Phew, I made it to Thursday...it's been a busy week so far! Yesterday I had a friend over for lunch. She came after I dropped my son off at preschool, and while my 2 yr old was napping, so it was one of those rare times when I could actually focus on the conversation and enjoy myself, without being interrupted by needy and inquisitive children...it was blissful!
I had decided earlier in the week, that I would set up the little old table that I tote all over the house in the living room, in front of the mantle, for us to have our lunch at. It seats two perfectly, and I was able to have a little fun setting it as well. I took my inspiration from the current issue of the Jeanne d' Arc Living magazine and went with a bit of a numbers theme...
Before she came over, I snapped a few pictures to share with you. I rarely have time to set a themed table anymore, with 3 little ones and all, but I do really enjoy the creativity of it...
...linen wrapped gift in petite metal buckets {currently only $1 at Michales}...I added a vintage enamel number tag to the bucket and tied the gift with one of my petite stencils...
...napkin rings made out of a vintage tape measure and finished with a button...simple...
...an old watch face to decorate a candle...
...Jeanne d' Arc suggests using old clock faces as coasters...I photo copied mine onto heavy stock photo paper (that way I didn't have to worry about the back of the clock face ruining my tablecloth)...
And speaking of tablecloth...this one is something I made using my favorite new find...a solid natural linen curtain panel from Target (Home brand)...it's finished nicely on all sides and doesn't look at all like a curtain once on a table...and it's only $19.99 per panel (84" length or 95"). I love these curtain panels, and have used them for several projects lately! All I did was use one of the Cuisine stencils from my shop (you could use any stencil, even make your own), and fabric paint, and applied it right to the curtain panel where I wanted it...the curtains are nice and thick and my paint did not even bleed through...Jeanne d' Arc look, Target price!
It was nice to catch up with a friend, and I had a lot of fun setting the table and taking the pictures too{(my husband doesn't understand how setting a table could be fun, but I know you girls do :) }.
Have a fabulous weekend my friends!!!
Tracey
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92 comments:
Gorgeous and love that you had a table just perfect for two what a fun way to make your friend feel special. ( would be great for a date night with the hubby also)
oh yes I do understand the fun of setting a table{loving the numbers} I'm already dreaming of fun spring luncheons and I dream of the menus! I have a love of food...{=
xoxo
b.
Hi Tracey,
Trying to figure out if I could turn that 7 on the 57 into a 2! Don't suppose you have a 52 around? I love all your ideas....especially copying the clock faces! Going to try that! Gorgeous photos...I wish I was your guest for lunch! Maybe next time! Thank you for this inspiring post...LOve those digits! :) Laura
Hi sweetest Tracey!
It´s absolutely gorgeous!!!
I wish I could "sneak over" (across the Atlatic Ocean)to you and sit at that table, it´s so beautiful!
Have a great day ♥
Mia
Good Morning Tracey sweetie...
What an awesome job you did with this table. I just adore it.
I love the little metal buckets, the clock face coasters(so cute) and I adore the stenciling that you added to the center part of the table. Now how devine is that?
I am so thrilled that you took a little time for yourself. Being a Mom and Wife it is so easy to push your own needs aside.
Thank you for sharing sweetie. Country hugs...Sherry
Love it! The coasters are a fabulous idea! ~mary~
I'm feeling a little left out ... booohooo
beautiful
Hi Tracey... you certainly have made your home look just like the magazine... I hope your lunch was a blissful one... so pretty... xoxo Julie Marie
Oh Tracey... Just ever so charming....... I would have just loved the lunch also.... I know it makes a person feel so special when you do little extras.... It is so wonderful spending time... I also am racking my imagation trying to add touches of this style in my home and am not cheap... I just plain do not have a big budget due to the cards we are dealt in life..... Thanks so much for sharing... I enjoyed it.....
TRACEY, I JUST LOVE THE IDEAS THAT YOU COME UP WITH! WOW! THANKS FOR SHARING ALL YOUR TIPS. IT IS JUST GORGEOUS!
I WOULD LIKE THE NEXT ISSUE OF THAT WONDERFUL MAGAZINE SO IAM GOING TO GO TO YOUR ON LINE SHOP TO SEE WHAT YOU NEED.
