A big HELLO and WELCOME! Some of you, I already know, some not yet, but I hope after today, we can all be great blog buddies! And if you have never heard of SITS, then you should so click on the icon above and get commentin' cuz that's what it's about, becoming a part of the commenting sisterhood! Some blogger I know compared commenting to chocolate and how she loves chocolate, and another, to being the life of a blog, so you know how excited I am to "read" you all here! I think comments are such a great alternative to an "early morning, but no longer groggy" coffee buzz; though, I am not a fan... ;-)
This little corner of Blogland is where I collect posts on my TABLESCAPING ADVENTURES! I am the crazy (creative) lady who makes my husband ask, "What Now?" Yes, I love to decorate and all that homey stuff, but since you can only do so much when you have no money and you're in a temporary dwelling, tabletop designing is my next love! The other part of me, I'm a SAHM to three, who's been married to a great man for over twelve years! Oh yeah, I'm crazy about purple and I'm not too girly! We're talking "jeans and t-shirt" anytime, baby!
Heather and Tiffany of SITS (The Secret's in the Sauce), so made my day when I got the email that I'll be featured today and since today is the normal day to do tablescapes, perfect! *woot woot* I didn't have to mess up my hair in coming up with what to wow you with. I'll just do another tablescape or a wonderful placesetting! (oh no, I'm choosing, that could lead to more thinking...)LOL
Ok, first some refreshment... "Brain", what can we serve all these wonderful SITS VIPs? How about some ice cold lemonade! "Brain", you're a genius! Oh, yeah, "Brain" is the other master of this themed blog, she makes sure that I don't overspend on our growing collection of tabletop goodies and that I take lots of pictures! We make a great team, ask anybody! :-)
As you know, tablescaping extends to being the best hostess you can be, so of course I have the "tried and true" cold lemonade to greet you with! Enjoy!
Then join me for some great food (did you bring some? LOL), after all, you are the "Star of the Day" just for stopping by! Which by the way is the theme of this placesetting! Clever, huh? The hubs told me do a Martha Stewart table, but with two smallish kiddos running around, time is the first thing to go out the window! (No wonder time flies!) *wink*...so sit down and enjoy your stay!
My style is thrifty, doable and spans all styles. Let's take this placesetting for example... the plates, from Ambiance called, "Aristocrat" in yellow, I got from Ebay for only $1.87 a piece!
The "Life" placemat, FREE since I won it from another great blogger, the goblet, Gorham's "Rose Serenade", I found at Tuesday Morning for only $4; normally $10!
Faux flowers and Libbey's "Star" bowl, Dollar Tree for $1 each and the red Kitchen waffle weave towel for a napkin, Target clearance for 50 cents!
If you ever need ideas for your next table, then this is one of the great stops for you! I do mean only one as there are lots of talented tablescapers or thrifty queens out there, like our lovely meme hosts for today, Susan and Leigh!
This is the day where all lovers of tablescaping get together and "wow" each other through each table. There are no hard fast rules, just have fun and don't be afraid to use what you already have. As long as you can tell the readers how you arrived at your tablescape design thought process, you got us drooling!
Especially me, I love to learn how others think about the way they see things. That's why I started blogging about my tabletop designs. So I can learn more techniques!
Now don't forget to explore the "TABLESCAPE TOUR" on the sidebar to see my other tablescapes! Why not just show you pictures? Well, clicking is half the fun, right? ;-)
Enjoy, linger and make sure you come back now, you hear? Oh and don't forget the award I have for you on the sidebar, you earned it by visiting! You are fab-u-lous!
Thanks for sharing my great day, everybody! SITS Rocks!
Happy SITS Day! :) Can't wait to check out your blog! Looks beautiful already! Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteI love it! I don't think I've ever seen a blog about tablescapes! Did you make up that word:) Hope you get hundreds of comments on your day in the sun!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, no I didn't make up the word... Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWelcome, welcome!
Love your lemony tablescape, Chandy! The yellow plate is very pretty...Christine
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for a blog. Congratulations on being the featured blogger.
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS Day! Enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day ; -) Very unique blog here.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat and unique blog! This is something I don't have a lot of skill with on my own, so a little help is more than appreciated! I'll be back!
ReplyDeleteStar of the Day - I like that idea very much so :-) And to have a plate/bowl shaped like it just adds to the "whimsiness" (LoL if there is such a word).
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love the yellow plate with the white piping. It's lovely and the swirls looks so elegant. Kinda like a fondant cake. Like I said, love, loveeeeeeeeeeeeee the plate LoL
yea! congrats on being the fabulous featured blogger! i am lovin all your tablescapes. such a great idea for a blog, so original.
