Tag: Tablescape

A Beary Unexpected V-Day Moment

Valentine’s Day is for lovers plus everyone else in my house.

Vince and I celebrated the holiday with a little staycation in Ft. Lauderdale but came home on Saturday night to take our baby girl out for a date (the boys were away celebrating their mom’s birthday).

But first – mama needs a massage.

We took her to the mall to pick out a new Build-A-Bear stuffie (her first Build-A-Bear is a red monkey — when you squeeze its hand, Vince’s voice says, “Happy first Valentine’s Day Elaine, I love you!”).

Baby E chose a beautiful, sparkly fairy bear and dressed her in a Rapunzel dress and tiara.

While filling out the bear’s birth certificate, we asked Elaine what to name it and she quickly yelled, “SALIVA!”

…….

“What was that, sweetie?”

Elaine smiled up at us and cupped her hand to her lips.

“SAAAALIVAAAA,” she stage whispered.

Saliva it is and shall ever be.


We all know how hard updating government documents can be — if this bear knows what’s best, she should accept her fate and introduce herself as “Sally” to those who don’t know her.

Anyway, as I was saying… Valentine’s Day is for everyone in my house, including the grandmas.

So I pulled together a little V-Day lunch for the family and naturally filled the table with thrifted finds, which I’m happy to tell you all about:

The weather was perfect, so we sat on our back patio for a lunch made of Buccan sandwiches, chips, and salads — all mouthwatering and highly recommended.

Earlier in the week, Elaine and I decorated construction paper hearts, which we stuck into a fun floral photo holder thingy I thrifted from Goodwill, and that served as our centerpiece.

Goodwill items included:
-The adorable heart taper candles
-Disposable napkins
-White dinner plates
-Floral placemats
-Amber goblets

I went to a luncheon last week and they were giving the centerpieces away at the end, so I salvaged and deconstructed one for the table.

The painted leaves are so cool, right? I stuck the roses and greenery in a crystal vase that was thrifted and gifted from my mother-in-law. She also gifted the pink serving platter I used for the sandwiches and the white tablecloth.

The heart straws and gift bags are from the dollar store! I love shopping there for holiday themed items.

The V-Day Crew!
yum yum yum

It was a busy, sweet weekend!

Last week’s thrifted ‘fits:

Anthropologie bag from Goodwill West Palm Beach, Earrings from Stone Button Studio
Top and MANGO tote bag from Goodwill West Palm Beach
Sunnies from Goodwill West Palm Beach
Date night purse from Goodwill West Palm Beach
Kaftan/Swim Cover from Goodwill West Palm Beach
Baby’s sweet dress from Goodwill West Palm Beach


Things I left at Goodwill:

Picture a palm leaf sticking out of this — so coastal chic!
This shell lamp base had a different shade on top, but I found this other hand painted one and thought they looked cool together. I’m currently lamp rich, though, so had to leave this behind!

A Thrifted Christmas Table

This year, our boys were out of town for Christmas, so Vince and I hosted a small Christmas dinner with just baby girl and our moms.

I’ve been collecting items for my Christmas tablescape for several months and am sharing here all the details of my completely thrifted, gifted and secondhand Christmas table:


-White Dinner Plates – Goodwill West Palm Beach
-Green Cloth Napkins – The Nearly New Shop West Palm Beach
-Napkin Rings – Thrifted and gifted from a friend
-Silverware – Wedding Gifts
-Milk Glass Goblets – Passed down from my mom
-Candle with Glass Christmas Tree Charm – Goodwill West Palm Beach

-Taper Candles – Thrifted from Goodwill West Palm Beach or gifted
-Crystal Candle Holders – Wedding Gifts
-Table Runner – Goodwill West Palm Beach

The table runner originally had tassels on either end, but they fell off after I ran it through the washing machine, so I tied ornaments on either end to replace them! The vintage wreath ornaments were sourced from The Nearly New Shop West Palm Beach.

-Brass Candle Holders – Passed down from my mom
-Small White & Green China Candleholders – Goodwill West Palm Beach
-Glass Christmas Tree Votive Holder – Passed down from my mom
-Christmas Holly Candle Holder – Goodwill West Palm Beach
-Cake Stand – Garage sale find
-Wooden Nativity People – The Cozy Cottage Lake Worth Beach

Now that all my Christmas gifts have gone out, I’ll also be sharing details on most of the items I thrifted for friends and family this year — stay tuned!

I hope you had a cozy Christmas full of warmth and love, friends.

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Last week’s thrifted ‘fits and treasures:

>> Mom and I visited the Rust Market in Lake Park for last minute Christmas shopping – reel on my Instagram profile! <<

Sweater and MANGO tote from Goodwill West Palm Beach
Ring from A Timeless Treasure West Palm Beach
Sweater from Goodwill West Palm Beach; Madewell Jeans from Goodwill Boutique in Boca Raton
Hightop chucks from Goodwill West Palm Beach
J. Peterman jumpsuit and leather belt from Goodwill West Palm Beach
Anthropologie skirt from Goodwill West Palm Beach; Amazing necklace made of vintage fabric, charms, and shells sourced from thrift and estate sale trips made by Sarah Bray Bermuda
A closer look at my stunning Sarah Bray Bermuda necklace!
Baby girl’s dress from Goodwill West Palm Beach
Mom bought me a pair of tassels from the Rust Market in Lake Park – they are on our end tables in our bedroom for now.
This stunning handmade, one-of-a-kind dress made from a hand stitched vintage tablecloth is from a Rust Market vendor named Marcia. She doesn’t sell online/has no digital presence and more people need to know about her!! This dress is one example of many gorgeous designs. I highlighted her in my recent instagram reel – check it out!
Vince and I brought a bottle of wine to dinner with friends and I popped on this vintage ornament sourced from a collection I found at Goodwill West Palm Beach.
Elaine’s set from Goodwill West Palm Beach

A Thrifted Thanksgiving Table

I was thrilled to host Thanksgiving this year, not only because I love spending time with my family, but also because it gave me an excuse to create a holiday themed tablescape.

