Too Cute to Spook, Halloween Tablescape Blog Hop

Too Cute to Spook!Welcome to our Halloween Tablescape Blog Hop!I'm one to embrace the whimsical side of Halloween.Please join me for simple tray settings to celebrate  Halloween with a little cuteness.

Our precious long time friend Mary McCachern of Home is Where the Boat Is passed away on September 27th after a short illness.Mary will be greatly missed here in our tablescape community.Mary is a longtime cherished friend, and though we never met in person, we texted and emailed and shared a closeness with shared interests and love of gardening, celebrating holidays, and setting tables.  Mary's passing leaves another huge void in my life.  I see Mary in every beautiful flower, every lake view, every kindness she showed me though the decades we have shared a friendship across the miles.  My heart is broken!  Rest in peace, dearest friend.My sincere condolences to Mary's husband, David, and to her family.I know her girls, Chloe and Gracie, ran to greet our precious Mary that Sunday morning.  

Halloween is just weeks away.

A big thank you to our leader and hostess,

 Rita @ Panoply, the lady who keeps us organized and on track.

We have 12 tabletop stylists joining the hop today, with a void of missing our friend, Mary, who so loved Halloween.

Links are at the bottom of this post.

I purchased this stack of paper napkins several years ago, 

and they are the inspiration for my whimsical setting.

I've recently been inviting friends over for lunch on occasion to enjoy quiet conversation and catch up on daily life.

Rather than setting the table, I've been serving a light lunch

on individual trays so we can enjoy lunch out on the sun porch.

I found some paper hand towels that have a cute whimsical

border with more "Too Cute to Spook" figures.  I love the muted stripe background and that each end has this same cute border.

Years ago, the Quimper factory FAB in Quimper, France, created a pair of Halloween plates with whimsical witches.

This one with a jack-o-lantern border.

The other with a border of little ghosts.

Then I topped each with a MacKenzie-Childs heart plate,

in the limited production Ginger Check.

Candy Corn mugs for coffee and a sweet treat 

of orange soda for our beaverages.

I added a little more whimsey with these 

straw toppers from the $ bin at Target.

Just a little extra for our 

sweet orange soda.

I used my Arte' Italica Crown Linen checkered napkins

with simple pewter napkin rings and mother-of-pearl flatware.

Whimsical cookies are our dessert.

You pick!

Puppy in a ghost costume.   .   .

Or a candy corn creature?

Let me know your favorite in the comments.

I have a pair of these darling Halloween doggie dish towels

that I thought would be fun as chair covers.

What do think?

More whimsey in the dining room with cute boxes filled with flowers, 

a little Halloween tree, and MKC crows ready to celebrate. 

Thank you for your visit today.

Please leave a comment to let me know you stopped by and

include your name if you do not have a blog account.

Please click the links below to enjoy my friends' tables

Panoply - Skeleton Duet Halloween Tablescape

Life and Linda - Phantom of the Opera Tablescape

Hyacinths for the Soul - Too Cute to Spook   (You Are Here)

Me and My Captain - Happy Ghosts Visit the Moon of the High Mountain Desert of New Mexico

Red Cottage Chronicles - A Charming Halloween Tea Party

The Cat's Whiskerz - A Witchy Halloween Tablescape

Corner of Plaid and Paisley - A Bit of Scare in that Scarecrow

Olla-Podrida - Haunted House Tablescape for Halloween

My Thrift Store Addiction - Charlotte the Spider and a Whimsical Garden Party

Dinner at Eight - There's a Full Moon Rising . . .

Thrifting Wonderland - All Hallows Eve Thrifted Tablescape

The Bookish Dilettante - Tablescape for Spooky Season: El Día de los Muertos

Happy Halloween and don't forget to

add a touch of whimsey!