Table Settings & Talents

Friday, I attended a dinner and program for the women in our church. I volunteered to decorate and set one of the tables. I spent all week planning how I wanted it to look.

My objectives were to:
Show off my Mother's collection of heirloom china
Make sure there was COLOR
Personalize it - show Distinct Amy touches

Here are some pictures of the end result.

Theme: A Tea Party with Strawberry Shortcake and her friends
Strawberry Shortcake's side of the Table
Raspberry Tart's side
Huckleberry Pie's side

What do you say, Think I met my objectives? Let's review shall we:

• Show off my Mother's collection of heirloom china: the center piece is a great grandma's pitcher and tea cups she used to serve hot chocolate in. The table setting was my grandmother's china.
  
• Make sure there was COLOR: Pink with splashes of green. The plates and cups have sprigs with pink blossoms. I just loved how four distinct components were all brought together by the use of color.
• Personalize it - show Distinct Amy touch: After Mom vetoed my usual table setting technique, (my mom as a number of china sets and I like to set each place using a different collection) I had to come up with something that was more subtle. So besides the color and the dolls, I threw in two odd napkins and placed different silverware on them. Hehehe, what can I say, it's how I rebel. Mom, just be happy I placed the silverware correctly.
  

Those in charge of the dinner asked us to bring something that represented one of our talents. Here are pictures showing what my mom and I brought.

Taking Pictures is not one of my talents

Mom's display of the Easter Dresses she made for all of us back in 1987.
The 1987 "baby" 's baby is now going to wear the same dress her mother wore in 1987.
(Being grammatically correct isn't one of my talents either)

I chose to show a sock I'm currently making to wear for the upcoming spring and summer months.

All in all it was a fun evening.
I must say Strawberry and her friends did a fantastic job hosting our table.