Category Archives: Tablescapes

Simply green

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

I fell in love with these totally kooky green flowers and knew they had to be the centerpiece of a casual dinner with friends. And moreover, they’re still alive two weeks later. What matches something this funky? An equally bizarre … Continue reading →

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Liking a simple table for LOVE day

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

To keep the focus on spending time with my real loves, and not my love of decorating, Valentine’s is simple and modern. Who says red, orange and pink can’t go together?

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Cheers to 2013

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

Just a fun little start to the year with a breakfast of blowers and hats. All pieces grabbed from kitchen shelves and closet boxes – including the New Year’s headbands, bought on sale after ringing in the new year last … Continue reading →

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Twenty-four trees, one holiday, two ways

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

We doubled up on the holidays this year, first with real-Christmas as a foursome, then with post-Christmas with lots of fun in-laws. To make for a quick table transformation, the key was doubling up on the centerpiece. Lots and lots … Continue reading →

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One starry brunch

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

With two amazing little bundles of joy in our household, we thank our lucky stars everyday that they’re part of our lives and that we’ve got such amazing friends and family to help guide them in the right direction (or … Continue reading →

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Guess whooo’s here? Hadley!

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

It’s a long time coming, but we finally celebrated our littlest lovebug last weekend with a Sip and See. Hadley had been wanting to meet all our friends, so this little shindig helped introduce her to the world, owl-style. The … Continue reading →

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Ready, set, go to game night

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

Supper club made its way back round to us last weekend and the race was on to think up a good theme. Football season, fall and fattening-up-for-winter in mind, we went with an all-American menu and Game Night. To keep … Continue reading →

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Into the deep blue sea

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

With our limited 7-week-old-baby energy we’re still in limited hosting mode, but pulled it together to have a few friends over for Saturday supper. Testing out wooden plank fish grilling* led to a beachy/ocean themed tablescape, which I was somewhat … Continue reading →

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Grilling a good time

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Keeping to my favorite dinner plan – making guests cook their own dinner – we tested out making your own pizzas on the grill this weekend. While our previous two DIY attempts (grilled cheese and sliders) were bigger parties, we … Continue reading →

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Mini patriotic celebration

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

With our 3-week old keeping us a bit overtired, a very tiny patriotic celebration was all I could muster. I love this decorative container with holes in it to prop up the flags – it could be used for so … Continue reading →

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