Centerpiece Wednesday- CAL MAN
By The Style Sisters - Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Welcome to Centerpiece Wednesday!
We decided to do a centerpiece highlighting my darling grandson....We are calling this centerpiece
CAL MAN...for Calvin.
I am visiting my family for Thanksgiving! This was right before breakfast this morning...he was ready for some pumpkin!
We will be posting pictures of our Thanksgiving table next week! 
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!Link up to Centerpiece Wed and show us your fabulous and creative ideas!
Remember a few posts back my daughter told you that we had a big surprise to show you...well here it is...we took this lovely old settee and.....
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decided to reupholster it!!
Neither of us had ever reupholstered anything of this magnitude before.
Madeline, her sweet husband Peter, my other daughter Emily, my sweet little granddaughter and I all worked like dogs!! Pulling out hundreds and hundreds of staples....Yanking off all the fabric....taking the entire settee apart and then......
We painted it and began the reupholstering by stapling the new fabric on the sofa and stapling and stapling even more!
Then we had to put the entire sofa back together again. Since this is the Style Sisters we did it in style! Check out the outfits we were wearing while reupholstering...see my cheetah scarf and those shoes!! (the shoes were Madeline's of course)
At one point we couldn't see where to staple in a few sections so Madeline strapped on her head light! But notice her gorgeous drop earrings!! and her beautiful draped green top! Style all the way!
You can see all the photos of the complete transformation over on Madeline's blog HERE Oh and check out the beautiful trim she made too..there are many closeups over there.
Me and my sweet little grandbabies sitting on the sofa! and Yes we did all of this with two little kids in tow in a little apartment...even the painting!!....
Yes we are crazy! :)
Hop on over and check out all the photos and say Hi to my sweet daughter.
It was so much work but also so much fun to work together on a big project like this with her.
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Welcome to Centerpiece Wednesday
By The Style Sisters - Wednesday, November 17, 2010
WELCOME TO CENTERPIECE WEDNESDAY!!
Did I tell you that we sold our house and are moving back to Salt Lake City? Yep....in December! I am currently up to my ears in boxes so no tablescaping for me for awhile :( I am up to my ears in packing up everything.
This week I am highlighting some of your amazing ideas from last week. I hope to be able to post some new tablescape ideas from my sisters house, my daughters house and my moms as I won't be moving into a house until February!
Without further ado....here are some highlights from last week.
Dining Delight's centerpiece idea just glows! I love the colors and how it bounces all the yummy gold-pumpkin color all over the room.
Focal Point did a spectacular job using thrift store items to create this elegant thanksgiving centerpiece! She even spray painted the twiggy tablerunner and the leaves gold! I love using what you have and making do!
I loved this idea from Boogieboard cottage ...she used a family heirloom bowl and filled it with gorgeous pomegranent's and also incorporated little white pumpkins and voitive candles.
Entertaining women posted this lovely idea for a bridal shower and I love using 3 items in a row and these floral arrangements are just gorgeous!
Link up all your ideas below!
I am participating in Tablescape Thursday.
Our sweet brother passed away one year ago today from colon cancer.
We really miss him.
Tim was the kind of guy that was larger than life....he had that magnetic kind of personality that attracted people from all walks of life. Tim's smile alone could light up a room!
He had an amazing sense of humor that would make everyone laugh right out loud! Even during his funeral when friends and family shared stories about him all 800 people in attendance were laughing out loud. He was adored by so many people!
Tim had a heart as big as all outdoors and he not only cared about people..but he put his feelings into action and always helped people in any way he could whether it was to give them money when they were down on their luck and/or invite them to live in his home.
He loved music and we could sit around for hours in his office listening to the zillions of songs he had downloaded. Tim owned a kareokee system and would love to love to sing "Mac the knife" to any all who would listen. He did have a great voice and perfomed in a local community theatre group. He even landed the leading role.... scrooge.... in the musical production of "A Christmas story" His ability to express scrooges feelings were powerful!!
Tim lived and loved life to fullest.
Tim is the father of 8 beautiful children...7 boys and 1 girl and husband to Liz an absolute angel and truly amazing woman. One of his favorite places on earth to go was Disneyland and he and his family would frequently pack up their car and drive 6 to 7 hours to get there. Tim and Liz's relationship was heaven on earth...always there for one another and always showing affection.
As much fun as Tim always had in life he always had his priorities straight. He love the Lord and served his fellow man. Tim had a testimony of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and he was an example of the savior...showing compassion and love to those around.
We feel so blessed to have had him in our lives for those 47 years.
Love and miss you Tim-Bob!
Karin and Tiff
WELCOME TO CENTERPIECE WEDNESDAY!
