Painting a Tablescape: Welcome to the 72nd Metamorphosis Monday!

How was your Memorial Day weekend? We were furloughed on Friday and have Monday off for the holiday, so I'm relishing my 4 day weekend.

Metamorphosis Monday:

A few weeks ago, I posted this tablescape for TT. Here's the Before:



And here is the After once our talented Fifi worked her magic. Fifi took this romantic setting and with her amazing, creative talent, turned it into a lovely work of art. :-) Check out Fifi's site for more wonderful paintings or to commission your very own.




Looking forward to seeing your Before and After! Please link up to MM at the bottom of this post.




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Between the Rivers, An Historic Home Tour in Rome, Georgia

Between the Rivers:
A couple of weeks ago I shared both interior and exterior pics of a plantation home called, Colonial Heights. Colonial Heights was included in the spring ramble held by The Georgia Trust. Also, that day, the tour included many homes in an historic area of Rome, Georgia called, Between the Rivers. Between the Rivers is a downtown residential area, and it lies between the Etowah, Oostanaula and Coosa rivers, thus the name, Between the Rivers.

I took my camera along to share the exteriors of a few of these beautiful homes, some dating all the way back to 1834. I didn't take any interior shots since they were private homes.



Since it's Pink Saturday, let's start off our tour with a home that's painted pink. I love seeing a flag flying from a beautiful old historic home, especially on this special weekend when we remember those who have served and are now serving.

Notice the porch ceiling is painted haint blue. You can read more about the old Southern superstition of painting porch ceilings haint blue at Squidoo where you'll find an interesting article by Lori Sawaya. Lori's website is, Color Strategies. She'll be happy to assist if you are having trouble choosing paint colors for your home.



I want to live on this street...



~~~Sigh~~~Big Sigh~~~



This home was part of the tour. I'm going to just hush and just let you enjoy your stroll through historic Rome, Georgia...on this gorgeous spring day.















This home was on the tour. The homeowner gave us a personal tour and shared the neatest stories.



Ok, you knew I couldn't keep my mouth shut for long. I just had to share this wonderful old tree dressed in spring green. Sorry about the power lines...they were everywhere. No underground utilities back in the day.



I adore a gas lantern.




And check out the wonderful gate beside the lantern. Want to peek inside?



Wow...great backyard!



Ok, peel yourself away from that beautiful gate and let's keep strolling.







This camellia was absolutely loaded with blooms!









Wow...what a porch!




Do you see the vine growing across the front? These homes were so pretty in person...pics don't do our tour justice.







More pink for Pink Saturday...



Love this Federal style home...this home was on the tour, too.



















This was the last house we actually went into on the tour before we headed to Colonials Heights Plantation for dinner on the lawn. We arrived right at the time the tour was ending, but the owner was sweet and took us inside for a tour. She raised her family here. It was furnished with wonderful antiques and was beautifully decorated...so warm and inviting. It "felt" like a home should feel. I loved it!




Beautiful boxwood hedges lined the walkway.




If you live near Georgia, you've got to go on a Spring or Fall Ramble sometime with The Georgia Trust. Their tours are always wonderful, include many historic homes and the catered dinner is always some place special and memorable. You can read and see pics of Colonial Heights Plantation where we had dinner, HERE.

Shopping at the CSN Store

Remember the Gift Certificate to CSN Stores that I won last week from Jessica at Vanilla Bean ? 

To keep everyone up-to-date, I made my  decision on Tuesday and received it Thursday!!!!  Yeah your reading that right….only two days to process and ship!!!

You gotta love that :D

Its was a bit over whelming look around the CSN Store.  In fact last Saturday night I was up to one in the morning browsing the website.  There is so much inventory to look at! 

I put these in my shopping cart first:

cute…cute…cute….

But then the practical mom side of me decided on this:



This has been on my need-to-buy list for a long long time.

My current one is  “Avocado Green”!  I’m not kidding…. I’m too embarrassed to show you an actual picture.  Although with all the retro products coming back, I could be in style and not even know it.   I’m pretty sure it once belonged to my mother {possibly my grandmother}



It came with a spatula, whisk, and two beaters. 

LCD display 



And the best part is…..{look kids}…… No more lumpy pancakes! 

I am so happy at my new little toy.  I have retired the old avocado green beast.   



I’m so sorry that I haven’t had any FINISHED projects to show this week.  {I do have plenty on UNFINISHED projects ha ha}  I’m hope to wrap up a few projects for next week.

In the mean time, {right after I finish my Buttermilk Pancakes breakfast} I heading to the beach for a nice long Memorial Day weekend with my family.    I hope everyone has a glorious Memorial weekend! 

 

Happy Memorial Day,

Carrie

 

Your'e Invited to An Un-birthday Party...Alice in Wonderland Style! Welcome to the 92nd Tablescape Thursday!

Is today your Un-Birthday?




Awesome! It's mine, too! Let's celebrate!




Here's your place...don't forget to eat your napkin ring! ;-)




Curly flatware works for our fun tablescape. The bowls all picture Alice swimming in her tears... (Click on each pic twice to enlarge for reading.)






Which salad plate would you like? Alice?




The White Rabbit?




The Mad Hatter?




Or, the Cheshire Cat?




Spiral wording on our dinner plates makes me think of falling down, down, down into the rabbit hole.




Alice is negotiating with her croquet mallet,




While the Red Queen takes her turn.




Please pick your favorite coaster for your cup.




Would you like some salt and pepper?




How about a big slice of Un-Birthday cake?




A very Merry Un-Birthday to You!





Thanks for stopping by for our Un-Birthday party!




Let's have another one tomorrow! ;-)



Chargers: Neiman Marcus and/or Horchow, 2-3 years ago
Alice in Wonderland China: Tuesday Morning, Marshalls, HomeGoods, and eBay. You'll also find it at The Twiggery
Flatware: Gourmet Settings, Treble Clef, HomeGoods
Cake Server: Top from TJ Maxx, Bottom from Marshalls, 7 months ago
Napkins: Macy's, 7 months ago
Candy Bracelet Napkin Rings: Big Lots ;-)

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Looking forward to viewing your beautiful tablescapes!



Please Read:
If you are participating in Tablescape Thursday, please be sure to add your permalink below, and not your general blog address. To get your permalink, click on your post name. Then just copy and paste the address that shows up in the address bar at the top, into the "url" box for the picture linky. You'll also need to put your e-mail address in, but don't worry, it will not be visible to anyone.

You may see a red X once you enter your link. No one else can see the red X, it's just there in case you make a little mistake and need to delete your link and re-enter it.

I'd love for you to use the Tablescape Thursday logo button in your post. To do that, just copy and paste it to your computer and upload it to your post as you would any photo. Or, just grab the html code posted on the sidebar under the TT button.

Please link back to the host blog, Between Naps on the Porch. This is important because it helps those who are visiting your blog, find the other wonderful tablescapes posted for this Tablescape Thursday, thus increasing visits for all participating.

Please do not add your link below, until your tablescape post is actually published to your blog.