Corner of Plaid and Paisley

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

chicks

Spring Chick's Table

Ann @ Corner of Plaid and Paisley March 20, 2018

Happy first day of Spring!!

I am welcoming spring with a table full of soft, pastel yellows and pinks,

and of course, tulips.

This table got it's name for more than the fact that there are some adorable little chicks on the table.

But because my husband says no guy would ever want to sit at this table!

There for it became a Spring Chick's Table.

I am happy to be included in a wonderful Springtime Tablescape Hop put together by the wonderful and talented Chloe Crabtree from Decorate and Celebrate.

This is the second day of 22 bloggers showing wonderful spring tablescapes to inspire your decorating for the season. All of the links to the fabulous bloggers involved are at the end of this post for your enjoyment.

All of the pastel stripes just kind of fell in place after I found these two pitchers in HomeGoods last week.

My daughter had just given me a HomeGoods gift card for my birthday- but the last two or three times I had been in HomeGoods I really hadn't found anything. But Lo and Behold!! This time I hit the jackpot!

I found these pretty pale yellow and pink plates and the two pitchers that coordinated with them. My cart was full of finds, several things for future tables. But I still wasn't sure what I was going to use for a table cloth, until I walked next door into Stein Mart -

and found this beach towel!! It had the perfect stripes on it - I figured - why not - everyone is using scarves on tables - why not a beach towel!

The napkins I had, so I went down in my stash of things to find something special to use as a napkin ring. I found this spool of pastel striped ribbon I had left over from wrapping a baby gift and tied simple bows around the napkins.

For some place cards I got out my little Crayola watercolors and just quickly swished some pastel stripes on a piece of paper. It was dry in just a minute, then used a die cut to cut the tags out of my watercolor paper, wrote the names on with a light green marker and tied them onto the napkins.

I finished off the table with these beautiful tulips that just scream springtime in Ohio!

Although - since it is still snowing every other day here -these came from the grocery store and not my garden!!

Here are the links to all the blogs involved in this week's hop. Please check the other wonderful springtime tablescapes and see which one you like the best!

Monday

Red Cottage Chronicles | Everyday Living | Belle Blue Interiors | Home is Where The Boat Is | From My Carolina Home

Tuesday

Life and Linda | Our Crafty Mom | Corner of Plaid and Paisley | The Little Yellow Corner Store

Wednesday

Bluesky at Home | A casa di Bianca | The Painted Apron | At Home with Jemma | Knock it Off Kim

Thursday

Panoply | My French Twist | Around my Table | Loveland Lodge

Friday

Rustic & Refined | Celebrate & Decorate | Living With Thanksgiving | Me and My Captain

I hope your spring is just around the corner - if it hasn't arrived already!

I know we are certainly ready for warmer weather here.

Thanks for stopping by.

Ann

Sources:

Table covering - beach towel from Stein Mart

Chargers - Pier 1 Imports

Pastel Plates and Striped Pitchers - HomeGoods last week

Clear glass salad plates - Dutch Valley Gifts, Sugar Creek, Ohio - last summer

Glass Dessert Plates - The Peddler, Walnut Creek, Ohio - last summer

Napkins and flatware - HomeGoods - several years ago

Stemware - wedding gift 35 years ago!

I will be linking up with:

Celebrate Your Story @ Celebrate & Decorate

Happiness is Home Made @ BlueSky at Home

Wow US Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

Tablescape Thursday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Monday, March 12, 2018

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Nesting, Early Spring Tablescape

Ann @ Corner of Plaid and Paisley March 12, 2018

Welcome to my Early Spring Tablescape!

Since things have not really started turning green here - I am having a hard time going in that direction just yet. We are still in the grey stages up here in the north.

There seems to be a lot of nesting going on.

We are seeing the birds coming back and busying themselves with the important task of making new homes.

I am normally a very symmetrical person, so this table seems a bit wonky to me.

Not only did I offset the placemats, I also offset the plates to fit my napkin on the side.

It is hard enough for me to let the fact go, that I only have two utensils on the left and three on the right. This is like living dangerously for me!!

I just love these sort of woven wood nests, you should have seen me jump for joy when I saw that they weren't as expensive as I thought they were going to be, so I bit the bullet and bought one for each place setting.

