Ok, you scared me out of my wits with this one!! LOL LOL

hugs, Karen

I LOVE the idea Kathleen! But am not sure I can participate. I just did a "play" table for two which I took pics of but then took it apart as I had to take some of the stuff to decorate the staff coffee room table (Halloween) as it was my coffee week. I don't have enough Halloween stuff yet to leave stuff there and do another one at home. If I'm allowed, I can post pics of the "play" one I did as well as the one at work (the only food though was muffins!)If you'd rather, I'll just post it on a separate thread.

DD

Oh, DD anything goes. Your play table is fine!!
Just thought we could have a little fun...
Karen, HAHA, I figured some would be cursing me out as they read it! Laughter is good for us!

Wow..kathleen you had me going there too!! I was thinking...oh my...do I dare go and purchase all these things. Your list was like something out of the book that we are working with now..lol...Whew!!
Sounds like fun...but, I'll have to see what I have to participate...
jane

Had me panicking too, Kathleen. LOL You know I always TRY to participate on here! ;o)

As I was reading, my mind was hurriedly thinking "Do I have matching dishes for six?" "I don't think my silverware is sterling!" "What do I have that would work on a Halloween table?" "Fresh flowers! She's got to be kidding!" LOL Whew, what a relief. LOL

I posted pics of my Fall table using my black plates along with my pumpkins. I'll see if I have anything that would do for a Halloween table--something just for fun. ;o)

Okay, you had your big laugh for the day--now behave yourself, you little _ _ _ _ _! ;o)

Luvs

Oh, you have plenty, Luvs...Glad I got your blood pumping..
Time to spice this board up a bit, LOL...
Jane hope you can join in..black white, gold, orange, almost anything can be Halloweeny...purple and blue too..

It's a Friday night this year, so maybe some of us will be having company...perfect for a little fun table...send out for pizza!

Guess I was totally sucked in by your little "trick" Kathleen! I was so excited by your idea, I didn't really read all the "rules" thoroughly to see they were quite "extreme". But now that you have played your "trick", we will all get a "treat" if people can post a few "fun" tables!

DD

Yes, it will be fun.
We used to do it about once a month...some of the husbands were in disbelief. I believe it was Jaybird who did her's in front of the fireplace and dh commented how nice it was.
I just think it is fun!

OK. I'm in. Going to start thinking about mine.

Good, I know you will come up with a good one..
No pressure, LOL

Kathleen, LOL, love the part about candy corn being the veggie (since I dispise cooked veggies!)
But I am planing on doing a holiday table...still tweaking it. But you can forget the sterling silverware. I'm far off from that, maybe one place setting at a time I can afford, then my DD could jump in and buy me the other place setting...(yah, a cold day in.....) LOL, she draws the line over sterling (she already bought me most of my treasured beautiful stainless) see link:

Here is a link that might be useful: Yamazaki Tableware

That is beautiful! You use that for every day? It is very pretty. And doesn't have to be polished like sterling!

Kathleen, nope, I don't used it for everyday, I do keep the Yamazaki for a bit more special occassions, but ALWAYS when my DD is over, since she bought most of them over the years, place setting by place setting, I do want her to know that I love and appreciate them and her for purchasing them for me. I use my Oneida "Michelangelo" as my everyday, that is unless I have a need for a different look then I pull out a different look from my other very inexpensive stainless. Even though it doesn't have to be polished...well, I really wouldn't mind for sterling...I have a few things that I have to polish now, I am grumpy while I do it, but when I am done...WOW, it's all worth it LOL

Judith, that flatware is extraordinary! I have never seen forks with tynes like that, love them. And with the gold and silver together, they are so versatile. With your DD giving you them, set by set, they must also have such special meaning.
DD

DD, thank you, the fork design is especially what drew them to me, they are so different! I also wanted a touch of gold to be in the stainless, that way they tied in with my gold edged china, and a set of gold rimmed crystal. DD gave me one set at a time for special occasions, Christmas gifts, B-Days gift, Moms Day, it took a while, but I have a place setting for 8 now. A few years ago she bought me a beautiful footed silverware box from the Bombay store, she wanted to make sure the "investment" had a nice storage place. She went to alot of trouble for me, so it makes the set "priceless".

This is an occassion were I used the gold and stainless silverware, it allowed me to work in the mixture of silver and gold elseware in the tablesetting. Silver charger, gold rimmed dishes and crystal.

Judith, I remembered them from that setting..they struck me then as unique.
And of course, so special that your dd gave them to you a setting at a time...
I have one set with gold by Wallace. I bought them years ago to use with my Lenox Eternal Christmas. Pretty, but nothing like yours.

I can't wait to see all of these!

I haven't been around long enough to have posted a table setting, but maybe next week after my Halloween party is over, I can do a setting to "contribute"?

Everyone is so very talented here... :-)

Great idea Kathleen! I will sit this one out and enjoy everyone elses photos...:)
Since I already did a Halloween Table and with being up to my neck in all kinds of things I'm not planning another table until Thanksgiving. All of you have fun and I'll be looking forward to all of your creations...:)

Tam, when it is time, put your table in the post. That way we will have them all in one spot to enjoy. Your table was beautiful, and you should include it!!!

My hats off to anyone who can join this competition; I am in awe.

Jamie, not all of us are that talented. LOL. I can't do table settings, so I am amazed at others doing beautiful magic with them.

Neesie, it's not really a competition or challenge--that was just Kathleen "tricking" us! LOL

However, anyone who would like to set a pretty table for the holiday --or anyday-- and share pics here is always invited to do so. We love dishes and pics!

Luvs

Yes, what Luvs said. Just for fun, no pressure!!

I had a ball doing this!
You can still eat outside here in So. California if you can hide from the breeze, so I did an outdoor arrangement.
The skeleton arm came from a mantle decoration I made two years ago after having seen it on TV.
Red metal dishes are from the Pottery Barn line that's been showing up in their stores every spring. It all goes on sale when the fall stuff starts to arrive, so prices are not too bad.
The white melanie plates are the old Heller dishes that came in a zillion colors in the 70s.
Candle holders are milk glass goblets. NOTICE: They are at different heights. You guys taught me to do that!
The close-up of the place setting looks like the plate is going to fall off the table. I must have been rearranging something and forgot to push it back.
Napkins and placemats are from my New Years Eve stash.
Little skeletons came from a skeleton garland I got last Halloween. Lots of them had lost a limb or two, so I just cut them up and used the good ones for napkin rings.
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