KEEP WARM, JUDY
Gorgeous, Every bit of it. You must have had a Lovely Visit. Beautiful Job, xo Jamie
Gee Tracey I better not let my friend see this. I had her over for lunch yesterday too and I made her eat on a plastic tablecloth that was covering my table to protect it from my creative endeavors! I did make her some fancy eggs though! You've inspired me to have another friend over and take a bit more time with the table setting! Kim
Beautiful table! What a fun treat for your friend. Thanks for sharing all your ideas, I am needing to run to Michael's to get me some of those buckets!
Kate
Tracey,
The table setting is so pretty! You are so creative, and your ideas are easy and budget friendly! Great tips! Who wouldn't want to come to lunch at your house. Lucky friend!
Have a nice weekend,
Gretchen
are you kidding me?
when i saw the first image i assumed it was from that fancy magazine indeed.
it took my breath away
i'm all over that look my friend
all over it
& then i read on
& discover
YOU
created that gorgeous table?
get out
shut up
pinch me
im dreaming
dang it
i need to be your friend
i'd be your best friend
pinkie promise
if you'd decorate MY table that way
can i copy you?
you are my hero
thinkin
that might have been a wee bit over the top
huh?
Oh, my! It's all so beautiful! I'm especially loving the clock face coasters and photocopying them is a great idea. And tomorrow, I believe I'll be headed to Michaels and Target. ;-)
LOVE IT!!!! what a gorgeous setting. i am in love with all the clock faces. wow. how special your girlfriend must have felt. hope you had a wonderful time!!
Love truly lives in the details. Your friend must have felt so very special.
Just beautiful! Great ideas and I love how simple, yet beautiful it all is.
Love your blog!
Kat :)
Wow Tracey
How clever you are.. what a wonderful job you have done.. it all looks fabulous and love the idea to photocopy the clock faces....
Take care xx Julie
I think table setting is one of the most fun things to do! I love creating settings from things I have around the house and never thought to use. One year I remembered I had lots of cranberry glass in storage and I pulled it out and made a lovely setting for a Valentine's Day lunch. Wish I had taken photos of all my settings!
Have even taken part in some table setting money-raising events. Such fun!
Nothing I like better than picking someone's brain and girl...you got some mighty great pickings! These are all wonderful ideas and I'm pretty sure I'll be stealing, I mean borrowing some (or all) of them for Zapp in the spring. Thanks for taking the time to share all the little tips. It's wonderful that you would share so willingly your creativeness!
Debbie
Oh Tracey! I love these photos!! Just gorgeous setting that you made for you and your friend!!
Blessings~
Just about one of the prettiest table settings I've ever seen! All that for lunch with a friend? Wow...what a cool friend/hostess you are:) I love all the ideas {especially the clock face coasters!} and you've inspired me to set a "fancy" table once & again:) Happy Weekend to you...
I totally get you on the setting a table thing... it's so fun isn't it? LOL And yours is GORGEOUS!!! I LOVE your napkin rings!!! Sew cute!!!
I am most excited though that you got to have a wonderful "break" with your friend... I'm sure that she enjoyed it as much as you did!!!
Have a wonderful Thursday!!!
;-) robelyn
so gorgeous, I love those coasters
Tracey,
Your table is adorable!!
I am especially in love with the clock faces for coasters....tooo cute.
What an amazing tablescape.
I'm sure that your friend enjoyed it as much as we are here in blogland.
Oh Tracey,
I want to come to lunch at your house !!!! It looks so wonderful. You are so good at display. Did you work in that field ?
I love that idea of photocopying the clock faces. It looks so good.
You just give me inspiration in bucket loads....$1 ones from Michales !!!! XXXX
oh..simply gorgeous! i am in love! you are amazing and not only is your table stylish {i don't even own a tablecloth..sigh}
but your photos are stunning! what type of camera do you have? always love to compare notes on photography since i'm still shooting in a/v mode!! ;0)
Just beautiful, Tracey...what a fabulous treat for your friend and for you also, being able to have some with your friend! Have a fabulous day! xxoo
Perfection!! I love your beautiful table and all of your amazing ideas! I'm off to get one of those curtains at Target right now!!!
Tracey,
Wow my friend! What a fun table setting! You are seriously sooooo talented. I bet you guys had a blast! Love love the clock faces!
Shellagh
Tracey,
Well the votes are in...you have got to be one of the most creative and amazing talents out there! Answer me this...do you ever sleep? Does you brain? Ha! These are some wonderful ideas. Jeanne d' Arc flair combined with Target price another winning combo! Thanks for sharing my friend
Gale
What a treasure full of ideas you are. I want to be your next lunch buddy. I barely get the kettle on and you did a whole theme. Fantastic.
