Its Beachy time

Well it's that time of the year when I turn my entire apt over to the beachy scene.Granted I live hours from the beach (except my own spot I go to to several times a week but basically that's just the Puget sound not the Ocean)

Hello everybody Happy Summer to all of you. It has been so mild here in Seattle we haven't experienced summer yet at all.Very mild temps in the low to mid 70's nothing like the heat waves everybody else is going thru.

I decided to go with a seahorse theme.I had the plates, found these great seahorse glasses at 60 percent off at TJMaxx for only 99 cents each. I 've had the candle holders for a while too.

The coral plate and candles and tons of shells and driftwood I; ve had in bowls and jars all over my apt for years.They all came out to play at the table

I love the seagrass mats from dollar tree they are the perfect color.

These colors always evoke such a cool feeling in me.I know that is why pretty much everyone uses this color scheme for the summer.It makes us think of tropical Islands and waters of turqouse blue,of swimming with shells and dolphins in sun kissed waters

The runner looks like a wave of water ran down the center of my table

Starfish, seahorse,octopus and crab plates just shout SUMMER is here.

I was raised near Point Pleasant NJ and we were always near the water. Summer meant endless hours at the beach suntanning ,swimming till it was time to go to bed,never wearing shoes( i love plates hate  hate hate shoes)boardwalks ,rides, humidity,sweating,looking all nice and bronzed,crab bakes in the back yard,laughter with friends and days that never ended.

So I tried to capture that feeling of summer here.Shell napkins and driftwood just washed ashore

I remember the saltiness in the air and the freedom we had of not getting on a school bus every morning.The long days of setting crab pots filled with chicken necks thrown into the lagoon in anticipation of tonight's dinner.

Of walking the beach after a storm or Hurricane and finding treasures in seaglass or starfish washed ashore,or really nice perfect seashells found on the beach.

Of running into the house for huge glasses of iced tea or lemonade to quench our thirsts.

Or making seabouys out of glass and macrame ties

Well my table is set with so many memories of summers bygone.Now I am an adult and summer consists of working days and dreaming about walks on the beach and looking for shells.

But the colors are sure pretty and I can sure enjoy coming home to this everyday, It's very soothing and serene.And if it invokes memories of youth and wonderful Summer days.

Then that's alright too.I really miss the tan glow that would last for months and carry us thru almost till winter drab set in.

So I think I 'll keep the beach look up for awhile it brings so many Joyful memories.Even my Cassie wanted to check it out

Doesn't the turquoise just POP  against the white Hutch?

I wish you all a Happy Summer week.Hope you all are well .Stay cool if you can and sit back and follow some of the blogs out there.they will truly inspire you for recipes,decorating and ideas how you can dress your home too,.like Between Naps on the Porch,, May Days,Funky Junk Interiors, Home is Where the Boat is and so many more. Sign up with us and you could follow them all too.Take care have fun ,make memories that are special to you this summer. Love Susie

Just pink because

Wow the 4th is already behind us.I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. I was sitting there enjoying my 4th of July celebration table having dinner with two coworkers when I got asked what's your next table gonna be I said I didn't know yet.

Some times we don't need a holiday or a theme to want to just play with our dishes.Sometimes something just pulls at us to create with whatever we have.

That's

 what this table did..I didn't want to think what theme am I gonna come up with what pretend table can I set now?

I just wanted to create something pretty just because.I had everything right here in my apt nothing new was needed or purchased.just pretty in pink

A pretty pink teapot and pink depression glass sugar and creamer

pink glassware and lacey wineglasses

A table for fun

Pretty little delicate floral tea cups on pretty pink depression plates

pretty no matter how you look at it. no philosofy this week just pure eye candy.

beads are scattered through out

Teapot sits atop a rose cake plate waiting to be poured.

Jewels under glass so classy looking.

The light hits this glass and it is so beautiful.

Such sweetness in this pot

Pearls and hearts oh JOY

this was my first piece of waterford crystal I ever purchased this tray

pretty basket of pink roses I got at a thrift store months ago.

Just a table for the fun of it.no theme no bday,no holiday just because day.

Do you ever have a day that you just want to play at your table and have fun?do you just want to put out your dishes and have FUN with them.? well lets do that every now and then.have a great week LOVE SUSIE.

4th of July 2016

Happy 4th of July and Happy Summer to all of you in Blogland.I love to use Red white and Blue.And as I have stated before I don't have an outdoor space that I can use for my table so just have to make do with I got.

I wanted a BBQ feeling so went with a checkered tablecloth plastic tumblers and denim napkin holders

Star cake plate and the other cake plate is filled with Americana charms. Flags and stars and stripes abound around here

Going to friends for a potluck BBQ and we will be able to see Fireworks right from their home.I'm going to make assorted desserts, maybe red white and blue dipped strawberries, pasta salad .Yep that's the plan

Last year at this time Seattle was in a major heat wave with temps close to mid nineties, this year we are way behind and lucky to only see 75 mark .Crazy for the first of July.I see temps all over the states where I know certain places where alot of you reside, Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Utah and Texas and it seems like you are all sweltering while we are still in Spring mode.

It's kinda hard to get in the summer groove when Mother Nature is just not cooperating.I hope you all have a wonderful Fun filled Safe Holiday weekend.

Please be careful with Fireworks and sparklers and make sure the Littles are safe and don't get hurt.

Enjoy your BBQ's, backyard family time, games and celebrating the Freedom of our Country.
 

Happy 4th of July to all of you.Sorry my photos are not the best didn;t know the camera part of my phone had broken so it makes the pics blurry.I'm sorry about the pics not being very good I didn't know my camera on my phone was broke and had to get new phone.I'm gonna swing by Between Naps on the Porch and any other Link up site to post this.Love Hard this week.Run thru the sprinklers for me .Love Susie