In Honor of Breast Cancer Ladies

I wanted to do a table for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.This is for all  Ladies out there but mostly for those of us who have suffered through Breast Cancer. Sept !9 marked my 7th year anniversary of battling this horrible disease. 

I suffered two radical mastectomies,chemo, radiation, both physical and Occupational therapies and life changing and body changing metamorphosis.I wouldn't wish this on anyone and firmly support anyone who is going through this.We honor women every October by wearing Pink. Breast Cancer is so much more than a pink ribbon. It is life changing for women and their families going thru it.  

So I wanted to make a table while I reflected back seven years and just what it meant to me.

This little pink pumpkin I purchased on Etsy reminds me of Fall and what I spent that Fall of 2007 doing. 

I would love to have you  join me in a cup a tea and think about someone you know who is, has or already battled this disease. It has touched someone we all know at some point in our lives.

I want to put delicate pink pastries on this special little stand maybe pink petit Fours or mini pink eclairs

I found this beautiful pink ribbon material that would be perfect for napkins and nothing else. they would be pulled out only once a year in this memory 

I matched pink and brown taken from the lovely quilt beneath and the pink and brown cake stand.

The table is set with pink pumpkins this is Fall time

And the silver mercury glass pumpkin symbols how classy everyone  of us are no matter if we are bald or breastless.

This is a quilt that was made for me by a friend's mother .when she found out I had cancer  she commissioned this to be made for me. the beauty of this quilt is there are twelve angels each a different color one for each month. and angel to wrap her wings around me and give me comfort when needed. this quilt was shared in a twenty mile Breast Cancer walk on Mother's Day  with 260 women survivors.

Is this not a work of art?

There is immense sadness in Breast Cancer and what it steals from us. But there is also great beauty like the friendships that are discovered with other women going thru the same thing.

this disease is a killer there is no doubt about it but for those who have been there  

rejoice that you are here and support someone who is just starting on this journey. Give them LOVE strength  and support

Honor their decisions what ever they choose

All of us women are incredibly strong beings with hearts filled with so much love and Joy 

So this October treasure your wife,mother ,sister,daughter,co-worker, ,friend whomever she may be . life might be pretty hard for her right now  and she might just need someone .YOU!!!  to all the Breast Cancer survivors out there I  Honor you.Stay strong Ladies I will be joining Susan  at Between Naps on the Porch. stop by for a visit.Susie

Apple pie oh my!

I took Carol's advise  from Polka dot Closet and opted for a delicious warm apple pie to make with all the green apples I had. the kitchen smelled so wonderful after it baked. there is just something so comforting when you smell home made apple pie.

This is my favorite recipe from Williams Sonoma and I have used it so many times the pages are permanently stained.

I made two tablescapes last week while I had the apples, one in a red theme the other using the Green Granny Smiths,I cheated and used the tablecloth for both but I had just purchased it and wanted to get some use out of it.

I used my cranberry Temp-tations plates and pulled out the pieces to match that I never get to use.

I am going to warm some salted caramel sauce to pour over the ice cream to go on top of the hot pie.Won't get much use of these little crab apples but they sure are cute.

This lovely platter is a cookie sheet I used instead of a cake plate and when the candles are lit the reflection of the leaves on these little votives is so pretty.

Perfect individual little pie or tart pans on top of each place setting I debated on making a big pie or little individual ones.

 

The mugs are waiting for some warm apple cider.Trader Joe's has their spiced cider out now.I wait all year to buy this stuff.With an extra cinnamon stick as a stirrer YUM

I cut this weeks  post short I just couldn't get in to it this week. My brother who lives in Belize died on Saturday of a massive heart attack. trying to deal with a foreign government about cremation and returning of a body is just to much to have to deal with.I wish everyone a wonderful week and hope Fall has finally arrived for everybody whether in your home,weather or decor.Susie  

apple abundace

Well I couldn't put Fall off any longer although temperatures have finally dropped to the high 80's and no color changes are happening in our area, Fall things are happening all around.When you get to go to the first craft show of the season you know Fall is here.when Julian Apple pies grace every store in San Diego you know Fall is here. when Football takes over almost every night on tv you know Fall is here. 

