Fun in the Kitchen.

Far be it from me to ever admit to having any fun in the kitchen, unless I am playing some sort of game and having a mojito. But in this case I have to confess I had a really lot of fun exploring the art of table setting.

It all started with a craft I did. And exploded from there. The craft was making my own napkin rings with seashells we found on the beach over the years. I have a really lot of shells but the trick was finding 8 in a similar size. These are all really close in size. And here is the result. But this craft got me thinking,

I need to set a pretty table, what else can I use?

I started out with some vintage things that I already  have. 

The vintage white Salt and Pepper shakers that came with the Cottage when I bought it,

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And a wonderful blue cobalt bottle i found at a thrift store long ago.

I cut some Beach Grass and Hibiscus from my back yard.

And set to working on my tablescape. 

Now I am ashamed to say but I'm gonna be honest, 

I didn't have any cloth napkins down here at the shore!

It's a very informal atmosphere, and I like being in vacation mode, so we  normally use paper napkins.

But I had to see what my napkin rings were going to look like, so I just cut up a dish towel!

It is cute though isn't it?

 I'm going to hem them and keep them as napkins.

And the dishes I got in 2002 at one of those discount chains like Odd Lot or something.

I also tried the centerpiece with hibiscus. 

And even though I have 4 gorgeous water goblets. (  from the dollar store :)

I used a mish mash of different blue glasses, just cause it's fun.

a blue wine glass from a yard sale, and my favorite cocktail glass down there on the right.

Yep I like the beach grass as a centerpiece better.

When the beach grass plumes gets full and fluffy it is really fun to use as a centerpiece, 

like in this fabric basket I made

But that means Fall is near!

This was a really fun table to set, and I love my new napkin rings! 

I made them with twine and modgepodge, and those black scallop shells collected on the beach near my house.

Now I may set my table a little more often.

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