KAY ELLEN | DESIGN

Easter Blessings

Thankful for forgiveness at the cross...

Easter Blessings to you all!

If you are need some last minute creative ideas for Easter stop by my Pins on PINTEREST

:Kay Ellen

Colorful Fall

    

 

Happy November!

 

A month filled with thankful hearts ...

As we get ready to open our homes for family and friends I thought I would share creative table ideas this month.

   

This place setting idea I titled {Colorful Fall} a cheerful table filled with color.  

 

Suggestions for the Thanksgiving Table

Floral tablecloth I made with cut yardage and sealah no sew tape for the hem 

Square scalloped plates and chargers

Place an apple on each plate and add a hang tag to the stem with guests name

Vintage silverware placed in a creative way

Twigs, branches and blooms cut fresh from the garden 

Clear crystal water goblets and drinking glasses

Neutral linen napkins tucked under each charger

 

I am firm believer if you don't have what you need to set the table, borrow from a friend! If you are borrowing crystal or china the best way to transport these treasured items is in a suitcase with wheels. It works great! 

See you next week for more creative table ideas,

:Kay Ellen

                     

Curb Appeal

One of my sweet clients called me on the spur of the moment last week and said

"Company is Coming" Help!

She wanted fall touches added to the front of her property. 

I took a few quick instagram photos with my iphone to share...

My first stop was Micheals craft store to purchase a few supplies I needed.

I bought straw wreaths and wrapped them with fresh birch twigs from my garden... added dried curly willow and silk sunflowers...grabbed a few dried pods, fall leaves and wired all the elements to the straw wreaths. 

I used the back of my husbands truck to make the wreaths~~~a great spur of the moment work station! Perfect place to arrange flowers and keep the mess outside. 

Here is one the wreaths completed. I love mixing elements... fresh, dried and silks together.

The wreaths really popped installed on the front rock pillars.

I also went  to Trader Joes and bought an assortments of pumpkins...placed them in a rustic bird bath above

and a vintage welcome wheel barrow I brought over for a prop.

I placed a yard of burlap fabric in wheel barrow and added fresh cut birch twig branches and filled the inside with colorful pumpkins.  

A creative afternoon project completed and just in time for company to arrive!

Curb Appeal :))

:Kay Ellen