Tablescapes

Happy Monday!  Before I finalize my notes for tonight's presentation to the Romeo Monday Club [I hope to take pictures], I thought I'd write a quick blog post from the weekend.

I made tea for 104 guests at The Whitney on Saturday - one bridal tea and two seatings for Mansion Tea.  It was a busy day!  We have so many bridal teas these days.  They've become a lot more popular than brunch.  I'm always too busy to take photos, but there've been some lovely tea-themed tablescapes by those hosting the event.  One of the servers [whose name also happens to be Kristin] took photos of the tea last Saturday and sent them to me.

Each lady in attendance received a teacup in a lovely round box to take home along with a teapot or teacup shaped decorated cookie.  The floral centerpieces were in teapots and were given away as prizes.

When I got home from work I set my own table for Jerry's 75th [and Steve's 52nd] birthday dinner.  There were 10 for dinner.  It was dark outside when I took the pictures [it's pitch dark at 6:00 o'clock now with the time change], hence the dark living room in the background. The menu was seafood lasagna [shrimp and crab], chicken casserole [for the non-seafood eaters], corn pudding, and toss salad.  Dessert was a version of Boston Cream pie made in cake layers instead.  

I was too busy to take pictures of the family after they arrived, but we had a great time together.  We sat around the table talking for over three hours after eating.

Landon shares the same birthday with his Papa, but his dad took him to a football game in Las Vegas for his birthday present [Raiders vs. KC Chiefs].  While we were eating dinner Jeremy sent his well-wishes to everyone via a text and included a picture of Landon enjoying the pool at their lodging.  The temps were in the 80's compared to our 39 degrees and snow flurries!  I think it's safe to say Landon had a very nice 13th birthday!

A friend who lives in California, and was a Sandy Clough tea lady in 2004 with me, posted pics from a fundraiser tablescaping event she participated in.  She set three tables and her Gingerbread House table took third place.  The pics are so cute I had to share them.  As much as I'd like to, I'm NOT going to start collecting gingerbread themed dishes and linens.  Will someone please hold me accountable to that statement! ;-)

The dishes are by Sandy Clough but were not a part of the sales kit.  She designed them before she started her company.  I have the teapot and cups and saucers, but not the dinner plates.  I love the candy cane handles on the teacups.