Saturday, October 24, 2015

Witches Tea Party ~ 2015






Come on in

the party is about to begin.





Members of the Black Hat Society 

have been seen arriving at various parties.

Many with black cats frocking along!





And, yes, of course!

All dogs are welcome to join the fun.





Vanessa @ A Fanciful Twist

is hosting her annual

Witches Tea Party!

Thank you, Miss Vanessa!





Cleo and some of the "girls" here at

Hyacinths for the Soul

have prepared a simple tea tray

in hopes you will join them.





Nothing too fancy!

Miss Tilly made some sweet treats,

and Greta brewed a fresh pot of her favorite tea.





Of course the

 black and white theme

was totally the girls' idea.






They flew straight to the cupboard for their

favorite Courtly Check tea service.





Like I said,

nothing too fancy.






But they do love the beautiful

brass and carved cinnabar finial on top.





The "girls" chose to use our

best black plaid china.





Care for milk and sugar with your tea?

One lump or two?





French Macaroons are Miss Tilly's speciality.

Lemon ~ Passion Fruit ~ Salted Caramel ~ Chocolate

Yum and Double Yum!





And what's a tea party 

without a sprinkling of candy corn?





Grab your broom and 


to wisk yourself over to all the other 

Witches Tea Parties.

Thanks for stopping by!

 Happy Halloween!

Also Joining




Continue Reading....
60 comments
Labels: , , ,

Friday, October 23, 2015

W is for Witch


W is for Witch

I'm not one to embrace the scary side of Halloween,

but I do enjoy the whimsy and make believe

fun to be celebrated at Halloween.  

If you do too, take note.




Vanessa @ A Fanciful Twist 

is hosting her annual Witches Tea Party.

Certainly there will be lots of creative ideas

and artistic fun from this master party hostess.

Come back Saturday, October 24 for a cup of tea.



In the meantime click here

  to meet the sweet, fanciful girls

who always show up for Halloween here 

 at Hyacinths for the Soul.



Join Miss Cleo here for

 Tea for Two and Witches Brew





If a picnic is more your style,

 you can join all the girls here for

 Eat, Drink, and Be Witchy.


Do plan to join us for tea on Saturday!

 Joining
Vintage Charm @ Charm Bracelet Diva





Continue Reading....
35 comments
Labels: , , , ,

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

V is for Velvet Pumpkins




V is for Velvet
~ Velvet Pumpkins ~

I succumbed to the spell 
of velvet pumpkins several years ago when
I purchased a group with the intention of using
them as the center piece down a long table
for a birthday luncheon I was hosting that October.

As it turned out,  there was not sufficient
space on the table for a gathering of velvet pumpkins.
Instead, I grouped them together on the mantel that fall.

I mixed in bittersweet, Mr. Pudge, and 
faux candles with a birch bark covering.

Since that first year, I've simplified the mantel display
using the antique French balance scale to hold
a few of the velvet pumpkins and touches of bittersweet.

I like to nestle the pumpkins into
a soft bed of Spanish moss.

Using less on the mantel allows me to use the velvets in other
ways, depending on what inspiration strikes my fancy.

Sometimes I tuck them into
flower arrangements.

Or gather them near a vase of 
fresh flowers for added interest.

Even one or two anchors a vase of
flowers with a touch of autumn.

One or two pumpkins can also add a festive 
touch for fall within vignettes.

This fall I added a few to the
shelves in the bamboo cabinet on the sun porch.

It's easy to tuck them in here and there among
the items already on the shelves in a cabinet or on bookshelves.

Velvet pumpkins are made with luscious colors
and real pumpkin stems that have been dried.
I like the natural element and the whimsey of the
shapes and textures of the real stems.

I'm always on the watch for fresh ideas.
This was a table from the Nashville Antique and Garden Show.
The dealer used varying heights of footed compotes or
cake stands to stack the velvet pumpkins for a centerpiece.

This store display offered a touch of whimsey
with this squirrel and velvet pumpkins made in leopard print.
Leopard isn't really my style, but
I was tempted to add one or two of these.

I have an entire Pinterest Board dedicated
to ideas of how others use their velvet pumpkins.
One of my favorite pins is this one from 
Edith and Evelyn Vintage.
It may not be all that practical, but 
I'm drawn to the contrast of the texture of the
luxe of the velvet pumpkins and the gold wash frame
against the rustic of the burlap on the chair.
You can see more beauty at Edith and Evelyn Vintage HERE.

My friend, Yvonne @ Stone Gable
shared five beautiful ways to style
velvet pumpkins HERE.

Velvet pumpkins offer an elegant 
understated touch of autumn.
Stop by my Pinterest Board to see more.

https://www.pinterest.com/hyacinth2/velvet-pumpkins/


Joining
Vintage Charm @ Charm Bracelet Diva

Continue Reading....
64 comments
Labels: , , ,

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

U is for Unique Tablescapes


Unique ~ 

being only one of its kind;

 unlike anything else




The Annual Fall Round Top Antiques Week

offers a unique opportunity to see

an interesting assortment of vintage and antique items.

Uncommon objects, if you will! 

I found myself snapping photos of the unique tablescapes

seen in many of the dealer booths this year at 

 Marburger Farm Antique Show.






Obviously these tablescapes are not

ones created for actual meals, but rather ones styled

to show case items for sale and to draw

perspective buyers into the booths to shop,

though the inspiration gleaned is notable.

The large chicken feeder filled with natural

elements and used as a centerpiece could easily translate 

to one's own farm table as would the idea of

vintage bottles used as candlesticks.





Another dealer was selling these 

vintage metal gauge plates. 





As well as these interesting 

vintage blue glass bottles.





This table immediately caught my eye with

its pops of blue, the feathers, the brown transfer ware 

paired with white ironstone, wonderful old silver flatware, 

 and the clever use of the gauge plates.





Then later, the table above must have sold,

so the dealer recreated the tablescape onto this chippy blue table.

Love the addition of the paper placemats.

Did you notice the clever use of the individual pages

from the 1800s hymnal?  





Simplicity here with the various wooden mallets

to accent the vintage white ironstone plates.





This glass top table setting incorporated rustic touches 

of vintage almanacs from the 1800s and

an assortment of vintage flatware 

presented in little burlap bags.





A touch of glamor with shabby chic 

for this table that featured

 a mix of seashells and shed antlers.

Notice the feather decor atop the white pumpkin.





Vintage hymnals with baby pumpkins

added a touch of seasonal color to this old farm table,

while the vintage wooden horse was the obvious focus.





How clever this display is!

The simplicity of the bare table and minimal

use of objects drew my attention to the old whisk brooms

with their garlands of dried seed pods.  

Love this idea for a centerpiece vignette for fall.





Yes, the creative talent of the dealers that show at

 Marburger Farm Antique Show never disappoints.  

The above table is one from years ago,

 but continues to remain one of my all time favorites.





Texas Antique Shows are

Uniquely Texas!

Joining
Tablescape Thursday @ Between Naps on the Porch
Vintage Charm @ Charm Bracelet Diva

Continue Reading....
54 comments
Labels: , , , ,
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)