September flew by! We had beautiful warm beach days, so no thoughts of Fall here! Now that it is October I will have to force myself to think about Autumn.
I haven’t been tablescape shopping, but I couldn’t pass up these Nordic Ware pans.
I’ve tried the first one. It’s called a Brownie Bundt Pan.
It is smaller than the mini bundt pan.
I tried brushing with oil as they suggested, rather than spraying, but they did still stick a bit.
I dipped them in melted chocolate. Half with sprinkles, and the others with pumpkin candies.
Lots of possibilities! There’s a little indentation in the top so a dab of something sweet on a plain pound cake would be good too.
I haven’t tried the Harvest Bites Cakelet pan yet, maybe this week. I have the acorn cakelet pan, but this has a mix of Autumn shapes. I know I gave the acorn pan as prizes a few years ago.
Look around before you buy! I saw the Harvest Bites pan for $88.00 on EBAY! I paid $18.00 at Christmas Tree Shops. I have picked up several Nordic ware pans there , much cheaper than elsewhere. Walmart sometimes has a good deal on them too.
Nov. 15th is National Bundt Day! Last year we did a challenge, you can see it here. Anyone interested in doing it again? You can always freeze your entry for Thanksgiving!
Hope you are all well and having fun Fallifying your homes.
I was so happy to see some mums next to the outdoor shower survived the horrible winter we had here in Southampton last year. Lots of things perished, but these look very healthy. This week the Montauk Daisies should be in full bloom.
Thank you for stopping by!
Hello, Ladies, hope all is well with you! It is hard to believe I haven't posted in so long, but life had non blogging plans for me.
Several health issues for my dh and myself took precedence, and preoccupied my time. I am working on them, but I am not ready to blog regularly at this time.
I did some party planning over the summer for my community.
The first was Fourth of July and I used those navy and white tablecloths I had shown you.
100% cotton, and a great deal at $6.60 The centerpiece was simple, hydrangeas, red geranium and baby’s breath with a flag and tinsel pic. Red basket for each table filled with chips, etc.
We had the Fire truck Pizza Guy, and the residents were served many varieties of wood fired pizza and salads.
140 attended, and many stayed till dark when the fireworks over the Peconic Bay lit the sky . A perfect spot to celebrate July 4th!
The next party was to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of our beach colony.
Five of the tables had the sailboats I have used before, filled with hydrangeas, mums, pachysandra and baby’s breath.
The other 5 had metal sand pails with the same flowers and shells, as well as the Happy Birthday sign. They were placed on a mirror, surrounded by votives and each table had real shells filled with candy.
I did go shopping once with Alma over the summer. I bought NOTHING! I am trying to unload, not fill up, that time has come. She bought a few several things, I am sure she will post about them eventually. It was good to see her, and we went to a lovely place for lunch. Forgot to take pictures!
Many of the schools here on Long Island are opening this week, early, due to Labor Day falling the latest it can be.
For all those heading back to school, teachers and students, Happy School Year! This year, all 5 of my dil and son’s kids will be in school, from Nursery School up. Good year to L, M, S, D, and E!
I didn’t do a table for back to school this year, the way back machine provided this one.
Thanks to all who emailed to see if I was ok. I am, and hope to see you again soon!
All the best,
Kathleen
Good evening, Ladies! Cathy from Cathy’s Cupboard Calamity suggested this theme for a challenge. She thought it would be fun to do a whimsical table using girlie things to have a night out party.
I had some plates I had hoped to use, but due to appointments, I didn’t have time to find them in the basement. Next time!
Ladies’ Night Out
Your work day is done
Forget all your troubles
It’s time for some fun!
We’re not doing games
I think we’ll just talk
Now this only rhymes
If you come from New York!
Who’s heard a good joke?
It has to be funny
Or tell us your bargains
That saved lots of money!
Spending time with your friends
Gabbing for hours and hours
Is as good for your spirits
As some beautiful flowers!
I’ll wine you and dine you
With good foods I’ll regale
But whatever I serve you
You know was on SALE!
Speaking of sales, 3 things are making their debut tonight.
The red stems are from Pier One,
Originally 7.00 I waited till they were marked down to 1.98 I got 12…good for Christmas, Valentine’s and Patriotic
The Tablecloth is a fabric shower curtain, $2.50 from Christmas Tree Shop
The green flatware by Cambridge was in the clearance at Cmas Tree Shops. Only one box, and with my coupon I got it for $4.00
At each place is a little flower pot post it pad, a take home. Since there were Hyacinths on it, it had to be for Sarah!
Green pitcher…gift from Alma
Green stems…Christmas Tree Shop ...White butter domes CTS
Orange plates…Dollar Tree Red salad WSonoma OUTLET
Green lily of the valley napkins, WSonoma OUTLET
Lace chargers, Ikea
Green soup bowls a gift from Karen, a friend from where I first started tablescaping on the Garden Web many years ago.
Centerpiece is an enamel pail filled with fresh lime green flowers. I stuck in a few faux red and orange poppies. HINT…take the faux flower off and use the stem of a real flower to place it in the arrangement.
Thanks so much for stopping by to look even if you couldn’t take the challenge tonight. I have a few more ideas for May, June, July and August. Let me know if you are interested. I’ve noticed tablescaping seems to have waned, blogs that used to get over 100 entries rarely get half that. It is a lot of work, I know! Some like it, some don’t!
Same rules apply. Stick to the theme, new post, link back to this party and blog name first. If you have word id, please disable it, people don’t like to bother with it to leave a comment. Please visit at least 5, if we have that many, lol, entries.
Happy May!
Challenge Link Up
I know that’s a lot! I don’t blog daily or weekly, so indulge me!
If I start doing daily posts about nothing, you can scroll on by, LOL!
Remember this?
I got it on Craig’s List for $35. There was a lot of damage to the top left. I scrubbed it, and used a wire brush to get rid of the chipped paint. Repaired the top the best I could.
Reunited with the one I have had since 1990! Still too soon for porch cleaning and setting up, the pollen invasion doesn’t finish till end of May. I will cover these till then. I still have about 15 more pieces to scrape and paint.
My bargain…
You may remember, (probably not 
I made the cloths with fabric I got at Duralee.
I made these for another event for our beach colony. Again, fabric from Duralee.
The last was a Labor Day Party. I made the tablecloths from fabric I got in Walmart a few years ago for 1.00 a yard.
This year our beach colony will celebrate its 100th Anniversary, and we will have a party on the 4th of July.
I found these navy and white striped 100% cotton cloths on line. I love them! They look lighter here, but they are a dark navy.
Mitered corners and pretty nice for $6.60. They are 60x102. I will use them for this year’s party. Sadly, when a friend asked me to send her the link, they had gone up to 21.99! Thinking about centerpieces, low cost of course!
Don’t forget Wed. is the Girl’s Night Out challenge. I think it is going to be small party! Are you ready for the challenge? I m still thinking about what to do! If you are up to it, please join in with a NEW post.
Thanks for stopping by! Hope to see you Wed. for the challenge.
I am joining Susan for Met Monday.
