It’s always
difficult, I think, to come up with an attractive table setting after all of
the splash and glitter of the tables set during the holiday season. It seems there is just one holiday after
another once October hits, and then after Valentine’s Day it’s a bit of a letdown
until St. Pat’s and Easter.
This table was
inspired by a piece of scrapbook paper that I couldn’t resist during a recent
trip to Michael’s. I think I envisioned
cutting a chicken silhouette out of the paper and centering it on a
complementary piece of cardstock, but then I figured, who’d see it once a plate
was set down? So I pulled out my glass
squares that I first used here and put the paper
beneath them.
Thanks to other
bloggers for the brilliant idea of using rugs, throws, matelassés, quilts, and
afghans as table coverings, I pulled the afghan off of the couch and placed it diagonally
on the table. It didn’t cover
completely, but I liked the look and, really, isn’t it just so much fun
perplexing men with this sort of thing?
Then I started
looking for some chicken theme items and came up with this. It’s quite cozy on dreary winter days.
