Cool Shower Surround Ideas!
09 May 2012 Leave a Comment
in Savvy Stuff, Shower surrounds Tags: accent walls, cool shower surrounds, unique shower surrounds
Are you planning on remodeling your bathroom anytime soon? Are you stumped at what you want to do? Well here are some fun ideas for you. These are not the traditional shower surrounds. They are unique, stunning and give you that wow factor you may want.
Consider a simple horizontal stripe with a tile deco and a mosaic floor.
Here they’ve used different size tiles in a staggered pattern and separated them with horizontal stripes.
And check out this vertical stripe accent wall. How fun is that?
This is a bit more of a traditional look, but with these products….wow!
Notice the unusual size combination on this fun wall. This is a look you could do on a hallway wall, too. Or a niche just for an unexpected rich look.
This polished mosaic next to this “honed look” oversized tile creates visual interest.
Interesting, fun combination of tile sizes and patterns. Love this.
It’s fun just to do an accent like this wide stripe on one wall…
Or this……
Or this.
See there! Expect the unexpected and have fun creating a “cool” bathroom or accent wall in one of these styles.
Happy Decorating!!
The Important Things In Life!
02 May 2012 Leave a Comment
I’m SO SORRY for the delay in blog posts lately. My days are full and my cup runneth over! Aside from working full time on several large projects with my design business I’m preparing and planning for a busy, busy, busy upcoming weekend at the end of May. Many of you know my son is getting married and the time is drawing nigh!
So right now I’m planning and decorating for the rehearsal dinner for this young, happy (and dare I say beautiful!) couple. Lots of fun, but tedious details to attend to (caterer, video, decorating, etc…) for this event on Friday evening – the night before the wedding….
And with Melissa’s mom up north in Minnesota I’m helping out with the decorating for the wedding at this charming wedding venue (that Julie – Melissa’s mother – found) as well. This the front entrance…
This is the back…
It opens up into a courtyard…..isn’t it so cute?
And this is the part of the courtyard where they will be getting married. Lots and lots…..and lots of details and design to take care of for the big event Saturday night. Lots of work for everyone - Melissa, Julie and myself all working toward the same goal for what we hope will be a very special, magical evening…
And last, but not least, a high school graduation party for my daughter and my sweet niece at my house on Sunday. Of course, I don’t want their event to get lost in the wedding weekend. I want that to be just as special for them. Which means more food preparation and more decorating.
Whew! So now you know why I’m having trouble sitting down to blog. Please be patient with me. I have so much to blog about as soon as I have time. I just need about six more hours in each day and I could do it. But, I promise I’ll get back to my regular blogging just as soon as I can.
In the mean time…
Happy Decorating!
Have Fun and Be Creative With Your Accessories!
23 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
in Accessories, Savvy Stuff Tags: Accessorizing, creative accessories
It’s easy to go the ordinary, average route with your accessories and decorating in general – afraid to step out there and try something unusual and unexpected. But, if you’ve followed my blog for very long you know that my decorating motto is, “Don’t settle for ordinary….reach for extraordinary!”
Here are some ideas for you to step outside the decorating box and have some serious decorating fun. Look at this combination with this white horse head and the clear glass. So sharp and sleek.
Think large scale and dramatic….
Think swanky, colorful and unexpected…..
Think unusual shapes and textures.
Add fun pillows, vases and picture frames.
Think turquoise or another bright, fun color.
And play it up in a big way….
Infuse your space with your own colorful style and personality.
Be fearless and have fun with that inner decorator in you that’s trying so desperately to get out of the box!
Happy Decorating!!
Love Is In The Air: Even The Clouds and Thunder Couldn’t Keep The Joy Away!
18 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
in Savvy Stuff, Weddings Tags: wedding decorating, wedding details
There’s just nothing more beautiful than a young couple in love, unless of course, it’s a young couple in love and getting married in a breathtakingly beautiful outdoor setting…..like the lush gardens and lawns at the Dallas Arboretum. A perfect setting for a young, lovely couple like the one we went to see over the weekend. (I recently did a blog post about the their wedding shower you can see here.)
