I'm not a "beach girl," but I know many of you are ... I saw these shell flowers at a shop in beautiful Half Moon Bay, California. Do you think they'd be easy to make? How would you use them -- or would you? I'm joining At the Picket Fence for Inspiration Friday and How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday. ... Keep Reading...
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Festival of Tables: Breakfast At Tiffany’s
Welcome to Tablescape Thursday where Blogland takes "playing in the dishes" to a whole new level! If you've been following here for the past few weeks, you may have gone along with me on THIS trip to Tiffany & Co. when I was on a mission to find out What color is Tiffany Blue? Or perhaps you saw THIS Table Jewelry tablescape. I told you in that post that I'd be doing one more Tiffany's-themed tablescape, and today's the day. (Seriously, I've milked that one little shopping trip for all it's worth, don't you think?) Last Saturday was the 2011 Festival of Tables at my church. I hope next week to show you all of the tablescapes, but today I'm just going to show you the one I did -- and tell you how it came about ... Keep Reading...
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Clark Gardens: A New Definition for GREEN THUMB
Welcome to My Place to Yours and the beginning of a new week! I hope you've enjoyed your weekend. Mine was really busy with everything centered around Festival of Tables. I'll show you my Breakfast at Tiffany's table on Thursday, then hopefully next week I'll be ready to show you the rest of the tables. You're going to love all of the creativity again this year! Speaking of creativity -- and one of the most amazing transformations I've seen in a long time... Last Spring when I visited my family in Texas, we took a little field trip to a place my parents and sister have told me about for several years -- but my trips to Texas have mostly been at holidays, and the timing was never right to go. So on my last trip home, ... Keep Reading...
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APPLES FOR THE TEACHER: A Back to School Tablescape
Has it happened in your neighborhood yet? Have the kids headed back to school? In my community, tomorrow is the first full day of school. Unbelievable! Even if you still have a little bit of Summer left where you live, I'm sure the signs are all around you. I've been seeing them for a long time ... [pe2-image src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vyasz9Kh4ro/TjWpEVuvavI/AAAAAAAAPvk/4ObJ7cUnY5I/s144-c-o/Blog%252520Memories.07.jpg" href="https://picasaweb.google.com/110933187416986729297/MyPlaceToYoursDesignerTestBlog02#5635596400741804786" caption="Blog Memories.07.jpg" type="image" alt="Blog Memories.07.jpg" ] These displays always make me smile. Daughter the Older LOVED school supply ... Keep Reading...
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Sweet Feet
I first told you about these sweet feet in THIS post. See the 1 year picture at the top left? Here's the exact same picture -- a year later ... [pe2-image src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-foFiEoonR98/Tjy5TNsLjVI/AAAAAAAAPvk/rrcOqoGaEuM/s144-c-o/Sweet%252520Feet1.jpg" href="https://picasaweb.google.com/110933187416986729297/MyPlaceToYoursDesignerTestBlog02#5637584573304638802" caption="Sweet Feet1.jpg" type="image" alt="Sweet Feet1.jpg" ] Little Man turned 2 last week. [pe2-image src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bQww38P5hEI/Tjy5ZUY1khI/AAAAAAAAPvk/52qXlYGcRkc/s144-c-o/Sweet%252520Feet4.jpg" href="https://picasaweb.google.com/110933187416986729297/MyPlaceToYoursDesignerTestBlog02#5637584678181769746" caption="Sweet ... Keep Reading...
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TABLE JEWELRY … What Color is Tiffany Blue? – Part 2
Welcome to My Place to Yours and the continuation of last week's post which asked the question: What Color is Tiffany Blue? You may recall that on a recent visit to see Daughter the Older, she and I ended up here ... Tiffany & Co. at 5th Avenue and 57th Street in New York City. I'm working on a project, and I needed to see the color "Tiffany Blue" for myself. Apparently the exact color formulation is a company secret. As the daughter and I left her home to head to the City, Renaissance Man said, "Have a grand time!" Oh, we will! Wait! He just said to have a GRAND time. He usually says "good" or "great." Hmmm. Oh, yeah, we could have a 1K = $$$$ = GRAND ol' time! Well, it couldn't hurt ... Keep Reading...
