Tablescape Thursday - Father's Day with a Mexican Flair

Hello Sweet Friends,

How is your Wednesday going,  so far???


Mine has been great,  will tell you about
it tomorrow for Thankful Thursday,
since I am posting my Tablescape 
Thursday Post today!


Had seen some mexican recipes on another friends blog, 
weeks back, so decided Mexican food might be a 
refreshing change of pace for Father's Day Dinner.
So asked,  hubby and he loved the idea.


So, recruited the kiddos...........since I heard Scott
could make killer quesadillas on their new wedding
 gift, a panini maker,  he and Megan looked cute 
in the kitchen together making quesadillas. 
 Then Dee make a 7 layer mexican dip, along  with 
Jerry's help. She even went by chili's and  picked up
 some of her Daddy's fav salsa.
  I made sour cream beef enchiladas and a new chile
 relleno casserole recipe I found on line.
  (Bonnie tried to use yours but couldn't get to it!!)
. 


Meanwhile,  I had decided since we were eating
Mexican food,  we should also have a Mexican
tablescape to go with it.  

Have to say everything turned out to be very 
delicioso, and not only was hubby very happy,
but so was the rest of us, as well.


Stuffed would be appropriate here!!  lol

This is a tablecloth that I have for our porch,  but it was bright

and cheery enough.  So started with it.

Then just recently came across this biscotti jar a neighbor gave

us a few years ago,  the top got broken and It really doesn't go

 with anything I have,  and was thinking about painting it white, 

 but thought hey, it looks like Mexican pottery, so it will work.

Then I can paint it............... 

 Brought the green candleholders off the porch as well. Had the

 basket and the raffia, and had used some other things I found

 around that worked okay,  but then my SIL asked if I wanted

 to borrow her  parrots and  moroccos.

I was still working on it,  as you can tell in the background.

This is the opposite side of the table.

From the other end of the table.

Made these cute lil Mexican cactus men for each place setting

on Print Master.  then cut them out,  and tied them on.

At First I was gonna just put them on top of the plate

cause I thought it looked cute, but the table looked

to empty  so .........................

moved them to the normal spot,  just left them all 

 bundled together.

Had to figure out something to put in the pottery looking jar,

cause with no lid it was just a white rim and didn't look so

hot,  so decided to stick a few napkins in there for color,

and at first,  if you look at the 3 pic from the top,  I had

put one of the lil mexican cactus people in there,  but

wasn't too crazy about it,  then happened to see this

faux cabbage plant,  and thought this might do it.

Goes with the colors at least.

Since I had pink and green plastic glasses and wanted a casual

table,  thought they fit the bill,  pink for the girls, green for the

guys,  and pink and green napkins,  but didn't like the plates

so bare,  needs candy...........................

Unfortunately I had made these lil cactus people

before I decided to use the parrots or they

probably would have been parrot people!!  lol

Lil look down the table

Only problem with the biscotti jar was that it said

Biscotti on it.  Not to Mexican looking!!

Same pic but with my favorite posterized affect on it!

Now see that Red Pepper

 I found in some of my craft stuff, It made a great camaflouge

 for that Biscotti that was emblazoned on the pottery!!  

Just tied some raffia around that baby and

stuck the pepper in it,  and no biscotti!

Now Mexican Potter..................Right!!  lol

Same pic as above just with the posterized affect,

Love this picture...................

Ahhh..............candy

Adds a lil more color and tastes sooo good!

I was actually looking for Jolly Ranchers but the store we

went to after church, only had a huge bag of them,  and it

was $11.00 and I didn't want to pay that...... or eat

 Jolly Ranchers

for the rest of my life!! 

Forgot to take a pic of the whole table with the candy!

You get the idea!!!

So Starburst fruit chews fit the bill nicely

It had all the colors I wanted!!

and think everyone really enjoyed them too!

Same picture,  just posterized!  Of Course!!  lol

We later had my version of Mexican Fried Ice Cream,

I use Blue Bunny vanilla frozen yogurt,  sprinkle the

yogurt with cinnamon,  then drizzle with honey,

and chopped pecans.  Taste very close to the

flavor of the real thing,  only way less calories

and fat............and best of all tastes wonderful!

Well, since I was in a Mexican mood thought

I might as well wrap the part as well!

Hasta La Vista.

Thanks for coming by,

and

Make sure to go over to Susan's

at between naps on the porch to

see all the neat tablescapes.

Click Here

Amor, Abrazos, y

Espanol  Bendiciones

Nellie

That would be.........

 Love, Hugs and

Spanish Blessings!!