Coffee Table Display

Hello there!  Hope you are having a good start to your week. Just a quick post today as I've got a million other things I SHOULD be doing but I can't let a Tabletop Tuesday go by without joining in with Marty!
A combination of candles, grass balls and a birdie make up the current display on my coffee table.

When placed on a tray, the grouping seems more cohesive. I got the "grass balls" at a local gift store. There were various sizes.

Two white pillar candles are placed inside a glass vase/hurricane and a faux grass "ball" is added.

I got this white birdie at a thrift store a few years back.  I love how really WHITE in colour he is.

I'm going to link this display up to Marty's Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life.  I hope you'll head over there too!  Marty hosts a terrific party!



An Everyday Mantelscape

Here is how I currently have my mantel decorated.  When I took down my Valentine's mantelscape, it seemed a bit too early to bring out the Easter decor so I went with this look for the month of March.

 

I have white mini-lights along the mantel and behind the mirror that I leave up year round. I've covered them with a sheer fabric that allows the light to shine through but hides the cord.

This black round vase is a recent purchase for $5 at TB!S (The Bargain Shop). I added some greenery to it.

 I like how the black of the vase coordinated with these black candleholders I already had.

Here's a trick that fools the eye...if you have candleholders that are the same height but want them to look different sizes, use pillar candles of different sizes.

These three glass votive holders are out of a

set of 5 I got a few years back from Partylite.

Faux gold leaves adorn the top of the mirror as well as below.

 

 Mr. Delight has promised a "mantel/fireplace makeover" but I know I have to wait for ski season to end and if you look out the window in the pic below, you'll see we still have a LOT OF SNOW so it might be awhile!

 I'm joining in with Marty for Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life.  Be sure to check out her fantastic blog!

Tabletop Tuesday

I'm joining Marty at A Stroll Thru Life for her Tabletop Tuesday meme.  Here's a look at a spring vignette I created for the table near our front entryway. 

This wall is also next to the kitchen....please excuse the cord running along the floor! It is from the overhead lamp I used for additional lighting.

I really like this pale sage coloured plate I received as a gift from my sister-in-law a few years back.

I put some faux greenery and tulips inside this pot I picked up at a clearance sale for $3.

These crystal candleholders were a Christmas gift from my daughter, I just LOVE them!

 A spring vignette has to have a couple of birdies!

 Be sure to head over to Marty's and check out the other lovely tabletop vignettes and displays!

Embracing the Green

This St. Patrick's Day, I'm trying to "Embrace the Green"....of my dated kitchen!  We reno'd our kitchen back in the 90's when Hunter Green and Oak were in and we loved it.  Fast forward to 2011 and I'm NOT loving it anymore but it's not in the budget to update it at present.  Thus, I'm thinking St. Patrick's Day is the perfect time to "Embrace the Green"!

 

This table is attached to our island and its hard to put a tablecloth on but I do anything to cover up some of the green!

I started with this "Leprechaun Under Glass" as my centerpiece.  I used a black metal bowl filled with faux greenery, back-to-back leprechauns, two shamrocks and gold coins and put them under my candleholder-turned-cloche.

I set the table for two, Mr. Delight and myself!  I gave him my one and only square shamrock plate layered on a square black plate and square white charger.

I made some placecards on the computer and added them to these green Sundae dishes filled with faux ivy and a shamrock.

I tied little plastic green beer steins around the bottom of the sundae cups with gold ribbon.

 

Of course, we need some "regular sized" beer steins for our "green" beer! I paired these with some multi-coloured green stems I bought at a local grocery store.

Again, these cylinder vases with inserts come in handy! I put shamrock garland, green beads and gold thread inside.

 Gold covered chocolate coins are scattered over the tabletop.

Here's a look at the vignette on the end of the island.

A display on the counter by sundeck door.

Some greenery in the corner by kitchen window.

Shamrock cling-on added to candle holder and a plastic green beer stein with gold coins.

Trying to melt the snow from the inside!  LOL!

 The next morning, Mr. Delight made us some yummy French toast with berries, pineapple and whip cream so we ate at our "Irish Table"!

Hope you've enjoyed this St. Patrick's Day tablescape where I tried to "Embrace the Green" of my dated kitchen!  (Not sure it worked....I'm still dreaming of an update!) 

 Be sure to check out the following terrific parties coming up!

Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch  March 10th

Spring Cloche Party at A Stroll Thru Life March 11th

St. Patrick's Blog Crawl at Cuisine Kathleen March 15th

Endless Winter/The Promise of Spring

There will be some "tabletop" pics in this post (please bear with me) so I'm going to link up to Marty's Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life. And since I'm hoping for a "Spring metamorphosis" I'm linking to Susan's Met Monday at BNOTP.

In case you think, you've got a case of  cabin fever, I thought I'd share a few pics of how our house and street looked during this past weekend (March 4-6, 2011).  Here in the southeast corner of  B.C., this winter has been extreme to say the least!  Mr. Delight  thinks endless winter would be fantastic (for skiing) ....

...but I'm starting to long for "The Promise of Spring" as suggested by some of these past centerpieces I've created.  I'll let the pictures do the narration on their own...

(Look beyond the windows in the pic above)

In 10 days, it' will be St. Patrick's Day. (a reminder to check out Cuisine Kathleen's Blog Crawl on March 15th - see my side bar at top) Hopefully, I'll be able to do an Irish jig by then because maybe the snow will have melted down at least a few inches!

Ah Spring, where for art thou?

(Yep, that's snow up past the kitchen window!)