Kay Ellen

Inspired by 1776

Happy Fourth of July!  

A historical breakfast with our founding Father's.

The centerpiece I designed has a copy of the Declaration of Independence. I placed it on a tarnished silver platter embellished with drum sticks, magnifying glass, Papa Duane's miniature metal cannon and a small American Flag.

The tablecloth is a patriotic toile fabric I found for $3.00 a yard! I purchased three yards and hemmed the edges with my parent's Sealah No Sew Tape~~It was sooo fast and easy to make! Washer and Dryer safe:) 

My charming silver handled cup shown above is from Mount Vernon, Virginia~~George Washington's Home. A souvenir cup I purchased from my sweet friend Rebecca. 

I love to use family heirlooms on my table when I can...Great Grandma Carrie's teacups, my favorite red glass luncheon plates and Liberty Blue china plates~~ pattern name is Independence Hall from Grandma Barbara's china hutch:)

Enjoyed filling the teacups and my vintage silver sugar bowl with fresh cherries and blueberries...

Thank you Good News Now for featuring my sugar bowl photo!!

Blueberry muffins freshly baked and ready to eat! My teen's favorite~~~the checkered napkin I added the fringe with my parent's no sew adhesive tape too!

I cut a few red roses from my garden and placed them in old vintage bottles on the table for height and texture~~

Did you all memorize the Preamble when you were young?~~~I did in Elementary school~~~ I can still recite it! 

Maybe you can tell by my historical table I love US History! Keeping it alive in our hearts and remembering where we began. 

I am very thankful that I have had the opportunity to visit Washington DC, Virginia and Boston to see so many of our historical buildings, homes, museums and monuments~~but I still have Philadelphia on my bucket list!  

Have a wonderful holiday friends~~and remember to thank God for our Freedom!

and continuing to pray for our Nation ~~~

Stop by Susan's Place for more creative Tabletop Design~~~

One last patriotic photo for my sweet friend Beverly and all the Pink ladies!! 

Red,White and Blue with a hint of Pink!

xoxo

:Kay Ellen

  
 

Royal Tea

Welcome Tea Party Friends! 

It is time to celebrate Vanessa's 3rd Annual Mad Teaparty!

Let's get started! 

I have picked blooms from my garden~~~

Set the table with beautiful china...

Added gold silverware for a Royal touch! 

Filled the teapots!

In honor of Sweeeet Vanessa~~~ I have added a Royal Crown filled with teacups! 

Choose a pretty cup! 

Did you decide? 

This one?

or maybe this one?

A Royal Day to celebrate with tea! 

A Mad Hatter's View!! 

Sweets for our Host!  

Take a bloom before you go!

Annnnnnd share the Crown~~~ 

Plenty of cupcakes to go around!! 

Thank you Vanessa for hosting such a wonderful party! 

Bless you!!

Click Here to visit~~~ A Fanciful Twist!!

Cheers! Clink-Clink 

xoxoxo

:KayEllen

Summertime

Summer has arrived! Time to enjoy the sunshine and the ocean air~~~ 

Umbrella's up!

Drink lots of water!

Take a ride on a ferris wheel...

Jump in to cool off~~~ 

Maybe a ride on the boardwalk? 

or a little people watching?

My favorite is a simple walk on the beach, toes in the sand,  smelling that ocean air. ~~~and thanking God for each day:)

Ahhhhh and a gorgeous sunset to end the day~~~

Have a great first week of summer!

:Kay Ellen  

For more outdoor travels check out Susan's Blog! 

Memories on Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all you Dad's that make each day count...

Taking time to skip~~~

Piggyback hugs~~~

Lending a helping hand...

Making a splash~~~ 

Wheel Barrow rides!!

Jumping for Joy

It's OK to be silly...  

Special vacations... 

Celebrating Holidays~~~

Happy Father's Day to my husband...So many special memories to share of you being a great Dad!!  We love you!!

Kay, Kyle & Paige 

    

 Happy Pink Saturday! 

Look at this beautiful drawing Fifi painted of my daughter! Oh my goodness~~~ I just gasped the first time I saw it~~and a few tears too!

A special memory from my daughter's sweet sixteen birthday party. We had a Pride and Prejudice themed high tea! 