ReplyDeleteHi from N Ireland, and lovely to "meet" you.
ReplyDeleteI only recently discovered what the word tablescape meant.
Thanks for that delicious lemonade.
Off to take a wee peak at the rest of your blog :)
OooOOOhhhHHHhh! How fun! now this I could get in to! :-)
ReplyDeleteStopping by from SITS! Hope you have a great time being FB and have a Happy SITS Day!
everything is so pretty!!! Congrats on being featured! Off to look around!!
ReplyDeleteHappy FB day! I love your blog's design :)
ReplyDeleteyour blog is interesting and i luv the layout
ReplyDeleteWhat a tottaly cool blog you have!!
ReplyDeleteHappy sists day!!
Happy SITS day!!
ReplyDeleteHi there. so we shop at the same stores!!! Good job on the scape. Congrats on your Sits feature!!
ReplyDeleteCheers
Brittany
http://www.papermoonies.blogspot.com
Hi! Happy SITS day! Your blog is so sweet and adorable. x
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day! I'll be back tomorrow to take a look around - I'm exhausted at the moment :)
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day...enjoy being famous today...
ReplyDeletehappy sits day! love your ebay bargains!
ReplyDeleteCOngrats on being today's Featured Blogger. :D
ReplyDeleteFrom a SITSta :)
I love your blog's theme! Congrats on your featured day!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being the SITS FB today!!! I just love and admire all the tablescapes I see on the net!
ReplyDeleteInteresting! I'd love to be invited to a party at your house! Enjoy your SITS day:)
ReplyDeleteHey first of all congrats on it being your day an'all. Now I never knew actually that tablescapers exists and that is soooo great I love to make up the table real nice when I have people but since I got only 1 dinner set I find it boring now hehe but I might getsome cool ideas from here... will pass by again for sure :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being the FB from SITS! I'd love to be able to do some cool tablescapes, but I just don't have the storage space for all the cool decorations.
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS Day!! Enjoy!!
ReplyDeletecongrats- looks great- off to read more!!
ReplyDeleteMy very first day with SITS and I get to "find" you and your lovely tablescapes!
ReplyDeleteI get comments about my formal dining room tablescape all the time, but I'm a tad bit embarrassed to say that I have not re-done it since Christmas. YIKES! So, I'm off to pursue your fabulous blog and seek out inspiration and knowledge. Oh, and thanks for the lemonade. Maybe someday I will be the FB and you can drop by my neck of the woods for a Long Island Lemonade, cuz that's how we roll up here!
Have a wonderful SITS day. Great ideas for entertaining!
ReplyDeleteComing over from SITS. I have some bloggy buddies who post their tablescapes and I always wish I had that creativity.
ReplyDeleteOur wedding china is very similar!
Have a great day and congrats on being the featured blogger!
Beth
Oh, boy, am I excited! I want to have my dining room table "set" for show all the time, (like in the magazines) but don't know where to start. I have a feeling that combing this blog will help a lot!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a happy SITS day full of bloggy love :)
Hi "crazy lady" SITS girl, you're too funny and cute! What a great idea for a blog, I love this stuff!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the SITS feature! Love the tablescape post. And the picture of lemonade- I used it in one of my blogs as well- isn't it totally divine!?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Lemonade and Happy SITS Day!
ReplyDeleteA few years ago I do not think I could have need myself obsessed with someone else's obsession about tablescapes... but I am now.
ReplyDeleteThis is just great. I think I could learn a lot from here. For the last couple of years I have been picking up clearance odds and ends with the hope that I could for once put a tablescape together for one of our weekend get-togethers.
I am going to browse your place & pick up some techniques.
~SITS~
As my Mom would say, "What a lovely presentation!" Congrats on your FB Status, SITSta!
ReplyDeleteWow! I've never seen a blog devoted to tablescapes, and I must say that I'm loving yours! You have really great ideas here, and I especially appreciate your tips on how to create amazing tablescapse on a budget. I will definitely be utilizing your ideas for my next shindig. Thanks for sharing! Nice to meet you via SITS!
ReplyDeleteLOVe your blog! Thanks to SITS for finding you for me!!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving all the glass ware on your side bar. I collect milk glass and anything Fenton. Lots of depression glass.
Happy SITS day! Purple is my favorite color too. Off to look around!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being Saucy today! I'm looking forward to browsing around your site.
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day! Love your blog!!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day! Congrats on being FB:)
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day! Your blog looks fabulous! I am going to follow along and read more of it!
