Entertaining and Parties

Ralph Lauren meets Audrey Hepburn tablescape

This tablescape makes me think this is what dinner would be like if you combined
Ralph Lauren meets Audrey Hepburn….a little elegance and a little rustic….
Ele-Gustic!! My new word hahah
I was really going for the “Farm Chicks” look..you know those cute gals that have a cookbook, fun apparel and home decor?

Setting the Ralph Lauren meets Audrey Hepburn tablescape

I love this Robin’s egg blue color floral fabric (or maybe I should call it “Tiffany” Blue for Audrey) mixed with red and pink flowers. (Actually I roamed all over my ranch looking for the perfect posies to use) My dollar store grapevine wreaths worked perfectly as chargers and I tucked in some colorful greenery. After looking in all my craft boxes I happened to find these little red berries to tuck into the wreaths.
I did not have enough of the “Tiffany” blue salad plates to use so I mixed it up by using some of my old restaurant cast off luncheon plates that my mom gave me that I love!

Leather belt napkin rings

Have you noticed my napkin rings yet? Old Ralph would probably have a coronary if he sees these. I cut up thrift store leather belts and turned them into napkin rings!!!
So dang cute if I do say so myself 🙂
I only needed a short part of the leather belt with the buckle on it to make one napkin ring. I had all this left over leather so I cut it into small pieces and hot glued them into a circle and added some “Audrey” to it in the form of a button. My grandaughter who is 3 saw this at her placesetting and pulled (yanked) hers apart and decided it would be a nice choker necklace. Ella grabbed a thing of tape and had her Aunt Emily tape it together for a necklace. Creative girl hahaha
My pretty chandelier with all the pretties below.

Denim Silverware pockets

I used my denim silverware pocket holders to hold the napkins and slid the leather belt napkin rings over the top. Accessorizing girls! How fun is this! Ralph and Audrey would be all over this. I can see it now …on the tablescape runway….hahaha
More posies tucked into the wreaths

Layering Plates

Stacked plates…I love how this looks but the men in our family keep asking why I have to have all the plates? Silly men…it is for looks!
I believe I found this cute country floral fabric at Walmart! A link for something similar will be below.
At first I had light pink bowls on the table but it just didn’t pop for me…luckily I remembered I had these (super nice pottery barn cranberry bowls that cost a fortune) Garden Ridge .25 cents each bowls I bought when I lived in Texas!

Ralph Lauren meets Audrey Hepburn Centerpiece

Some pink and white fresh flowers from the grocery stores felt like something Audrey Hepburn would pick. They worked perfectly with my fabric choice. For the centerpiece I used tall skinny glasses and then popped them into some cowboy boots!
It really came together and looked darn cute.
Ele-Rustic! I think I need to use this new term often.
“Boot Scoot Boogie” Centerpiece
Just to get your mouth watering, here is a sneak peek of my mini peach pies I made for this dinner!
Click here for the mini peach and raspberry pies recipe

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Karins Kottage

Welcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with! You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too! I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!

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