I've Been Shopping!

Over the past few weekends I've been shopping!  I thought I would share with you some of what I found.

First up, whenever we get to the Southwest side of town I press hard to get Mr. B to stop by Kirkland's.  It's about a once a quarter visit for me and I was anxious to see what was new in Fall decor.  I was not disappointed.

Isn't this little trio of pumpkins adorable?  $9.99.  So cute!

I also found this little plate with stand at $5.99 to sweet to leave without.

The quote is perfect for a gardener like me!

Tiny treasures.

Just to make sure my bag was full, I added this to my purchase.

It is battery operated and lights up.  The lights actual twinkle! Pricier than I normally like to spend at $24.99 but I don't see them lasting to any clearance sale, do you?

Next, I found a new addiction!  Did you know there are groups on Facebook for yard sales with out a yard??  Neither did I until a few weeks ago!  I'm hooked! Basically, sellers list what the have for sale, price & location.  You decide if you are interested, let them know and then pick it up.  I just happened to be perusing one of the groups local to me and came across a full set of silver plate flatware, service for 10, for $25, not too far away. 

Oh yes!  I jumped right on it and it is now MINE!

It is Nobility Plate from Oneida from 1937.  I love the art deco design! Even Mr. B loved it and helped me to polish the tarnish off every piece!  I checked eBay and I think I got a HUGE deal!!

We're not done shopping yet!  Mr. B's mother is getting ready to sell her home and needed to borrow some bedding.  Since she is an hour away, we set up to meet in between, do some shopping and have lunch.  "In between" just so happens to be, wait for it, Kirkland's!  LOL! Yep!  I got to go twice in as many weeks! My MIL loves Kirkland's even more than I do, if that is even possible! Well of course, several new items caught my eye and came home with me.

I am such a sucker for decorative glass plates!  I love the colors, pattern and shape of this one. It is for sure going to be a wonderful addition to my Fall decor!

Along with this gorgeous vase!   LOVE everything about it!

We hit one more store before we went to lunch.  Another store I don't get to very often because it's not close, Pier 1.  I haven't been in a Pier 1 in ages and I was a tad shocked at the prices.  Eeek!  But then I remembered I had a gift card I hadn't used all up and Mr. B's mom had one she swore she was never going to use so, when I saw these salad plates, price be darned, they had to be mine.

Without gift cards, 4 would have been out of my comfort zone but WITH the gift cards, they were affordable.  

You know I will be sharing a tablescape with these as the star soon!

How about you?  Have you been out shopping lately?  Show me your favorites in the comments below!  It's cheaper that way for me LOL!

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Simple Summer Tablescape Decor

As you know by now, we have our house on the market to sell.

No offers yet but, all of the feedback from showings has been really positive.

I wanted the dining room we created from the formal living room to really stand out.  I was limited though, as most of my tablescaping props have been packed and are in a storage unit.  That really hinders what I can do for table décor.

I kept the place settings very simple.  A lacy place mat I bought at

World Market for my Easter table, topped off with a Dollar Tree lime green dinner plate and a fun striped salad plate I bought on clearance at Stein Mart awhile back. No drinkware or flatware.

The centerpiece is also kept simple with a pair of candlesticks from Pier 1 topped with candles from Ikea.  The vase in the center was purchased back in December when I met up with my blogging friend, Elaine, for a thrifting date.

The colors aren't a perfect match but, they sure are close.

My hope is that the tablescape is simple enough for a potential buyer to see themselves entertaining in this room and, bright enough to excite their senses enough to make an offer LOL! Fingers and eyes crossed friends!

I always share my tables with

Kathleen at Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen

Susan at Between Naps On The Porch Tablescape Thursday

and

Marty at A Stroll Thru Life Table Top Tuesday

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Winter China Cabinet - Peacock Style

Happy New Year Everyone!

Although the past year had some celebrations, a wedding and a new grandson, it did have it's heartache and challenges too. I am looking forward to, hopefully, good things to come in 2013.

As I had stated previously, all of the Christmas decorations have been packed away.  
That doesn't mean that, as much as I'd like Spring to be here, it's still not Winter.  
And you know it is just by stepping outside!
It's only 11 degrees here now and the high will only climb to 31 degrees.

