Tablescaping Déjà Vu & the Blue Hour: Welcome to the 157th Tablescape Thursday!

You may feel like Bill Murray in the movie, Groundhog Day as you view the following tablescape.  In last week's Tablescape Thursday post, I mentioned I had created a tablescape on the porch and it somehow mysteriously moved itself right out on to the deck, turning into THIS romantic table setting.

Since the original table on the porch was still set, I decided to share it for this week...a little tablescaping  déjà vu .

Looking a bit familiar, isn't it? The chargers are different but the rest of the place setting is the same as the place setting from last week, HERE.  I'll post the directions for this butterfly napkin fold on either Friday or Saturday.  This has fast become one of my favorite folds of all time.  It really works well with this beautiful butterfly themed china.   Update:  Butterfly Napkin Fold Tutorial can be found, HERE.

The red flowers and stemware really pull the red from the china.

The butterfly votive holders seem made for this china.

Last week we peeked through this geranium to view our tablescape on the deck.

This week its blossoms surround the candles in our centerpiece.  I had already snipped all the flowers before I took this photo above.  This little geranium has been blessing me with a bounty of blooms all summer long.

A little candlelight...

The Blue Hour approaches...

The Blue Hour is here!  You can read all about the Blue Hour and find out what time it arrives in your area of the world, HERE and HERE.  Or, just click on the Fave Posts category at the top of of this blog and scroll down to the bottom where you'll find info and links to six additional Blue Hour posts.

To view additional tablescapes using this butterfly china, click HERE.  Or, click on the category header Tablescapes♦Napkin Folds♦Recipes at the top of this blog for tablescapes for all occasions.

Looking forward to viewing all the beautiful table settings posted for this Tablescape Thursday!

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Resources:
Chargers: Neiman Marcus and Horchow (no longer available)
China: Mikasa, Modern Butterfly
Stemware: Both are Waterford: Iced Beverage-Araglin; Ruby Hock Goblets-Lismore
Flatware: Towle, King Richard
Napkins: Vintage, found antiquing
Lantern: Old Time Pottery
Butterfly Votive Holders: Colonial Candle
Candles: Colonial Candle

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Candlelier Silhouetted Against a Blue Hour Sky

From time to time I've shared this deck that's located to the left of the screened-in porch. This deck area is underneath a pergola and has a large candlelier hanging above. I really love this outdoor fixture. I bought it right after I added the porch and decks HERE a few years ago. It came from a store (Smith & Hawken) that has unfortunately gone out of business. You can still buy some of their products in Target.




I had a mischievous raccoon break one of the glass globes. :( You can read about that HERE.)

This picture was taken during that magical and somewhat elusive time, the "blue hour."





Recently, I received some wonderful photos from Debbie, a reader of BNOTP. I LOVE it when you share your wonderful photos! Debbie was inspired by the pics of my candlelier. In her e-mail she wrote: "You were a real inspiration in this acquisition! We didn’t have any fixture hanging over our porch table for the years before, but I started reading your blog and saw how homey your porch looked. I really wanted the Smith & Hawken candlelier like yours, but sadly they had gone out of business and someone else beat me to the sale-of-one-floor-sample."





Debbie said, "Shortly after that, we found this one hanging in a store on a trip to Ohio’s Amish Country. ( I don’t remember the name of the store)It was the only one they had and it had an aluminum-like finish. I painted it a similar color to that of our porch walls and voila!"





Debbie took her photos during the blue hour and WOW, her lantern looks stunning against the blue hour sky.





Absolutely beautiful! Debbie, thanks so much for sharing your gorgeous lantern and wonderful blue hour photos. If you here from Layla's "How To" party and you would like to know more about the blue hour and when it "happens" in your area of the world, you'll find exact directions in this post, HERE.




I'm joining in Layla's "How To" Party today with this post. Just click on the link above to read all about the art of taking photos during the "Blue Hour."

Tablescape for the 4th of July! Welcome to the 96th Tablescape Thursday!

Independence Day is just around the corner...time for a little Red, White and Blue fun!








I could just see these "martini" glasses filled with luscious fruit...maybe raspberries and blueberries with lots of fluffy whipped cream. Wouldn't that be perfectly patriotic for this tablescape?!
















I have one "set of 4" of these red, white, blue and aqua, star place card holders available, In the Bulter's Pantry on eBay, HERE. I wish I had more...they are so perfect for Memorial Day and 4th of July tablescapes. (The reason they are In the Butler's Pantry on eBay and not In The Butler's Pantry on Etsy is because Etsy will only allow handmade items or those over 20 years old...these are brand new.)













Time for a little candlelight as evening arrives on the porch.



































Some of the porch...just for fun. You can tell this pics were taken during that magical "blue hour" time. See the bluish cast on the porch?




Playing around...this pic was taken from the deck through the screen. It was tricky fooling the camera to ignore the screening. It's kind of fun looking into the porch from this perspective.




Through the open door...look how much sharper/clearer the colors are without the screen in-between. :-)









Love this big, beautiful candlelight butterfly!





The porch lit only by candlelight...




Capturing the "blue hour."







Chargers: Neiman Marcus, 2-3 years ago
China: Gibson, Clarendon, Big Lots, a year or two ago
Stemware: Dollar Tree, a year ago
Flatware: Gourmet Settings, Pattern is Silver Tear, only $29 at Marshalls...yipee! :-)
Place Card Holders: Tuesday Morning, 2 months ago
Lanterns: Old Time Pottery, 1 month ago
Confetti: Pier 1, a couple of weeks ago
Candlelight Butterfly and Tealight Candle Holder provided by Colonial Candle.


Looking forward to viewing your beautiful tablescapes!




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