Hello all! This week, my tablescape inspiration came from some idea boards I did awhile ago for soon-to-be-married young friends. Their wedding colors are ivory, blues, and golds ... Many of the pictures in these inspirations boards are the "actuals" ... the wedding gown, bridesmaid's dress and shoes, ballroom, save-the-date, and invitation. The others are ideas they want to incorporate ... floating flower centerpieces, antique keys, pearls. Now that you hopefully know the "feel" I want to achieve, I'll let you decide if I succeeded ... or not. I started with the only navy tablecloth I have then added a variety of doilies as a nod to the lace wedding gown and antique keys ... Keep Reading...
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Do You Earn A Merit Badge?
While sitting in the beauty shop the other day waiting for a haircut, I picked up this magazine. One short article caused me to chuckle and grab my smartphone so I could share this with you ... and so I wouldn't forget it. I don't even think you'll mind my inferior pics. The writer decided to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts by forming a new association: Boomer Scouts. She even created merit badges to recognize the triumphs of Baby Boomers so often unrecognized by those around them. According to Boomer Scouts spokeswoman, Carolyn Bucior, (the author herself), "These badges aim to affirm and celebrate our everyday wins while we still can." While, according to the U.S. Census ... Keep Reading...
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The Tablescape Challenge: Pink Au Naturale
I cannot believe it's been almost two months since this tablescape... Click HERE to see the tablescape. ... and this exchange: **Who knew ASAP would be "forever"?** When I thought about the Tablescape Challenge, my mind usually saw something like this ... ... but this week when I realized the Tablescape Challenge was actually going to happen, I re-read Debbie's comment. After all, I didn't want to miss any aspect of her challenge or I would **lose** for sure! It's a good thing I did because I'd forgotten about the "accessories." accessories plural of ac·ces·so·ry (Noun) 1. A thing that can be added to something else in order to ... Keep Reading...