ReplyDeletestopping by from SITS! congrats on being featured!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your SITS day! What a great blog. I am so glad they featured you. I can't wait to take your Tablescape Tour.
ReplyDeleteI've seen your blog before..it's a great reference for cool table settings. Congrats on being saucy today...enjoy everyone gawking at your tablescapes...you deserve it.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog and the idea of tablescapes! I'm here from SITS and Congrats on being the featured blog today!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great and simple blog idea!!! Love tablescapes and how fun it can be settng the table! Enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteHappy Day for you! Congrats! I am a former restaurant and hotel owner who is also an Organized Living Expert...so tablescapes is right up my alley! I will be checking back as well.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat blog! congrats on your feature today!
ReplyDeleteyeah for happy FB day at SITS!!! it's awesome...enjoy! love your ideas...and when my kids won't destroy the tablescapes, i will def use some of your ideas! good stuff! beautiful!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being the FB! I am ready to explore your blog!
ReplyDeleteGood morning...Happy SITS day. Cute blog design. I'm off to check you out. Have a great day.
ReplyDeletecongrats on your SITS feature and great tablescape ideas!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you are being represented through SITS! I NEED HELP in this area! lol Tons of ideas, just can't get them to the "table" hehe Looking forward to getting to know you!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day!
ReplyDeletehappy sits!!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day! I have visited before and been totally amazed by your creativity and thriftiness!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely, clever blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your tablescraps! :)
Ginger
Happy SITS day in the sun! Little details make a home cozy and inviting. I'm always looking for ideas to create that atmosphere. What great details!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog!!! Happy SITSday!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the drink. What a different blog. I love all of the dishes and savings you have. I am happy to have met you. Have a great SITS Day...
ReplyDeleteLove your ideas... happy SITS day!!!
ReplyDeleteI've used your ideas before.. and NOW you've got your SITS day! ENJOY!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS Day!! I absolutely love your site and will most definitely be back as I need ideas of what to put on my wedding registry!!
ReplyDeleteYou have a wealth of information around here. Love it!
ReplyDeleteStopping by from SITS to say hi and congratulations on your day!
Chandy! Love that fresh and inviting placesetting. Cute stripes and even cuter plate! Love it.
ReplyDeleteHappy Tablescape Thursday...
XO,
Sheila... don't forget to link up! ;-)
Happy SSSITs feature Day!
ReplyDeleteI have been here before - lurkingabout at all your pretty things!
I'm going to poke around some more now!
Congrats on the SITS feature! I love to decorate and redecorate and my husband is always asking me "Whats next?"! Love the blog!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog name. We could all use a little help when it comes to setting a great table and entertaining. Thank you for sharing your great ideas with us all.
ReplyDeleteWhen we lived in the States I was obsessed with decorating my table. I'd change it all the time and loved doing it. I enjoyed your blog very much! Hope you have a great SITS day!
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Hello! Stopping by from SITS to say hi!
ReplyDeleteI've been by several times in the past, but wanted to be sure to wish you a happy SITS day.
ReplyDeleteChandy, this is just a fabulous post. I love it. Your yellow plates are so pretty, I LOVE them. Your are always so much fun and this post was too. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your SITS day! Can't wait to see more tablescapes! And thanks for the lemonade, it's my favorite.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your SITS day.
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely a memorable place to be!
Congrats on your day! Love your layout!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on FB day! The lemonade looks good.
ReplyDeleteHappy Feature Day!!! What a fantastic blog, I love tablescapes so I defiantly be following. Enjoy your day :)
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS Day!! Enjoy all the bloggy goodness of each new comment!
ReplyDeleteYou have a wonderful blog!
Congrats to you! :) How fun!! I love your blog and hope you have a fantastic day!
ReplyDeleteYour blog is full of such easy and great ideas. Way to go SITSah!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being in the spotlight at SITS! enjoy the day!
ReplyDeleteMy family is so luckily when there are actually plates on the table instead of paper ones, lol. I really need to get more creative.
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS Day! Enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS Day. Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteCame from SITS to say hi! Have a great day being featured! Love your tablescapes!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS Day! Great blog, and wonderful suggestions!
ReplyDeleteCome visit - I love Company!
I never knew tablescapes could be so fun, some days we don't even sit at the table... i'm so embarassed... I will certainly be back for ideas! Happy SITS day!!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS DAY! I love your tablescapes idea! Do you like wine? Come by and pay me a visit at vinobodega1.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your SITS day - you are way crafty!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your SITS day! I'm sooooo bookmarking your blog....I am completely uncreative when it comes to this kind of stuff. And we need new dinnerware and other things but I don't wanna spend too much money so obviously your blog is going to help me tremendously!!!
