Dianne's Creative Table

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Natural Touches

Every year our dear friends, the Scotts, have a Christmas Dinner and gift swap for a group of eight friends. Suzanne always prepares a delicious meal and Thom, the dessert King, always has an amazing sweet treat at the end of the meal. This year was no exception.

We were greeted on the porch by a lovely chandelier decked with greenery and magnolia on the front door.

We all look forward to the meal, but what the women look forward to the most, is what Suzanne has done with her table. We are always amazed and this year was no exception.

All the beautiful white and gold in the chargers, plates, nativity and even the painted magnolia had a gold center and sparkles on the leaves.

Our antiquing buddy, CeCe made the burlap stars for name cards. You can see her incredible Destin condo HERE. Believe me, if you haven't seen it you need to take a look. The beautiful antique napkins were found last year at Round Top.

Love the wreaths on the shutters!

The kitchen island covered with a beautiful topper and the lacy metal pieces from IKEA.

We both love our Cabin in the Snow dishes by Tienshan. The placemats are from OTP. The table was Thom's grandfather's.

Crab Artichoke Dip and Smoke Salmon with Dill Cream.

Oh what treasures do these hold? Homemade fudge, peanut brittle and pasta bowls from Portugal.

So much fun to share a lovely meal with dear friends and my in-laws who I am lucky to have as friends.

We love these people! Friends from work; craft buddy (Janie), fishing budding (Kevin) on the end and my in-laws Ned and Eileen closest to the camera. You can see Eileen's amazing Christmas decor HERE.

We were not allowed to see the dessert until it was served, so this is after the meal. We were surprised by Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce and Whipped Cream. Yea Thom! We first tasted this incredible dessert at Woodfire Grille in Atlanta and it has become a favorite. A perfect ending to a perfect meal.
Another wonderful evening with dearest friends and family. It is the one Christmas event, that none of us would miss!
Don't miss all the festivities at the following parties:
Seasonal Sunday
Let's Dish
Tablescape Thursday

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Hark the Herald Angels

My MIL has the most beautiful tree. It is covered in lights, ribbon, and large hand blown glass ornaments. They are clear and a little hard to see.

Some of the ornaments are enormous, 9-10" diameter and others are small. The tree sparkles from the light reflecting in the glass. Simple, but so very elegant.

Just wanted to show off the range of my new camera! This was taken from 15 feet away using the awesome zoom.

Her beautiful dining room. It wasn't quite ready for showtime, no flatware, no glassware, but I had to get some shots while I was there.

I just loved this beautiful, hand carved, wooden angel. The beautiful details just blew me away.

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

Joining the following parties this week:
Tablescape Thursday
Seasonal Sunday
Let's Dish

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Snow Bound?

It has been warm in TN lately. So warm, that my daffodils are coming up, warm enough for short sleeves, and being outdoors. It makes me wonder if we will ever have a real winter again. I want winter! I want cold temps, snow, and ice. Well icicles on the trees, just not on my car or the road to work, please and thank you!
In spite of the warm temps, I decided to try to create winter on my table.

I started with the runners, cut from white felt. I don't recommend trying to cut felt with scalloped sissors designed for paper. I ended up with very crooked edges and blisters on my fingers!