A LA CARTE

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Sweet Sunday!

What can be sweeter then time spent with Tiger!

Playing in his yard this morning!

His Easter basket holds some plastic eggs

Tiger will be 13 months old tomorrow!

and is never still....busy busy busy!

See you soon!

Joining Seasonal Sunday

Next week she will celebrate her 100th party!

CONGRATS!

Hugs,

Linda

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Vintage Goodies

On my way to Texas last month, I stopped by my blogging friend Sherry's and shopped at her booth

Back 2 Vintage in Laurel, MS

I also was able to shop her inventory at home!

Here are some of the awesome items I purchased!

I was really excited when I saw these in Sherry's stash. I have several plates and bowls in this patter and to add the S&P and the cream and sugar bowl was a big score for me! This is Poppy Metlox and the pattern is Woodland Gold...go here to see it used in a tablescape for Thanksgiving 2010!

This little piggy creamer came home with me

Yes I have a thing for creamers!

These tiny saucers (no cups) were just too cute to pass up and I think they will make perfect butter pats!

I really liked this bowl and drinking glass!

The orange edge caught my eye and the neat design...Sherry said it is called Wagon Wheel. It will be used in a trayscape for sure!

This sugar and creamer are the most lovely shade of blue! I could not resist. Neither Sherry or I can find any information about them but hopefully one of you knows the maker and pattern??

Least you think that I only took from Sherry, I brought her a car load of Pyrex and other assorted dishes from my stash. She was excited to get items she has trouble finding in her area and are popular in her booth!

It was a win~win for both of us!

I'm joining Suzanne for Vintage Thingy Thurs

and

Diann for Thrifty Thing Friday

I hope you will drop by both of these blogs and visit these sweet ladies!

Hugs,

Linda

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Let's Dish ~ Cinco De Mayo

Let's celebrate Cinco De Mayo!

I love setting a fun table and this celebration lets me bring out my few Mexican decorations!

I set a simple table this year for a simple dinner!

I have these great Fiesta small platters and matching Soup Mugs and thought they would be perfect...I selected the Green

and Yellow set

on top of a woven placemat

I love these hand blown glasses...the green edge was perfect! I found these and the Fiesta plates and soup mugs at thrift stores

I added these yard sale napkins that combined all the colors on the table! I also added cobalt blue handled flatware.

These napkin rings are twisted wire and green beads. I've had them for a long time (thrift shop) but the first time using them and I love how they look on this table!

The serving pieces...

This vintage creamer will hold Salsa

This vintage sugar bowl will hold sour cream

This great pitcher will hold either sweet tea or Sangria? Which would you choose?

This adorable planter is used as a tealight holder

Along with a couple of these cute cactus tealight holders

We will be having Cheese Quesadillas and Black Beans

I hope you enjoyed my Cinco De Mayo tablescape!

I'm joining Cuisine Kathleen for Let's Dish

Don't forget my great giveaway

Here

Hugs,

Linda

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

A Fun Giveaway!

I love books and so does Tiger!

It is always nice to make sure your books come back to you if you lend them out...putting your name in them is one way but how about a sticker?

Recently PrintRunner contacted me about a giveaway! PrintRunner is a great company that can print online any of your printing needs from business cards to custom sticker printing.

This giveaway is for 250 Standard Stickers

2.5" X 3" printed on Premium Sticker Stock

in Full Color (4 color process) or Black & White

Giveaway is open to US Residents only and

you must be 18 years of age or older to enter

Thank you PrintRunner for this great giveaway and also for providing me a set of stickers for hosting this giveaway. I will use mine to make

"this belongs to Tiger" stickers

Here is how to enter!

1) Leave one comment telling me what you would do with these stickers

2) Like PrintRunner on Facebook for an additional entry, come back and tell me with a separate comment

This is open until Tuesday 5/8

I will announce the winner on Wed 5/9

Please make sure I have a way to contact you!

**per PrintRunner rules you cannot have won a giveaway from them in previous two months. Winner of this giveaway will be contacted by PrintRunner and this prize will be included in their May 31st prize awarding**

Thank you PrintRunner!

Linda