You Can Say No To Traditional

You can say no to traditional colors for your Fall table.  The big pumpkin tells you right away we are in the Fall season.  The green tablecloth is anchoring the table with it's lattice design (it's actually upholstery fabric that I never used).  An assortment of dried hydrangeas and dried roses circle the pumpkin and top it as well.  Red cordial glasses accompany the cranberry blush thumbprint stems.  Because I used majolica at each setting I felt the need to compliment them further with green tipped goblets.  The German vintage majolica are pointsettias on aqua with cherries and butterflies on the center plate.  They are all on solid white plates.







































Jan

Using Dried Hydrangeas On Your Fall Table

Using dried hydrangeas on your Fall table is always a good option.  They are pretty by themselves and can act as a filler when combined with other flowers.  I used roses, carnations and greenery along with my dried hydrangeas to build a pretty Fall centerpiece.  Purple goblets are being used a smaller vases for the petite roses.  A burgundy throw in the tablecloth, yes, it's really burgundy!  Vintage candlesticks on either side of the centerpiece.  The white pumpkins bring out the white roses in the goblets.











Each plate depicting a different scene, I was considering using these dinner plates at Thanksgiving with its American past.




























Jan

Pockets of Fall Splendor

The weather has been delicious here.  I can't get over how much more optimistic one feels when the temperature and humidity go down.  There are little pockets of Fall splendor to be seen along the roads and yards.  To be perfectly honest with you, it will be much harder to do posts on anything indoors with all the seasonal gems of beauty starting to come out to be admired.  There is nothing more grand than feeling the chilly air after months of heat and humidity.  The leaves turning colors are such gifts to be enjoyed.  This is such a magical time of year.  The holidays always feel like they begin with the cool temps and leaves turning colors.

This tablescape started off well enough but I knew it wasn't what I really was going for.  After seeing all the beauty this past weekend, I wanted to wallow in the Autumn beauty like a puppy in a pile of leaves.









So I threw Fall branches on the table with lots of loose 'leaves'.  Those leaves are actually dried rose petals.   The color was perfect and it felt more joyous.  Now I could pretend to know what it feels like to be a puppy in the Fall!  Copper tub with dried hydrangeas and dried roses are the starting point on the table.  One medium size white pumpkin on a stack of vintage books in colors that very much say Fall.  Cobalt blue wine goblets beside pink ones reinforce the colors used.  The blue and white Currier & Ives dinner plates were my grandmother's and I remember eating on them as a little girl.












Here are my grandparents, parents and siblings.  It looks like it must have been Christmas and we are using the very same dinner plates.




Spider webs have popped up everywhere in the yard and on the back porch.




The leaves are starting to fall in places in my back yard.



The camellias are starting to bloom.




I saw these and thought they were so pretty...anybody know what this is?




The sky was incredible.  I took these along the interstate, hanging out the window....well, technically it was the camera hanging out the window.




Just a little later....




And when we were turning off, I only had a few seconds to take this.




I hope you have a great week!


Jan

Using Blue On Your Fall Table

Using Blue on your Fall table allows those that are drawn to more cooler colors to enjoy decorating with some of the season's warm colors.  Until the past few years I never got excited about decorating for Fall indoors.  It was strictly an outside event orchestrated by Mother Nature that I loved to take in and admire every hour and day that I could.   However I wasn't really excited about using those warm tones in my home.  Pumpkins use to be seen in only orange and was usually something put on the front porch.  I have found using blue in Fall tablescapes allow me to enjoy the colors I love the most and feel much more genuine putting together.  Just like the Autumn sky set against those blazing leaves on the trees, I like the cooling effect of blue on the table.

Bringing in Fall with a super large green pumpkin that was too heavy for me to carry but adds a lot of visual weight to the table and mid-size white pumpkins.  Blue willow plates with green tipped stemware on a lace tablecloth are anchored by my blue and white vases holding a medley of florals.

There are two versions of this blue and white table that are very much alike.  I couldn't decide which I liked the most.  Do you prefer one over the other?

The first one is 'wearing' two large blue and white vases that aren't identical but similar.  Each vase is filled with roses and carnations.  Short jars containing roses hide behind each of the white pumpkins.  Although one is clearly not going to hide but wants to stand out!












Different glasses used here in blush color and the toile tablecloth is laid under the pumpkins.  Each white pumpkin is topped with the miniature roses and the green pumpkin is flanked by a Blue Willow plate on each side.  I think plates can be so pretty, why not let them be a part of the tablescape in more decorative way!  A large vase holds the mixture of roses and carnations behind the large green pumpkin.






































So there you have it, do you choose one or two?



Jan

Gone Gaga

Since receiving my small velvet pumpkins I have gone gaga over them!  They bring so much color and texture to the table.

I have a tablescape ready for you with these powerful little velvet pumpkins being corralled by my copper container.  The Wedgwood luncheon plates in with plum colored centers, all have a different scene.   Blush stemware compliments the colors.  The roses add that pretty touch.



It all sits atop a pale amethyst throw and grape vintage books are under the large burgundy pumpkin.



One of the scenes depicted on the plates.












Jan