Summer Brights Tablescape

This news just in:
I'm happy to report that I did find my kitchen table, which was a good thing because now I could put together a Summer tablescape! 

I had alot of fun with bright Summer color.  I love it!

Here's a close up of the different colored dishes I used:

For this tablescape, I did borrow a few items. 
All dinner plates are Fiesta and were borrowed from both my Mom & my sister.  : )
Napkins & napkin rings are from Target, bought on clearance last year.
Goblets from Dollar Tree.
I purchased the salad plates from Home Goods, also last year.  Not only did I love their bright colors, but they have a glittery effect to them. 

Here's a close up:



See?  It shimmers!

I thought it would be fun to mix up the flatware.

All flatware is Cambridge from Home Goods.  I used yellow-handled forks too. 

My other sister let me borrow her antique aqua pitcher for the centerpiece.  : )

Summer brights can make even a gloomy day cheerful! 

Thanks for stopping by.  I really do appreciate each & every visit!

Linking to:

Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen

Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch

Centerpiece Wednesday at The Style Sisters

Stained Table (in the Spotlight)

Here I am, bringing you another great Newbie Spotlight of the Week!

Here's a recap:

Every week,  Debbie at Debbiedoos hosts a Newbie Party. 

Click the link below to see this week's party. 

Debbiedoos Newbie Party

Debbie has put together a tag team of fellow bloggers

who search the link party each week and scout out new talent to spotlight. 

This week I would like to shine the spotlight on:

Melanie from

My Rags 2 Riches!

She took an ordinary table (the kind we've all seen before) and

with some elbow grease & TLC turned it into something fantastic!

Pop on over to My Rags 2 Riches to see the before picture. 

Melanie, please grab your Spotlight button and a big congratulations! 

 

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For other Spotlights of the Week, please see:

Debbiedoos

Fox Hollow Cottage

Refresh Restyle 

Button, button, who's got the button?

Me!  I've got the button!

After all these years that I've been blogging,
 I can finally say that I have a button to call my own. 

  <a href="http://randomthoughtsfromanincoherentmind.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt=" " src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e330/Icantstandit/Button.png" /></a><br/> Thanks to Erin at Designer Blogs.  Yippee!My very own button!  

Missing

Lost:

One kitchen table

Last Seen:

Friday, July 6, 2012

Please notify owner of this blog if found. 

Thank you.

Filling a Vacancy (Crooked Planter)

When we landscaped our front yard some 10 years ago, 

we planted a blue cypress tree that did not fair well over the winter months. 

So much snow falling off the roof damaged it beyond repair,

so we had to remove it.

The spot where said tree was located has remained vacant for quite a few years. 

I don't know why, but we never replanted anything there.

Every summer, I would add a large pot of flowers, but nothing ever really

showed up well in that spot for some reason.   

So, I did what every other self-respecting Pinteresting blogger does...I found

something I liked and wanted to copy.  

Oh I can hear the remarks from my husband still ringing in my ears....  

"There is no way this is going to work."

"It'll never hold up without falling down."

"How are they going to stay like that with nothing holding them in place?"

Blah, blah, blah!   

I love that man, but sometimes he can be a kill joy!

He did help me with the project though.

 Or maybe I should be truthful and say, he did all the work and I just

supervised him.  Now I'm not sure if his help was genuine or he was

just waiting to say, "I told you so." 

So far so good.

Just the thing to fill that empty spot!

My husband was surprised it actually worked and what's

even better is that he really likes it. 

I had to laugh when he & I were out in public last week 

and an old friend of ours remarked how much he loved our crooked pots. 

Ha!  I promptly thanked him for saying

just the right thing in front of just the right person!

Don't you love it when that happens?

Joining the girls...Debbie & Shannon

for Pin The Tail on the Bloggy.

and Ivy and Elephants for What's It Wednesday

Independence Day

Just a quick post from me to you....

May your day be filled with many Fs...family, food, fireworks, fun.

God Bless America!

Awarded

In the past few weeks, I have received two blog awards.

The first was from Judy at JBigg's Little Pieces.  Judy gave me the Kreativ Blogger Award.

The second was from Diane at The Checkered Apple.  Diane gave me the Versatile Blogger Award.

Thank you, Judy & Diane for thinking of me!
Now, let's get down to the nitty gritty.

One award requires me to post 10 random things about myself and the other requires 7.   I say we average them and go for 8.5 things about me.  Okay?

Warning:   I am in no way a  fascinating person and this is always hard because I'm trying to share facts that I haven't shared from previous awards.   So here goes nothing.  I hope I don't bore you to tears.

1.  I am the youngest of four children.  My siblings were quite a bit older than me so I was spoiled, spoiled, spoiled by my siblings and my parents.

2.  I hate flying and haven't been on a plane since 1996.

3.  I once painted my kitchen cabinets at 2 o'clock in the morning because I couldn't sleep.

4.  I am afraid of frogs....terrified may be a better word.

5.  I often start writing books in my head. 

6.  I love fashion so much, that it's probably a blessing that I'm not tall & thin or else I'd be broke!  lol

7.  I'm still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. 

8.  I prefer peanut butter on my pancakes.

.5  I was born in 19_ _.  Thank goodness for that 1/2 fact! 

One award's rules would like for me to pass this onto 15 bloggers, the other says 10.  So again, I would like to average the two and go for 12.5. 

However.....I know there are so many of you who have Award Free blogs and so many who have already received these awards, so how about if I be a rebel, and not pass the award on?  Or better yet, if you would like one or both of these awards, let me know & I will gladly pass the torch to you.  Deal?

Thanks for sticking with me & I hope you enjoy your day!