Here at StoneGable, we are in full Christmas mode. This year I’m planning for lots of family Christmas day! Lots of young adults and kids and little ones. I recently got an email from a reader about feeding a crowd on Christmas day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And I thought many of you might be wondering about the logistics of doing that too! Today is Practically Speaking and we are talking how to feed a crowd at Christmas and not lose your Christmas Spirit!…
Tablescape
CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT TABLE
Christmas and candlelight are a beautiful duo during the Christmas season. Especially when they create magic on a simple, yet elegant tablescape. Very soft and monochromatic this Christmas table is like a walk in the woods on at Christmastime by candlelight! …
THANKSGIVING VEGETABLE CENTERPIECE AND MORE!
I have such an easy WOW factor centerpiece to show you today! I used produce from the produce aisle of my local grocery store and created an edible Thanksgiving centerpiece. The nice thing is I can pull it apart and use the produce in my meals all week! Easy peasy, beautiful and so economical. You can’t get better than that! I’ll show you how I made it!…
10 EASY IDEAS FOR SETTING A THANKSGIVING TABLE
Wouldn’t you like to almost effortlessly set a Thanksgiving table? Today I’m sharing 10 EASY ideas for setting a Thanksgiving table you will love and so will your guests. Actually, these 10 amazingly easy tips can help you set almost any table but since Thanksgiving is just around the corner they are perfect for right now! Whether you are hosting Thanksgiving or hosting a dinner these ideas are worth pinning so you can refer to them easily! Let’s set a beautiful Thanksgiving table……
EASTER IN BLOOM TABLESCAPE
This Easter I’m using the bounty of early spring things to set an easy, airy table. Easter will be here before we know it and it’s time to think about setting an Easter table. Don’t you love early spring? Nests and eggs and sleepy twigs waking up and bursting with delicate buds! Such a welcome sight after a long winter. This year’s Easter table reflects all that is beautiful about the season. …
EASY WINTER SOUP BAR
Last week I had a few friends over for a spur of the minute soup bar! We had so much fun. And I am so glad I did it! I know we all lead such busy lifestyles and inviting friends or family for a meal is sometimes daunting! So try something much easier and less fussy… how about a soup bar! Today I’m sharing my soup bar and a few tips and tricks to help you create a memorable meal that is easy and fun!…
EASY VALENTINE TABLE
Valentine’s Day is around the corner. Are you planning something special for someone you love? I NEVER go out to dinner on Valentine’s day. Too many crowds, prix fixe menus, and being rushed in and out! I think it is much more romantic to set a beautiful and cozy table and enjoy the evening at home! Here are a few tips for making your table swoon-worthy yet so easy to put together….
10 TIPS FOR SETTING A GORGEOUS CHRISTMAS TABLE
Christmas is just a few days away and if you are hosting Christmas dinner you will want to set a beautiful and memorable table. And setting a sugarplum of a table is easy when you know some tips to help you! Today I have 10 tips for setting a gorgeous Christmas table….
SILVER AND GOLD CHRISTMAS TABLE
When Christmas is in the air it’s time to set a table worthy of the season. This year my decor is soft and filled with lots of silver and white and touches of gold. No reds here just celadon greens and evergreen. All of this is laid over a tablecloth of snow! Because aren’t we all dreaming of a white Christmas?…
EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR YOUR THANKSGIVING TABLE
I’ve had lots of mail lately asking where I got this or that for my Thanksgiving table. And lots more questions about dishes and dinnerware! I love hearing from you and try to answer every question. So I got to thinking that if so many readers have questions about setting a Thanksgiving table you might too! So today I’m sharing my favorite Thanksgiving table finds! Here are my picks……
10 EASY TIPS FOR SETTING THE BEST THANKSGIVING TABLE EVER!
Since Thanksgiving is just around the corner I thought we would talk tablescapes! I don’t know about you, but I get weak in the knees when I see a beautiful tablescape. Whether simple and relaxed or fancy and elegant… well thought out tables with fun surprising touches are a delight to sit down to! So, I’m sharing 10 easy and doable tips that will help you set a memorable table for Thanksgiving….
