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Eating Crow- Halloween Tablescape

By Karin Brosnan - Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Eating Crow Halloween Tablescape

My cute friend Penny just came back from Spain and brought me this beautiful Orange tablecloth and so I knew it would be perfect to use for an Elegant Halloween Dinner..including roasted crow under glass! (Insert Wicked laugh here)

I brought out my grandma's elegant colorful crystal stemware from Germany that I inherited from her. They are amazingly gorgeous. Remember when I used them for Easter Here I love that they are so versatile!

Here are the "boot"- iful orange colored napkin rings that I love to use!
The little black stones I had...and just used a paint pen to write little spooky messages on them for my guests.

Notice I used my little white porcelain balls with black lettering on them for placecards. I also used them in a black and white tablescape with a touch of Pink HERE

I love this big white pitcher...this time I added some black ribbon to make it look like big stripes going around it.
I did this for the fourth of July with Red ribbon..you can see it HERE

On top of the black and white toile plates I placed another larger amber colored goblet to use for the dessert...
"Death by chocolate Mousse"!

Hope this inspired you to use what you may already own in new and different ways without spending a dime!

I am participating in

Tablescape Thursday!

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dinner by the lake

Dinner party by the lake

By Karin Brosnan - Tuesday, September 27, 2016

A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER

(WITH LOTS OF HELP)

A BEAUTIFUL SUMMER DINNER PARTY BY THE LAKE FOR OUR RELIEF SOCIETY

For the centerpicece of the evening I used a stand up paddle board placed on an iron base to use as a buffet table. I layered the table with with a collecton of table cloths and fabrics for a Bohemian look. For the main centerpiece I used a wooden crate with a wooden bucket filled with sunflowers and vines cut from my yard.

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For the yummy appetizers we served fresh fruit, crackers and yummy fresh veggies.

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We served watermelon and grapes with a yummy fruit dip on a metal tray placed in a grass basket with vines wrapped around it.

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Using my galvanized tiered serveware we filled it with tons of fresh fruit and it looked stunning

I bought one small bouquet of sunflowers and added wild sunflowers and honeysuckle vines to create a flowy look

Sunflower centerpiece, Summer lake party

We also served delicious cheeses and crackers..a couple of my favorites were Brie and blueberry cheese..sooo yummy!!

Brie heese and crackers appetizers, Summer lake party

This is photo of our large group of amazing women who attended

Relief Society activity summer soiree by the lake

We set up lots and lots of voitve candles in rocks around the lake area where we set up our Soiree for a game that we played later.

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Stand up paddle board buffet table, summer party by the lake

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We played "Speed Friendshipping" where we had the women face each other and they were given a question to talk about for 1 minute and then they move to the next person and the next person until we went through the whole line. At the end we asked them to look the last person straight in the eye without talking for one minute and let their souls speak to one another and it was very powerful..some women started to weep and others just hugged one another. It was really such a special evening that couldn't have gone any better.

Summer soiree by the lake, Relief Society activity by the lake

We brought lots of rugs and pillows from our houses to lay on the on grass to continue our Bohemian theme.

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As the sun started to set...the lights bgan to glow and it was magical! My cute hubby took buckets and filled them with rocks and sand and we took poles and stuck them in the buckets that had hooks on them to hold strings of lights. I used ping pong balls and cut a hole in them and attached them to Christmas lights and it made them look amazing!

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It was such a perfect night...I will miss summer!!

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birthday dinner

Navy white and gold tablescape birthday dinner.

By Karin Brosnan - Sunday, August 21, 2016

My niece recently turned 21 and we had a family dinner for her so I used my Navy and white striped fabric that I used for my daughters wedding that you might remember here. I just love being able to use and reuse things from my daughters weddings. More bang for the buck I say.

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I brought out my gold goblets to bring a little sparkle to the table. Recently I took out my mirror in my dining room and hung up this giganctic chalkboard for a fun look. My daughter Emily made me the gold stirped vase for my birthday so I used that and added two others and palced them down the center of the table with fresh flowers.

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One of the vases is mostly covered in gold glitter for a sparkly effect.

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Maybe some of you remember these cute napkin rings that I used to sell here on my blog?

I saved some for myself and used peach and navy ones that worked perfectly.

We had a lovely dinner and my niece loved it.