Upon entering the arboretum guests were immediately met with charming courtyards…
An array of colorful, gorgeous flowers….
Lush greenery and cozy bridges….
Leading through the lush lawns, trees and gardens.
Incredible beauty surrounding the guests everywhere we looked.
And little touches of the bride and groom met us on the way to the lawn where the wedding took place. This cute sign was also at the wedding shower.
Is there any venue more sweet and charming than a wedding on a grassy knoll….a three piece orchestra in the back…..And notice these amazing chandeliers? What an unusual, fun touch! So wedding-esque!
Touches of her wedding colors were prevalent in the seating. Two moss covered letter “C”s for Collin and Cassie hung at the back of the aisle. Along the rows of seating were mason jars filled with red flowers, tied onto the chairs with turquoise and red ribbon.
Just precious.
My good friend, Juanita, the brides beautiful Grammy….
And, her sweet and handsome Granddaddy.
The happy mother of the groom.
Judy, the mother of the bride was escorted by her much adored sons….all so happy this occasion was finally here.
Next the procession of the beautiful attendants. This is her cousin, Amelia, with her husband.
And, how adorable are these sweet things? Judy’s crafty sister Jan made these precious boxes. So cute!
Cassie, the happy, beautiful bride was escorted by her adoring father. He was trying desperately to keep his emotions in check and then right before he escorted her down the aisle she handed him a hanky embroidered with the words: Of All The Walks We’ve Taken Together In Life This Is My Favorite One…I Love You, Cassie
And, yes, as you can imagine – it about sent him over the edge.
The ceremony was performed by her cousin’s husband who did a fantastic job in making it poignant, sweet and fun. The blushing bride, the handsome groom and all her beautiful attendants were stunning to look at against the unusual backdrop of birdcages and of course the lush green that enveloped the ceremony.
The happy, joyful Mr. and Mrs. Collin Loftin….
Though the clouds were oppressing and ominous and the thunder was rumbling in the background the love that was in the air permeated the setting and the joy far outweighed the looming weather.
Cassie’s happy, joyful parents.
While family pictures were being taken guests migrated toward the spectacular reception area where all of Jan’s crafty touches showed up everywhere. These are two of the chairs she reupholstered and had at the shower for the bride and groom.
Love this adorable, fun “candy bar”.
Turquoise cotton candy to match her colors…..quite yummy, too!
So colorful, festive and fun. Just like our little Cassie!
Would you look at this burlap table skirt? How darling is that with all the bright red and turquoise displayed on top.
Each of the tables had a similar theme in her colors, but also had their own distinct look.
Personal touches were prevalent throughout the reception like these napkin rings with Cassie and Collin’s initials.
Me, Judy, Jan and their sweet daddy, Hal.
Familiar faces here to those who follow the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on CMT…..Judy, the choreographer with her good friend and DCC director, Kelly.
Jake, the pastor who performed the ceremony, with his wife, Cassie’s cousin, Natalie.
The ever touching first dance with the Mr. and Mrs….
Don’t you just love young love?
Dancing with her weepy, adoring father.
Sharing the joy with her beautiful mama.
Proud and happy Grammy with her gorgeous girls.
Time for fun and comfy shoes.
Great photo booth with fun props.
Caught eating cotton candy.
How’s this for a groom’s cake? Fun, huh?
And, how’s this for a wedding cake…..or should I say cake(s)? A beautiful cake table with several cakes in different shapes and sizes.
The “not so shy” flower girls singin’ it up on stage with the band.
The sisters, happy and having a good time.
Change of clothes and the tossing of the garter….
Which has that personal DCC touch of course.
And, off they go to start their new lives together.
Aaaahhhh………so sweet! Congratulations, Collin and Cassie!
And, check out these additional fun photo’s:
Behind the scenes with the CMT camera crew in tow. Talk about a great wedding video!
