Cozy Fall Fireside Tablescape for Two

A few days ago my hubby and I celebrated our 26th Wedding Anniversary.
So I thought it would be fun to feature a cozy romantic tablescape for two by the fireside for Tablescape Thursday.

A few touches of Halloween decor for a little fun as well!


Brown and white transfer ware dishes, Waverly napkins,
iron napkin rings spray painted with the famous
Krylon oil rubbed bronze spray paint,
and etched crystal stemware, all T/S treasures.


Sunflower centerpiece on carved iron candle holders
and checked tablecloth for a bit of that
French Country feel.

A cute little Halloween ghost and pumpkin on the chair in the background

that I made with my jigsaw a few years ago.

A little wine and candlelight to set the mood.

I'm so glad you stopped by for a peek!

Please be sure to visit
Sweet Susan at

Between naps on the Porch

for

Tablecape Thursday

and more tablescapes,

also,
please visit
Leigh

from Tales From Bloggeritaville, for Thrifty Thursday
for more thrifty finds and ideas.

Have a

FABULOUS FALL

sweet friends!!

Hugs, Sherri:)

The Velveteen Pumpkin

There once was a Velveteen Pumpkin....

That was sewn by this little ole country bumpkin...

It started out as a few pieces of fabric...

but with just a little love and a little magic...

Soon came to life with button eyes and a braided trim smile...
A fancy hat brimming with style...

On a pedestal of silver she sits like royalty...
In return she thanks the country bumpkin with love and loyalty...

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Then of course they lived happily ever after..
Tee hee hee...:)

The End

Click on the button for more inspiring Do-it-Yourself projects!

Easy Autumn Banner Craft Project~

Happy Autumn everybody!!

The weather has finally cooled off here and I'm thrilled to say Autumn is in the air! Yay!!

Still no rain yet... but I'm sooo happy to have the cooler temps.

The last few days I've been getting some much needed cleaning done around the house. Heck, I even cleaned underneath the frig...

I couldn't believe how disgusting it was underneath that thing!

Who'd a thunk a frig could make such an icky mess!

But I got it all cleaned up with a little T.S.P. (Tri-sodium Phosphate) and hot water.

For those of you who have never used TSP to clean with,

I gotta tell you, it's the best dirt and grease remover I've ever used!

Especially for that stubborn gunk on and around your stove!

Anyway, enough about my adventures in house cleaning....

While I was waiting for the weather to cool off I made the this cute

Autumn banner and

I thought maybe y'all might like to make one for yourself!

Here's a couple of different ways to display it.

(You can click on the pics for enlarged detail)

You'll need a a length of cording, a hole punch. I decided to use pinking shears around the edges, but that's optional if you don't have a pair.

Just click on each pic and copy to your desired size I used the 5x7 format. Also use a card stock type of paper. Then punch a hole in both upper corners with a hole punch then thread the cording through each hole.

I wrapped a piece of tape tightly around the end of the cording to make it easier to poke through the holes.






Have Fun!!
and
Happy Autumn!!

Fall Photo Fun!

I promised in my last post that I was going to share some neat special effects that I discovered on my photo program-

Microsoft Digital Image-Standard 2006. My program came with my Dell computer package.

But...
Here is a link for a free trial download if anyone is interested.

It's really a very easy program to use!

http://download.cnet.com/Microsoft-Digital-Image-Starter-Edition-2006/3000-12511_4-10508408.html?tag=mncol#userreview

I got so excited when I discovered this, I practically went through every photo in my files trying these effects out on them, ha ha....

It takes very little to entertain me!!

Okay, remember this cute white cutout ceramic pumpkin I got at Marshalls!

Here it is on a black chair that I redid...

Now here it is above with a "watercolor" effect.
You'll really get the full effect when you click the photos to enlarge.


This one above has a "film grain" effect.


Regular photo.....


"Glowing edges" photo with color enhancing.



Regular photo....



"Watercolor" effect!
Watercolor is my favorite, it make me feel like a real artiste!

This effect is called "colored pencil". Cool!

Regular...

.... and this one is effect is called "Chrome".

I also color enhanced it in orange for Fall, but you could use any other color also!

I think it would look cool in a black frame in a

contemporary setting.

Watercolor again! Dont forget to enlarge...

These oranges in a yelloware bowl was an idea

I borrowed from a post that my sweet friend Barb did over a Bella Vista!

Isn't it purdy with this colorful wreath that I got on a T/S shopping trip a while back.
This chair was another one of my neighbors throw aways!

I painted it black.

I think it turned out to be a great spot to put fall displays!

What do you think?!

Watercolor

Colored pencil

and this effect is called "Chalk".
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I hope everyone is having a nice week so far!

So glad you could stop by!!

Sherri:)

It's a Cloche Party! ~ Featuring Fall Decor!

Hello everyone!

I'm so excited to participate in this edition of It's a Cloche Party!

This event is hosted by our very sweet and gracious friend

Marty

at

A Stroll Thru Life.

Be sure to drop by her blog and check out her beautiful cloche's as well as the other party goer's.

Now the only thing I have close to a cloche is my cake stand so I decided it would have to do because I didn't want to miss out on the fun like I did when Marty had her last party!

Fall is just around the corner, and it seems that everyone around blogland has been showing off their beautiful Fall decorations, and even though it hasn't felt much like Fall around these parts, I have to admit it's got me anxious to join in the fun as well!

So I got out and did a little shopping and here's what I found..

I picked up some faux gourds, Fall picks, and some pretty Fall ribbon at Joann's Fabrics, and used them to create this arrangement.

The little carved orange pumpkin that says "A Season of Thanks" on the left was a thrift store treasure.


This white ceramic pumpkin on the right I bought at Marshalls.
I just loved the neat cut-out work on it!

I'll be showing it off a little more in a later post along with some cool special effects that I discovered on my photo editing program.

Thanks for stopping by to visit!
Please come again soon!!

Sherri:)