With that in mind I decided to decorate the kitchen china cabinet for Winter.

I started by taping some scrapbook paper to the back. 

When I saw the peacock themed paper (bought on sale, 4 for $1.00, with a gift card from my youngest son and his girlfriend) I knew the direction I was going to go. 
I've been wanting to display my Candlewick somehow but, 
it is all clear and, I needed it to stand out.

I was already at the cash register at Pier 1 when I spied these Christmas ornaments.

Again, bought on clearance and with a gift card from my oldest son and my 
daughter-in-law. I love the color, kind of a chilling blue and oh the sparkles!  

All that was left was picking out what of my Candlewick I wanted to spotlight.

I already had the perfect teal chargers from World Market so I used them to make the dishes stand out even more.

Some of the Candlewick I inherited from my Grandmother and the rest was purchased at thrift stores, estate sales and Ebay.

I love how it invokes the chill of winter without being cold. 
It is just the right feel to carry me through the next 2+ months until Spring!

I always share my tables with 

Kathleen at Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen 

Susan at Between Naps On The Porch Tablescape Thursday

and 

Marty at A Stroll Thru Life Table Top Tuesday

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New Years Eve Table

Well here we are, another year come and gone. For me 2012 has been one of sorrow and celebration. I have to say it, I'm really happy to moving on to a new year. I am not one to make resolutions.  I usually try to set a goal or two for myself.  My goal this past year was to be kinder to others.  I think, for the most part, I was able to achieve that goal but, sometimes, those darn others made it hard LOL.  

I'm not certain what my main goal for 2013 is yet.  I do know what some of my goals are. Number one, I have is to get a job.  I'd like it to be something I love doing but, I know too well, you can't have everything you want in life. I want to be more consistent with my posting here on my blog.  I've kinda taken some time off for the holidays but I'd like to have a new post up at least twice a week, not including my favorite post of the week, the You're Gonna Love It link party every Tuesday. The powder room, kitchen and laundry room are all screaming to get a new coat of paint so I plan to tackle those rooms.  I really need to get my stash of dishes in some sort of real order, which, could mean getting rid of some of them {gasp}.  So, maybe my goal for 2013 is, finish what I start!  Yes, I think that is a good goal to have. There it is!  It's out there into the world and you all are my witnesses and motivation.  I can't and won't let you down. Pinky swear!

Now that that is all settle it's time for a party! A New Year's Eve party!

I wanted the table to be full of glitz and sparkle. I started with a black striped tablecloth from Goodwill. The silver sparkly square chargers are actually scrapbook papers from Michael's that I bought with a gift card from my youngest son and his girlfriend.

I then added Candlewick dinner plates, topped with clock faced salad plates I bought on clearance last year from Burlington Coat Factory.  I paid $3.50 for the set of four.

The napkins, done in a bow fold, are from Home Goods and the napkin rings were a recent Pier 1 purchase using a gift card from my son and daughter-in-law.

And my favorite vintage Rogers silverplate flatware added the perfect elegance to the setting.

For the centerpiece I used a few more sheets of the glittered paper and placed 3 of my Godinger goblets upside down for candle holders.

I found the lighted silver and pearl garland at Big Lots. It's on a timer so it turns itself off after 6 hours. LOVE it!

I added a couple of mirrored ornaments too.

Some clear and pearl gems are scattered around the table to mimic confetti.

Noisemakers to bring in the new year are set in champagne flutes.  

There are tiaras for the women and hats for the men, or, vice versa LOL.

A chilled bottle of champagne to toast the new year anchors one end of the table.

 While an hourglass sits at the other end of the table.  A reminder of time passing.

Whatever the new year brings, I want to wish you much happiness, love and peace!
You have made 2012 so much fun and I so appreciate you taking
the time to visit with me here and on my Facebook page!

Cheers friends!

I always share my tables with 

Kathleen at Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen

Susan at Between Naps On The Porch Tablescape Thursday

and
Marty at A Stroll Thru Life Table Top Tuesday
 

Click here to see where else I may be partying this week.

 
AND
 
Don't forget to come by on Tuesdays

for my link party. 

{The party will resume on

January 7th at 6 PM Mountain}