I am highlighting these fabulous ideas from Better Homes and Gardens.
I love how they used fruit, nuts, and branches to create beautiful centerpieces.
One of my favorites is the one in the right bottom corner where they stacked 3 plates on top of small glasses filled with fruit.
I am highlighting these fabulous ideas from Better Homes and Gardens.
I love how they used fruit, nuts, and branches to create beautiful centerpieces.
One of my favorites is the one in the right bottom corner where they stacked 3 plates on top of small glasses filled with fruit.
Please link up to Centerpiece Wednesday and share your ideas with us.
Centerpiece Wednesdays - Fall/Thanksgiving Scape
By The Style Sisters - Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Hello everyone, I am hijacking my mom's blog today. I am her oldest daughter, Madeline. I am the author of the blog Newly Nesting.Unfortunately I am so busy that I hardly have time to blog anymore but my mom and do an exciting post coming up soon so stay tuned (it's a secret...it involved a LOT of work!)
Today we are going to take you step by beautiful step through the process of creating this inspiring fall centerpiece. We both have a LOVE for the fall season and all things surrounding it. We were also trying to come up with some fun ideas regarding our Thanksgiving table (this year we will be celebrating with my side of the family with my mom's sister - the other Style Sister). Tiff just had her 5th baby and so my mom and I will be the ones pulling that holiday together!
Hopefully this inspires you as much as it did for us!
My little Ella is the cutest girl around, I think!
We just used a felt tipped calligraphy pen to write the names.
If you are interested in purchasing one of those folded books you can e-mail me at eyesofmad [at] gmail [dot] com. The basic cone shaped one is $15 and the other more intricate versions are $18.
Have a wonderful holiday season! Thanks for stopping by! And don't forget to link up!
Welcome to Centerpiece Wednesday! Fall Centerpieces
By The Style Sisters - Wednesday, October 27, 2010
WELCOME TO CENTERPIECE WEDNESDAY -
FALL CENTERPIECE IDEAS
ALL PHOTOS ARE FROM BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS WEBSITE. THEY SHOW HOW TO MAKE THESE BEAUTIFUL CENTERPIECES ON THEIR SITE.
I love this idea of using corn husks to form a wreath and then placing a beautiful
bowl filled with fruit in the middle for a stunning centerpiece.
This is such a great idea! Using a pedestal dish and silk leaves and flowers...hot glue them to the glass dish to make it lovely. Add a small pumpkin to the center
This beauty is made from marigolds but you could use carnations or button mums. Click on the name of the centerpiece to go to the directions.
Hope you enjoy these fun ideas from Better Homes and Gardens.
My inlinkz thing is not working :( I will try later..their website is down or something.
Here are a couple of pics of Tiffany's new baby boy!
Here he is only a few days old...Baby Maxwell Timmothy...my sister's new baby boy! He weighed in at 8lbs 9 oz and is 20 inches long. Would you just look at those cheeks! Tiff says the just smoosh in when you kiss them. :)
This is Tiff and her hubby with their new baby boy. This makes 5 children for them 4 boys and 1 girl. They are so thrilled to have this new little one finally here.
That's it from the Style Sisters...tune in tomorrow evening for Centerpiece Wed.
Centerpiece Wednesday -"Witchy Woman"
By The Style Sisters - Wednesday, October 20, 2010
WE INTERRUPT THIS CENTERPIECE WED TO BRING YOU EXCITING NEWS
MY SISTER TIFFANY THE OTHER HALF OF THE STYLESISTERS JUST HAD HER BABY BOY A FEW HOURS AGO!!! I WILL POST PICS TOMORROW.
MAXWELL TIMMOTHY 8LBS 9 OZ
Welcome To Centerpiece Wednesday
"Witchy Woman"
I was inspired by many of you Tablescape Thursday gals that used a witches hat for your centepiece and decided to use one too! I added some fall berries and fall leaves around the base of the hat.
I used my gold tablecloth that I bought from Garden Ridge a few years ago...I have used it before on another fall table HERE
I stuffed the witches hat with some dish towels to make it stand up and placed it on a glass cake plate to elevate it on the table.
APOTHECARY JAR-I also brought out my tall glass apothecary jar filled with white porcelain balls that have black letters on them for an added punch.
I needed some black on the table so I added the black wooden decor items...
Of course you can't have a Halloween tablescape without some candles...so I brought out this fun Christmas aged glass candle holder and plopped a white candle on it..plus the little black voitive candle holders from the dollar store. The more the merrier!
