A friendly reminder that I have launched my first give away with the blog where I will be giving away this tablescape…..you get everything pictured below…..
No really – I wasn’t kidding when I said I was giving away almost everything you saw on the table…..the winner will get:
Six Vintage Milk Glass Goblets
Six New Powder Blue Ceramic Plates from Mesa Home
Six 100% Cotton Napkins from Cynthia Rowley’s Home Collection
One 70-inch Round 100% Cotton from Ridgefield Collection
I am pretty much giving you all the essentials for you to recreate the tablescape! So how do you win all this free stuff? Easy, do ANY of the following things:
1) Subscribe to the blog
2) Fan me on Facebook and leave a comment on the wall
3) Subscribe to my Twitter feed and tweet about the contest using hashtag #CourtneyOutLoud
Each time you do one of the above items, come back and leave a comment here. You can do all three and triple your chances of winning! The contest closes April 18th midnight PST with the winner being randomly chosen. Please remember to include an email address in your comment to I can contact the winner. Unfortunately, this contest is only open to US residents (those dishes are HEAVY!) – sorry.
So don’t leave me hanging — nothing worse than throwing your arms open expecting some blog luvin’ and be left in the cold.
Okay, now that I have sufficiently pimped myself and the give away, on to breaking down the Easter tablescape…….
As usual, I sought inspiration in my favorite locations; The Dollar Store, Home Goods and my “prop closet” aka my garage! After creating my fictional client and the event I would be decorating for, I went about sourcing materials to make my dream a reality. First stop was Home Goods where I picked up the table-cloth, napkins and plates. Then I was off to The Dollar Store where I scored the materials for the center piece and table favors. I completed my sourcing with stops at Home Depot for the sod and my local grocer for the fresh flowers.
Here is the complete breakdown:
Dinner Plates: Home Goods
Charger Plates: Z Gallerie
Napkins: Home Goods
Tablecloth: Home Goods
Milk Glass Goblets: Ebay.com
Milk Glass Compote Glasses: Garage Sale
Jelly Beans & Flower Lollipops: Dollar Store
Sod: Home Depot
Flowers: Berkeley Bowl (discount flower bin)
Flatware: Gift/Resale Shops/Ebay
Table Favor Vases: Dollar Store
Centerpiece: Cake Stands (Marshalls)/Coffee Filter Wreath (recycled)/Ribbon (Joann Fabrics)
Grand Total: I am SO not telling you this time around! Why? Because I am giving half the stuff away and it’s rude to tell someone how much their gift cost! However, if you must know….. the grand total was actually below my usual tally of $75-100 thanks to some sweet finds including:
1) Flowers: I was able to get all the live flowers and the sod for $11! The flowers were found in the $1 bin at the grocery store – I simply plucked out the dying flowers and used the rest of the decorate the centerpiece. The sod was turning brown on one end, so it was discounted. Fortunately, I only need a small amount and was able to use the opposite side.
2) Centerpiece: I was able to recycle the coffee filter wreath I made this Christmas. I made one smaller wreath using a $1 floral wreath form and the left over filters from the original project. Total cost was $1!
3) Table Favor Containers: They are $1 glass vases from The Dollar Store that I use when holding dinner parties. They serve double duty as containers on my crudite platters! Total cost for them — $0!
It pays to shop your own home first! Look at everything from old milk bottles to house plants as potential props when decorating your tables. You would be amazed at all the awesome things you already own that you can use to create beautiful tablescapes. As I always say, creating a table that looks like a million bucks doesn’t have to cost you a fortune!