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Sunday, October 16, 2016

Custom Poppers

 I hope you've noticed that I've been missing from the blogsphere.  I've been with my daughter playing Florence Nightingale, uber driver, maid, laundress and cook.  My poor baby broke her kneecap and couldn't do any of the above!  There were also thousand of snuggles, millions of kisses, and billions of giggles with those adorable boys of hers.  While I was there, since Cleveland is the home of Seven Barks, I was excited to be invited to drop into their printing plant (POV Print Solutions) and watch them assemble a custom order for party poppers!!!!

There was recently a beautiful wedding in California that provided these custom poppers for each guest.  They were designed with this express party in mind using the bride and groom's initials and a custom selection of gifts inside.  Each one has a small gun powder strip for that little bit of excitment when you pull the ends for the traditional surprise.

This was the huge box of custom glitter that was used inside the poppers.  

And here's one of the sweetest job managers I ever met!  Can you see how EACH PIECE is handmade?

And here's a box ready to make the trip from Ohio to California.

I can't resist showing some of their standard offerings.  Here's a photo of their Thanksgiving poppers I took at their booth at the gift show in Atlanta.

Their Easter poppers.


The red/white/blue ones.


I just had to play with one of the poppers that they gave me.  I dug through my daughter's pretties and put this look together.  She had so many lovely things to choose from, and I dusted the china cabinet's items while I was at it!  Isn't this pretty? 

I started with her Kate Spade silver and cream tablecloth.  I think I got this for her for Christmas, as a matter of fact.  I used this heavy pewter beaded charger, and her Wedgewood platinum wedding china.  Then a mother of pearl dessert plate.

Another wedding gift was this stunning sterling silver flatware.  It is Old Maryland Engraved.  I absolutely love this pattern. 

A friend of Susie's brought her a beautiful floral arrangement, so I picked a few select blooms out to style this pretty table.  The rose is gorgeous, but those blue/grey thistles really ring my chimes!

I think these bee salt and pepper shakers came from her mother-in-law.  I sure wanted to stick these in my pocket.

I went a little over the top with four etched glasses, but she had soooo many beautiful pieces of crystal, I just couldn't stop myself. 

I placed them on the railing of the deck so you could get a better look at them.

This piece is the queen of the hop!  It is William Yeoward's fern pattern.  Doesn't it make your mouth water?  This is truly exquisite.  Everything about it is perfection.  These were also wedding presents from some really generous guests.

These champagne glasses are similarly etched.

These water glasses have ferns and dots, as do the Yeoward pieces and are very similar, but not quite the same quality.  Really beautiful glasses, never the less.

And then this little juice glass is also similar.

It all came together so well and featured this great, fun little accessory sort of poached from Seven Barks.  It's no secret that I love their products.  You can see their catalog here.  If you want some custom designs, they can do that, too.  Tell them I sent you!

I'm back in Atlanta now, missing all of the action and hugs.  We're planning some fall entertaining, and then we'll soon be in the thick of holiday parties.  I promise to be a better blogger and share what we're up to!


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Monday, September 5, 2016

Tropical Salute to the End of Summer


Last weekend, I decided to give summer it's due!  I've wanted to do a completely tropical table all season.  Then.....drumroll please......I found these bamboo edged dishes on sale and I jumped for joy.  There was no delay!  I couldn't wait to invite friends and get going.

It was a bit warm, but this HAD to be set up outside.  

I found this grass table skirt at Hobby Lobby, and I pinned it on over a simple white caterer's cloth.  Without this, it wouldn't feel quite as festive.

What could be more tropical than a pineapple centerpiece?  I've seen so many pintrest posts where the pineapple is used as a vase, but to be frank, I like the top of the pineapple as much as the fruity part.  AND, you can then use the pineapple afterward.

I usually avoid the cheap grocery store bouquets, because they sort of look like a fruit salad, but in this case, that's exactly the look I was going for.  I just used blocks of oasis around the pineapple and placed them on a pink plastic plate.

These tropical leaves are from the floral wholesaler.  I used them under each dinner plate and under the centerpiece.  By the way, they lasted forever!  These orange placemats grounded the plates on the white cloth.

These plates were on sale at the Pottery Barn outlet.  I bought 8 dinner plates and 8 salad plates for less than $70!!!  That was a sale to get excited about.

Classic Bamboo 5pc Setting:
And here's why I was so excited!!! This is the dinnerware I have been coveting for a long time.  It's Juliska's bamboo pattern and it is fabulous.  This dinner plate runs $42 each and each salad plate is $22.  Not extremely expensive, but I haven't jumped on them just yet at that price.  Now, I'll just be very happy with the Pottery Barn plates.  They are melamine, not pottery, but that is actually great for this style.

Of course, my bamboo handled flatware was just the ticket for this table.

To introduce even more color, I used green cotton napkins and a silk hibiscus ring.

I don't remember where I got these, maybe  Party City.  That green strip is lined with wire, so you can just roll it into a ring.  It came in several colors.  That T-pin in the background is what I used to pin on the "hula skirt".

These hot pink plastic glasses came from Homegoods, I think.

Didn't it come together fun?



And everyone got a lei to take home.  Believe me, I didn't expect anyone to wear one, and it was much too hot, anyhow, but I love to have a simple little gift for our guests.  You never know when you might be invited to a Jimmy Buffett concert, right?

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Thursday, September 1, 2016

Sunset Dinner in the Garden

Last night was one of those evenings when everything was so pleasant that we didn't want it to end.  So we sat with our guest at the garden table until dusk fell and the owls were hooting.

I just love these limelight hydrangeas that we have in the garden, so I decided to let them be the star of the table.

With the addition of a small fern frond, the plate got a little extra personality.

 
Don't you love these plates?  

Since everything was sort of soft hued and natural, I chose this light colored wooden handled flatware, and a medium green charger.

The two green stems are different enough to be interesting.

All of this sat on this tablecloth that I layered over a plain white round caterer's cloth.  It features ferns with white flowers, so I thought it was a good choice for this combination.

An off-centered vase of limelight hydrangeas also held some ferns, and I added some asparagus fronds for softness.

And this little bird also held a flower.

Look who came to visit as I was photographing!

We burned through these little votive candles in no time and then grabbed additional candles from the potting shed.

It was a good thing I added these pillows.  It made these chairs much more comfortable as we drifted into late evening.


Here's the view from the garden down the driveway.  

I think this is the last season for this cute little zinc table.  It isn't holding up too well.

You can see the bush the hydrangeas came from here. It's getting huge.

This has not been the best summer for our garden.  We had irrigation problems and we continue to have deer that love to dine within the fence, even though we have SIX ACRES of woods for them to eat in.  Go figure! I sincerely have a love/hate relationship with them.


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