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Homemade pizza

Olympic Pizza

By Karin Brosnan - Sunday, August 07, 2016

In honor of the Olympics we made an olympic pizza for the fam!

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We made a basic pizza dough (see below for recipe)

avocada, olives, pepperoni, jicama, peppers pizza

For the rings we used Red Pepperoni's, Black Olives, Jicama dyed blue with food coloring, Green Avocados and Yellow peppers

For the sauce we used bottled basil marinara spaghetti sauce...I can't remember the name of it..something with farm in it heheh

Everyone loved it.

Here is the dough recipe from All Recipes

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/20171/quick-and-easy-pizza-crust/print/?recipeType=Recipe&servings=8

Ingredients

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

2 1/2 cups bread flour
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). In a medium bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
Stir in flour, salt and oil. Beat until smooth. Let rest for 5 minutes.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll into a round. Transfer crust to a lightly greased pizza pan or baker's peel dusted with cornmeal. Spread with desired toppings and bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let baked pizza cool for 5 minutes before serving.

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Easy wedding cake with fresh flowers

Easy Small Wedding Reception Idea

By Karin Brosnan - Sunday, July 31, 2016

I recently put together a little wedding reception for some friends.

It turned out really nice. After having done large weddings for my daughters...I think small and intimate might be the way to go. A lot less stress, money and time for sure!

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I purchased the cake from our grocers bakery and added some fresh flowers to the top as well as a wreath of fresh mint from my garden all around the edge of the cake. Tip: make sure you don't use poisonus flowers like Hydrangeas...ask me how I know :( Yes this is cake #2

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I made lemonade using Country Time powedered mix.

Tip- Add some fresh lemon slices and fresh raspberries to make it look pretty. I also added some colorful French Macaroons on a square white plate for color.

Flowers- I bought 2 bouquets of flowers from Costco and seperated them into 3 different bouqets two for the table and 1 for side table Plus I used some for the cake...more bang for the buck!

Tip: Always incorporate some fresh fruit on the table and place the fruit in a pretty bowl.

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I have a large chalkboard in my kitchen nook and had my daughter write in a pretty font....Love is Sweet.

Super simple but pretty!

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Emseeemily.blogspot.com

Weighloss Journey- Emily's new blog

By Karin Brosnan - Friday, July 29, 2016

Weightloss Journey!

It is so tough isn't it?

I can't loose any pounds these day no matter what I do. It seems like all women struggle at one point or another to loose some weight and feel better. It is a REAL STRUGGLE!

My beautiful youngest daughter has started a new blog about her life and about her starting her weight loss journey.

Emily is funny and real! I think you can all relate to her very open and honest feelings...I know I do! It takes a lot of guts to put yourself out there and take photos especially when you don't feel good about how you look. I am so proud of her no matter what she does or how she looks and of course I think she is beautiful inside and out....because she is!

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Emily is one of the most kind hearted, fun loving, fiercely loyal as well and full of spice and vinegar you will ever come across. I know you will want to follow along as she goes through this journey.

If you get a chance hop on over and show her some love.

http://emseeemily.blogspot.com/

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4th of July decorations

Red White and Blue Tablescape- Centerpiece Wednesday

By Karin Brosnan - Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Repost of Centerpiece Wednesday!

I love the month of July....for me it is warm weather and what I call summer red white and blue celebrations with family! I did this table last year and loved how it turned out I have decided to showcase it again :)

Vroom vroom.....little kids and big kids alike will get a kick out of a tricycle on the table for the centerpiece! A small vase of posies sitting on the seat and big American flags leaning through the handle bars is just plain fun! For more red white and blue centerpiece ideas you can check out this post Red White and Blue Centerpiece ideas and check out these fun backyard games

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The tablecloth is some red, tan and white fabric smooshed in the center for a messy look :)

I made these cute little paper popcorn holders for "small fries" to hold their popcorn and placed them in my wooden silverware caddy to serve.

Using a flat red basket, I placed my white napkins cinched with red, white or blue napkin rings on them.

Use what you have...I used these white cups to hold my red and white silverware for easy grabbing. I went around the house and looked for any red or white dishes, candle items, chargers, bowls etc...and it all came together.

Don't forget to use the trunk of the trike for serving root beer or your favorite beverage.

For a Memorial Day dinner or brunch..you could add old photos in frames of loved ones that have passed on to really think about and highlight them this Memorial Day.