ReplyDeleteOk...you are my new best friend! I love tablescape!! It is my secret passion.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your SITs feature! I hope you enjoy your day in the sun:-)
Stopping by from SITS on your bloggy day! Have a good day.
ReplyDeleteWonderful table setting ! Just lovely ! I feel like a SUPERSTAR SISTA !!! Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being FB today! I hope you have a Happy SITS day!!
ReplyDeleteI love tablescapes although I lack the decorative gene. So now I am off to check out your tablescapes tour!
I love a thrifty, creative Mom! Tuesday Mornings is the best to fin great stuff. Fun blog!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so simple, fresh & perfect for summer. I love it!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day! Love the ideas and I love decorating a table for entertaining!! Great ideas!
ReplyDeleteGood for you, you are the FB! Love your entertaining ideas!
ReplyDeleteVery cute blog... happy sits day!
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Happy SITS day! You have some great entertaining ideas!
ReplyDeleteHello and congrates on being the feature blogger:) Thought I'd drop in see your site and it's amazing!!! I want everything I see, I'm just tired of paperplates:) Have a great day and I look forward to reading more posts!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun blog! A great place to gather ideas...or just dream! I'm afraid my table decor is limited to matching plastic divider plates (Walmart) and unmatching plastic tumblers of various sizes, but I love to make the serving table look welcoming. You have a great eye and fantastic sense of color and texture!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thursday and have a fantastic week!!!
I think you need to talk to Sandra Lee from "Semi Homemade" about table scapes. Yours are MUCH, MUCH better than hers!! : )
ReplyDeleteHAPPY SITS DAY!
Love those yellow plates!
ReplyDeleteCome see the great indiv covered casseroles I snagged!
I think I'll have a glass of lemonade, please.
ReplyDeleteThanks to all of you who stopped by! I can't wait to be able to visit and thank everyone in their blogs!
ReplyDeleteVery cute blog!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love your blog! You had me at food.
ReplyDelete~WOOHOO Chandy! Congrats on your SITS feature my friend! Well deserved with all the gorgeous tablesapes you create and inspire us with.
ReplyDeleteI adore your latest one as well.
~Enjoy your special day! ~Melissa :)
Enjoy your SISTS day in the spotlight! :)
ReplyDeleteFun blog, but now I covet all your gorgeous plates. Makes me want to go shopping... and then have a tea party. And congrats on the SITS nod! Great exposure for such a creative blog.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.hotpieceofsass.com/
What an unusual concept for a blog. Love it! Congrats on your sits day!
ReplyDeleteHave a great SITS day! I usually greet with tea pr coffee myself...but lemonade seems brilliant for the summer!
ReplyDeleteT.
Congrats on your special day:) I always like to see what you are tablescaping.
ReplyDeleteJoyce
Thanks for the nicest welcome EVER!!!! LOVED the tablescape as well....SO cute! (And affordable is always nice too!)
ReplyDeleteYOu have such a great blog with so many fantastic ideas...I'll be back to visit soon!!! :)
Have a wonderful SITS Day!
You always do such a nice table, even if you are a jeans and t-shirt gal :) Love the placemats you won. It's always so great to win something that you can actually use!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your big SITS day!!!! Enjoy it! Pretty site!
ReplyDeleteLovely blog
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day!!
ReplyDeleteLove it!! Happy sits day!
ReplyDeleteHi Chandy...I love the place setting! Wish I had a glass of that lemonade! It looks so refreshing!
ReplyDeleteNow this is what I'm talking about! The table settings are marvelous! I look forward to reading more, congrats on your SITS Day!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I love those yellow dishes!
ReplyDeleteKatherine
Congrats on being the FB at SITS! I love the purple set in the upper right, but it is my fav color.
ReplyDeleteChandy--You go girl!! Congratulations on SITS--I really do feel as if it is a sisterhood!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being today's FB!!! Great blog!! I makes me think of when I managed the housewares boutique... no table ever looked the same.
ReplyDeleteHello ladies, good afternoon and yes, enjoy some lemonade and more tablescapes!
ReplyDeleteHappy Featured Blog Day! I LOVE that table setting. It's unique and cheerful. Now, time to browse around!
ReplyDeleteYour blog is beautiful, and I love the tips!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful site!!! Really fun! I am always looking for a great table setting...especially around holidays. I will have to bookmark you and come back.
ReplyDeleteGod bless-
Amanda
Congratulations, Chandy for being chosen the most wonderful one! I joined SITS but just didn't get too involved! Love your table setting - everything - the dishes, place mat just all of it! Congratulations again, my sweet friend!
