Autumn Bliss Table

             
                  My Favorite color is blue and this is the first year I've tried blue as an
       Autumn decor color. I love the traditional colors of the Season (Christmas too).
      Just every once in a while I like change things up at Christmas. Keeps the creative
     bug going and not so boring.

                      This is the inspiration for the table.  I wanted to do a table with my glasses
             and was waiting for the right time. Well, one day I wandered into my local a Pier 1
            store and saw these plates, knowing exactly how to style them on my table.
                                        

        
                 This year Pier 1 gave me the 'I can do'  Blue with these salad plates.
        I paired them blue Anchor Hocking plates. Only I didn't have any, so I went online
       and found some dinner plates for the setting.

              During the search I found these salt and pepper shakers, the caps are cracked so
 I will have to find new caps. What really matters is that I love them.

               The glasses I've had for ages - a White Elephant gift exchange that I
    was happy to have pick.

              Created a center piece with a light blue ceramic pumpkin, a couple of sunflowers,
    mini twig pumpkins, and Harvest Angel figures, all arranged on a piece of scrunched up burlap.

               Added a few other  necessary elements and voila a Blue table setting. I love it!!
    Thank you Pier 1 for a lovely table.

              Now I just need to get a few more Salad plates so I can have a full table. I just got
     the 2 plates for this Autumn table.
          


                              until next table,
                                            Mia
                           

a Fall Table

2nd photo shoot

           This is the Table. Only I still wondered what made it not
                        'me rushing to share'   -  it's the lighting. Let me show you....

1st photo shoot

          

2nd photo shoot

                This is the 'center stage' , I have seen this idea for several years on Pinterest; an
          awesome source to copy.. er... get inspiration.  I was just excited once I found these
          cute little pumpkins with a shiny glaze, I focused on the plates.

1st photo shoot

           2 photo shoots  later & the 1st had several looks:

               I bought the gold charger at a Dollar Tree store, white plates are Sis's, the Botanical
               Pumpkin is from last years design from Walmart, the pumpkin is from the 99cent Store
               also from Walmart are (an Everyday use) the white napkins & silverware, the ribbon was
               purchased last year.
                                                              then I notice....
   

           no glasses, I forgot to put them on the table and I was happily snapping away. I would
            have to start over. So here we are days later with glasses and a few changes....
         Sis bought some new white plates, more pumpkins, and the glasses.

                
                      These pumpkins are a part of an ever growing collection.

     
                I started with a white table clothe only it seem pretty basic, boring in fact.
      It made everything look a creamy white and pumpkin orange. The lighting wasn't helping it shadowed everything, giving it a 'blended' look.

     
               Here the green table clothe and the light makes the place
       settings stand out.

                    

                     
                      The new white plates. Prefect.


 This is where I have been lately...
 

      
         My Mother.... she's gone, passed away a few weeks ago; as I was editing this story.
   Please be patience with me for my next table. As always I want to bring good ideas of
   keeping an Artistic Home.



                       until next time,
                                    Mia