I know every one is busy making pumpkins from every conceivable product out there and I am too but I wanted to give the other great Fall produce a big welcome.Apples who doesn't love apples?We use them for any number of recipes, decor ,flavors,colors but very little do you see anybody on Pinterest devoting pages of crafts of how to make apples from sweaters or dryer hose . and yet we use apples and consume more apples than ever pumpkins.

So at my first craft show of the season I came upon these trees that I had never seen before with these giant bean like pods hanging from them and grabbed a bunch of them. I put them on this table thinking they were quite interesting and very organic looking .Does anyone know what they are or what they are called? my roomie CassieBu tends to eat anything living I put in a vase   but these must have been very bitter or smelled funny she took a swift sniff and flew off the table.

See aren't they wierd looking they are real hard and have no odor(at least not to me) and have like a leathery texture.

the apple gets it's own mini cake plate to stand on. makes it feel like it's the queen for the day.I used deep brown chargers on top of twig chargers with my green plates from BCF(49 cent stash) with small apple bowls and apple napkin rings well truly they aren't napkin rings but ornaments for the Christmas tree I just haven't found apple rings yet.The brown leaf jar helps depict that fall is here.

The hutch got a new look the Fall colors are so beautiful and vibrant

the apple awaits their fate as they sit in a giant apple bowl. will they be a wholesome snack in a child lunch bag , will be eaten raw drizzled with caramel,?cooked and mashed for applesauce?,diced an layered in a flaky buttery crust? or maybe they will get peeled and  sliced and microwaved and put on wreaths, I don't know,maybe I'll turn them into a cinnamony apple butter.Apples are such a wonderful portable tasty  fruit.                                   

Here are more pics of the PODS totally  weird they paired well with the crabapples and I think they have a great color contrast 

Here is the table already for dinner I think I will settle this time and make an apple pie but save that for another post.

Well if anyone can help me with the Pod question I would appreciate it. also can someone please help me with the permalink? I don't know how to do it and I need to be able to post to other sites.I have had only 21 followers for 8 months now. thank you all. I will be linking up to between naps on the porch on Thursday with Susan.have a great week everybody

This one's for Lavonne

Recently my co-worker and dear friend decided to retire and move back to Arizona. When she left she asked me if I could use this little quilt that her mom had made and given to her. She knew I do Tablescapes and wondered if I could use it on a table and incorporate into one of my displays.

Of course I said yes but had to wait to the Fall to use it. It has wonderful colors of browns,tans, creams and just enough oranges to make it pop without being flashy.And I got to use the brown   plates I had purchased when  I made my clearance run thru Burlington Coat Factory (remember the one where I grabbed up all the plates for 49 cents each) the plates have this antiquey kinda look to them and I paired them with golden chargers. I had the little individual pots and thought about making mini pot pies  in them but with sweltering temps here in San Diego at 104 turning on the oven sounded like a nightmare.Ok Lavonne I know you live in Phoenix and 104 is nothing to you.

I love pumpkins in any shape, color and texture ,and couldn't wait to pull out my Fall stash.I literally have enough varieties I can have my own pumpkin patch.Isn't this velvet orange one a beauty?

It has the privilege of sitting on a brown cake plate and next to my collection of mini brown bottles

Here are some pics of mini white pumpkins made out of panty hose. yep panty hose. one tiny little acorn of knee highs from walmart cost 39 cents and it made 12  with a bag of batting and five minutes of sewing and you have the cutest  easiest pumpkins ever to make.

No pattern needed just cut panty hose to size you want about 3-7 inches high. stuff with fiber ,socks old sheets torn up  even paper can be used. then sew from top thru bottom and repeat going around the pumpkin tie off thread or cord or string whatever you have. use wire to coil for a stem or just cut and glue a tiny branch from a bush in the yard.Easy Peasy

Here is the little container the panty hose came in after using the stockings inside I painted them  brown and have a cute acorn in addition for decor. fallen leaves and just a few  beads (I am trying to learn less is better) . spread about or gathered to fill an apple bowl.

 

stuffed an antique napkin in the wine glass to hot to let the wine just sit out.Well this one is for you Lavonne. I 'll pour a glass of wine after work and raise a toast to you and retirement.Will I ever get there? oh how I wish I could. thank you for this cute quilt, every time I use it I will think of you and all the neat things we were able to share.Enjoy your retirement you have earned it my Friend.Susie .come on over and join Susan at Between naps on the porch every thursday