Egyptian Tablescape

"See the pyramids along the Nile
Watch the sunset on a tropic isle
Just remember darlin' all the while
You belong to me"

"You Belong to Me"
Written by Pee Wee King, Chilton Price and Redd Stewart

I'm joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Check out the other great tables.

It seems like we've become ghouls, haunting estate sales! Two weeks ago Husband and I waited half an hour in line to get into an estate sale. I bought linens to make into aprons. He went straight to the kitchen and found this lovely set of china. There are enough pieces for six complete place settings. There are two extra bowls in each size and one serving platter.

The set is Key Largo by Meito China.

The cloth is a long scarf made of wool we purchased on Tentmaker's street in Cairo in 2002.

The decorative plates are also from Egypt, as is the tiny pyramid. We were able to spend a week in Cairo in August 2002. That is not the time to go however because of the heat. Since then Husband has made several trips to Cairo and always seems to bring little gifts.

The camels are carved Olive wood.

The black statue is Anubis. Daughter had to have it that trip to Cairo. It still sits on her shelf (you may have seen it in the bedroom post here).

The rest of the items you've seen before. I love to be able to reuse the napkins and glassware and still come up with a new, unique table.

I hope you enjoyed this little trip to Egypt. I imagine this would be a table a proper British colonist would have set. Tables are done a little differently in Egypt!

Jeannine

April Showers

When they said "April Showers bring May Flowers", I wonder if they bargained on this! Yes, that is actually hail jumping around on the ground in Northern California.

I certainly hope it stops soon. I'm ready to plant some May flowers.
This is going to be the latest spring that I have ever planted annuals in my containers.

I keep hoping!
Jeannine

When You Have Bananas, Make Bread!

I love to bake, but hate to cook. Yesterday I noticed that the bananas had gotten extremely ripe. I have a great banana bread recipe but I had a can of pineapple in the fridge, so I looked on the internet for banana and pineapple bread. I decided to use this one.

Yes, that is a GIANT bottle of vanilla! It has gotten so expensive here in the states that my husband got me some from South America, hence the label. Thank you Susan, the friend who picked it up and sent this bottle along with two others. Thats a lot of baking!

The recipe made two loaves, but this was all that was left to photograph by the time I remembered the camera. There is nothing like hot banana bread!
Thanks for stopping by.
Jeannine

Apron Obsession

Lately I've been obsessed with aprons. I do use a basic apron in the kitchen or when cleaning. So I made several from that design and listed them in my etsy shop. Check the link on the right hand side.

The four here are perfect for BBQing or working in the kitchen.

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I recently found these delicious linens at garage and estate sales. Dresser scarves, kitchen towels, table runners. Some are hand embroidered with hand crocheted borders, the others are machine made, but still lovely.

They will all soon be made into aprons as well. Stay tuned!

Enjoy the sunshine if you have some near you. Ours will only last a few more days here in Northern California.
Jeannine

April Showers at Prima Give Away

I love checking out the new products at Prima. Go here for a chance to win some goodies for April. These are cute and whimsical!

Celebrate April Showers with this colorful set of amazing Prima products. This month we are featuring a great assortment of Umbrella Line products, along with a few additional selections, to go with our "April Showers" theme. Just think of the possibilities for craft ideas using this line...Baby Showers, Wedding Showers, A Day at the Waterpark, Springtime, and, of course, jumping in big, ole puddles!

Selections shown above include:
•The Umbrella paper line (now how fun is that? LOVE the walking crocodile)
•Umbrella page pebbles (so fun for flower centers, or to mimic large drops of rain on your project)
•Umbrella Chipboard shapes (each shape has a touch of sparkly glitter that looks like it's wet!)
•Umbrella Essentials Flowers (Gorgeous patterned flowers that perfectly coordinate with our line)
•Temple Leaves (AMAZING bendable leaves with a gorgeous lustered finish)
•Winter Roses (each beautiful flower has crystal shavings for a sparkly effect)
•Umbrella solid flowers (so simple to use! Just take out of package and adhere to page.)
•Mini-bouquets (a positive after effect after rain is the blooming of beautiful flower bouquets!)
•Love Story Red/Pink Flowers (just to spice up the page a bit! This product has the perfect shades of red and pink to match the Umbrella line.)
Want to win some of these fun products? Here's what would we like you to do:

1. Post this Prima Pick photo or whole entry on your blog, Facebook or other online gallery/site. (Please follow each site's TOU.)


2. AND then post your link right here in the comment section.



(You are welcome to make a project with our PICKS too! We would love to see the link to your project.)


We will randomly pick a winner about a month later from the links posted and send you a prize pack

Thanks for checking out the new products at Prima.
Jeannine

Blue Formal Table

Hello, all. I love being able to create tablescapes. Daughter's BFF lives with us on weekdays and came in last week and said she was disappointed: there was no new tablescape on the dining table! So this week I made sure to get busy and prepare one.

Today is Tablescape Thursday over at Between Naps on the Porch. Thanks Susan. Make sure you jump over there to see other great tables.

The dishes here are by Johann Haviland, Bavaria, Germany. We found these at an estate sale. They were sitting in stacks on a shelf and without even seeing how many pieces there were we told the man "sold". There are ten complete place settings, plus the serving pieces. All for $50. How could we go wrong?

We purchased these for Daughter. She loves blue and these weren't too "sweet". Perfect for a first set of china. Of course she won't need them for a few more years, what with finishing college, etc.
So....
Tablescape!


Thank you for stopping by to check out my blue table. Make sure you visit the other great tables at Between Naps on the Porch.

Jeannine

Beachy Bedroom Finale

Last fall we redid our daughters bedroom, updating the color and making it into a beach retreat. You can see that here

Since then we put a different quilt on the bed and got some super feather throw pillows. I got these for $15.00 for the pair at TJ Maxx. They are great because you can squish them up while reading a book late at night and then they plump back to their original form. Not like fiberfill pillows and others.

On the shelf are the covered books I won in a give-away from Perfectly Imperfect. I love the way they turned out. Shaunna was super about emailing to customize the books to match the room. I've become a fan of Shaunna's and love to see what she's up to in crafts and furniture refinishing. Check out her blog to see what she's doing currently.

The mirror is a little beauty that Husband picked up at a garage sale, in a funky brown wood color. He spray painted it and Daughter loved it! I may still put a little gold highlighting on the flowers. Maybe not, I don't know.
Hope you enjoyed the finished look in Daughter's room. Next week I'll try an update on Son's room. We went beachy stripes there!
Thanks for stopping by,
Jeannine