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An Open Letter to My Readers …
Dear My Place to Yours readers, Renaissance Man once told me of a young lady who -- when asked to tell her story in a worship service -- said she would try ... but that she'd never before spoken in front of a group and was very nervous. She wasn't sure she could do it. Forty-five minutes later, the pastor had to lovingly help her find a stopping place. Obviously, she'd gotten over her fear of public speaking! Some of you can totally relate, can't you? [pe2-image src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GdHUb6Ka8aY/TjWpFqzuuiI/AAAAAAAAPvk/8TVLO1v-CqM/s144-c-o/Blog%252520Memories1.01.jpg" href="https://picasaweb.google.com/110933187416986729297/MyPlaceToYoursDesignerTestBlog02#5635596423579744802" caption="Blog ... Keep Reading...
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A State of Calm
I'm so glad you stopped by to celebrate Pink Saturday with me! I've got some very pretty pinks for you this week. They were a special treat on a recent visit to a friend's home in California. She loves to garden ... and I love her garden! In our family, Renaissance Man is the gardener -- and he loves lots of green space. That style of gardening is beautiful, I agree ... but my friend Mimi has my very favorite kind of garden. The kind with lush beds and meandering paths ... The kind that draws a sigh out of me around every bend... The kind that includes both classic details... and touches of whimsy ... Keep Reading...
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NYC Tablescapes: What Color is Tiffany Blue?
Wow! It's already time for another Tablescape Thursday! I hope you're having a great week. Let's hop one of these and take a trip ... to the little New Jersey town where my older daughter lives on the 19th floor of a high rise nestled quietly in a neighborhood of beautiful old homes. Click here to read the Pink Saturday post Step out on her terrace with me and take a look at all of these beauties ... It may be hazy, but we can easily see New York City. We're only a short train ride away from Manhattan, so why don't we spend the afternoon in the City? See? It didn't take us long at all to get here. Yes, I know ... Keep Reading...
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Picnik: Taking on Vintage Linens & Dishes
To everyone who has already placed a bid (or two -- or seven!) at my Vintage Linen & Dish Auction ...a BIG thank you! For this week's Metamorphosis Monday, I thought I'd give you a quick look at the evolution of my Auction blog button. When I was looking for an Auction button picture, I wanted one that showed vintage linens and dishes -- and little else. This is the one I chose. It was one I took for a tablescape I did last Fall, in honor of my Mother's birthday. You can see the entire tablescape post HERE. I then used Picnik photo editing software to "posterize" the original photograph and add text. Playing with fonts is such a fun way to waste spend time! So what do you ... Keep Reading...
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Pleasantly Pink
Earlier this week, while in New Jersey visiting my older daughter, I came across the most delightful sight. Set on a hill in the middle of a pleasant residential neighborhood of older homes sat this pale pink beauty ... The softness of the pink would have been lost and felt "washed out" were it not for the brilliant pink flowers. They were definitely head-turners ... prime circle-the-block-and-pull-out-the-camera candidates for Pink Saturday. Don't you agree? Since you weren't there to see this house in person, I'm giving you the next best thing... Happy Pink Saturday! Won't you join me for the weekly PINK celebration at How Sweet the Sound? ... Keep Reading...
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The Decision of the Flower: He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not
A great big "thank you" to Heather and Vanessa of At the Picket Fence for choosing My Place to Yours as their Blog of the Week! You can read their sweet post HERE. I hope you'll check out their two homes, two sisters...one blog. It's a really good one! I grew up playing it with daisies ... A game of French origin, according to Wikipedia, in which one person attempts to determine whether the object of their affection will return their affection ... or not. I don't know how long the game has been played, but this engraved illustration from an early English translation of Goethe's Faust was first published in 1820. It's called, appropriately, The Decision of the Flower. Picking off one petal at a ... Keep Reading...