HOW TO CREATE A TABLEWARE INVENTORY
Has this ever been you? You are having guests for dinner and you are doing everything last minute because you are rushed for time? You can’t find 8 matching cloth napkins that aren’t stained and you aren’t using your beautiful white tablecloth because you don’t have time to iron it. You only have five wine glasses without chips and two candlestick stubs to put in your candlesticks. So now, you are regretting inviting your friends for dinner in the first place. UGH!!!! If only you were more organized!!!! It’s important to know what you have, what you need and where……
NEUTRAL AND NATURAL THANKSGIVING TABLE
It’s time to be thinking about setting our Thanksgiving tables. Even if you are not hosting it’s fun to set a pretty table now and enjoy it until turkey day! This year I was inspired by natural elements like blue and white pumpkins, seeded eucalyptus, pinecones, and acorns. These all work together to make a magical and soft table when mixed with white dishes! No fuss here, just beautiful organics and great and simple dinnerware!…
SUCCULENTS AND WHITE PUMPKIN THANKSGIVING TABLESCAPE
Succulents and little white pumpkins are a match made in heaven! And so I combined this heavenly combo and used them as an inspiration for a soft white Thanksgiving table! And what an easy table to style! Really a table of “fall leftovers”. Today, I’m sharing how to set this table lots of other ideas for your Thanksgiving table!…
FALL WOODLAND TABLESCAPE
Let’s take a walk in the woods. Are you a collector of nature? Would you come home with a pocket filled with acorns and tiny pinecones? Would you pick up a pretty feather? And would deer sheds or a fallen nest be treasures to you? Today’s Fall Woodland Tablescape is inspired by a walk in the woods on a late fall day. …
S’MORE BAR AT THE FIRE PIT
Here’s an easy and fun way to entertain this fall! Create a S’more Bar that transports nicely to the fire pit! We love love love spending chilly evenings around our fire pit, wrapped up in cozy blankets… toasting marshmallows and eating S’mores. I am crazy about burnt marshmallows. So while family and friends are gently toasting and roasting their’s I’m creating marshmallow fireballs! Oh so yummy! …
MIDSUMMER NIGHT TABLESCAPE
Saturday was “Midsummer”. It’s the Saturday after the first day of summer and a day to celebrate all the wonderful things about a summer evening! So we’re having dinner al fresco among the flowers and fireflies. I love to entertain outdoors on the patio. Here are a few tips for making your summer dining something special!…
EASY COMPANY’S COMING CENTERPIECE AND TABLE
A friend of mine and I were talking about dining rooms recently and she said she was too busy with her business to have big dinner parties and therefore she did not use her formal dining room very much at all. That got me thinking… Why do we need to host a big dinner party to use the dining room? How about inviting another couple or just a few friends over for an easy dinner in the dining room? I’m sharing an easy do-it-yourself centerpiece and an oh, so pretty table that is a no brainer to set! …
LILACS IN BLOOM TABLESCAPE
The lilacs are blooming! And even if I weren’t blogging I would be compelled to set a table using them. They are so beautiful and sweetly scented and they drape ever so perfectly in soft arches of cascading tiny trumptey blooms! I wait all year for the lilacs! I think the most beautiful things here on this earth are the shortest lived. It’s like God giving us the slightest glimpse of His heavenly home and what we have to look forward to! Here’s to lilacs in bloom!…
BLUE AND WHITE AND FALL TABLESCAPE
Fall is my favorite time of the year and one of the reasons I’m wild about fall is PUMPKINS! I have not met a pumpkin that I didn’t want to take home and decorate. cook, embellish, make part of a vignette, or create a spot for! Today I’m sharing a pumpkin filled table to celebrate the abundant pumpkins of fall. The most common and brightest of all the pumpkins, the orange sugar pumpkin, is sharing the table with white baby boos, munchkins, pump ke mons, caspers and wee be littles! The pumpkins are set against blue and white dishes. This is a blue……
EGGS AND BLOOMS EASTER TABLE
This Easter I’m using the bounty of early spring to set an easy, airy table. Easter will be here before we know it and it’s time to think about setting an Easter table. Don’t you love early spring? Nests and eggs and sleepy twigs waking up and bursting with delicate buds! Such a welcome sight after a long winter. This year’s Easter table reflects all that is beautiful about the season. …
WHITE DISHES… FARMHOUSE STYLE
White dishes are the workhorses in my home… not only in my kitchen! White dishes are perfection in the kitchen but they are also wonderful element to use to decorate our homes with too! And when those dishes are used with a farmhouse bent… oh, my they work magic. My home is a farmhouse, but a modern American one. So I’m not as interested in authentic ironstone as I am great edged dishes and interesting shapes. If you have white dishes in your home, let’s get them out and and create a farmhouse vignette!…
THE SCOOP #155
Welcome to THE SCOOP! You know love is in the air with all the great Valentine’s Day projects showing up on THE SCOOP. What fun! Before we begin I have a couple projects I want to share with you……
LATE FALL, ALMOST CHRISTMAS HIGH TEA
One of my dear friends just turned… well, a milestone! And I was so honored to have her and 5 other friends for High Tea! But not just any High Tea… a modern, not-so-stuffy high tea. I wanted the table to reflect a fun, yet upscale vibe! And because mid November is what I call a “transitional” time of year I combined fall elements with frosty pinecones! The result was a warm, one-of-a-kind high tea… very unexpected! I’m sure the Queen would object, but we all loved it!…