Tracey...seriously, you are so dang talented girl! I am in love with every single thing you did! The best part is that fab look for the Target price! Oh, and don't even get me started on your photos...perfection!
love, love, love it!
xo,
Adrienne
Gorgeous Tracey!! Every single inch!
Your ideas are the best, I'm having so much fun reading your blogs and then trying to create things just as beautiful. Thanks for being so inspiring!
love love love LOVE!!!
I bet your friend felt so loved because of all your personal touches. You're such a blessing!!
Hugs on this Thursday~
Looking Good!!! I'm sure your friend enjoyed herself.
Melinda
I love every single item on that table! I remember days when I actually set a pretty table... boy I might need to dig deep back into that part of myself again because this looks really special!
Blessings,
Sasha
J'adore Tracey! I would have luv'd to be a guest at your luncheon. Your friend is lucky. And just love the clocks you added to your decor. I have a thing for old clocks too!
-marie
You are wicked talented Tracey! Oh Me, Oh My!
PS there is an amazing giveaway on my blog. Come and enter, please!
xo!
SO pretty! Love the linen and old tape measure!
It's it fun when you get to be girlie and decorate? It makes for the most enjoyable time!
Jo
Gorgeous!
Fyi, Ikea has linen panels for $9.99;-)
What a lovely table. Love all the little number and clock details. So much fun to have girl time!
Mmmm....lovely as always! ;) LOVE the clock faces...and as you know, I also fancy numbers. :)
Smiles,
Rachel
Hi Tracey- I loved this post, your lovely photos and great ideas- your friend must have felt very special! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful as always :) I am a sucker for numbers and tin and burlap and ......... pretty much everything on your site;)
Tracey ~ it is just GORGEOUS...I love every little part of it!!! Every little part...what an amazing lunch you had!
Oh indeed we do know!!!Tracey,my curtains arrived today and they are stunning!!!I still cannot believe they are mine....nor do I know how to thank you!Sunday will be the day I get to play....can hardly wait!! Talk to you soon!!!
Oh Tracey, your table setting is just lovely!!!! I love all the touches, the clock coasters...absolutely everything!!! I would love to know what kind of camera you have, your photographs are always wonderful ~ thank you so much for sharing with us!!! You are truly inspiring ~ hugs and love, Dawn
It looks fabulous Tracey! Forget Jeanne d'arc stuff! Your ideas way top hers!!!
love this... still can't get your little toolbox for Spring off my mind!
Michelle
Girl, your talent amazes me and inspires me. Your friend was probably overwhelmed by the table setting and the gift!
The little metal bucket and tags are so precious.
I'm just like Vintage Junky Michelle, I keep thinking about your white toolbox and I'm on the search for one. Oh, how I love it!
Bonjour Tracey,
What a lucky friend you have - the table is so incredible. The napkin holders are so sweet. Your photographs should be in a magazine.
Tracey,
The table looks fabulous. All the special touches really made for one beautiful table. Thanks for all the ideas!
Jane
Hi, this is my first visit. I found you via my dear friend Maggie at the White Farmhouse. Beautiful blog and fabulous tablescape. Very creative and fresh. I love the buckets with burlap inserts. And the linen curtain idea is inspired. I'll visit again- Loved everything!
Yvonne@ StoneGable
So darn creative you are... I love it all. I'm sure you made your friends day by making the lunch so intimate and special.
I love your blog! thanks for all the beautiful eye candy made by you! lulu
What time should I be over tomorrow? Noon?
Gorgeous.
Really beautiful.
~Amy
Tracey if I was your friend that came for lunch I think I would topple over at such a table. Breathtakingly beautiful! You don't do anything halfway do you?? Thanks for sharing.
Tablescaping happens to be my weak area. I have absolutely no imagination when it comes to this stuff.
I totally get it. And love it too! So pretty. So French.
Simply inspiring my friend. I always come away from your blog with many lovely ideas..please write a book...I would buy it! xoxo
You are f a b u l o u s! You would never get me to leave... i'd be staying for dinner too! I'd even do the dishes!
