Tropical

Welcome to The Tablescaper.

In my tablescape post  last week, I discussed how a tablescape can take you away. Last week we went to Nantucket (click here to see if you missed it).

This week’s tablescape…

…takes you to a tropical paradise.

You can pick the exact destination.

An April Cornell napkin starts the stack…

…with a bamboo napkin ring a the cherry on top.

Love the spirit of this pink glass plate (a Christmas Tree find).

The chocolate dinner plate was part of a bargain boxed set a purchased a few years back at Burlington Coat Factory.

The felt place mat was a Dollar Tree purchase a year or so ago.

The twiggy runner sets the stage (I think this was from HomeGoods).

The bamboo flatware is by Cambridge.

The bamboo vases were spied in a Dollar store by the Kathleen, the Queen of Shopping.

And an umbrella in your drink….

…completes the mood.

What faraway destination…

…would you like find yourself at?

 

I’m partying at: What’s it Wednesday at Ivy and Elephants; Let’s Dish at Cuisine Kathleen's; Katherine of Katherine’s Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop; Kathy of A Delightsome Life for Home and Garden Thursday;Sheri at The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home; Susan at Between the Naps for Tablescape Thursday;Courtney of French Country Cottage for Feather Your Nest Friday;Alison of Stuff and Nonsense for Fridays Unfold; At the Picket Fence for Inspiration Friday; Cindy at My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday.

- The Tablescaper

Guacamole and Lobster

Welcome to The Tablescaper.

The link for Seasonal Sundays is open until late Monday night, so be sure to come join the fun (just click the little photo above to get there directly.)

One of my most favorite hors ‘d oeuvres is Guacamole with Lobster!It’s hard to improve upon guacamole by itself or lobster by itself, but when you put the two together, it’s divine!

My inspiration was at cocktail party, but they used crabmeat. My sister-in-law Anne and I were experimenting and we decided lobster would taste even better, and we were right!

When making this hors ‘d oeuvres, I highly recommend using homemade guacamole. Although there are some pretty decent store made ones out there, when you’re adding lobster, you want to get all of the flavor possible. The little cup shaped corn chips cradle the guac best. We filled each little chip with some guac and then topped each with some lobster.We purchased precooked and cleaned lobster which made it an easy, albeit extravagant, hors ‘d oeuvres!

What’s your favorite hors ‘d oeuvres?

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FOODIE FRIDAY at Simple Living

FOODIE FRIDAY at Rattlebridge Farm

- The Tablescaper

Ocean–Seasonal Sundays #115

Welcome to Seasonal Sundays.

Somehow it just isn’t summer without a trip to the ocean.

The ocean provides entertainment…

…for all ages.

Which one is the life guard? LOL!

We’re fortunate enough to go to a beach with rest rooms and food services. Of course there is a hefty tariff on your lunch bill for that convenience, but…

…you could always bring your own. This photo is from one of my first posts on my blog.!Click HERE to see the complete post.

Hope that you get to enjoy at least one day at he beach this summer!

There’s nothing like it!

- The Tablescaper

Click on photo below if you missed this week’s tablescape.

Nantucket Blues

Welcome to The Tablescaper.

There is something about this table,..

…these gathered lanterns…

…and this shade of blue that make me think of Nantucket.

Clearly not in Nantucket, but rather Long Island, New York.

But there are many times that the feel of a table…

…can make you think…

…of somewhere else.

Maybe that’s why I like tablescaping so much.

By simply placing objects upon a table…

…we can evoke emotions…

…and feelings…

…that take you to someplace…

…entirely different.

Tip: You can transform the look of a table top by simply laying a small cloth over a tablecloth. I fell in love with this French hand towel and used it as the base of my table top. The layer allowed the shades of blue I was looking for to pull through to the entire table.

I’m partying at: Let’s Dish at Cuisine Kathleen's;Yvonne at Stone Gable for Tutorials, Tips and Tidbits; Open House Party at No Minimalist Here; Katherine of Katherine’s Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop; Kathy of A Delightsome Life for Home and Garden Thursday;Sheri at The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home; Susan at Between the Naps for Tablescape Thursday;Courtney of French Country Cottage for Feather Your Nest Friday;Alison of Stuff and Nonsense for Fridays Unfold; At the Picket Fence for Inspiration Friday; Cindy at My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday.

- The Tablescaper