My daughter, Madeline and I were playing around with my dishes one night and we came up with a way to show you how to add some simple colorful additions to your placesettings to make it really come alive. Here we started with a simple placesetting on a white table: Using a cute beach themed plastic colorful plate from Big Lots ($4.99 for...

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Last night at our church's "Young Women's" night I had the opportunity to teach 15 girls how to sew! They learned how to make Pajama Pants and they all turned out adorable. The girls I taught are between the ages of 14 and 18 and some of them had never sewn before. It was a wild fun night with sewing machines a buzzing...

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I haven't blogged in awhile because I was traveling for the first time to Asia! Hong Kong and Macau to be exact. We had a great time and I did really good on the long long flights to and from Hong Kong. 14 hours plus 3 1/2 from Dallas to Los Angeles. I really have a hard time sleeping on the planes though....

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These are the sweetest little cards and so easy to make...(thanks to Martha once again.) I thought you could get creative and think of your own cute template to make... how about a star for the 4th of July, any kind of flower shape, a car for a little boy's card. I think the ideas are endless! Just click here for the easy...

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I love this great "GREEN" idea! I put this on my Childrens Nest blog too! I thought what a cute idea for a tea party!! Or how fun to have a bunch of these on your mantel. Martha always has great ideas! You can always find tea cups at thrift stores and flea markets and then you melt down your old candles to...

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Oddly enough...me, the one who does not like to travel, will be leaving on Sunday for a trip to Hong Kong and then onto Macau which is across the water by ferry from Hong Kong. This is a business trip for my husband who goes over there all the time and the first time for me to leave out of the good ole...

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Berry Pudding Cake (From Better Homes and Gardens) 6 servings Prep: 20 minutes Bake: 20 minutes Ingredients Nonstick cooking spray 2 eggs 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Dash salt 1 cup fat-free milk 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 3 cups assorted fresh berries (such as raspberries, blueberries, and/or sliced strawberries) Directions1. Preheat oven to 400 degree F. Lightly coat...

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I have kept these particular photo tear outs from a Country Living magazine since 1999! I love the look and feel of these settings. How cute to use red cherries, blueberries and strawberries in these milk glass compotes stacked one on top of the other. I can't wait for summer!!!I really like how they just stuck some American flags in with the corn...so...

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Here is an idea to make a festive memorial day centerpiece. 1 white metal vase bunch of fresh or silk flowers (I used silks) in red, yellow white and blue American Flags Then you can use white dishes with white napkins and bring in the color with a red silk flower and tuck in the silverware underneath. I also used red salad plates...

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From Martha Stewart: Whether your flags fly from a porch, fence, or doorway, one of these festive flag-display ideas is sure to be right for you.1. This porch displays red, white, and blue bunting (the fabric flags are made from) that has been tacked to the porch eaves and tied with ribbon at the bottom. The trios of small flags are held up...

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My cute daughter, Madeline and I got out a bunch of my dishes, table cloths, napkins and odds and ends and came up with a bunch of ways to set the table using what had on hand. It was fun and interesting to see how we could make things work together. Madeline also happens to be a great photographer..you can see more of...

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Looking on the internet I found beautiful creative napkin and table setting ideas to dress up your Mother's Day table. I placed many photos on our website at www.thestylesisters.net Once on our website, look for the words "Entertaining Ideas" on the left side of the page and click on it, the first section will be table setting ideas!! All the photos are from...

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