Halloween Tablescape

Life has gotten very busy lately and we are doing some reno's in our master bedroom and en suite bathroom so I haven't had the time to blog/comment as much as I'd like and my apologies to you all.  I did manage to get a Halloween tablescape together for this week's Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan of Between Naps on the Porch.  I'm sure there will be lots of very scary 'scapes to check out!

I started out with more of a "cute" themed table but it gradually changed ....

...into a more sinister 'scape.  I got Ms. Witch last year at the half price sales after Halloween and decided to make her the centerpiece of my table.   She is guarded by two ever-watchful black ravens perched high on some Partylite candle holders.

Mr. Delight helped me set up some different lighting for this shot and I like the effect created on the table.

The skulls that flank Ms. Witch are some I have had

for awhile now.

  I put a tealight inside to give them a spooky glow.

I cut off the black spider in this pic but he is waiting to see what evil potion is being poured into this glass.

  A "possessed" skull is screaming inside the other glass.

 (glass looks dusty but really, it is the lighting!)

I used some black/white swirl plates on black chargers.

The napkins are graced with some lovely cut off witches' fingers.

More light to see what evil lurks....

A closer look at one of the skulls

Are you frightened yet?

Happy Halloween! 

Last Year's Fall Decor

I will be posting my TT earlier than usual this week as I am going out of town on a little shopping trip with my mom and want to have it ready to link up to BNOTP.





Many thanks to the amazing Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for hosting Tablescape Thursday yet again! I am still working on putting out this year's fall decorations but since I wasn't a blogger then, I thought I would share with you a couple of things I did last year including a tablescape that was one of my favourites of the season.


This display happened by accident last year as I was unpacking all of my pumpkin bowls ( ordered from the Shopping Channel quite a few years back) from their boxes and I didn't have anywhere to put them at the time.  I created a grouping on my dining room table and decided to add to it with some fall florals, leaves, faux pears and pillar candleholders.

This was a little vignette I set up on our kitchen island.  I got the "Give Thanks" pumpkin at a local grocery store and put it next to a cross candleholder.  It helps symbolize the theme of Thanksgiving to me.  Here in Canada, it won't be long until its Thanksgiving Day.

Dining Room Corner Display

Some fall decorations and a hot beverage help make this table into a cozy nook for reading.

Coffee Table Display (click on pic to get full view)

Fireplace Mantle Display (click on pic to get full view)

Mr. Delight and I love eating many of our meals here at this little table for two by our dining room windows.  I used the rich bold colours of autumn to create a more dramatic tablescape. 

The mosaic vase and all the candleholders are from Partylite

I swapped out the pumpkin bowls for these new acorn bowls (HomeSense two years ago).

Nightfall makes the setting all the more romantic!(click on pic to get full view)

Played around with some photo "effects" here.

Hopefully, I will have all of my fall decorating done by next week and will be able to share some new vignettes/tablescapes with you.   In the meantime, you know where you can find tons of eye candy in the form of fabulous tablescapes.   Enjoy TT for every little pleasure it brings you!

Deck Table in Fushia & Green Apple

I can't believe a week has flown by and it is time for another Tablescape Thursday! Yeah! It is such fun to check out all the fabulous variations of table settings at Between Naps on the Porch hosted by the ever-impressive, tablescape diva, Susan.

This week, I set a simple luncheon tablescape on the small deck just off our kitchen.

It is a cozy spot just right for two. A large bamboo shade provides privacy and shade from the hot afternoon sun.

I went with a lively summer colour scheme of green apple and fushia on a white background. The centerpiece is a footed glass bowl filled with faux green apples and a silk pink rose.

My Gibson dishes in Grandiflora pattern were the inspiration for the colour scheme. The bowls are very shallow and just right for salad. This dish set was a recent purchase from our local "The Bargain Shop" store and were $22 for 4 placesettings (16 pieces). The green-handled flatware was a gift from my son for Mother's Day last year. The little butterflies are plastic and are "tablecloth weights" but I took the clips off them and used them for decorations.

I found these lime-green felt butterfly placemats at a "Stokes" kitchen store out of town recently. I only bought two as they were a bit pricey but now wish I had gotten more! I layered them on fushia colour round woven placemats.


For a "backdrop", I arranged some faux greenery, a green candle lantern and pink votive cup on some wooden box cases covered with doilies.

Do you like the white lace tablecloth? I'll let you in on a little secret...it is plastic! Even in real life, though you have to actually touch it to tell. My mom had one which I admired and then she gave me one as well. I love it as it looks pretty and you can wipe it clean!

I've added some square pillows for the chairs to allow for a more leisurely lunch. Care to join me? I think I will prepare my Toasted Pecan Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad to start, Mushroom Frittata to follow with individual Chocolate Raspberry Lava Cakes for dessert. Of course, the margarita glasses will be filled with your choice of Lime or Strawberry Margarita - they both "go" with this tablescape!


Happy Tablescape Thursday to All!