Isn't this a fun little touch...a small terrarium with one of the porcelain balls and fall leaves all around. I tried to use unique shapes and items to make it "witchy"
RIBBON COVERED PITCHER- My favorite white pitcher with the black grossgrain ribbon added. Does it get any easier? Or any cheaper? USE WHAT YOU HAVE AND EMBELLISH THINGS TO MAKE THEM SEEM NEW.
WITCHY PLATES- Okay...now for the "Witchy Woman" plates! Aren't they sooo cute. My mom gave them to me a few years ago and I love them. They are not typical Halloween colors but they are very fun to work with. There are four different witches.
NAPKIN RINGS: Using my pretty white napkin rings .75 cents if you buy 12 slid on over my new black napkins from World Market. 6 for $9.99
UPSIDE DOWN CHARGERS: I used my gold chargers turned upside down showing the black side up with my white lettered plates and the witch plates.
WITCHY WOMAN...SHE'S GOT THE MOON IN HER EYYYYEESSSS. SING WITH ME NOW...
HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY WITCHY WOMAN TABLESCAPE AND CENTERPIECE IDEAS.
Please link up with your centerpiece ideas below and link back to The Style Sisters.
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Winner of the Orange/Peach Napkin Rings is...
By The Style Sisters - Monday, October 18, 2010
I am happy to announce the winner of the
ORANGE PEACH boo-tiful napkin rings is...
THE TABLESCAPER!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Please email me with your address so I can ship them off to you for Halloween!
A big thanks to all of you who entered and left such great comments.
I love to read all your thoughts and ideas and funny Halloween comments.
Tomorrow morning I will post Centerpiece Wednesday so make sure y'all come back in the morning.
Karin
CENTERPIECE WEDNESDAY -10 STEPS TO DRESSING YOUR TABLE
By The Style Sisters - Tuesday, October 12, 2010
10 Steps to dressing your table. (repost)
Step 1. Here I have a plain white table with no chairs around it in my kitchen nook. Plain and simple let's dress it up a bit with some chairs.
Step 2. Add Chairs. These are the chairs that I normally have around my table. Not my favorite because they are kind of small. See how the backs of the chairs barely peek over the top of the table. 
Step 3. Change out chairs and add a simple centerpiece! I brought in my black dining room chairs to show you the difference. I really like the size of the chairs and the color contrast....Plus they have a coordinating fabric on the seats.
These chairs seem to ground the room better don't you think?
Step 2. Add Chairs. These are the chairs that I normally have around my table. Not my favorite because they are kind of small. See how the backs of the chairs barely peek over the top of the table. Step 3. Change out chairs and add a simple centerpiece! I brought in my black dining room chairs to show you the difference. I really like the size of the chairs and the color contrast....Plus they have a coordinating fabric on the seats.These chairs seem to ground the room better don't you think? I will have to get some new dining room chairs! he he
Step 4. Add some more interest to the centerpiece. I added a little bird house and some appetizer plates. 
Step 5. Elevate! I brought out my Christmas footed cake plate to add some height to the table and stacked some dinner plates and some green salad plates plus the cute appetizer plates (you will see that in a second) all under a glass dome. I also added some black candle holders. 
Step 4. Add some more interest to the centerpiece. I added a little bird house and some appetizer plates. Step 5. Elevate! I brought out my Christmas footed cake plate to add some height to the table and stacked some dinner plates and some green salad plates plus the cute appetizer plates (you will see that in a second) all under a glass dome. I also added some black candle holders. 
Step 6. Floral! Add some colorful silk flowers to the edges just to give it a spring look!
See those cute appetizer plates! So precious under the glass dome!
They have prominence now.
Step 7. Texture!...I added a piece of burlap for texture and color...plus I added the white dinner plates and silverware.
Step 8. Layer! Add lime green salad plate and appetizer plate.
Step 9. Napkins and Napkin Rings! Add white napkins and my cute white napkin rings! You can still get them for $1.00 each and if you buy a set of 12 I will give another set of four for free any color (Pink, white, blue or red)
Step 10. Serveware! Add platters, water pitchers and glasses (which I forgot to add to this picture) and you are Ready to sit down to your beautiful table and eat!
Step 7. Texture!...I added a piece of burlap for texture and color...plus I added the white dinner plates and silverware.
Step 8. Layer! Add lime green salad plate and appetizer plate.
Step 9. Napkins and Napkin Rings! Add white napkins and my cute white napkin rings! You can still get them for $1.00 each and if you buy a set of 12 I will give another set of four for free any color (Pink, white, blue or red)
Step 10. Serveware! Add platters, water pitchers and glasses (which I forgot to add to this picture) and you are Ready to sit down to your beautiful table and eat!
How often do you set your table?
Please link up to Centerpiece Wed below and share your creative ideas with us.
