RJ Treleaven

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Happy Tuesday, My Lovelies! I am so happy you're visiting my blog. Today we're sharing our Valentine's Day tablescapes. If you're linking in order, you just left Linda's gorgeous blog. She always creates the most fun tablescapes, doesn't she!

My Friend Rita from the Panoply Blog hosts these blog hop parties, and she does such a nice job organizing everything and keeping us on track.

Thank-you so much, Rita, for organizing these talescape blog hops. You're the best!

I found these felt conversation hearts at Michaels a few weeks ago, and I thought they were so cute that I purchased them. I was planning to use them as filler in a glass vase, but I changed my mind and scattered them on a plain pink linen table runner.

I set our breakfast room table for breakfast for two (for Mr. Bookish and me). I used very old placemats I purchased from Kohl's several years ago. I also used a few MacKenzie-Childs heart pieces (small plates and paperweights).

The plate stacks consist of MacKenzie-Childs flat rimmed dinner plates and Royal Check and Rosy Check heart-shaped plates. I thought it would be fun to use the Royal Check on the table for Mr. Bookish. I also set the table with linen napkins that match the runner.

Mr. Bookish has already put in a request for heart-shaped scones, hot tea, coddled eggs, and toast for breakfast.

It's a simple tablescape, but we think it's super fun.

Resources

Everything on the table is Mackenzie-Childs except:

Pink linen table runner and napkins: Sur La Table

Placemats: Kohl's (years ago)

Scatter conversation hearts: Michaels

Flowers: The Fresh Market

Please visit all the other blogs participating in the hop. The links are below! If you're linking in order, My Thrift Store Addiction is next.

Panoply - Valentine's Day: Birds of a Feather

Home is Where the Boat Is - Galentine's Tea Party

Everyday Living - My Love, My Valentine

Celebrating Everyday Life - How to Style a Romantic French-Inspired Table for Two

Hyacinths for the Soul - Whispers of the Heart

Pandora's Box - A Valentine Tea for Two

Me and My Captain - Cupid's Arrow 2025

Life and Linda - Ooh la la! A Parisian Tablescape

The Bookish Dilettante - Conversation Hearts for Valentine's Day

My Thrift Store Addiction - Vintage Style Galentine's Gathering

The Cat's Whiskerz - A Copper Inspired Valentine's Day Tablescape

The Little Yellow Corner Store - Valentine's Day and a Snowman's Smile

Corner of Plaid and Paisley - For All the Roses in My Life

The Painted Apron - Love Talk

Dinner at Eight - Artistry and Romance -- A Valentine's Table

Thrifting Wonderland - Creating a Romantic Thrifted Valentine's Tablescape

Belle Bleu Interiors - A Celebration of Love

Mantel and Table - A Valentine's Day Tablescape in Beautiful Blush and Peach

Until next time...

Blessings!

Ricki Jill

Conversation Hearts Tablescape for Valentine's Day

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Happy December, My Lovelies! Are you having a nice Advent Season so far? We started December in New Orleans, and it was so much fun visiting friends. I feel very organized this year, and I'm planning to have more quiet time for devotion and Advent studies.

Today I'm joining fourteen other stylists for a Christmas Tabelscape Blog Hop Party hosted by Sweet Rita from the Panoply Blog.

Thank-you so much, Rita, for hosting these tablescape blog hops.

They're always so much fun!

If you're hopping in order, you just visited Patti's blog, Pandora's Box. I want to thank you for linking over to my little corner of the internet. I have been looking forward to this for weeks!

The theme for this tablescape in our dining room is "evergreen." I was inspired by my new napkins from GreenRow. I was smitten when I saw them on their site, and I ordered a set of them. GreenRow is a brand whose parent company is Williams-Sonoma.

The cheerful napkins feature different types of evergreen trees on a jaunty background of contemporary chartreuse polka dots.

The plate stacks feature modern plates from Crate and Barrel. I've had them for many years.

I decided on a living "evergreen" centerpiece planted in a vintage Annie Glass boat from San Francisco.

I chose a selection of ferns and white cyclamen. I like the frosty fern because it looks wintry.

I also purchased a set of green glasses from GreenRow.

The fun evergreen wreath napkin rings are new, and they're from Hobby Lobby.

I also decorated the Welsh Dresser with candles, a flocked tree, and felt garland.

If you're looking for a fun Christmas read, may I recommend:

Resources:

Living centerpiece plants: Leaf 'n Petal

Printed table runner and plates: Crate and Barrel

Glasses and napkins: GreenRow

Wooden chargers: Pier1

Ruffled table runner: Shabby Chic

Glass boat (centerpiece): Vintage Annie Glass

Candles: Root via The Fresh Market

Napkin rings: Hobby Lobby

White ceramic trees: Farmhouse Pottery

Pottery on Welsh Dresser: MacKenzie-Childs

Felt garland on dresser: Michael's

For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and of peace
there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
~Isaiah 9:6-7 (ESV)

Please visit all the other participants in this hop. The links are below! If you're linking in order, The Little Yellow Corner Store is next.

