Wednesday, May 26, 2010

MEMORIAL DAY 2010






Wow, doesn't this just make you want to ride your bike down the street and wait for the parade to begin.....







You can hear the kids in the background and the smell of the wonderful BBQ, just the hum in the neighborhood, let me get a coke before I slam that screen door just one more time.....







This is a lot of excitement for Tina, however she does like the flag waving outside, she has been studying it all day.... She is very patriotic.....







The place setting is quite an assortment of bargains and already hads......wooden chargers (love them) 1.00 each at GW....The cute little bucket name places, are Target, 1.00 each and were a recent purchase...The wonderful red white and blue bowls are TJ Maxx......








Mr. S. says he likes the way the spoons are displayed like they are saluting, you gotta love that......I love this wonderful flatware, it is from Marshals and is a great quality 18/10. I think it would also look great on a western BBQ.....








The great napkins are pottery barn on sale 2 years ago.......I was so excited to find them (don't you love the way I look at shopping as finding things, like a scavenger hunt) I wonder, do you do that? After shopping saying things like "I didn't find anything"








The cute little red bike (haven't a clue where I bought it) I have had for years and usually sits in the window seat of the spare room, was your bike like this one? .....Mine was exactly like this one...I won it at a city jamboree and hundreds of people were in the stands at the school, I will never forget them calling out my number....I was so excited I hardly noticed at the time it was a boys bike, well that fact hit me when we got it home...I remember my parents saying "oh it's ok, don't worry we'll get that fixed" they never did, but some how it became cool for the girls to have boys bikes, (who knew)







The water goblets are a recent purchase .99 each, at GW....they are a great weighty glass with wonderful stems....If you look carefully Tina is having her nap on her window seat, notice I say her seat...





The silver sherbet cups were a great find at GW, they are Rogers silver plated (Paul Revere) very weighty and were 2.99 each.....of course they were totally black, wow a lot of silver polish later and you have beautiful silver dishes and Carpal Tunnel in your wrist...






AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL pitcher was just meant for this setting, from Ross many months ago, I was thinkin ahead.......how could you resist....












You can always tell when evening is approaching and the sun is setting because the water glasses are then filled....you all remember the wonderful water pitcher from GW for 3.99 it is behind the water glass....







Yep, there goes the sun.....







All the small flags are from Michaels......








The STAR candle holders were collected from everywhere. I love how they go with so many settings and are smooth and sparkly.....







The large glass candle holders are from Pottery Barn, purchased a few years ago, there are many sizes, you may remember me using them at Christmas time.....








AH the candle light is working out just fine, Tina is getting one last look in her quest to chase that sun down room to room....














Doesn't this just say it all...................








One last SALUTE to AMERICA, and hooray for the RED WHITE AND BLUE






I don't know about you, but I am exhausted, so I am putting up my patriotic feet for a good long rest.............Thank you all for stopping by for a visit, you know I love it when you hang AROUND THE HOUSE....I hope you had a fun time betand maybe got some inspiration for your Memorial Day Weekend....Thanks to my friend Susan @ between naps on the porch for hosting the Tablescape Thursday....Phyllis






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Monday, May 17, 2010

BEE HAPPY


It's great to be back and doing a post....It has been one of those hectic months with lots of spring cleaning and organizing.....Hosting Mothers Day (more about that later) for around 40 people and dealing with this annoying carpul tunnel in my wrists....isn't it always something....
Yes I finally got the Bee flatware and I have to tell you it is just so beautiful, the pictures aren't enough, they have a wonderful sheen and feel to them, love love them...they will go nicely with the bee things I have had for many years.....



I have had the Bee glasses for years, the small one is great for juices and the taller one for anything....

Well I didn't say I already had everything bees, when I was ordering the flatware I saw these plates and my heart just sank, you know I just had to have them...I thought I showed a lot of restraint with only purchasing dinner and salad plates......what do you think, don't you just love the honeycomb..the dinner plate with the honeycomb in the center.... wow



The salad plate with the raised bee in the center, love that.....


Don't miss the bee on the bowl........

Bee utilful napkin rings make their place with these napkins I made from fabric from the $2.00 fabric store...I also used Yvonne's tutorial on mitering the edges of the napkins, Yvonne's blog is Stone GableBe careful, you will get hooked on her blog, she does weekly menus and her tutorials are the best ever...
I love that Yvonne knows the correct size to make napkins, anywhere from 20x20 to 22x22 I have always made mine 20x20 and I appreciate her reminding me how to miter the corners, she has that tutorial on her blog on sidebar....Also a great shout out to Yvonne for those wonderful cinnamon rolls made from refrigerated bread sticks, I made them for Mothers Day and she was right, make sure you make a lot of them because they go like hot cakes....I will make them again and again, Thanks Yvonne...I will be attempting the daisy cupcakes from her shower party, can't wait....they are simply beautiful....

The place mats were a wonderful buy at the GW for 1.00 each, just right for the Bees...This place setting is for my sister Bobbie, she is having an operation tomorrow, wish her good luck and prayers, I know she will be fine...she is strong and has a wonderful supportive family....

I love the Rogers Silverplate water pitcher, also a good buy at the GW...I should have taken a before picture of it, it was so black with tarnish, love the beautiful shine....


The sweet little brass Bee napkin holders are from World Market, love their detail and love mixing the brass with the silver with the stainless....



Don't worry BEE happy.......




The Bee decanters are from Ross, love the way they match the Neiman Marcus plates, strange that one place wouldn't sell it all......



They were such a good price I purchased one large and two small. Although I don 't use decanters on my counters, I think they look great on the table and will be wonderful for flowers on future tablescapes...


Well you gotta have an orange tree, it is Orange County ya know ......I am always on the lookout for unusual things for centerpieces, you never know what will be just right till you try it.


The glass pitcher that holds the cranberry/raspberry juice is very old and don't remember where it came from, maybe a garage sale, it is a great size...







Of course we couldn't forget to mention Mr. S. after all he is my biggest fan and loves to have his place card on the table.....oh and don't worry he knows I am his biggest fan too......

The small little tree place card stands are from michaels.....





This has been a fun post with all the Bees, and whether you use them all on one setting or spread them around they are always fun to add to any setting....I would be remiss if I did not mention my dear friend Gloria @happy to be what a great lady and wonderful friend, she has the most wonderful antiques and stories that will keep you always coming back for more. She has been a little under the weather, I know all she needs is a shot of Wild Turkey and a little rest....take care Gloria and thanks for being such good friend and having a wonderful blog for me to run away to.



OK lets eat.....


Thanks for stopping by and spending some time AROUND THE HOUSE....I hope you liked the post, enjoyed yourself and maybe got some creative ideas for your next tablescape....Of course thank you my friend Susan @between naps on the porch for hosting her Tablescape Thursday, see you all again soon and remember DON'T WORRY, BEE HAPPY ....Phyllis

Bee Napkin rings from World Market
Place Mats and water pitcher Goodwill
Bee plates and Flatware Neiman Marcus
Bee Decanters from Ross
Candle holders Pottery Barn