I hope your getting your nest all ready for a wonderful spring!

Thanks for stopping by!

Ann

Sources:
Placemats and Napkins - Park Designs - The Peddler, Walnut Creek, Ohio

Wood Chargers -I received as a gift for Christmas a couple years ago
Blue plates - TJ Maxx - last week
Brown Plates - Tag - several years ago - The Peddler, Walnut Creek, Ohio
Blue dessert plates - Kirkland's several years ago
Flatware -HomeGoods - quite a few years ago
Napkin Rings - The Peddler, Walnut Creek, Ohio
Wood woven birds nests - Dutch Valley Gifts, Sugar Creek, Ohio

I will be linking up to the following parties:

The Scoop @ Confessions of a Plate Addict
Reader Tip Tuesday @ Jodie Fitz

Celebrate Your Story @ Celebrate and Decorate

Tablescape Thursday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Monday, March 5, 2018

spring

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Ann @ Corner of Plaid and Paisley March 05, 2018

We are celebrating St. Patrick's Day here!

With lots of clover,

and some very friendly leprechauns!

I am feeling extremely lucky!!

Maybe I should go by a lottery ticket!

But I am also feeling some extra fun is headed our way on St. Patrick's Day,

as I do every year, because it is my Birthday!

We always have fun and usually celebrate with some green beer.

I hope you feel just as lucky!

Cheers to a fun St. Patrick's Day!

Thanks for stopping by~

Ann

Sources:

Greenery placemats - Pier 1 Imports

Galvanized Chargers and cake stand - Joanne Fabrics - 2 years ago

White Chargers - Olde Time Pottery quite a few years ago

Green Plates by Sorrento - Butterchurn Kitchen Wares, Walnut Creek, Ohio

White Plates - Satin Weave by Oneida - Dutch Valley Gifts, Sugar Creek, Ohio

Clover Clusters - The Peddler, Walnut Creek, Ohio

Galvanized tins and napkins- Swiss Valley Lawn & Craft, Sugar Creek, Ohio

Flatware - Homegoods - last year

Leprechauns - Marcs - close out section

I will be linking up at the following parties:

The Scoop @ Confessions of a Plate Addict

Tablescape Thursday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Reader Tip Tuesday @ Jodie Fitz

Thursday, March 1, 2018

tablescape

When Life Hands You Flowers You Take Them!

Ann @ Corner of Plaid and Paisley March 01, 2018

What do you do at the end of your son's wedding and there are tons of flowers dumped out of their vases just laying on a table to be thrown out?

If you are like me, you snap those puppies up and throw them into some empty liquor boxes and cram them into your car with everything else, including wedding gifts, chalkboards and all the groomsmen tuxes.

Then hall them half way across the city, you make the valet parker wait while you unload them and try to get them up to your hotel room.

You fill your ice bucket with water and jam as many as you can in it. Then borrow you daughter's ice bucket only to realize that so far you only have a quarter of the flowers you hauled back in water!

I was fighting a loosing battle to get these flowers back home still alive!

Then of course the next morning - we all went to breakfast, then had to return the tuxes.

But I finally got to the flowers and played with them on Monday morning.

But they were beautiful!!! and I just couldn't leave them there on the table to be thrown out!!

The next day they were all dead!

I hope your having beautiful day!

Remember to water yourself so you don't start to droop.

Thanks for stopping by!

Ann

I have linked up to the following parties:
Tablescape Thursday @ Between Naps on the Porch
Amaze Me Monday @ DWELLINGS-the Heart of Your Home
Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch
The Scoop @ Confessions of a Plate Addict

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

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Wedding Stuff!

Ann @ Corner of Plaid and Paisley February 27, 2018

We celebrated a wonderful wedding this weekend!!

My son and his fiancé tied the knot and we could not be happier!

I had spent the last couple weeks working on wedding stuff and I thought I would share some things just in case someone would want to use the ideas for their wedding as well.

My favorite - The Chalkboard Sign

This was a fairly simple project and I loved how it turned out.

I bought the sandwich board in a shop in Amish country - I forget how much it was - but I do remember when my girlfriend and I saw it - we thought it was much cheaper then we thought we would have to pay - so we snapped it up.

