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Be inspired to create a festive mood inside your home to entertain family & friends with pretty table designs, yummy food and all around cheer.
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Stop and Smell the Roses on a Summer Table Setting
Don’t you love the lazy days of summer? I know I do, and it’s the perfect excuse to slow down, look around and enjoy the simple things in life. Like they say “stop and smell the roses” and this table embraces that intention. This table styling is inspired by roses and provides a serene and peaceful setting. Join me as we set a vintage rose garden table.
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When Ralph Lauren Meets French Country on a Patriotic Garden Table
Do you have a certain style that always speaks to you? Identifying and leaning into said style provides a signature look for your home, which is a direct reflection of you. Today I’m doing just that by blending the Ralph Lauren look with the French country feels to create a lovely and welcoming patriotic table in the garden. Welcome, please join me and take a seat at our table.
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Patriotic Decor: 20 Easy Ways to Decorate your Home for the Season with Flair
Do you love to decorate for the seasons but don’t love the kitschy and chachki decor? I hear you, and agree 100%!!! I’m going to share with you how to inject patriotic decor into your home with style, adding seasonal flair. Discover how seasonal decor does not need to be expensive, overwhelming and stressful. Instead use this guide to help you add patriotic decor with flair and to fit your home aesthetic. Please come in as we get our red, white & blue on.
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The Bee’s Knees Table Setting
Do you enjoy hosting summer soirees? The bee motif is a highly versatile and beloved design element found in fashion, home decor, jewelry, and art, making it perfect for a fabulous table styling. This table setting is the bee’s knees! Welcome, please join me and take a seat at our table.
Table Setting Inspiration
Here you’ll find essential content on mastering the art of setting a pretty table for any occasion, season or holiday.
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Stop and Smell the Roses on a Summer Table Setting
Don’t you love the lazy days of summer? I know I do, and it’s the perfect excuse to slow down, look around and enjoy the simple things in life. Like they say “stop and smell the roses” and this table embraces that intention. This table styling is inspired by roses and provides a serene and peaceful setting. Join me as we set a vintage rose garden table.
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When Ralph Lauren Meets French Country on a Patriotic Garden Table
Do you have a certain style that always speaks to you? Identifying and leaning into said style provides a signature look for your home, which is a direct reflection of you. Today I’m doing just that by blending the Ralph Lauren look with the French country feels to create a lovely and welcoming patriotic table in the garden. Welcome, please join me and take a seat at our table.
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The Bee’s Knees Table Setting
Do you enjoy hosting summer soirees? The bee motif is a highly versatile and beloved design element found in fashion, home decor, jewelry, and art, making it perfect for a fabulous table styling. This table setting is the bee’s knees! Welcome, please join me and take a seat at our table.
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How to Set a Classic Legacy Honored Dining Table
Do you own legacy china pieces in your home? Legacy items are traditionally classic and evoke welcoming memories from the past. Today I am sharing a nostalgic table setting with legacy table pieces from my parent’s home, creating an elegant, old world ambience, while honoring those who have come before us. Please join me and take a seat as I set a legacy honored table in the dining room.
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Doily Glass Plate DIY Hack: Get the Terrain Look for Less
Do you love to set seasonal table settings? Oh good! I do too. But buying tons of seasonal china, and storing all the things can be expensive and exhausting. I have a solution for your today. This doily glass plate DIY hack is super easy; and the best part? It’s affordable and totally customizable.
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How to Set a Vintage Inspired Spring Table
Do you feel like you have a personal decor style for your home? Personally, I tend to lean towards vintage, rustic and organic decor. Today I am going to set a spring table using vintage inspired elements, whether collected, DIYed or inherited. Join me as we set the table with a vintage vibe.
Recipes
Here you’ll find essential content on mastering the art of cooking and baking for your family and friends.
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how to assemble a sweet dessert board
A dessert grazing board is a great way to feed a crowd after dinner.?A dessert hoard offers a wide variety of choices satisfying an endless amount of sweet teeth.?The variety of offerings is totally up to you, and the size of the platter is also easily adjustable to your guest count.?Regardless of the size of the board or the mixture of items the steps to assemble your dessert board are the same.?
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Tea Sandwich Ideas – Perfect for the Entertaining Season
Do you love a good tea sandwich? I do! I love their diminutive size, which only means you can eat more, right? ? Tea sandwiches are not only for high tea, but make a great appetizer for a mixer, cocktail party or holiday soiree. Today am sharing some tea sandwich ideas and techniques, which are perfect for the entertaining season.
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quail egg stuffed mushroom recipe
The busiest entertaining part of the year is upon us and I have a fabulous dish for you to share with family and friends. This quail egg stuffed mushroom recipe is sure to impress your family and guests, but the best part is that it’s fairly simple. Let me share this delectable delight!
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the best & easiest way to make chocolate covered strawberries
Chocolate covered strawberries is one of those things, which always seems like such an indulgence, but it is actually a really easy thing to make. Here is how I make these delicious chocolate strawberries. They are a crowd pleaser.every.single.time.
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a guide to the classic chocolate ice box cake
Are you familiar with ice box cake? The traditional chocolate wafer ice box cake is a nostalgic American dessert. It’s super easy to make and tastes like a giant Oreo. It’s a favorite around here.
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the best soup for entertaining – Vichyssoise
Have you heard of Vichyssoise? It’s one of my favorites soups. I will show you how it’s not only delicious, but it’s the best soup for entertaining your guests with a big wow factor.
Festive Vibes
Here you’ll find essential content on mastering the art of setting the mood while you’re entertaining and creating a festive vibe.
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How to Get Ready for the Entertaining Season & Some Tablescape Ideas
Do you like to host gatherings in your home? Oh good! Then this post is for you. As we travel into the fall season we are heading into the most social part of the year, full of holidays and gatherings. Here are some tips and ideas to help you navigate the entertaining season.
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Tea Sandwich Ideas – Perfect for the Entertaining Season
Do you love a good tea sandwich? I do! I love their diminutive size, which only means you can eat more, right? ? Tea sandwiches are not only for high tea, but make a great appetizer for a mixer, cocktail party or holiday soiree. Today am sharing some tea sandwich ideas and techniques, which are perfect for the entertaining season.
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A Guide to the Thanksgiving Table
Thanksgiving is the holiday that is primarily centered around the table as we gather with family and friends to break bread together. Come on in and let me share ideas and inspiration in a guide to the thanksgiving table.
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summer on a tray blog tour
Welcome to the next installment of “on a tray” blog tours. Today I am sharing a themed “summer on a tray” styling along with 13 other bloggers. It’s so much fun to see all the different “summer” tray points of view.
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crafting | decorating | life | spring
floral cone bouquets DIY
Happy May Day! We are enjoying May Spring goodness around here and I created some floral cone bouquets to spread the Spring May cheer. I am SO happy to share my DIY floral cone bouquets including an assortment ranging in size and materials with you today. These floral cone bouquets are pretty simple to put…
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bon appetite | current affairs | decorating | entertaining | family | life | patriotic | summer
4th of July buffet
Happy Independence Day! I know this year it will be a bit different than in years past but it’s still the most important day in our country’s history, which deserves proper attention and honor. Our town canceled the 4th of July parade which we have been going to for well over a decade, which is…
