RJ Treleaven

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Happy Tuesday, My Lovelies! Did you have a nice Labor Day yesterday? I hope you had a nice time grilling out with your family. And if you didn't grill, I hope you had a lovely day and ate something delicious!

Today I'm joining fourteen other stylists as we share our Welcome Fall Tablescapes!

Sweet Rita from the Panoply blog hosts our blog hop parties.

Thank-you, Rita, for your hard work in hosting. You're the best!

I wanted to use these fairly new napkins on my table. The neutral seersucker ones were purchased from Anthropologie, and the bright yellow check napkins are from Farmhouse Pottery.

When I was looking around for table linens and tableware for this tablescape, I decided to go with mostly neutrals and yellow. I think these colors are reminiscent of autumn, especially the browns.

The yellow cabbage rose tablecloth is the most summery thing on the table. But this table is definitely a transition from summer to fall. The checked table runner with the bright yellow stitching complements it.

The little salt and pepper shaker set is definitely a nod to autumn. I like how it matches the table runner.

I chose chrysanthemums and sunflowers for the centerpiece. Sunflowers are so plentiful this time of the year, and I love the colors of the mums.

For the past couple of falls I've taken out this espresso set. The colors remind me of fall.

I also like how the cups and saucers look with our Longaberber stoneware.

I love the bright sunflower napkin rings. Yellows and golds are lovely colors for fall!

Resources

Tablecloth: Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic

Table runner: Terrain

Seersucker napkins and salt and pepper set: Anthropologie

Check napkins: Farmhouse Pottery

Napkin rings: Pier 1

Plates, bowls, mugs, and tea light holders: Longaberger stoneware

Cutlery pouches: Smith's Variety

Green cut glass tumblers: Green Row

Coffee press and espresso set: Target

Vase: MacKenzie-Childs

Flowers: The Fresh Market and The Piggly Wiggly

Below are the links for the party. Thrifting Wonderland is next if you're linking in order.

Panoply - Shuffling Seasons with an Early Fall Tablescape

Home is Where the Boat Is - Woodland Friends and Harvest Plaid

Everyday Living - The Colorful Bliss of Autumn

Hyacinths for the Soul - On the Cusp of Autumn

Celebrating Everyday Life - Welcome Fall with a Cozy & Elegant Tablescape

My Thrift Store Addiction - Curated Charm Autumn Breakfast Table

The Bookish Dilettante - Welcome Fall with Neutral and Yellow

Thrifting Wonderland - Thrifting for a Welcome Fall Tablescape

The Cat's Whiskerz - Hydrangeas, Sunflowers, and Pumpkins for a Fall Tablescape

Red Cottage Chronicles - A Cozy Autumn Dinner

Dinner at Eight - Leaves of Green - and Gold, Crimson, Rust and Bronze

Life and Linda - An Enchanted Fall Faerie Tablescape

Me and My Captain - Another Fall...Another Turned Page...in New Mexico

Corner of Plaid and Paisley - A Little Taste of Fall Tablescape

Mantel and Table - An Intimate Al Fresco Tablescape: Cozy & Beautiful Fall Dining

I love the color of these light yellow sunflowers from Mississippi.

I just wanted to share them with y'all!

Until next time...

Blessings!
Ricki Jill

Welcome Fall with Neutrals and Yellows

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Happy Monday, My Lovelies! How was your weekend? Ours was nice. We were actually in town for the first weekend in a really long time.

Today is Bastille Day! To celebrate, I put together a little tablescape in honor of our French friends. We owe a wee bit of our Independence here in the USofA to the French and their help during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.

If I could get away with it, I would eat cake everyday. I think cake is the perfect treat for Bastille Day, don't you? But we are having small bites: little petit fours with our daughter's favorite tea, "Paris," by Harney & Sons. We had birthday cake last week for Independence Day and Shelley's birthday; Mr. Bookish's birthday is Thursday, and my mom's is Saturday. "Let them eat cake," indeed! We need to go easy on the sweets today. ;P

My husband has French ancestry, plus he's from New Orleans. His parents lived right around the corner from the French Consulate in the Garden District. Our daughters both have French middle names in honor of this heritage.

Below are the resources used on our table. I don't think anything is new.

