Autumn dinner outdoors
By Karin Brosnan - Tuesday, October 11, 2016
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.
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
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"!
"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
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.
For the yummy appetizers we served fresh fruit, crackers and yummy fresh veggies.
We served watermelon and grapes with a yummy fruit dip on a metal tray placed in a grass basket with vines wrapped around it.
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
We also served delicious cheeses and crackers..a couple of my favorites were Brie and blueberry cheese..sooo yummy!!
This is photo of our large group of amazing women who attended
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.
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.
We brought lots of rugs and pillows from our houses to lay on the on grass to continue our Bohemian theme.
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!
It was such a perfect night...I will miss summer!!
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.
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.
One of the vases is mostly covered in gold glitter for a sparkly effect.
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.
In honor of the Olympics we made an olympic pizza for the fam!
We made a basic pizza dough (see below for recipe)
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.
