Hopeful... Dish Playing

Morning Sweet Friends,

How are things going in your 

neck of the woods?? Well,  I hope!

It is a beautiful sunny day at the present,  but amazing

how quickly it can turn into dark clouds and rain!  lol

Typically, this time of year I would be planning a table

for our daughter's birthday, but since she want be here

on her birthday but am hopeful that she is coming in

early September,  I decided to go ahead and plan

a table early, and then can reconstruct it when she

comes...........lol

I had come up with this centerpiece way back when I was

planning a table for my SIL Susan's Birthday, the end

 of February but decided on another one, thinking I might

use this one for a friend's Birthday, and since that didn't

happen,  I realized it was perfect to go with these plates

and napkins I found, don't remember where now!!  lol

Anyway, thought they were very pretty with there gray,

white and tan print

Was gonna use a tan tablecloth but decided since

it was still summer to go with the baby blue.

Maybe when I redo it I will use the tan 

since it will be in September...........

I used my corelleware plates, the pretty paper

plates, and a rosenthal silver edged dessert plate.

Scouted the house for all things silver, then found some

 white things to add in to tie it together.

 colored pencil affect

Decided to use the napkins sort of like a crown,

I guess you would call it.

If you want to know how I did it........let me

know and I will do a tutorial,  it is very simple.

Shot from opposite end of table, where the window is...

this lil candle holder is just silver napkin ring with
 a tea light candel in it.

 with gradient map affet

 With diffuse glow affect

Had to tuck just a few of these cute lil birdies in............

 A nice overview

 Have had this antigue looking pitcher for

at least  36 years................so now it is at

 least vintage...............lol

After I took all those pics thought where else could I tuck

a lil more of this print in and thought to open the napkins up

all the way,  and sure enought the print was all the way

around,  so I ironed the creases out and used them as like

a place mat.

Liked the look,  just a bit more festive.

Thought it looked traditional enough to use stem ware.

This table cost me all of $2.00

Was too lazy to relight the candles!!

Too many pics as always,  it is like you don't

 realize how many you take then trying to

 choose which ones just takes so much time,

 I just do them all,  sometimes cropping if

 necessary and ocassionally an affect.

Much easier and much less time consuming.

Well,  hope you enjoyed your visit,

and come back real soon............and

would love for you to let me know you

were here.

Will be sharing over at:

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Between naps on the porch
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Have a lovely rest of the week,

Hugs and Blessings,
Nellie