Please take a moment and scroll down to see the celebration on my blog.

Merci Beaucoup Fifi~~~  

You are such a blessing:) 

Stop by Fifi's Blog and see her enchanting Art~~~ Click Here

 

 

Also say hello to sweet Beverly for Pink Saturday~~Click Here 

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Thank you for stopping by friends!

:Kay Ellen

Pride & Prejudice Tea Party

A special tea party for my sweet sixteen daughter... 

We found her darling dress at a local thrift store. All her curls are natural! She borrowed an old pair of earrings I wore on my wedding day and placed a sweet pea bloom in her hair with a pearl filled headband. 

A beautiful day to be in the garden!

Soft colors with pretty vintage dishes. 

My son was the butler for the event. The girls just loved that:) He praticed all week on his english accent!

The silver teapots are ready to be used~~~

An old chippy utility cart was transformed into a teacart filled with refreshments. 

I really enjoyed planning the party, setting up and decorating the tables! I mixed pretty teacups with mis-matched saucers. 

Filled china teapots with beautiful blooms.

A smiling daughter.

Joy and laughter filled the afternoon...     

Enjoying every moment.

Dancing~~~

Ahhh~~~ so pretty.

A few giggles during musical chairs! 

Scones, fruit and tea sandwiches were a big hit with the girls. 

I set up the backyard garden for dessert and opening presents~~~

Decorated an umbrella with lace doilies and two old bridemaids dresses scrunched up on top.  

More roses, pearls and lace sitting on top of an old tarnsihed wall mirror. 

My daughter reading sweet notes and cards...

Dreamy cupcakes for dessert.

Celebrating~~~

A birthday toast! Clink-Clink 

Thank you for stopping by and joining in our celebration...

What an enchanting afternoon~~~

Capturing a moment in time. 

Filled with memories!

For a special daughter~~~ 

Sweet Sixteen~~~ ! 

I set this photo next to my daughter's place setting...Dreaming of Mr. Darcy!! 

Happy Birthday Paige :)

Sweet Susan is having her special table scape celebration... stop by and say hello!

Click Here to Visit~~~

        

:Kay Ellen        

Tea Party Planning...

Hi friends, 

A quick post today~~~

Wow~~ This week just flew by! 

This afternoon I am finishing up the details for a tea party.  The china is washed and the silver teapots are polished. 

My daughter is turning sweet 16! 

Off to cut more roses.

See you soon,

:Kay Ellen

Time to choose a Winner!

Hi Friends,

It is time to select a winner for the Starbucks Coffee Card!! 

I was in Lake Havasu this past weekend and stopped by my favorite store... 

I decided to let the store owner choose the winner!

Such pretty sparkle all over the store. I could have stayed all day~~~ 

Well, I almost did:)

I had so much fun shopping and catching up with Anita.

Always a pleasure to see what new treasures are sprinkled all around the shop! 

Anita and Tami are very talented ladies.   

I love the creative lighting Bella offers...

A fabulous selection!

Click Here to visit Anita & Tami's Blog & also visit their darling on-line shop Here!

Just found out this photo was chosen to be published in Good News Now! I was just taking a photo of the pretties I bought from The Pink Funny Farm Girls, what a lovely surprise :)

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OK, Here we goooooo!

The winner is...

Lagniappe!

Suesueb email me with your address so I can send out your prize!

Thank you for stopping by!

:Kay Ellen

 

Close Up

A quick post today... 

This is a closeup of a guest bathroom I am finishing up...

My client grew up on a farm and had a real water pump on her parents property. She loved the idea of adding this unique faucet to reflect on fond childhood memories:)  

 A few things have arrived for the Living room. The new sofa's are beautiful and I am anxious to pull the room together with all the accessories!

The re-modeled fireplace is complete.  In my design work I like to create depth by mixing colors and textures.  

The outer walls of the living room are the original slump stone, freshly painted a soft yellow. The backdrop wall behind the fireplace is a gold venetian plaster.  The mantel is a creamy white glazed and antiqued. The multi colored stacked rock pulls all the colors of the room together. 

That's all for now friends... 

Hope you have a wonderful weekend~~I can not believe how fast this week flew by! 

A little R&R at the lake for me. Yeah!

See you soon, 

:Kay Ellen