Tablescape #3 - Andrea's Table!

We hope you've been following along with our Tablescape series!

Next up is Andrea's Table:

"Remnants of Spring"...
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She incorporated "spring" into her table in several ways (and we all know we could sure use ALOT of spring right now!)


First, were the old music sheets with springtime song titles...


Her centerpiece was the seat frame (and springs!) from a rusty old farm truck. Thrift store juice glasses filled with water held birch branches and cut flowers.


Old door knobs were filled with water and a single stem of a flower...



another touch of SPRING!

Her mis-matched cream and white dishes and coffee cups went well with the chocolate and Robin's egg blue colors.

Here's a shot of the birch branches she used in the centerpiece - they had just recently budded!

She used her favorite paisley tablecloth for a vintage look.

For a bit of whimsy, she added metal cow tags to the glass stems.

Next up we will be sharing a few of the other tables at the event!

Please stay tuned!

You guessed it.....we're linking up to Donna's SNS 81!

A bedspring tablescape...and a little wine too

When it was my turn to cook recently for the culinary club, recipes were gathered and many variations attempted before the big night. The two other couples cooking, along with my husband and I, decided on a dinner party featuring wine pairings with each course. The minute my ears heard, "wine pairing" my mind was quickly drifting off to tablescape possibilities! Thought I'd share what I came up with! Antique mirrors...bunches of extremely real-looking grapes (from Wal-Mart!), wine glasses filled with corks...and some spilling over......and a rusty old bed spring, of course! Candle votives fit snugly in the springs while wine bottles nestled in nicely too... ...the rest of the table held wine glasses...lots of 'em!

Overhead view...here's a glass "spilling" over!

And what goes great with wine? Dessert of course! The evening ended with Warm Chocolate Melting Cake and ice cream - it was yummy! Sorry I don't have a photo (it was eaten in the blink of an eye!), but here's the recipe:

WARM CHOCOLATE MELTING CAKE

3/4 c. butter

6 oz. of semi-sweet baker's chocolate

4 eggs - AT ROOM TEMPERATURE

3/4 c. sugar

1/4 c. flour

Melt the chocolate with the butter in the micowave. Mix together. Add in the 4 eggs (very important: room temperature), sugar and flour. Mix on high until well blended. Pour into lightly greased ramekin dishes. This recipe will fill six ramekins. Bake at 390 degrees for EXACTLY 14 minutes. After a couple of minutes of cooling, the middle of the cake will fall. This is normal! Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve warm with ice cream. Enjoy!

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