Our veggie garden is done for the season; when I was out in the garden last, seeing everything dead it just seemed so eerie, which evoked a feeling of something right out of a haunted movie.
Then I spied the huge rosemary shrub that survives through every winter. it’s still the same plant we planted the first season in our garden almost a decade ago.
It’s such a hardy plant and somehow my brain connected the dead garden and the rosemary to a halloween table. Don’t ask. It’s how my brain works.
And here we are. Green tends to be a go to color for me so this was truly a no brainer for me.
I’ve always loved a good suspense story and Agatha Christie has always been a favorite of mine.
I love the idea of a creepy yet elegant haunted mansion and all that goes along with it.
The game clue is my favorite board game and the masterpiece family are all too aware and fully humor me when I get excited to have a family game.
For the place settings I started with the DIY plaid chargers a made a few years ago, then our everyday Williams Sonoma bistro dinner plates, Royal Stafford black transfer ware accent plates, my parent’s dessert striped plates topped with napkin along with a rosemary sprig tucked into napkin ring.
The place settings also include my sterling silver flatware which you can read all about here {metals II – sterling silver} along with green water goblets.
But the funnest part for me was using all my miss matched, tarnished silverplate.
As many of you know I have a love affair with silverplate, which I shared here {silver I – silver-plate}; I pick up pieces all the time while thrifting, or at garage | estate sales or anywhere I find pieces at a good price.
I used candlesticks, goblets, server ware, decorative pieces I filled with dead flowers from a flower arrangement Mr. Masterpieces bought me awhile ago.
And nestled between all the silver-plate I included my DIY potion bottles I created a few years back.
Plus to amp up the creepy factor I added some creepy crawlies all over the table.
I have to admit this turned out to be a fun table to create, but then again halloween is all about fun.
The sideboard got dressed up as well.
I made the spell books a couple years ago along with the potion bottles.
“Eat, drink and be scary.”
~author unknown~
sharing @:
halloween decorations @ celebrate and decorate
hauntingly beautiful decor @ follow the yellow brick home
saturday sparks @ pieced pastimes
bouquet of talent @ life on lakeshore drive
scraptastic saturdays @ scrapality
simple saturday @ sunny simple life
sundays at home @ love of home
dishing it digging it @ rustic refined
diy party @ diy show off
nifty thrifty sunday @ nifty thrifty things
silver pennies sundays @ finding silver pennies
amaze me monday @ dwellings-the heart of your home
show & share @ coastal charm
make it pretty monday @ the dedicated house
met monday @ between naps on the porch
the scoop @ stonegable
inspire monday @ my uncommon slice of suburbia
mmm @ keeping it simple crafts
celebrate your story @ the sweet sensations
inspire me tuesday @ a stroll thru life
tuesdays with twist @ stone cottage adventures
reader tip tuesday @ jodie fitz
wow @ savvy southern style
talk of the town @ knick of time
fall into fall @diy by design
wonderful wednesday @ oh my heartsie girl
great ideas @ fluster buster
vintage charm @ our hopeful home
home & garden @ a delightsome life
tablescape thursday @ between naps on the porch
share your cup @ have a daily cup of mrs. olson
home sweet home @ the charm of home
share your style @ 21 rosemary lane
feathered nest friday @ french country cottage
morning cup of joe @ the cottage market
create-bake-grow-gather @ shabby art boutique
funtastic friday @ olives-n-okra
farmhouse friday @ the painted hinge
bff open house @ answer is chocolate
Shiveringly elegant! I love the theme of an Agatha Christie mansion dinner beset with Halloween dreadfuls! And it’s pretty to boot. Halloween is so much fun!
Thanks so much sandra! xo- mj
What a hauntingly beautiful tablescape! I love using green in Halloween decor. Thanks so much for linking up with us. Pinning these beautiful images!
Wow, what a spooky but elegant table! I love the dish stack and all of your tarnished silver plate. Perfect for Halloween!
Well done Mary Jo! I love this creepy/classy table and the color combo. Have a great weekend and hope you join us at Celebrate Your Story next week.
How fun…and creepy! Those roaches marching across the table…ewwww! I am with you, it is so much fun to use tarnished silverware and not think a thing about polishing it! Thanks for sharing!
Ha! What a cute quote! Your table is elegantly ghoulish for sure:) I like the green and black combo….thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm! xo Kathleen|Our Hopeful Home
Love the green and black Mary Jo! Getting inspiration form your dead garden is fun, and I get it. 🙂 It’s funny what inspires us. Love your dishes and the critters crawling along the table! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
THanks so much for dropping by by & leaving a comment Amber. I truly appreciate your pins! xo- mj
Thanks Pam. I love that I don’t have to polish the silver. Lol! Thnx for stopping by. xo- mj
Thanks Sandra! I’ll definitely see you @ celebrate your story! xo- mj
Thanks Chloe! I wasn’t sure if the creepy crawlers were too much but it’s halloween free all! Lol. xo- mj.
Thank you as always kathleen! xo- mj
Thanks for your continued support Jann! It always makes me smile. xo- mj