Panoply - Gnome for the Holidays

Home is Where the Boat Is - A Delivery from St. Nick

My Thrift Store Addiction - Gingerbread Galore Homespun Christmas Tablescape

Everyday Living - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Pandora's Box - Holly and Jolly

The Bookish Dilettante - Evergreen Inspired Christmas Tablescape

The Little Yellow Corner Store - The Magic of a Nutcracker Christmas Tablescape

Celebrating Everyday Life - How to Style an Elegant Black & White Christmas Table

The Painted Apron - Christmas Sparkle

The Cat's Whiskerz - A Christmas Tablescape in Traditional Colors

Life and Linda - Nutcracker Themed Tablescape

Dinner at Eight - Plaid Patterns for a Warm and Cozy Christmas Table

Corner of Plaid and Paisley - Christmas at the Barn

Thrifting Wonderland - All is Bright Tablescape

Red Cottage Chronicles - A Red and White Christmas Tablesetting

Until next time...

Blessings!
Ricki Jill

Evergreen Inspired Christmas Tablescape

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Happy Monday, My Lovelies! This weekend I began putting away summer decor and slowly decorating for early autumn. I like reusing old favorites each year, but last week I went out shopping for a little inspiration... and I found it. The inspiration for our breakfast room table stems from a pretty apron and napkin set from World Market in a pattern called "Green and Pink Fern." I love the watercolor print with autumn flowers and ferns in various shades of pinks and greens. The predominate color is actually mauve: It reminds me of the 80s, y'all! I am seeing this color everywhere these days, too. This is a quick, fun little tablescape I put together, and I thought it might be worth sharing mainly because of the colors.

This is what the table looks like from above:

Before y'all send me any nasty grams, I realize that there is no silverware on the table because we've been eating virtually every meal and snack at home, and I didn't have enough clean silverware in the kitchen to set my table. The dishwasher was running as I was taking photos.

Keeping it real!

Not only did I purchase the napkins and apron, but I also purchased the solid matching placemats. I paired them with my Nathalie Lété plates from Anthropologie. The napkin rings also have ferns on them to match the napkins and apron.

Here are a few details:

(left) I purchased the checked loving cup vase from Anthropologie. Here, I'm using it as a planter for a fern in keeping with the theme. The mauve wire coasters are new from earlier in the summer, as is the hydrangea hurricane. Both are from Terrain, and I had no idea that all three would look so nice with the napkins and placemats.

(center) I love how the MacKenzie-Childs cheese server blends nicely with the Green and Pink Fern pattern.

(right) I was lucky finding the bouquet at The Fresh Market with its burgundy, pink, and mauve flowers. The vase even has a mauve stripe on it.

Resources:

Placemats, apron, and napkins: World Market

Plates, loving cup vase: Anthropologie

Coasters and hurricane: Terrain

French café glasses: Williams-Sonoma

Wooden mauve tealight hurricane: Farmhouse Pottery

Napkin rings: Pier 1 (years ago)

Cheese server, vase, and salt and pepper set: MacKenzie-Childs

What I'm currently working on:

A simple fall craft (tomorrow, August 20th)

Summer reading update (Friday, August 23rd)

Welcome Fall Tablescape Blog Hop (Tuesday, August 27th)

Summer reading wrap-up (Friday, August 30th)

Simple fall banner (Saturday, August 31st)

Are you ready for fall? I can't wait. Thursday (August 22nd) one of my favorite harbingers of fall returns to Starbucks: the Pumpkin Spice Latte! YAY!

Until next time...

Blessings!
Ricki Jill

Early Fall Decor: All About Mauve

Monday, August 19, 2024

pansies

Ivy topiary in our kitchen

Happy Thursday, My Lovelies!

I thought I'd pop in this morning and share our Christmas decor. I like to use a lot of living things, from potted plants to greenery cuttings. I tend to bring in the holly and evergreen cuttings a little closer to Christmas, so I'll share them later. I'm lucky that I'm not allergic to Poinsettias because I love them (so many people are allergic). Let's take a look at three of this year's varieties:

This little pink one lives on our kitchen island which is painted pale pink.

Displayed in our foyer, this one is surrounded by ivy.

This one is also in our foyer, and it's the first bit of Christmas decor guests see.

Another little ivy topiary; this one is angel shaped.

We like Christmas cacti, and we love the red in the one below:

Another plant we enjoy during Christmas is cyclamen.

It's also fun to bring in houseplants that are red and green: You don't have to limit yourself to Poinsettias.

We also have a couple of artificial arrangements we enjoy displaying every year:

These work nicely until we bring in fresh cut greenery.

Here are a few vignettes in our kitchen and family room:

Christmas village

Coffee table

Normally I use my work table to arrange flowers, but this time of the year I use it to wrap gifts.

You can see our stocking stuffers in the bowl.

A little arrangement from Oak Street Garden Center

I bought several of the beaded green candle bobeches at At Home in Homewood. I've used them all over the house.

Our dining room is decorated with plants and bowls of glass ornaments.

And in case you missed it, you can see my Christmas tablescape HERE.

I'd never leave out the art studio: I love playing in there!

This is my Daphne's Diary Advent Calendar. I'm having way too much fun playing with it! You can see all the fun things in it daily on Instagram. There's a follow link in the right-hand side of my footer if you'd like to follow me (and of course I'll follow you back!) :D

Speaking of Advent: I styled our Advent wreath a little differently this year. I used moss, cinnamon-scented pinecones, and snow.

Please read my Advent posts every Sunday during Advent!

Our youngest daughter works for Starbucks, and this little tree with the Starbucks Been There espresso ornaments is a fun way to celebrate her hard work. Each ornament represents a favorite state.

We also include a few decorations in our bedrooms which include plants and special Christmas pillows.