10 EASY TIPS FOR SETTING THE BEST THANKSGIVING TABLE EVER!
Since Thanksgiving is just around the corner I thought we would talk tablescapes! I don’t know about you, but I get weak in the knees when I see a beautiful tablescape. Whether simple and relaxed or fancy and elegant… well thought out tables with fun surprising touches are a delight to sit down to! So, I’m sharing 10 easy and doable tips that will help you set a memorable table for Thanksgiving….
HARVEST BLOGGER’S GET TOGETHER TABLESCAPE
Earlier this week I got a visit from a couple of dear blogging friends. It was wonderful to see Shirley from Housepitality Designs. She had traveled all the way from North Carolina and was in my area! On her way here she picked up Mary Alice from Chateau Chic and my dear friend Pinky from Designs By Pinky came too. So I set the table for a little sweet treat and we had a wonderful time talking shop and families and decorating and so many other topics!…
WOODLAND CHRISTMAS TABLESCAPE AND $250.00 GIVEAWAY
Christmas is closer than you think! And I’m getting a head start with a little help from the kind folks at World Kitchen CorningWare & Corelle. They asked me to set a Holiday tablescape using some of their beautiful Corelle dinnerware!I was thrilled to learn 1~ if my tablescape was lucky enough to be their favorite it would be recreated in my local CorningWare & Corelle store AND 2~one StoneGable reader will win a $250.00 gift card to CorningWare & Corelle! So… I put together a Woodland Christmas Tablescape. I wanted this table to be bright and cheery and also have……
MISS BLACKBIRDY’S GIRLS BREAKFAST
(SING IT OUT to Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”)… ALL THE GIRLY GIRLS…. (echo) all the girly girls! ALL THE GIRLY GIRLS… (echo) all the girly girls! ALL THE GIRLY GIRLS… (echo) all the girly girls! ALL THE GIRLY GIRLS… PUT YOU HANDS UP! Let’s see them. Today we are dipping into our girly side and having the cutest, buffet, breakfast! Cheeky, sweet, A-dorable!!! Like the perfect black dress with white strands of pearls, these black and white dishes with little bows and birdies are classy and sassy and oh, sooooooo girly!…
TOP 10 FAVORITE TABLESCAPING ITEMS
This post was born out of a readers question. Tami asked, “Your tablescapes are SO BEAUTIFUL and INSPIRING! I have one question though, if you could only pick ten items, or even five, that you use over and over again, what would they be? I’m on a limited budget and need to choose carefully. Would love to hear your thoughts. Beautiful job! Thanks.” Thanks Tami… your answer is in this post! Here are ten items that I use over and over and over again to set a many of my tables… and I did not spend a lot of money……
LATE SUMMER FARMHOUSE VIGNETTE
Late summer is the perfect time to pick garden flowers for a farmhouse vignette on the kitchen table! I think hand picked flowers are best… and when they are combined with lots of dishes, old silver and other ironstone pieces they make the most vibrant vignettes! Kitchen table vignettes have long been my favorite to create. They are simple and easy to put together… and can transform my whole breakfast room. My inspiration for this farmhouse vignette were those beautiful blue salvia… those sweet little purple flowers that cling to their matching purple stems. Blue and white dishes seemed to……
