First Fall Tablescape of 2014

Hello Sweet Friends,

So how if life at your house this week!!

Hope you are enjoying all the wonders

of Fall................

We are..........inside the house at least!

So enjoying the Fall decorations..and

did my first Fall Tablescape over the

weekend, and had my first piece of 

pumpkin pie this morn. Always so

 wonderful after not having it for 9

 months or so.  Also, simmering my

 first Pumpkin spice potpourri, and

boy, does it have the house smelling

awesome.  Love it!!

Well, onto the reason you came here

in the first place.............lol

Sometimes I like to do casual easy tables

that anyone can do....whether they have

china, nice dishes or not.  Cause as some of

 you already know we don't have to break the

 bank to have beauty in our homes, and I

 think all homes can be a place of beauty.

 The plates and napkins in this tablescape 

are all done in paper goods, that I thought 

were just adorable,  but I used regular

silverware and glasses, rather than

 plastic ware to dress it up a bit.

 See for yourself

It all started with these cute napkins and plates

 I happened on in the Christmas tree store.

Loved them immediately...............

So I got large solid cream plates,  and then 

dessert plates and napkins all for $2.50.........

just figured we would use them some time

 this Fall.  So since we decided to have Scott

and Megan and the baby over for Burgers,

Pasta and fruit salad,  thought hey, already

have the centerpiece and it goes great with

them.  So I proceeded............

I did decide to change up the

 centerpiece just a lil bit, so it went

from this...................

To this.....Used these pretty cutwork clay

candleholders,  turned this one upside down

and put a faux candle inside, and put the

pumpkin on top.  This made it a lil bit lower
so you can see over it and doesn't impede
conversation.

This was the before, of the centerpiece,  I took

 the votive candles out, and moved the pumpkins

 closer together.

and this is how it looked after.................... 

Then I did the place setting just on the Tan

 tablecloth,  but remembered I had these......

Gold placemats,  so decided to try it with these.

I took those 2 above pictures, cause I was
trying to make up my mind which one to
go with, so when I saw the pictures I could

 see how the gold made the colors of the
 plates and napkins show up better

So decided to use the placemats since it was for

 a casual dinner anyway...............

 I used this silverware because I thought it went
 well witht the lil flowers on the plates and also on

the candleholders

with colored pencil affect

I used the gold votives that I took away from the

centerpiece at each persons place setting.

Don't they look pretty all aglow.

I had 2 other cutwork pottery

 candleholders, so just added one on 

each end a top the napkins.

Used my brown glasses I found last year

at WallyWorld.  Have to say I do miss my

smokey green goblets (that got broken in

my china hutch implosion last year)this

time of year especially. They would have

look great with this, but the brown went
well too..............

Just added these tiny plastic pumpkins

for fun and cuteness.......

Just did the silverware a lil different  to offset 

the napkin on the other side, cause they were so 

pretty I hated to fold them,  and of course,

  added some candy

and Just for Fun.......

This has a Wave distortion affect.  

A nice overview.
I have to say I love doing themed
tables or parties...........

Well, there you have it my first
 Fall table..............

Hope you enjoyed your visit and 
so glad you could stop by.

Would love to know what you
 thought of this inexpensive table.


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Love,  Hugs,  and
Sweet Pumpkin Blessings,

Nellie

Thankful Thursday - Sept. 25, 2014 and Fall Decor Part 5

Pictures of Buffet/server,  Fall 2014

  Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, 
And into His courts with praise.
 Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

Psalm 100:4 

Greetings Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you well,  and enjoying
the Fall Season already..........
I was totally delighted that we were at
 70 when I got up this morning and it is
 10 now, and we are still in the 70's!!

My heart be still.......cause it feels like
Fall has arrived in Florida...course, I
know by 11,  I will know it hasn't or at
 least hasn't by most people's definition
of Fall.......but hey, we will take what
we can get!!  lol

Figured I would throw in some more 
Fall decorating pictures. This buffet/
serving cart sits on a small wall
 in between the entrance to my foyer 
and my living room, so that is why 
they are cropped so much. Door
ways don't look all that great!  lol


Well, on with my list...............

I am thankful

#1

that we got both our cars serviced last weekend.
  Always nice to have those type of things over
 and done with.

#2

that we got to go to the Christmas Store (a treat
 since it isn't real close to us)  and to Target and
 Dress Barn and out to dinner at Longhorn's steak 
house.  Delicious....and also a very fun day!
This was all after having the cars serviced.  lol

With posterized affect


#3

that I found a really neat piece of Christmas artwork
 for the wall that I really liked at Christmas tree store.

Also some paper goods for Fall, and a few new toys for
 Brooklyn, since she is outgrowing some of what I have.

#4

for a nice warm shower at the end of a long day.

#5

for nice big fluffy towels and great smelling soap.

Leaves we preserved from Asheville last Fall


#6

for some pumpkin spice cake with pecan cinnamon
 streusel topping that hubby found at Sam's on Monday.

  Very Yummy.....................and best of all I didn't
 have to make it!!  lol

#7
for the refuse service that we have had for the 
last 3-4 years because they make it so much
easier to dispose of yard trash.  The old service
made you tie everything up in bundles and it
had to be pretty small.  Now we can just put
branches out there that are less than 6 ft.
without tying them up, and they will take 
them away.  Quite a blessing I have to say!
(that was not an intentional rhyme there!  lol

#8

for some video's we have been watching online from 
John Eldridge about walking with God and hearing 
from God.  They are so good.