Some great photo shots by their photographer – Slaton Weddings.
Hard to get a bad shot with such a beautiful bunch of bridesmaids.
What a creative, fun picture! If you’d like to check more of his work out click here or for his website or here for his blog.
Hope you had fun with this blog and got some great ideas for your own wedding or next big event.
Happy Decorating!!!
How To Select The Proper Rug Size For Your Space
10 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
in Decorating and Design Tips Tags: proper rug size, rug pads, rug size guidelines
A common question I get from clients is what size rug is the proper size for the space. And, while there is generally some wiggle room and not necessarily a hard and fast rule for every area, there are some basic guidelines to selecting the right size. One of my favorite rug sources is a company called Jaunty, Inc. They have an array of fabulous designs – all hand tufted in India – beautifully crafted and very good pricing for this quality rug. Below are their guidelines for selecting the proper rug size that might prove helpful to you.
They also provide guidelines for the right rug pad:
And, here’s a glimpse of just some of their beautiful rug styles…
Different shapes and sizes….
Different themes…
And an array of distinct personalities to fit anyone’s style.
Hope you found this helpful in selecting the proper size rug and rug pad for your home. Good luck and….
Happy Decorating!
Every Girl’s Dream: A Fairytale Wedding Shower
04 Apr 2012 1 Comment
in Holidays and Events, Life At Home Tags: creative tables, creative wedding gift ideas, wedding shower
Where do I even begin? I recently attended an outdoor wedding shower on a gorgeous sunshiny day here in Texas where every single decorating detail was so expressive and charming I didn’t know where to look first. My friend Judy’s daughter is getting married in two weeks so her sister, Jan, teamed up with some of Judy’s friends to host one of the most beautiful wedding showers I’ve ever been to. Or, maybe the word is adorable…….or creative…..or maybe precious is the word that suits it best. No, better yet, I think it’s all four of them: Beautiful, adorable, creative and precious!
Jan (who’s also my good friend, by the way) was the lead hostess in charge of all the decorating and the attention to detail was just amazing. Every table, nook and cranny had something sweet and creative tucked in. Like this table above – notice this adorable picture? Jan printed it off in sections on her computer and then mounted it to a board for a charming, unique look. I mean……..how cute is that?! (And it doesn’t hurt to have such a beautiful couple in the picture!)
This cute little shelf displayed accessories as well as food. What a cute little creative touch and great unexpected use of this piece.
Jan made these charming little party prizes by decorating the lids to mason jars and filling them with small chocolate Easter eggs. What a great little keepsake.
She made an adorable little niche where Cassie and her fiancé, Collin, could sit and open up presents. Jan, who has a booth called Fabulous Finds at an antique mall (Witherspoon Antiques) in Granbury, Texas, reupholstered these chairs herself. If you’re local peeps you need to go check it out! (She also has her own jewelry line called Jade Designs that she carries there as well as her furniture and accessories.)
Even the gifts people brought were amazingly creative!
Adorable hostess gifts. These are wine bottles with picture labels of Cassie and Collin. Jan decorated them by creating these fabulous flower and ribbon bows for the tops. Just beautiful.
Lots of sweet pictures of Cassie and Collin sprinkled throughout.
This is a more distant view of the cozy little niche Jan fixed up for them to open presents. Isn’t it charming?
There are special privileges in having your own booth at an antique store. All the more reason to justify collecting antique dishes for the last six months so there would be enough beautiful table settings for an entire wedding shower. These tables were beautiful. And, now she’ll get to sell it all in her shop.
So girly….
So charming….
And I’ve always loved the look of white table and chairs on a green, grassy lawn.
Take a close look at this incredible piece. It’s an old door she got for free….
She embellished it by stenciling on these appropriate words for a young couple in love and starting out their lives together. And she did another picture by printing it off in sections again and enhancing the color on her computer. She mounted it to a board in sections and then mounted it to this door. Absolutely incredible looking!
The beverage table was even charming!