I have lent it out for several weddings, but now I finally got to use it for my own son's wedding.

I printed out what I wanted to say on my Silhoutte.

The script font is Magnolia Sky and the print font is Surf Shack.

Then I used white Saral transfer paper and just went over the outline of the letters.

You can see how that looks on Jenna's name. Then you just have to color in your letters with a chalk marker. I have tried quite a few different chalk markers and like these Chalk Ink markers the best, they come in several different colors and widths.

Then I did some small chalkboards - we used these for both the rehearsal dinner and on the bar tables during cocktail hour. These are what I call cheater chalkboards!!

Because I just printed out the sayings on my Silhouette with a black background and white lettering- just cut them to the size of the chalkboard and used glue dots to adhere it to the board.

I use these small chalkboard easels over and over for basket raffles and buffet signs, and I found that this is a fast, easy way to make a cute sign.

I just embellished all the signs with some faux florals, again, using glue dots to adhere them so that I can take it apart and use it again - plus it is easier to transport the signs without the florals.

Nothing super special about my out of town guest bags.

I made a nice tag using the shape of Ohio. We included bags of pretzels, chocolates, some instant coffee single cup servings, individual Shout wipe packets and of course, personalized water bottles.

You see that same Magnolia Sky font, I just made a very plain band with their names and used very wide packing tape over the light weight card stock band.

This was another favorite of mine!! The Rehearsal Dinner dessert.

Not only because they were absolutely delicious, but they saved us quite a bit of money too!

Instead of paying another $6.95 for dessert at the restaurant we had the rehearsal dinner at - I packaged up these french twirl pastries I purchased at a local bakery for $1.49 each!

Again, I designed the tag on my Silhouette and added a sheer navy bow with a glue dot.

Sorry, no photos of the wedding couple - with them both being teachers, I respect their privacy on social media and try not to post anything with their photos.

I hope this helps anyone that maybe planning a wedding!

Thanks for stopping by!

Ann

Linked up to the following parties:
Celebrate Your Story! @ Celebrate & Decorate
Reader Tip Tuesday @ Jodie Fitz
Amaze Me Monday @ DWELLINGS - The Heart of Your Home
Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch
The Scoop @ Confessions of a Plate Addict

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

love

Romantic Valentine's Day Table for Two

Ann @ Corner of Plaid and Paisley February 07, 2018

Love is in the Air! And my husband is out of town!

Wait, that didn't sound right!!

Well, with Valentine's Day coming up and my husband out of town, it was perfect timing to move a small table into the living area and create a beautiful, romantic table for two in front of the fireplace.

The reason why I said it was good timing with my husband gone - was because I set up most of this on Super Bowl Sunday - in the room where he would be watching the big game - not the usual game time activity!

I am excited to be part of the Romantic Tablescape Blog Hop, hosted by the creative Chloe Crabtree from Celebrate and Decorate. There are 24 bloggers sharing their Valentine's inspiration for some very romantic table settings.

I hope you will enjoy browsing through all the links listed at the end of my post.

Hopefully we can enjoy a nice dinner at this table when he gets back, which will be before Valentine's Day.

While it is romantic by the fire, its also difficult to photograph!

So most of the photos here are during the day in the sunlight.

I loved the way these strings of hearts casted heart shaped shadows against the fireplace from the very bright snowy daylight streaming through the patio doors.

This table topper has been in my closet for a number of years. I bought it and a spool of ribbon that matched it in an after Christmas sale one year for a steal.

I made the napkin ring bows from the ribbon, used Dollar Tree votive holders and scattered some hearts I cut out of some sparkly paper to add some romantic touches to the table.

Embroidery hoops painted gold and embellished with some tiny roses and greenery make for an inexpensive way to decorate above the mantel. Simple candle sticks and a sign that says "I Still Fall for You Every Day" that I borrowed from our bedroom sit on the mantel.

Those strings of hearts turned out to be much more of a challenge than I thought they would be. I hung them from fishing line - but they kept twisting and turning. So I ended up cutting some narrow strips of acetate and ran those down the back. Luckily you don't really notice the acetate and it doesn't show at all in the photos.