Tabletop Tuesday - Mother's Day & Spring

It's been awhile since I've participated in Tabletop Tuesday. This weekend I packed up the Easter decorations and decided that I wasn't quite ready to bring out the Summer beachy decor. I re-arranged here and there and brought in some Mother's Day items too.



Let's see what's on the washstand. Sorry that I couldn't get a picture until after it was dark.



This lacy bonnet was my mother's. I'm not sure if she wore it or if it was for a baby doll.



A little tarnished baby spoon.


Greetings from my silver tray chalkboard.



Sweet little baby shoes and a silver baby doll cup that was also my mother's.



Old fashioned baby buggy.



Bird's nest and bird nestled in my apothecary jar. I left the springy paper shred from Easter.



A touch of Spring on the sideboard.



I found this basket at one of my favorite antique shops "Through The Garden Gate" this weekend.



These birds and nest were found last year. I added an antique lace napkin and some greenery.



A small bluebird platter. I just love this old china pattern.



Antique post card of children playing outside.



A bit of spring in this picture too. Don't you love the birds and nests full of eggs? All the signs of new life for Spring.



Spring topiery and bunnies in the kitchen.


The bunnies remind me of our daughter and her twin girls. Such a good mommy she is!



Another little nest tucked into the ivy.


I know a mantle doesn't count as a tabletop....but I'm pretty sure that Marty won't mind.



I loved changing from my darker colors of winter to the lighter look of the greens and whites.



Yes -- another bird's nest!



These two bunnies weren't quite ready to be packed away.



I found the pair of topieries at Pier 1.




A Spring welcome from the mantle and a Happy Mother's Day to all my blogging friends.

Thanks Marty, for hosting Tabletop Tuesday every week. Be sure to check them out over at "A Stroll Thru Life"

See ya!

Tabletop Tuesday - Gingerbread House

Marty over at "A Stroll Thru Life" brings us all tabletop inspirations every Tuesday. She always has such wonderful ways of "tweeking" her tables -- I'm still doing a little Christmas "tweeking" here and there...how about you?



This was my "Gingerbread" village that I posted a couple of weeks ago on my house tour....but it was still unfinished.




You can see that gingerboy had a peppermint tree on his side.....


....but gingergirl didn't have any sweet landscaping on her side. That was because I ran out of peppermints.



Also -- my tree didn't have a "topper" until I found this little cupcake ornament.


...and a different on for my second tree. I decided to use a variety of candy for the second tree.




And now everybody's got a sweet Christmas tree!

Thanks Marty, for providing the tabletop fun. Be sure to stop by and take a peek.

See ya!

Tabletop Tuesday - Ready for Summer

I'm joining Marty at "A Stroll Thru Life" again this week. I've changed my tabletops from Spring to my Summer look. Now the bunnies and carrots, and birds and nests have all been put away and I've brought the beach and lake to my house today.



Here's a peek at my washstand tabletop all ready for summer.




Oh My! I seem to have caught a little crab under my cloche today.



Looks like he's going to climb into my teacup.



Well of course! It's a "Cup of sea"!



The starfish have come out to play as well.



Oh yes! I do think life is sweeter by the sea....don't you?




What a sweet little couple on my olden postcard....they love the beach so much....they don't even mind when it rains!



You can see my apothecary jar holds lots of shells from our trip to Sanibel, FL earlier in the month. When I open the lid I can smell the ocean.



And over on the sideboard, we have Swan Lake.



For some odd reason, last year, I was smitten with swans. I kept finding them in thrift and antique stores - even Goodwill and bringing them home with me. I guess it was a good year to collect them, because it seemed that everyone else must have been getting rid of them! Oh well, I'm glad that they came home with me. The last time I saw this many swans all together was on a shower curtain in the 50's! Anybody remember those?



Now my sugar scuttle is filled with Sanibel shells.



Another olden postcard of a romantic Victorian couple at the beach.




One last swan shot. I do think that swans are quite beautiful when they're gliding across a pond - so elegant with their long necks.



My soup tureen must be getting ready for some seafood chowder.



I built a sand castle on my powder room shelf.



Laurie over at Bargain Hunting inspired me to summerize my mantle. Usually I keep it the same all year except for Christmas. Sort of an English pub look. But today, I brought out the sailboat and more shells.



On one side we have playful sandpipers....




.... on the other we have a sailboat. Which reminds me, in just a few short weeks Mr. Mid-Atlantic is taking me for a cruise for my birthday! I can't wait, we're getting so excited because it's our very first one.

Be sure to visit Marty at "A Stroll Thru Life" for lots of tabletop inspiration this week.

See ya!

Tabletop Tuesday - a little tweeking

It's always a pleasure to visit Marty at "A Stroll Thru Life" -- she's one of the sweetest bloggers there is. So today I've done just a little "tweeking" of my tabletops before I redo it all changing from Spring to Summer decor.


A bit of Springness on my washstand.



Isn't May the merriest of months?



A peek at my apothocary jar -- what's this? A baby shoe?


The perfect spot for a little nest!



I love fresh asparagus in early spring!



A view of the Spring sideboard.




This had been a decoration for an earlier bridal shower and wedding tablescape. I've removed the tulle and kept it for Spring.




A few more pictures of spring birds and "nesting". My tablescape this Thursday will be all about my favorite vintage bird china -- there's something about Spring and our feathered friends, isn't there?

Be sure to visit Marty at "A Stroll Thru Life" -- you'll be glad you did!

See ya!