We know where she got her creative gene. This cake was made by her mama and my good friend, Juanita. Just as delicious as it was beautiful.
She even made these simple chalk boards look charming and sweet.
She ordered this turquoise cotton candy online and bagged it up as party favors for each guest to take home.
This suitcase is where everyone put their notes to the bride for her to read later.
The bar was filled with pretty little drinks…..
Colorful, festive….
And, yummy. These chocolate martinis were like having a dessert.
It was a great turn out. Everyone had tons of fun.
This is Judy with her daughter Cassie. If they look familiar it’s because Judy is the choreographer for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and Cassie is a current cheerleader.
And, unbeknownst to me till I arrived, CMT was there filming the whole thing for the DCC series. If you look closely here you can see the camera crew to the right of this picture.
They interviewed Jan during the shower which was a bit of a nerve wracking experience for her. That’s more Judy’s “thing” than hers, but I’m sure she did great!
This suitcase is a piece that Jan made Cassie as a wedding gift at Judy’s request. Judy had seen a friend do one so she asked Jan (the crafty sister!) to do it for her. It’s a memory box for Cassie to keep all her special keepsakes for the upcoming wedding and other special memories.
Jan took an old suitcase and glued on the scrabble letters to spell out these words. Then she glued on this belt for a little character and interest. She created a little frame with scrap paper that she actually printed of the internet (yes, she did!) and mounted to scrabble pieces to frame this cross that Judy wanted on the front.
The inside was lined with maps of meaningful, special places for Cassie and Collin – Texas where they live, Florida where they met, New York where she went shopping for her wedding dress, etc. And, she strung up a decorative area for her keepsakes to hang from with clothespins. Have you ever seen anything more girly and cute?
And, that hanky in front with the kitty-cats on it……that’s the invitation! We each got our own unique hanky where she ironed on the oval invitation info and stitched around it to make it look like it was stitched on. Just adorable!
I won this cute prize in the Bridal Bingo game!
Cassie, who can dance and sing in front of thousands and thousands of people. is a little shy when it comes to speaking to a crowd, but wanted to say thank you to everyone…
So she rose to the occasion and gave a mini speech. So cute….
Here she is with her mom, aunt Jan, Grammy and Granddaddy, cousins and fiancé. Such a sweet, little family. Love them!
This is Cassie with her beautiful cousin, Amelia, who got married last year. I did a blog post on her shower a year and a half ago. You can see her creative, beautiful event here.
Aunt Jan with Cassie….
Me with my two high school besties.
Jan didn’t even have to wait to get back to her shop to start selling items. This young girl bought the vintage table cloth right off the table as she was leaving!
Cassie with all the hostesses who worked together and did a fabulous job to make the shower special, beautiful and yummy.
I don’t know how you can step away from this without tons of creative ideas for your next shower or party. I know I did!
Happy Decorating!
Tips For Decorating Your Teenager’s Room
30 Mar 2012 Leave a Comment
in Bedrooms, Savvy Stuff Tags: designing a teenager's bedroom, Teenage bedrooms
If you are at that stage where your teenage is girl is ready to go to that “next level” with her room, odds are she knows exactly what she wants to do……whether you’re crazy about the idea or not. I know….I’ve been there myself when my daughter wanted to re-d0 her room yet again and this time paint it black. You can check out the pictures here.
But, just in case she comes to you for some decorating advice here are some great bedrooms for you to get ideas from.
You’ll notice most of these girl’s rooms are full of color.
Lots and lots of fun color.
So brace yourself and be “open” to their creative energy….
Hard as that might be!
It’s hard for us mommies to let go of that control, but it’s fun to see just where there creative energy will take them.
And you might actually find yourself a little surprised and impressed at just how creative and talented they are.
It’s actually fun to see how they want to express themselves.
Yes, you might be a little surprised and….
Even happy with the outcome.
So brace yourself tweener moms and teen moms and open up your mind to the unleashing of your daughter’s imagination.
