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A person can get use to seeing sights like these everyday!
It makes me want to dive back in! Can you guess where we went?
I'll give you some hints...Cinnamon...Francis...Maho...Leinster...do you know???
(More pictures coming soon!)
It is our most favorite place on earth, if we could only find a way to live there!
So, when a girl returns home, her heart starts missing sights like these:
I decided to bring a little vacation to our tablescape. Goodbye for now roosters.
And hello beach! Ahh, I can almost hear the ocean again.
That's better....and peaceful!I went to Hobby Lobby (My fave) and found these glass containers for 50% off.
They had colored sand for $1.99 and their candles were 50% off too. Yippee!
I used some of the shells that we brought back with us and added a few from Hobby Lobby. They were....yes you guessed it....on sale too.
I decorated the table using my Granny's white china plates, added my everyday silverware, bamboo-ish placemats from the dollar store, and a mason jar. I love the juxtaposition of the mason jar with fine china.
No ordinary napkin ring will do...a starfish is much better (we got to snorkel with a real live one; he/she was bigger than both of my hands put together).
No mason jar is complete without sweet tea! My garden is overflowing with mint, so this is fresh, sweet, mint tea.
And here is my recipe:
Thank you so much for blessing me with your visit to my blog! I hope you enjoyed your stay and that you will come again soon.
I am overjoyed to list this post with:
and:
from Between Naps on the PorchJoyfully,
Kristi
43 comments:
Love your seahide tablescape. I just did my coffee table with the same theme. I don't have any dishes for a tablescape...or let's say I haven't figured one out yet! Great job and please, pass the tea!
* CONGRATULATION KRISTI, on a LOVELY, beautifully "put-together" first TT!!!
You should be soooo proud!
Blessings,
Linda in AZ *
Welcome to Tablescape Thursday, Kristi! Love that scripture on your blog! :-)
Your table looks so summery and fun with your shells. Don't you love Hobby Lobby and Marshall's and all of those stores? They have such great buys! And your container is wonderful! I love how you set this table. Great job!
Happy Tablescape Thursday...
XO,
Sheila :-)
Looks lovely! I like your blog header graphic, too--very pretty!
Hi Kristi, your table is lovely....I just adore seashells but I also like your roosters!
Just lovely....wonderful job.
Many blessings, Barb
Mmmmm sweet mint tea. Sounds yummy! Love your simple and elegant tablescape. Enjoy Tablescape Thursday! Amy :)
You placesetting looks wonderfully calm and serene. I love your collection of shells and the starfish. Very pretty!
Love your beachy table.
Okay, I have to try your sweet tea recipe! I love some sweet tea! Thanks for visiting my blog!
Ooooh love the beach too!
Hi Kristi,
Your table looks so cool and inviting -- nice job! What would we do without Hobby Lobby, huh?
I definitely want to try your tea recipe. I HAVE to plant some mint next year!
Thank you for the thoughful comment you left for me. Stop by again soon, OK?
Bill @ Affordable Accoutrements
Oh what a beautiful and peaceful place to vacation. And it only gets better with family being ther with you. Your tablescape is the same way so you captured it perfectly. Your granny's china are gorgeous!...Christine
I laughed when You said "no more roosters"! This looks like the Carribean and we had wild chickens and roosters running all around the house we rented in Virgin Gorda! :) Your table is lovely and I will look for the tinted sand--that's a new one for me. Great first TT--Welcome!
It's beautiful, Kristi. I love the idea of putting the starfish with your napkins.
And, I can't wait to try your mint iced tea.
You are so right! I see the beach everyday and try never to take it for granted!
Love your beachy theme..and thanks for your visit !
Who doesn't love the beach? Very nice table. Love how you brought your vacation to your table.
Christi
Very cute beach table! I want to go to the beach now! Visiting from Kimba's Party!
Sweet tea in a Mason jar. Just perfect.
Visiting from Kimba's party. :) I LOVE your beachy table...so pretty and summery.
Everything looks so fun and beachy! Of course living near the beach we like beachy. You table looks beachier than mine! LOL.
Big hugs.
Kim
I'm green with envy for that little Va-cA! Oooh, I could feel the sand beneath my feet and the water all around!
Thanks for sharing!
Blessings to you!
beautiful! I am going to try the recipe for the tea-sounds so good!
Oh, I want to go to wherever you were! I LOVE the table. Maybe I should shake things up a bit around here! Love you, girl!
Kristi, such a lovely first TT! Love your seaside tablescape! I love the way you used the mason jars for goblets! Your china is love and the centerpiece is so pretty! Everything is pulled together so beatuifully.
Thank you for sharing your calm and welcoming table!
Tina
What a gorgeous table setting!
Well...I have to tell you, I enjoyed my visit with you also! Were you in Hawaii?
Your blog is fun, easy to follow and read...and I will return. Colored sand? Really? I hear of all these wonderful places to find things...but never seem to get there...I need to get in gear. Planning ahead would help..wouldn't it? :)
Your family is just beautiful!! ALL of you! I mean, BEAUTIFUL!!
~smiles~
Mona
Your table is very pretty! The mint tea sounds and looks wonderful!
Welcome to Tablescape Thursday!
Your table is fabulous and it looks like your vacation was as well! Thanks for stopping by to visit me today.
It turned out great! I love it!
What a great way to bring your vacation right home with you.
I can hear the waves crashing now & I feel the cool ocean breezes. Great beachy tablescape. I love it! Now I want to go on vacation.
Wow the amson jar and white china. Priceless, just priceless.
Your beachy table is lovely, and the beach photos make me long for the ocean!
Thank you for stopping by my blog to say hello today. :)
Amy
Hi Kristi!! Love your beach table. Very nice!! Welcome to TT!
Blessings to you and yours...
Love the beachy tablescape. I miss the beach too! I know what you mean. Jackie
Love the tablescape, I can hear the waves! Gotta love Hobby Lobby.
Oh, I am in agony now. I keep opening all these lovely beach theme tables and I so want to be there. I guess I need to focus on the fact that I am getting to see lots of my favorite things today.
Lovely table. I can't wait to hear about your trip.
Beach Themes must be popular for us 1st-timers (I did one too!). Yours is terrific! It is great you could use some of the shells you have collected. That makes your tablescape even more special.
DD
Hi!thanks for the visit and the comment.I love the sea shells.
Thanks for a trip to the sea! Beautiful tablescape. Love the jelly jars for tea also.
Love the beachy table display.
Blessings
Lisa
Just beautiful, and I love your vacation picks btw!
Hello Kristi - love your ocean theme table scape! It's absolutely fabulous. I adore sea shells. Thank you for sharing!
Blessings,
Marie
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