Summer Dining! Welcome to the 97th Tablescape Thursday!

Hope you aren't tired of dining out on the porch. When winter gets here, they'll be plenty of time for staying inside by the fire. For now, lets play outside...as long as we can.

I didn't wait for darkness to light the candles...though, I know I really should. Let's just pretend it's getting dark.




While we're pretending...let's, also, pretend I grew this corn and harvested it today just for our meal. ;-) We'll be having a mystery guest join us...I can just see his hand to the right of the flowers.




Here's your place right here...




Golden bamboo flatware just seemed to work with this corny tablescape...







Here's a little tip...look for items to use as chargers...that really aren't chargers.




I found these large corn platters at Old Time Pottery, 50% off...which made them only $5 each.  Using non-charger items for chargers can make for a fun and interesting tablescape.








The platters came with silky green bows tied onto the handles. If they eventually get soiled or dirty, it will be easy to replace them with fresh ribbons. I could even see some fun gingham ribbons tied on the handles. Or, maybe raffia...to go with the corn theme.








I love this globe candle holder provided by Colonial Candle...




It's the only candle holder I've ever seen that will convert to hold either a pillar or a taper candle...is that cool, or what?!




This tablescape called for a simple centerpiece. I used my favorite little pitcher of daisies for a centerpiece with a bit of a country feel. Uh, what's that? You say, you see someone?




Now how do you think I grew all this corn? (wink) I had some help, you know. ;-)




No crows on this porch!




Will you be having corn cooked on the grill for your 4th of July celebration?



Chargers: Platters from Old Time Pottery, 4-5 months ago
Cabbage Plates: Bordallo Pinheiro, HomeGoods, Ross and eBay, a year or two ago
Cream Salad Plates: HomeGoods, no pattern name on back, around 1-2 years ago
Flatware: Big Lots, about 2 years ago
Glassware: Pier 1, a year or so ago
Tablecloth: Marshalls, 6 months ago
Napkins: Kohl's, about 2-3 years ago
Napkin Rings: Don't remember now
Scarecrow: Big Lots, I think...years ago


Looking forward to viewing your beautiful tablescapes!



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