And, help her pull off a space she can be proud of and call her own.
Happy Decorating!!!
Add Color And Funk For A Space Full Of Spunk!!
21 Mar 2012 1 Comment
in Contemporary Style, Savvy Stuff Tags: contemporary decor, decorating with color
If you like color and you like contemporary décor you’ll like this fun décor from Global Views.
Never one to shy away from color and fun they have an array of new and exciting accessories, rugs and furnishings.
Lots of interesting options to choose from to create a space that’s hip, cool and “so very now”.
Their color palette is bright, bold and beautiful – like this magnificent turquoise….
And this wonderful, funky green and yellow,
They always have some fun chrome pieces, too….
Which looks fabulous intermingled with all their bright colors.
See?
And how ‘bout these fun and funky lime green accessories?
And this cool lighting?
Put it all together – the color and the funk – and it makes for a living area chalk full of spunk!
Great look for a bedroom….clean, sleek…..hip! Look at the wall art – how funky and fun is that? And, I like all this neutral with just a pop of orange in the pillows.
Isn’t color fun?
Color, funk and spunk…..makes for a very happy, very fun space!
Happy Decorating!
Texas Hill Country Themed Shower
18 Mar 2012 4 Comments
in Holidays and Events, Life At Home Tags: Couples shower, Texas Hill Country Theme
I’ve mentioned in previous posts the numerous showers my friends and I end up involved with for our children and now grandchildren. We’ve rotated over the years having and/or helping with countless wedding showers, the weddings themselves, the baby showers, etc.
Our most recent couple’s shower was last weekend for my sweet friend Connie’s son, Ryley and his fiancé, Ashley. As sweet as they are beautiful – we were so excited to throw them their big bash. After a pow-wow between the hostesses we decided on a Texas Hill Country theme. I found these invitations with the Texas bluebonnets online – perfect for our theme – but, when they came in I thought the simple white card looked a bit lackluster. So I decided to add the check craft paper and attach it with this red raffia ribbon through holes punched at the top. It cost pennies per card to add and gave them a little more ooomph and personality.
Originally we were going to have it at my house in June so we could utilize our back yard to accommodate guests, but when the wedding suddenly got moved up to May because of the venue’s remodeling issues we had to scramble a bit and move the shower up to March for their college spring break. With a March shower and unpredictable weather we I decided it best to make a change to my friend Susan’s house where we could accommodate as many guests as needed regardless of whether or not the weather cooperated. This is the circular drive to her front walkway and front door.
And since the weather clearly chose NOT to cooperate it’s a good thing we did. It poured down rain most of the day and most of the evening.
Since I was the one who originally wanted to have it at my house I decided it was only right for me to go ahead and do not only the invitations, but the decorating as well. I wasn’t about to dump all that on Susan after asking to switch it to her house. Besides – it was something I really wanted to do for my sweet friend and her sweet kiddo’s.
Soooooo……..
To start with I brought my own metal garden cross from home for the front porch planter and draped it with a sign that says “Faith Family Friends” I got from Hobby Lobby – half price of course. And I made these fun letter signs (above) with their initials and some other things from Hobby Lobby.
The initial signs came like this and they were on sale, too, of course. But, they weren’t quite big enough to make the impact I wanted so I purchased two picture frames they had on their 80% clearance for $2.00 each – pink and white girlie frames – and covered them with this cowhide fabric I also got at Hobby Lobby (using my online 40% coupon).
I wrapped each frame with the fabric and stapled it onto the back.
(The tag says $9.99, but they were really $1.99!)
I added picture hangers to the back so I could tie them on the wreath holders with twine.
I screwed in a couple of screws to the front so I could hang the letters right onto the plaque from the picture hangers attached to the back of the metal signs. This way they can keep them on the plaques and hang them like I did…..
Or prop them up on a table or dresser with the easel like this.…or remove them from the tin plaques and hang them on their wall.
But, for the shower I hung them with the twine bows from some wreath holders I had. Cute, don’t you think?
