Then life went on as it always does. I became quite busy finishing up a design job, working on the Fashionista's apartment and allowing myself to wallow in self pity for a few days when she actually left our nest. So what pulled me out of my wallowing? An email from Susan. I had won the bird lantern. A few days later a package was delivered right to my front door. I can't even begin to tell you about the care that went into the wrapping of the lantern to insure that it arrived in pristine condition. I also received a sweet handwritten note from the darling owner congratulating me. Colonial Candle is class A in my book. I decided to use my lantern as a centerpiece for our annual first day of school breakfast.
I began with a white damask cloth covered by a burlap runner. I then added six willow charges I found at Anthropologie. They originally sold for $28.00 EACH and came with a willow cloche. Yours truly scored them for $2.00 and has other plans for the cloches which I'll show in the future.
Isn't the bird lantern absolutely gorgeous? I am still pinching myself!
I can't resist a "bird's eye view". Pun intended.
Milk and juice were served in my grandparent's wedding crystal. Talk about starting the school year out right!
A big thank you to Susan and Colonial Candle for such a tweet surprise!
Back to school makes me think of little red schoolhouses and shiny apples for the teacher. So I decided to use my favorite red transferware plates. As we were having pancakes and bacon there was no need for a bowl though in hindsight it would have made the place setting more attractive. :)
Isn't the bird lantern absolutely gorgeous? I am still pinching myself!
I can't resist a "bird's eye view". Pun intended.
Milk and juice were served in my grandparent's wedding crystal. Talk about starting the school year out right!
A big thank you to Susan and Colonial Candle for such a tweet surprise!