Can you give us all a class on how to make everything look so elegant
please!!! i'd make the lattes.
xo,
LuLu
perfection.
i do wish we could have lunch together :)
chas
The table setting made my heart skip a beat! It's beautiful. I love everything. I would love to be your friend! xox
Wendy Ü
Oh Tracey! How lovely!
: )
Julie M.
ps My verification word is, "gluinglo." Isn't that funny?
beautiful! i wish i was your lunch buddy! hehe! i recently started following your blog and love it!
Hello Tracey, you have an amazing blog!
There is an award for your blog on my blog :-)
Vianne from Prague
http://vianne-monpetitbonheur.blogspot.com/
Oopsie. I may have left you a comment under my husband's name. He will be thrilled to learn that he loves a pretty French table setting. hee hee
Hi,
just so lovely your pictures are... Just stunning and wonderful... love linnen and the klock coasters...
Wish you a lovely weekend...
Many warm hugs
Elin
SUPERBE!!!!
amicalement
Manon
Beautiful table! You are so talented!
Janet
Ladies Lunching....definately LOTS of fun! I love your table decor and as ever you are awe inspiring! Love everything and your tablecloth...Tres Magnifique! I hope all is well with you and your family....smiles! Denise
isn't naptime great? i wish my little guy still took one :)you did a beautiful job! i love all the little details. you have such a talent for making things beautiful! i love the stencil idea and i think i'm going to have to break down and get one of those magazines! have a wonderful weekend! xo
Beautiful! I may have to got Targeting!!!!
Jill
What a treat for your friend! I would probably break down and cry tears of joy if someone set a table like this for me!
Tracey,
Please invite me to lunch.
I won't bring my kids.
Lisa
PS I Love, love, love it all. Leaving for target right now!
LOVE YOUR BLOG! I'LL ADD YOU TO MY FAVOURITE BLOG LIST, OK?!
HAPPY WK,
ROSA
Oh, my, Tracey, I just love everything you did. You are SO talented and have just a fabulous eye. Thanks so much for your wonderful ideas. My best friend Shannon and I are planning on driving down to the States, to the Target in Plattsburgh, NY in a couple of weeks and we've both just put those linen curtains on our wish list! p.s. I just received my Jeanne d'Arc from you today - hurray!
I have never posted a comment on a blog before, but your truly inspirational and beautiful blog is as if it was made just for me. It is everything I hope to display in my house and life. Thank you so much for sharing with all of us!! Love the entire lunch decorations. How wonderfully lucky to have lunch in such a beautiful setting.
You have shared some great ideas, I want to come to your house for lunch to feel the ambiance. Thanks for sharing through the blog world. Florence
Hi Tracey,
How lovely to see your beautiful table setting and how neat that you could catch up with your friend.
I love everything you have done and thank you for showing us.
You asked about the script in the side bars, it is actually a blog background from the Graphics Fairy.
Have a very happy weekend
Hugs
Carolyn
Bellisimo! You did a fantastic job with all your creative ideas coming together to make a lovely tablescape! Love all the colors and elements. You better watch out, some magazine is going to find out about you and want to photograph your home, if it hasn't already happened!
Nancy
such stunning photos!
love your blog! :)
- Audrey Allure <3
http://audreyallure.blogspot.com
Simply gorgeous!
Thank you so much for sharing it with us!...Love it!
Huge hugs from Sweden...
Lovely post- I hope I can find those curtains!! All of our windows are about 6 feet high- just the panes!! I need tons of fabric, and those curtains fit my budget!
So beautiful Tracey!
Love the curtain tip--I have been wanting to make pillows. I'm thinking a trip to Target is in order.
Oh this is awesome! I've never seen a Tablescape like this and I am in love.
Hi Tracey! I love the clock faces for coasters. I would think the ink would run if your really used it for a coaster and it got wet? Maybe you have a laser printer instead of an inkjet? The Target curtain for a tablecloth is a great idea, too! Thank you so much for sharing your affordable and fabulous ideas with us!!!
Michelle
Hi,
I have to leave you another comment. Your blog is so amazing, I can't get off of it. You need to do a design book. Your pictures are beautiful.
Thanks for sharing your talented creativity with all of us!
Maria
You are absolutely amazing! I am so glad that I have found your blog. I just told my husband about your table (I think even he was shocked when I told him you have little ones too!) So now I am thinking maybe it is time to invite the girls over for lunch? Keep your fingers crossed that my two year old takes her nap!
:) Kerri
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