Tempting Tables

Tempting Tables is an event that is held in our community to raise money for breast cancer research.  Volunteers decorate tables with different themes and there are also personal collections on display.  My mom and I went to it this afternoon, and here are a few "tablescapes" that we saw.

Irish Eyes Are Smiling

The Children's Table

The Irish Adults' Table.

My mother-in-law would love this.  Her parents emigrated from Ireland.

This table had a rooster theme.  

The volunteers for this table made unique looking chargers

 and votives using decoupage.

The Twelve Days of Christmas

The Seventh Day of Christmas - Seven Swans a Swimming

This table was decorated for a garden tea.

"Shabby Chic Champagne Brunch For Two"

This pottery is made in Ada, MI.  

Kentucky Derby

The jockey silks were on loan from Churchill Downs.

This was a cute little gingerbread theme.

Alice in Wonderland

Alice is a little grumpy looking.

Mad Hatter's Teapot

Apparently, four best friends got married together, and 

this was a replica from the reception of the head table.

This china is from 1900 when the volunteer's grandparent's got married.

A decorated ostrich egg.

This is a collection of Hermes scarves.

I was so tempted to try one on.

Lunchbox Collection

I loved watching Lassie as a child.

Lassie was so much smarter than my dog.

This collector has over 400 different Twas the Night before Christmas books.

 Since they only have 33 tables each year, there is a waiting list to decorate a table.  There are so many creative people around and I'm not one of them.  This always gives me some good ideas for setting the table.  

Of course, I could do what my friend's sister, Libby, did when she was a little girl.  She asked her mother what those "napkins" in the bathroom were for.  Her mother answered, "Those are special napkins for special occasions."  So when Libby had to set the table that evening, she decided it was a special occasion and used the special napkins.