Tablescape and Thrifty Thursday~ Silver Trayscape

DOUBLE POST!

Thanks for joining me today for

Tablescape Thursday hosted

by the sweet Miss Susan at
Between naps on the Porch and

Thrifty Thursday
hosted by those sweet thrifty gals,

Susan and Leigh

from Tales From Bloggeritaville.

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This sterling silver tray I had stored away in a trunk.

I decided I would get it out today and polish it up to make this

strawberry sundae desert by candlelight trayscape.

I almost forgot how much I love silver!

I went through a silver collecting phase a few years back, and when the phase ran it's course I thought about selling alot of it.

But since it seems like every time I sell or donate things

"usually back to where they came from" ha!

I usually regret it later on down the line.

So instead I'm constantly trying to keep things organized. I often buy things that will double as storage for all my treasures!

Picnic baskets are great for that, hat boxes, even my Mora grandfather clock has 3 compartments for storage!
Of course I have a tendency to forget where I've stored things and then wonder if I sold it in the last garage sale or donated it!

Anyway, all the goodies here are thrift store treasures, with the exception of the silver vase. I bought it at an antique store. It wasn't exactly a bargain, but I loved it and had to have it!!
The candle holders in the background you might remember from my last thrift store shopping spree!
The floral sachets were also in the trunk, so I added them too the tray to give it a bit of a Victorian look.

Yes that's real desert there folks!!
OMgosh, you wouldn't believe the big beautiful strawberries we bought the other day!
Of course they were so gorgeous I had to take pictures of them!
I just love fresh strawberries on vanilla ice cream.

It was just such a shame to that after I had taken several photos of the tray,

I realized that I had forgotten to light the candles,

and the ice cream was melting fast!

So you know a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do!
Yep, stop and eat the ice cream and then start over, of course!
Then do it all over again after the second try!

Well, I hope ya'll enjoyed takin a peek at my little Victorian desert tray,
as much as enjoyed putting it together!

May your day be as sweet as that strawberry sundae was!!
Bye for now!!
Sherri