Tag: Thrifting
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Hello October Table Setting
It’s October and I am so ready to celebrate cooler days and nights, crisp Fall breezes and azure blue skies. Wanting to set a colorful table to welcome October sent me looking through cupboards to see what I could gather together for an October tablescape. I’ve been trying to shop my home more lately to […]
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Autumn Entranceway Vignette
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” L. M. Montgomery Welcome, Friends, to the Blog today. I’m decorating my entranceway for Fall and, really, a welcome to October one of my favorite months. October has gorgeous flowers, apples, pumpkins, pie, and Halloween. The colors are deep and rich and breezes […]
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End of September Thrifting
There has been so much devastation in Florida and along the coast in the past couple of days with many people in shelters and without homes. We in South Carolina are experiencing the storm now and my hope is that all those affected will find shelter and safety from the storm. This post is going […]
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Witch Hat and Broom Table Favors
Witch hats are a typical symbol for Halloween along with black cats, skeletons, etc. If you’re shooting for an elegant Hallowe’en table setting, then you have to have an elegant Witch Hat party favor. I think these turned out really well. I wasn’t sure exactly how I was going to put these together but ended […]
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Fall Door Hanging Flower Basket
Welcome to the Blog today, Friends, as I try putting together a basket to hang on the door. This could go on your front door or on an inside door to bring a little Fall color to your home. This basket started out as a Thrift Store find that had seen better days. The elements […]
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Tablescape in Fall Colors
Welcome Fall and welcome Friends to this tablescape that incorporates some pretty Fall colors with things I’ve had for quite some time. It’s really not necessary to have something new when you set a table so take some time-honored advice from Tablescape Bloggers and shop your home first. I was going through my stash looking […]
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A September Thrift
Lots going on in September as everyone goes back to school. I’m teaching a course in “Sacred Ireland” this semester and so have been preparing presentations and notes for that. Of course, there’s Fall clean-up and all the fun of getting out Fall decor. Personal issues have taken up time as well so thrifting has […]
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Rainy Day Book Vignette
Rain beating against the window, a cozy lamp lit room, and a stack of eclectic, old books…could there be a better way to spend an afternoon? My Hubby and I are both book collectors and have wide-ranging tastes in literature which makes for a rather eclectic collection. On this rainy afternoon I pulled some books […]
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Uncomplicated Fall Table Setting
Do you want to be able to put together an easy Fall tablescape in moments? First, shop your home. This is not new advice as lots of table setting bloggers can’t afford to buy new china and crystal every time they put a Blog together. They shop their homes and, perhaps, add a new element […]
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Unusual Ornament from Michael Aram
Michael Aram is a favorite designer for metal decor items like organic teapots, ceramic work and now…Christmas ornaments. This is from “The Twelve Days of Christmas” and is a beautiful rendition of “Two Turtle Doves. Beautiful silver branches surround the two birds on their silver perch. The turtle doves are finished in a soft gold […]