Christmas 3-Tiered Galvanized Tay

The thing I love best about this little

3-tiered tray is that it has endless

decorating possibilities. 

 It takes about 10 minutes to change it

for the seasons and holidays. 

 I just gather a little this-and-that and

I've got a whole new look. I'll

sometimes tweak a bit, adding things 

as I unpack little Christmas treasures. 

 It's perfect for puttering, 

if you're a putterer, as I am. 

 Mr. & Mrs. Claus salt and pepper set

from Publix. They sell them every year.

A little corner of Christmas cheer.

Cheers!

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Patriotic 3-Tier GalvanizedTray

It's a quick little makeover to 

style the 3-tiered galvanized tray

for the Patriotic months;

Memorial Day ~ September 11th.

Using the  blue and white as the base

 all I  needed to do just add a few of my

 red items; red checked towels, red

creamer, bow, and of course

a few stick flags. 

The Patriotic Longaberger basket

(2001 Inaugural) fits nicely too.

Here's the Spring Tay and Patriotic Tray

A few small red and white roses from 

then yard in the blue and white creamer.

Many of you have asked where I found 

the tray. I neglected to mention that in 

my last "Spring" post. 

I found the tray at Costco for $19.00. 

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Spring 3-Tier Galvanized Tray

This 3 tier galvanized tray has just replaced 

the basket tray that usually sits on the kitchen

 counter. It's been vignette-ized for spring.

I quickly grabbed a few things to fill it.

The vintage galvanized kitchen scale and

galvanized chicken feeder, (now plate rack)

all go so well together. Of course it will be

seeing lots of changes for the holidays.

There's July-Independence Day, Fall, 

Halloween,Thanksgiving, Christmas,....

and on and on....

How much fun is that?!  It will also

be nice to use for entertaining filled with

 snacks or as a coffee station. I'm feeling

 pretty good about this purchase for $19.00.

Cheers!

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My $3.00 Garage Sale Finds

How $3.00 can make you happy.
The annual Cooper City Neighborhood 

Garage Sale was on last weekend's 

list of activities and places to go.

A beautiful day to walk the grounds and see 

what might need a new home with moi'. I

found this cranberry red tea pot for $1.00!!

It's also a cute coffee pot.

I can make coffee using a filter cone

 top and the drip method. I don't have to 

tell you how many holidays this little 

ceramic pot will see. 

 The same vendor also had this stack of 8 

dishes for $2.00!! Because he was a man he

 neglected to point out how perfectly they 

matched my newly purchased tea pot and 

what a lovely table setting they would make

 for lunch, brunch or tea...but

I figured that out right away. 

 Now in the back of my mind I thought the 

color would match a set of Longaberger

 mugs I have and I was right.

 You can just imagine the joy!

 The ivory background on the plates works

with my Longaberger ivory pottery. 

So it keeps getting better.

 Now for that mix-and-match look, 

I used my red transferware. Better still!

 So these 8 plates for $2.00 have 

completely expanded my plate "wardrobe". 

 I have 4 of these mugs and one or two 

red Longaberger plates to mix in.

 You'll be seeing them again in July when  

I do the Americana color scheme. 

 But I just had to play with them a bit before

putting them in my dish cupboard 

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This is the brand on the bottom of the dishes.

I haven't Googled it yet, but I like that it's 

an American company in Beaver Falls, PA. 

Sounds like a nice town. I'm sure someone

enjoyed a nice piece of homemade apple pie

 on one of these plates. :)

Cheers!

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Confessions Of A Plate Addict

DIY Christmas Tree Napkin Fold

Here's an easy way to dazzle your family

 and friends.

OK, maybe that's a tad too exuberant, but I

 do love this easy napkin fold that I've been 

using for all my table settings in December.

This is a good job for the kids and they will 

have just as much fun folding napkins as 

you do. Again...too exuberant. You can even 

embellish them with a little star on top and 

a piece of a fat pretzel for the stem.

Ha! Fun right!? 

Green napkins are great, but you can use

any color or even a print.

Here we go:

 These dark green napkins have a holly 

design. I found them at a thrift store this week

 for 25¢ and knew just how I'd be using them. 

 Fold you napkin in half.

 Fold in half again to make a square.

 Start to fold the layers up leaving about

 a ½" space between layers.

 Keep folding up.

 When you are done, flip the napkin over.

 This is the back side.

Fold one side of the napkin over the back. 

It should line up like this. 

 Fold over the other side.

 Now flip the napkin back over.

 Now you will fold the tree shape.

 Just fold over the pointy tips.

Tuck each pointy tip under the fold above.

Keep folding and tucking.

Now fold in the bottom. 

VIOLA!

I hope you enjoy and use these!

Cheers!

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