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Fun Find Friday – Ebay

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

Good Morning, Darlings!

I’m sure you are saying, “well, duh, Ebay”…but I am enamored of this one particular seller. The name is Boston Color and their table linens are divine.

Remember the dinner with Clint, Matt and Clint’s mom? I used my new organdy tablecloth from ebay. And I’ll use it again for Easter. They even have napkins to match, which I might have to buy.

And a huge (60 x 100) tablecloth was only $14.95. With shipping the whole shebang came out to $20. That is unheard of!

Here’s a link to one of their linens. And no, this is not me, I assure you. 🙂

I was so happy with my purchase that I am going to see what else I can purchase from them. I love organdy, but it can get expensive. How do they sell so cheaply? Beats the heck out of me, but I’m glad they do!

Can’t you picture this tablecloth, gently swaying in the breeze on your table outside? Just like you are in Tuscany!

An Blank Organdy Canvas - Just Waiting for Your Imagination!

Enjoy your weekend, Darlings!

xoxo, Patti

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Hippity Hoppity, Easter’s On Its Way!

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Good Morning, Darlings!

As Easter approaches, we are getting our menu together for our Saturday night dinner. There will be fun out of town guests and our dinner will be very special indeed. I can’t give away the secrets because then our guests would know everything…and we can’t have that.

One thing I did work on today was making these awesome pom poms from Martha. Click here to see her tutorial.

Martha's Pom Poms

How did mine turn out? Well, mine look like giant flowers. Uh, I took another look after I made 9 of them (9, y’all!) and realized that I did them all wrong. But they still look sweet.

There are so many visuals that will be happening at our table, it might be my most favorite table to date. With some of my favorite folks in the world there.

Menu? Well so far, this is where we’re at:

Dates Wrapped in Bacon
Brie en croute with Raspberry Sauce
Leg of Lamb
Leek, Artichoke, Potato Gratin (recipe here)
Asparagus
Dilled Carrots
Sweet Potato Biscuits
Apple Pie
Cake Balls (recipe over here)

Hmm, that might be enough. What do you think? Oh, and of course, copious amounts of wine and beer. I’m thinking I’ll greet each guest with a margarita to get things rolling. Especially since they have that nice, pastel green color. Goes with my color palette!

There is so much I just can’t tell you yet, but can’t wait to share with you next week. This year, why not go over the top with your decorations? I think I did!

Have a great day, my bunnies!

xoxo, Patti

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