Next it was the main dessert table.
I started with more cow hide fabric.
Then I started layering with more fabric – faux leather I had on hand – and all the Hill Country accessories I could muster up.
This leather luggage was from my client, Amy.
I helped decorate her house a dozen or so years ago in the “Old Worldish” style so prevalent back then and now she is going Asian contemporary and has no need for them anymore. So when I was at her house accessorizing for the new look I asked if I could borrow her old look for my shower. Thankfully she was happy to oblige.
I got these baskets at CCA for .50 cents a piece…
And, these cool “Hill Country” accessories like the frame and the longhorn from good old Hobby Lobby half price as always….
Brought stuff of mine from my own house…
Added the amazing Texas cake that Susan baked and decorated herself. (I know….can you believe it?!)
We used the leather wine carrier for our “Message In A Bottle”. With the pens and small note cards (shown below) guests were asked to write the young couple a note – could be advice, a scripture, a poem, a joke….anything they wanted to say to them. At the end of the shower it was corked up and the couple is to save it till they return from their honeymoon to read them.
We bought these potted flowers at Callaway’s Nursery for color – and to look sort of like hill country wild flowers.
We added twigs, river rock, twine to look like rope, a cross and candlesticks I had in my own stash.
And these vases filled with tree branches. (They’re actually fake branches I got at – where else – Hobby Lobby.)
And ended up with a fun Hill Country themed dessert table.
Next was the beverage section.
I found a great website for labels called www.myownlabels.com where you can customize your own labels for wine….
Susan actually found this particular design which we decided looked the most Hill Country-esque.
Perfect for our wine bottles….
And these monogram caps for the beer bottles..
And these labels for the water bottles…
On the back of the water bottle labels I was able to write their “story” for a little personal touch. (Unfortunately none of the “old people” could even read it without their glasses! And, most didn’t have their glasses with them. Too funny!) Diane and Susan got together and put all these labels and monogram tops on everything.
We brought out these big metal tubs and I added the twine and twigs for the rustic touch. Even the hubbies pitched in to help. Susan made some to die for Sangria we kept on ice in pitchers in one of the metal tubs. It was so good hardly anyone drank the bottled wine so now we have a ton of Ryley and Ashley wine bottles left over!
I put a hill country accessory and name card by each dish so everyone would know exactly what they were eating. These hill country accessories are actually drawer pulls from Hobby Lobby.
They fit perfectly here on the island where the buffet was.
And of course we had our “chips, dips and other stuff” section that Diane set up.
It was a great turn out in spite of the ridiculous weather.
Lots of mingling, food and fun.
And a fun, little game.
If any of you have ever played the left-right game you know it’s one of those games that even game-haters can enjoy. I discovered the left-right game theme at Christmastime and thought it would be fun to incorporate it here. So I wrote a lighthearted, fun, little love story called “The Hill Country Honey’s” about Ryley and Ashley with lots of the words left and right sprinkled throughout the story. We had everyone stand in a circle then we passed out several gift bags to various guests in the crowd. As I read the story the gift bags were passed left or right each time the word was said throughout the story until it’s finished. The guests holding the gift bags at the end of the story got to give them to the wedding couple and each one received a prize – a bag with wine to take home, themselves.
Ryley and Ashley (yeah, that cute young couple in the middle) seemed very pleased with the outcome. How cute are they?
My hubby, Doug, and I relaxing and having a great time.
This is our little group of old, very special friends (our group nickname is the “goddesses” – you may have seen them on previous blog posts). Connie, the mother of the groom is standing to my left – the rest of us were the hostesses. The four of us have teamed up many, many times for each other’s kids various showers. This time it was her turn. She was a grateful, happy mother-of-the groom.
Thanks goes out to Susan, far right, for letting me switch it to her place! Thankfully she’s always happy to open up her amazing home and it worked out beautifully for the large crowd and the un-cooperating weather . (I recently did a post on her home. You can check it out here. ) I’ve decided that’s why God gives you friends with big houses…..so you have a place for all the big parties!
