Chawton Cottage ~ Discover Jane Austen During our recent trip to London, we had the opportunity to visit Jane Austen's home Chawton Cottage. It was an unexpected thrill. My husband Tom, was a good sport and went along without complaint. We spent the day with new friends who live in Southampton. I'm a huge Jane Austen fan, but didn't realize … [Read more...]
Venice Tablesetting
Venice Tablesetting I'm finally getting back to my last Ladies Lunch table ~ Venice table setting! My tour of Italy continued to Venice, another Italian city of art, architecture and Carnivale. Venice hosts one of the biggest pre-Lent carnivals in the world. So of course, decorated masks had to be a big part of the table. One night with … [Read more...]
Rome Table Setting
Rome Table Setting. My tour of Italy for the ACAP fundraiser took me to Rome, a city filled with art, architecture and history. My centerpiece is a collage of picture frames, some with pictures, most without. I thought about how to build this stand for a long time. I made several trips to the garden centers and finally found a vegetable … [Read more...]
Tuscany Table Setting
Tuscany Table Setting! I participated in a fund raiser for ACAP called Designing Women with a Cause, where 12 women set tables based on a country. I designed and decorated 3 Italian tables starting with Tuscany. If you know me, you know how much I love to set a beautiful table. I love the challenge of doing something that's never been done … [Read more...]
Star Spangled Tablesetting
Who doesn’t love The 4th of July? Picnics, parties and fireworks. Forget the paper plates and plastic forks. Be kind to the environment and easy on your wallet and set a patriotic table with found objects. Decorating with red, white and blue is easy. Since I'm into indigo this year, I started with denim placemats (a bargain at Goodwill for … [Read more...]
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