dishes. Service for 8 plus
 serving pieces: 

2 large 10" serving bowls,

a 14" plater

salt&pepper set 

sugar and creamer

gravy boat w/under dish, 

plus 4 snack plates. 

All for $30!  How could I pass that up?!

This is a nice casual everyday pottery set.

Since I already have too many Christmas 

dishes...or so I've been told, I'll be giving 

these to my daughter in TX. We'll be driving

 there for Christmas. They'll get packed up soon. 

But meanwhile I'll get to use them . HA!

or should I say HO! HO!.

I already had a few serving pieces of the 

same pattern that we used at our place in 

North Carolina. I brought those home a

few years ago. I had a cookie canister, 

9x13 baking dish, napkin holder, and  few 

additional pieces to add to the set.

Now she'll have everything she needs.

I love using oil lamps for
a low flame glow in the evenings.

Tiny twinkle lights in the poinsettia.

 Of course there's always a tea set in
my table vignettes.

A little fun art using the
Waterlogge app. 

 I added the battery copper wire mini lights

 that I had used in November with pinecones

to turn on each evening.

The only positive thing about it getting dark

earlier is that we can dine by candlelight

or mini lights each evening. 

Sofie is watching my every move and
is hoping she'll get a new set-up too.

Of course little Sofie also likes using 

Christmas dishes in December

 It's what we do.

The soup bowls fit right into the 

feeding tray Larry made years ago.

Hope you're enjoying your

Christmas decorating. 

Cheers!

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Easy Fall Centerpieces

Here's another easy centerpiece for fall. 

Nestle string lights between pinecones 

in any container for an enchanting 

autumn vignette.

I'm using a dough bowl that I bought in 

Colorado years ago.

 I needed to elevate the candles. I used

 scrap 2x4's for the bottom.

I filled the bowl with small pinecones. 

The candles are circled with cinnamon sticks

 which is just the look I wanted. I always

 light the wicks so they don't look unused. 

I found 2 antique brownish cable thingies 

and stuck them in the ends. I originally 

thought I would use them as interesting

 curtain rod finials. (if anybody knows what 

they really are, please leave a comment.)

That didn't take long at all.

It did need a little night time pizazz.

I found this package of starry lights
at Target and knew they just made for
my centerpiece. They are tiny lights on a
copper wire that blends into the pinecones.

 It's battery operated, so it can go anywhere. 

 Just flip it on when it gets dark. 

 Pinecones and tiny lights. 

The copper wire make it easy to bend and tuck. 

Simple. 

Cheers!

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Bring Out The Americana Decor!

 The RED, WHITE, and BLUE accessories 

are out again for the summer Patriotic 

holidays. Here's the breakfast table. 

The 50¢ thrifted USA bear is helping with

the Americana theme.

 Everything is on the picket fence runner

 that I moved over from the sofa table.

 The antique red scale is in the center.

 These scrap ball are just a way to repurpose

 my old tennis balls. 

 Mixing red, white, and blue dishes. 

I knew the red $1.00 teapot would

see lots of use. 

 I save these mini jam jars to repurpose for

individual salt and pepper shakers. I can put

 a set at each place setting. The red gingham

tops are so cute! How could I toss them? 

 I just use a nail to punch the holes.

They fit nicely in this Longaberger business 

card basket which makes passing the S&P 

easy. It's all just the right size for the bear. 

Cheers!

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Motivation From The Dollar Tree

Sometimes motivation comes from unlikely

 places. This time it came from the

 Dollar Tree!

We were having lunch with friends when they 

suggested we stop at a dollar store which 

was in the same plaza and see what

goodies we could find.

Here's our favorite; Autumn leaf goblets.

They will be my official everyday glasses

every year for fall.

I couldn't wait to get them home, washed and

play with them. They motivated me to get

my breakfast table "autumnized". 

I got out some of my fall accessories. My leaf

applicated table runner is a perfect match

with the goblets. Looks like they were just
 made for each other.

 I also used my leaf salad plates,

Added brown leaf plate chargers, 2 gold
thrifted (25¢) quilted placemats, a basket I
saved from a gift-basket set, also added my

vintage Brown Betty tea pot, vintage walnut

 and squirrel salt & pepper set, an antique

scale, oil lamp, plant in a Longaberger fall 

basket and my thrifted orange pottery bowl. 

Not that I won't change or tweak it again. 

This was my quick-pull-something-together

 RIGHT NOW for Instant gratification!

 I used what I had and 6 new fall glasses.
Now I think I need to get 6 more.
I've been using them every day!

 We're enjoying our evening wine spritzer

 or fall sangria even more.

I had more fun than a kid with a new toy.

Enjoying fall.... Cheers!

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