October 20, 2013
Books and Birds Table Centerpiece
Old books make me happy, and I have a bunch of them, so that's part of why I went with the #booksandbirds theme.
From now until Halloween, I'm going to share the details of my own little Halloween get-together ( really, I mean LITTLE - just a tiny party of just a few close gal pals this year). Even with a small crowd, I can't help but put a little effort in the details - that's all the fun for me! So in this post I've decided to do a "step-by-step" of my table centerpiece. {Stay tuned over the next week and a half for other fun party ideas and recipes if you're interested.}
The Table
1. With a blank table as my slate, I layered two tablecloths. First a black one, then a vintage "lace" one.
2. Then I gathered a few books (pretty much my entire Zane Grey collection that I got at an estate sale - it's been "filler" in my favorite hallway for awhile, so I knew I could use them and not disrupt my general "book order".) I also collect old glass milk jars, so I thought those might be great for adding flowers (and color) to the centerpiece. I used a few I had on hand as place-fillers here.
3. Next, I added a few crows, candle holders that I got at an estate sale ($5 for the set!) and white candles.
4. Finally, I wrapped a few cobwebs (and plastic spiders) around the entire display. I also added some flowers to the milk jars in a loose arrangement. For these I used mostly yellow blooms, with some textural greens and "odd stems" (such as Safflower and Billy Balls) which I got from my friend Pam at Box of Rain.
I love how the whole thing turned out, and it was pretty easy to do (bonus)! Do you spy the place card books I used? A post with details on that is coming up soon!
1. With a blank table as my slate, I layered two tablecloths. First a black one, then a vintage "lace" one.
2. Then I gathered a few books (pretty much my entire Zane Grey collection that I got at an estate sale - it's been "filler" in my favorite hallway for awhile, so I knew I could use them and not disrupt my general "book order".) I also collect old glass milk jars, so I thought those might be great for adding flowers (and color) to the centerpiece. I used a few I had on hand as place-fillers here.
3. Next, I added a few crows, candle holders that I got at an estate sale ($5 for the set!) and white candles.
4. Finally, I wrapped a few cobwebs (and plastic spiders) around the entire display. I also added some flowers to the milk jars in a loose arrangement. For these I used mostly yellow blooms, with some textural greens and "odd stems" (such as Safflower and Billy Balls) which I got from my friend Pam at Box of Rain.
I love how the whole thing turned out, and it was pretty easy to do (bonus)! Do you spy the place card books I used? A post with details on that is coming up soon!