And little did we know that this cute bride-to-be was getter sick throughout the evening and had to go straight to the hospital immediately afterwards with 104 degree fever! She was quite the trooper and appeared to be having a great time for someone who ended up with the flu!
Fortunately she is all better, back to planning her big day and no one else at the shower got sick!
Happy Decorating!
Easter Tablescape For A Worthwhile Give-Away
14 Mar 2012 3 Comments
in CCA, Life At Home Tags: Easter Tablescape
Recently I was asked to decorate a table for a drawing that’s to be done in a couple of weeks at Christian Community Action’s Resale Store for an Easter giveaway. The tricky part was that I needed to by most everything from the resale store and make it look “pretty” enough for an Easter tablescape.
The purpose is to draw attention to CCA Resale and show patrons just what they can do with these recycled items.
So I perused the store one day to see what goodies they had…
Items I could use to create an inviting Easter table.
But, as so often happens in resale stores like this many times it’s difficult to find complete dish sets, although they do have them from time to time. I actually came across one of them at my trip to the store that day, but didn’t care for the look and I wanted to show how fun and interesting it can be to mix and match. Also, to show it’s not necessary to have the perfect, complete set of dishware. And, I wanted to go more whimsical and fun than stuffy, formal and serious so I opted to go a different route.
I scoured the store and picked up some odds and ends to play with.
Found these great rattan chargers. Terrible color, but sturdy and great looking. And, this greenery was in good shape – just in the wrong container.
Found four polka dot plates I loved, and three cream plates.
I was happy to stumble across some “Easter colored” salad plates, four black bowls and other cool stuff. I laid them all out on one of the tables for sale at CCA and started playing with everything to see what I could come up with.
I decided the chargers were a must….
They just needed to be painted. So I spray painted them black with some paint I had here on hand at my house….
Spray painted come candlesticks black, too.
Then I painted this white bunny a cream color with some cream paint I had here. Great for our Easter theme and perfect to help recycle a new look for the greenery I found.
I used good old Rust-oleum.
When I had everything put together as best I could my hubby helped me take it to the store and set up. This green runner was found on my first trip to the store and worked perfectly for bringing in the Easter green.
I began layering all my cool finds and added yellow ribbon just for a little Easter punch. (I got the whole roll at The Dollar Store for –yep – a dollar.) Here you see a layered place setting using the black charger, polka dot plates, cream salad plate, black bowl. I had four of these place settings.
Because I didn’t have enough for a complete set of six I opted to use this place setting for the two at each end. How fantastic are these striped mugs? Again….CCA Resale! There were only two, but that’s okay, because they worked for these two place settings just fine. Would have loved to have more, but oh well…….it still worked out. Notice the layers here: black, cream, yellow, cream, black and cream stripe.
Notice the little cream and green stand? I found eight of them! But, I only needed six to use at each place setting. I bought a bag of eight styrofoam eggs from The Dollar Store – yep again – for a dollar! – to place on each one. The purpose is to make them into place cards! In each black bowl I placed small Easter globes from The Dollar Store for a fun Easter touch.
I clustered the candlesticks to one side and placed the greenery in the bunny and lifted it up with an upside down bowl (which I placed under the runner so it wouldn’t show) to give it a little height. The balloon is just another fun touch from The Dollar Store.
CCA had these candle Easter eggs – three of them! – perfect for my candlesticks.
They also had this cream bunny basket I tucked in between the candlesticks and the arrangement.
I played with it at home first to get the look I wanted…..
Before I set it up at CCA.
I forgot the yellow napkins so I’m gonna dash back up there and add them.
So there you have it. Everything with the exception of about eight dollars worth of Easter stuff from The Dollar Store was CCA items! See how much fun you can have “on the cheap”? Not only are you helping to support CCA and keep them in business, you can really have some fun by creating a new look with someone else’s castaways!
Happy Decorating!
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