In recent years I’ve gotten more and more into tablescapes.

It’s another outlet for creativity, and I like pulling things from around my house to place down the middle of my dining table.

I’ve pulled framed photos, shells, and collected trinkets for my tables when hosting friends and family.

Lately, I’ve been feeling like almost anything goes for a tablescape.

You want bows? Butterflies? Bird houses? Tie and stick them onto candle holders or table runners and make it a thing!

(My husband was sure to tell me that placing miniature chairs down the middle is a little insane — I just love a miniature piece of furniture, okay?!)

This holiday, I’ve had a lot of fun thrifting specifically for my tablescapes.

Here, I’m sharing the details on where I sourced all the items for my Thanksgiving table.

  • Goblets – Goodwill West Palm Beach
  • Glasses – Home Goods (I store these separately / away from our daily use cabinets so nobody can break them, and only bring them out for guests)
  • Flatware – Passed down from my mother-in-law
  • Crystal candle holders – wedding gifts
  • Pink taper candles – Goodwill West Palm Beach
  • Beaded/wooden candle holder – Nearly New Thrift Shop West Palm Beach
  • Napkin rings – thrifted and gifted from a friend
  • Fall wreath – Goodwill West Palm Beach
  • Bronze candle holders – passed down from my mom
  • Dark blue dessert plates – Goodwill West Palm Beach
  • White & blue dessert plates – thrifted & gifted from my mother-in-law
  • Floral urn – Nearly New Shop West Palm Beach
  • Block print napkins – Etsy
  • White vessel thingy I used as a candle holder – thrifted & gifted from my mom
  • Glass cake stand I used as a candle holder – found at a garage sale years ago
  • Baby girl made this sweet centerpiece at school!
  • Teacup I used as a candle holder – thrifted & gifted from my mom
  • Dinner plates – fiestaware; I chose dark blue plates for our family’s everyday use because the color hides scratches and they look nicer longer!

It felt like a blessing to be able to make my table beautiful for friends and family to gather around — I hope your Thanksgiving was fab, too!

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Last week’s thrifted ‘fits & highlights:

Easy breezy dress from Goodwill West Palm Beach
Sweater from Goodwill West Palm Beach
GAP shirt dress, linen pants, Target sandals from Goodwill West Palm Beach
I left this at Goodwill and kinda regret it!!!
Top from Goodwill West Palm Beach, Madewell jeans from Goodwill Boutique in Boca Raton
Cutie frog earrings from A Timeless Treasure West Palm Beach
Shells and rocks from Goodwill West Palm Beach styled in one of my plant pots
My dress from my swap brunch party!
Still screaming over this bag found at Goodwill West Palm Beach — the red and the bamboo handles!
Button up from my Denver Goodwill haul, MANGO bag from Goodwill West Palm Beach
I styled an area in my bedroom with shells, a basket, and design books from Goodwill West Palm Beach
This basket from Goodwill West Palm Beach is solving a clutter problem on my desk!

Thrifted Brunch Table

We had our neighbors for brunch over the weekend, so I used it as an excuse to pull out thrifted wares and style them!

My husband is the brunch chef in our house. He invited the neighbors to come at 12:00 pm. He *started* chopping the potatoes at 11:40 am.

🥴🥴🥴

It drove me temporarily insane but at least my table was cute.

Here’s the tablescape tour:

Candle holder – Lake Park Rust Market, Pink taper candle – Goodwill, Vintage Pyrex mixing bowl – Goodwill, Vintage dessert plates – Goodwill, Dinner plates – Goodwill, Paper napkins – a TJ Maxx impulse purchase
My husband propagates plants, so we always have jars of cuttings around the house and I usually have one or two as the centerpiece of our dining table. I found him this new propagation vessel at Goodwill this week!
I found the mixing bowl and plates at Goodwill on two separate occasions – they match perfectly!
Can’t have brunch without donuts! Pink serving plate – thrifted and gifted from my mother-in-law. Adorable stone plate (soon to hold bacon!) from Goodwill.
No vintage at the table for the kiddos, I’m afraid – non breakables only.
But they grabbed their donut holes from these cuties I picked up at Goodwill this week.
Water served from an IKEA jug found at Goodwill.

This week’s thrifted ‘fits & treasures round-up:

Dress – Printfresh, Source: Goodwill, Bracelets – Unknown, Source: The Nearly New Shop
Dress – Charlotte Kellogg Palm Beach , Source: The Nearly New Shop, Earrings – Unknown, Source: The Church Mouse
Bag – Unknown, Source: Goodwill
Tunic I used as a swim cover up (has pockets!) – J.Crew, Source: Goodwill
Adorable set, Source: Jupiter Medical Thrift
Some may be skeeved by a thrifted swimsuit, but I have my cleaning methods and own many! This one is Sanctuary, Source: Goodwill
Cute lil vase I’m using for baby girl’s toothbrush holder, hand painted, Source: Goodwill
Set of 4 Anthropologie bowls, Source: Goodwill
Set of six Queen’s salad plates, Source: Goodwill
Milk glass bowl, Source: Goodwill
Starfish drink stirrers, Source: Goodwill, Vintage basket, Source: The Cozy Cottage Lake Worth Beach
I used this adorable basket to store towels for post brunch pool hangs, Source: The Nearly New Shop

It was such a pleasure to share my thrifted finds with friends over food (say that 3x fast) – hope you enjoyed, too!