French Toile Placemats: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White Crochet-Trimmed Napkins: Vintage

Spoons: Horchow

China: (From our wedding registry) Rosedale by Wedgwood

Marie Antoinette vase and napkin rings: Molly Hatch via Anthropology

Ribbon: Michael's Crafts

If you're looking for something to read today, here are three recommendations:

The Balcony is about a French country estate and the families who lived their over the span of about a century.

All the Light We Cannot See is a WWII historical fiction that is one of my all-time favorite books. Please read this book!

Paris is nonfiction, and it takes us on a tour of all twenty of the city's arrondissements. I found it fascinating!

I hope you have a lovely week!

Until next time...

Blessings!
Ricki Jill

Bastille Day 2025

Monday, July 14, 2025

Happy Tuesday, My Lovelies! Today I'm sharing with y'all my Americana Tablescape for Summer. There are seventeen total stylists participating in this Summer Tablescape Blog Hop hosted by my friend Rita from the Panoply blog. If you're blog hopping in order, then your list visit was at the Mantel and Table blog.

Thanks so much for hosting these parties, Rita. They are always so much fun!

One day recently in my inbox I saw a fun Americana napkin set from Terrain. I loved all four patterns, and as a MacKenzie-Childs collector, I've always enjoyed mixing patterns. These napkins were my inspiration for this table. I also purchased the Americana banner as well. You can see it in the background of the photo below.

I enjoy using red, white, and blue in tablescapes and other decor. Our classroom/library is painted red, and I used shades of blues, whites and a little red in the upholstery and pillows. I'm a proud American, and I love our country. I like showcasing our patriotism in our decor.

I have been collecting some of the MacKenzie-Childs Limited Edition Collectors' Mugs.

The one above with the little gold star is the June 2025 mug.

Above are the four plate stacks with the four different napkins. The star-shaped placemats are all the same. I chose Mackenzie-Childs patterns with blues, reds, greens, and yellows to match my table runner. I also coordinated mugs with the napkins and plate stacks.

Because our breakfast room table is rather narrow, I chose the MacKenzie-Childs Royal Stripe top hat bud vase. The centerpiece features white spray roses, baby's breath, a mophead hydrangea, red roses, and Aloha Blue Ageratum. I purchased the flowers at Bloom and Petal, a local florist.

I almost always use red roses on patriotic or Americana tablescapes because the red rose is our national flower.

This is an overhead view of the table. I have it set for breakfast with bowls, plates, and mugs.

Our breakfast room table has a maple cutting board top, and it has been indestructible. We have enjoyed many family meals tucked around this table.

For many years I have enjoyed using a couple of Taylor patterns in patriotic tablescapes: King Ferry (ruffled luncheon plate) and Stoke Gabriel (berry bowl). I have more pieces from these two patterns because I use them a lot with red, white, and blue settings. They are two of my favorite patterns.

I hope you enjoyed your visit today! If you're going in order, my blog is the last one on the list. Thanks for your perseverance! If you would like to go back and visit a few of your favorites, below is the list and links for all participants.

Panoply - Summer Tablescape: Stars, Stripes, Checks and Plaids Forever!

Home is Where the Boat Is - Lakeside Table with Thistle and Bees

Hyacinths for the Soul - Marching Into Summer

Everyday Living - A Garden Table to Welcome Summer

Pandora's Box - A Berry Good Brunch

Celebrating Everyday Life - Poolside Patriotic Party

Life and Linda - Adventure in the Skies

The Cat's Whizkerz - Come Sail Away

My Thrift Store Addiction - Heavenly Honeysuckle Picnic in the Garden

The Little Yellow Corner Store - What is Growing in the Garden Tablescape

Belle Bleu Interiors - A Quiet Summer's Afternoon

Dinner at Eight - Summertime Blues on a Carefree Table

Thrifting Wonderland - Summertime...Living is Easy

Olla-Podrida - A Patriotic Tablescape

Corner of Plaid and Paisley - Summer With a Cherry on Top

Mantel and Table - A Beautiful Red Table Setting - Roses Make It Easy

The Bookish Dilettante - Americana Tablescape for Summer

Resources

The Vase and all plates, bowls, and mugs: MacKenzie-Childs (Taylor and Wallcourt Collections)

Napkin set and banner: Terrain

Table runner and napkin rings: Pier1 (I purchased these several years ago.)

Star-shaped placemats: Home Goods (last year)

Table spoons: Horchow (Hotel Flatware)

Flowers: Bloom and Petal

Until next time...

Blessings!

Ricki Jill

Americana Tablescape for Summer

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

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)