#9

for prayer, cause it is such a saving grace all the time, 
 but especially when we are troubled about something.

#10
for a dear friend of 34 years, who is just like a sister.
She has been there for me in so many situations, and
always has words of wisdom and encouragement and
I can always count on her to tell me the truth when I
need to hear it....we all need a friend like that!
we just love the same things and are kindred spirits.
She is a woman who loves the Lord and loves people,
and we always laugh because she can get away with
saying things that need to be said, that no one else
could get away with!!  lol  She just has such a gracious
and inquistive way that she does it.........
She and her hubby have been like mentors to us all the
 years, and it was heartbreaking for both of us when
they had to move away 20+ years ago.........because
 they were very instrumental in our spiritual growth, but
 our friendship still continues to this day, even tho we 
don't see each other often, anytime we talk it is just
like picking up where we left off.  Sooo blessed to
have this Dear,  Sweet Loving Friend.
Happy Birthday Vicki,  if you happen to be reading.
We love you guys!


#11
for a really good inspirational movie we watched 
last evening called "Jimmy".  We got it from Netflik 
and it was really a heart warming movie, with some
 adventure added in as well. Highly recommend it.

Colored pencil affect


#12
for the gift of being able to be a Grandmother.
Altho, we were a lot older than most of our friends
when we finally were blessed with our lil darling,
It was well worth the wait.  It truly is one of the
highlights and greatest joys of our life.  Could
never imagine life without her now,  Seems 
like she has always been with us, yet she is 
only 18 mos. old,  almost 19 mos.
We love you Brooklyn!!
Know she want be reading now,  but you never
 know about years down the road..........lol

Well,  here it is..................
another week at Cozy Place!


Hope it blessed you as much as 
your visits bless me!


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Have a Wonderful Thursday 
and rest of the week, 
 with those you hold dear..........

Love, Hugs and 
Happy Fall Blessings,


If you are interested in seeing
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Fall Decor Part 4 - the Dining Room

Happy Fall Sweet Friends,

How Exciting, 

it has finally arrived..........

and I was so pleased that it was a

 much cooler 70 degrees this morning

course, it didn't last past 8:30, lol

 but it was nice.............It's a start

anyway..........

So how are you this first day of Fall?

Bright eyed and busy tailed as my 

Grandmother used to say???  lol

Have to say I am feeling bright eyed

and like a busy tailed squirrel

scampering about, and considering

I only slept for 4 hrs. last night that

is amazing..........course, it is that

cooler Fall weather I am sure!

Well, thought I would show you

my dining room decor today!

Starting with the dining room table

Centerpiece.........was thinking

after I took all these pictures that

I should have set it with the dishes

and all, as it would look much 

prettier, then thought they will 

be seeing some  Fall tablescapes

 soon enough....lol

I went for a lil bit more of a minimalist look,

at first I didn't have the candles and liked that

look too,  but then I love to use candles in the

Fall and Winter, so added these gold mercury

glass candleholders in..........

 Too hot any other time!!

Took this with the lights out cause there was

so much light coming in the window in early

morning.........and wanted you to be able

to see the candles were lit.

I used that shredded crinkled paper bag colored

gift bag grass (I call it) in the top of the urn

to set the pumpkin on...........

With Cut out affect

Love these gold pumpkins

Now for Some Fun modern art -

 look closely, this is the same pic as the one above it....

using a distortion affect called polar coordinates. 

Click on it to make it larger, cause It looks way

better larger.

  I thought it was very neat and  interesting!

 Thought I would add an overall shot so

you can see where some of the pics that

are coming up go.

Also ....See the Rooster on top of our

 cabinet...Our lil darling was afraid of

him at first, so I had to take him down so

 she could see him and feel him, and we

named him "Big Red"..........now she is

 fascinated with him and wants me to get

 him down a few times a day so she can

 see him!  lol

She is such a riot...........

 Loved this in colored pencil affect.

This is what I have on top of the other  cabinet.

Do you see anyone you know taking a picture??? lol

This and the pictures below

were all besides the cabinet

where Big Red is.

These are old looking I know,  but they

are for sentimental reasons.  The pic

reminds me of when we lived in Germany

 42 yrs. ago as Newly weds, and the lil

 hummel music box was a gift from my 

hubby way back then, that plays our song

 "Raindrops keep falling on my head",

a song from "Butch Cassidy and the

Sundance Kid".....it was the movie we

saw on our first date, and a blind date

at that..............

I hid the babies yogurt drops in there,

cause I used to put them in the Easter

eggs,  so since I put those up,  I had

to find a new hiding place,  she likes

that it plays music.

These signs were a gift from Scott and

Megan on Mother's Day.  Those lil orange

things on top are lil tiny plastic pumpkins.

They are really rounded don't know why

they looks so flat in the picture.  lol

I just add some touches here and there

in my china cabinet, which you will see

a lil closer up in the pic below.

Made this collage today on pic monkey all by myself.

It was actually very easy..........and loved how it

came out.....so was proud of myself......

but in a good way!!  lol

Glad You came to visit,  and hope

You enjoyed it, and will come

 again soon..........

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Again Happy Fall Yall.........

Love, Hugs, and

 Warm Fall Blessings,

Nellie

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