ReplyDeletebe a sweetie,
shelia ;)
What a cool blog!!! Tablescapes!! love it! happy SITS day!
ReplyDeleteHello to all again! And thank you, I am so happy!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Chandy! Your blog looks great and so does your place setting. Love that yellow plate! laurie
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS Day!
ReplyDeleteyour tablescape is waaaaaaay classier than mine would ever hope to be- plastic place mats anyone? And thanks for the award :D
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS Day, what a unique blog idea!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your SITS day, SITStah! This blog is so adorable! I love the double post badge :)
ReplyDeleteSUCH A FUN OBSESSION! THIS IS GREAT EYE CANDY TO GET ME IN THE MOOD...TO DECORATE!
ReplyDeleteWell congrats on the SITS nod. Gonna prowl around a bit.
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day.
ReplyDeleteNow I know who to come to when I have a table needs.
Actually I have one right now. I just read that melamine plastic plates are like SUCKY for kids/people. Do you have any alternatives? That are unbreakable and cheap?
Congrats! A blog only about tablescapes ...what could be better!! I'm into the same thing! Great "star" setting!
ReplyDeleteDD
This is awesome! I am so not great at tablescapes, but you have given me some great ideas for the birthday dinner party i am throwing for the husband next week!
ReplyDeleteThank you to all of you great and wonderful SITStahs! You so made my day that much more special! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI just love your Bio because I often make my husband say "What Now?" as well....that is too funny. Keep up the great work, I love what your writing about and you're a hoot to read!
ReplyDeleteHello, Chandy!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are working on another wonderful tablescape for CIJ on Saturday.
I love visiting you blog.
Thanks, Printer! You know I am!...
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day!
ReplyDeleteHoly smokes girl! I had to scroll down for eternity before I could comment. All these comments. I saw SITS on Pink Ink's blog before. Maybe I'll check it out again.
ReplyDeleteHi Marivic! I had so much fun reading all of them! Thanks, your comment made it that much more special!
ReplyDeleteTablescapes, wow, I never knew that term even existed. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to congratulate you on your SITS day/feature. What a lovely community of which to be a part and what a lovely blog you have. Tablescapes, humm.
Hey Girl! Congrats on being the FB! Better late than never huh? :) Hope to come back here more often. I'm struggling to get back to blogging!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous and fun!! Congrats on your SITS day!! =D
ReplyDeleteHello Maricris and Megan! Welcome and please do come back often! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHi, Chandy! Well am I honored you gave me a visit! Wow 160 comments! I must be doing something wrong! lol Don't you just love reading the comments! I have had my four grandchildren for 12 hours a day for several weeks and exhausted! Praying for a sitter! I may have them for 3 more weeks,then one goes to a new daycare where she is on list, and hopefully the 4 year old will get into the Kindergarten, we all want. But I am running out of time. I have been to Doc, and begged for a few more months to to work on therapy, before surgery. Wish granted! I scheduled to go for a major major surgery mid September. I have so much I want to do before, in our remodel of our old bungalow! I drove to a small town, went to bank, post office and Freds, I was too tired to shop, for I had children all day, and made hubby keep them for an hour, then I got back and the 23 month said Hold Hold, I felt so bad about leaving her! My first outing by myself in over four years! I am thinking about getting dressed and going back, for I did see a tray I would like! I love your Christmas Tablescape, adore the leaf and bird tea lights! The table was just lovely! You could use it any day! Warms the heart. I also loved the star, and those Yellow dishes are wonderful. I want a set of Yellow, I going back and see the name of them. Loved the children on the horse! You have beautiful children! Take after Mom! Wow you had so much I hope I not forgetting something! Now I am not sure what the SITS day is, will go back and try and figure it out!
ReplyDeletePS: I think a lot about what you said in your comment on My Lady Hope Article, about faith, hope and clarity! You gave me something else to keep my hope and faith and love, clarity! I would love to write it on my side bar, let me know if you do not mind, I love all your Tablescapes! I love how you told where you keep your dishes and china. I have plenty of room, just need to redo my wall of cabinets. I just got through taking out a window to place my old mantle and to add book shelves on each side, then I can clean out my studio before surgery, and hope to get some sewing in. So hard with my lovely Grandchildren! Trying to get some of the remodel done! Sorry about my comment letter, I had no time to visit! OK I love to talk, I admit it! lol My daughter wants me to come redo the decor in her home, Wow when am I going to fit it all in. Got go take another look! Katherine
Lady Katherine you are welcome here anytime!
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