THE SCOOP #112

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlAXp8wwTsImwFdjeaosPRl_nBqeWUPD_iTs5DJR4F6c4tGtXcU16DxiDFnVvkEGnF726oDKUZQ2a6yFaYXYMqoZpjJEO6y0ManmjHatxzqwZiStDFFCyEqxb3SkXe3QAXCJCblSLw7vh/s1600/Upcoming+Posts+3%6021-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlAXp8wwTsImwFdjeaosPRl_nBqeWUPD_iTs5DJR4F6c4tGtXcU16DxiDFnVvkEGnF726oDKUZQ2a6yFaYXYMqoZpjJEO6y0ManmjHatxzqwZiStDFFCyEqxb3SkXe3QAXCJCblSLw7vh/s1600/Upcoming+Posts+3%6021-14.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div align="center"><b> </b></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"></div><div align="center">WELCOME TO THE SCOOP #112!<br /><br />This week at StoneGable, I have lined up some fun Spring and Easter posts! Make sure to stop back for  some new decorating going on too!<br /><br />To see what to expect at StoneGable this week... check the picture above...<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2qfvO3VHBR1zCPo_SUb6Bhb0u3NZLE85nQ-WEN-q-vMqX_XS5EnyDWZWzFRKeTgrqeS4TYoB10GH3hR7YP3D893HcrYoudncoeN4_5XsXPkR2qZZqcihSllq5gP58GpHaiOSl1WbtlKL/s1600/Newsletter+Announcement+for+Blog-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2qfvO3VHBR1zCPo_SUb6Bhb0u3NZLE85nQ-WEN-q-vMqX_XS5EnyDWZWzFRKeTgrqeS4TYoB10GH3hR7YP3D893HcrYoudncoeN4_5XsXPkR2qZZqcihSllq5gP58GpHaiOSl1WbtlKL/s1600/Newsletter+Announcement+for+Blog-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_dp7a_otpNmObhOX4z2wAYl-avhXBHynCW5djGBvlIfRgLpaQ34Q6fATUOZoPaR3fmawxgZa4-zygDP0qv3YbvNkS9fyeJp1fvqUFeUdMdVDwrEP0wD2G6CxKpa4NOXvbq7eUP1oH1o/s1600/Scoop+Banner+Dec+2013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_dp7a_otpNmObhOX4z2wAYl-avhXBHynCW5djGBvlIfRgLpaQ34Q6fATUOZoPaR3fmawxgZa4-zygDP0qv3YbvNkS9fyeJp1fvqUFeUdMdVDwrEP0wD2G6CxKpa4NOXvbq7eUP1oH1o/s1600/Scoop+Banner+Dec+2013.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;">We are</span></div></div><div align="center">Anita from <a href="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/">Cedar Hill Farmhouse</a></div><div align="center">Debbie from <a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/">Confessions of a Plate Addict</a></div><div align="center">Barb from <a href="http://www.everydayhomeblog.com/">The Everyday Home</a><br />Yvonne from <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/">StoneGable</a><br />and Suzy from <a href="http://www.worthingcourtblog.com/">Worthing Court </a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center">Our host this week is...<br /><br /><br />  <a href="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/profile.jpg"><img alt="profile" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-40" height="213" src="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/profile.jpg" width="220" /></a><br /><br /><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1jp8Lh9" target="_blank" title="Cedar Hill Farmhouse">Anita from Cedar Hill Farmhouse</a></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">I had the best time at the Round Top antique show this week. Sigh... I already miss it. This week I so excited about a new French series I have going on. If you love country French design, you are going to LOVE, LOVE this!! I'm teaming up with a few other country French design bloggers to bring you some fabulous French design ideas. just hope you didn't miss this spectacular country French design event.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1iNDFyT" style="line-height: 1.5em;" target="_blank" title="COUNTRY FRENCH DESIGN">COUNTRY FRENCH DESIGN,</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/1iNDFyT" target="_blank" title="COUNTRY FRENCH DESIGN">My favorite way to add French Style to a Room</a></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1iNDFyT" target="_blank" title="COUNTRY FRENCH DESIGN"></a><a href="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/COUNTRY-FRENCH-DESIGN-BUTTON.jpg"><img alt="COUNTRY FRENCH DESIGN BUTTON" class="alignnone wp-image-2937" height="640" src="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/COUNTRY-FRENCH-DESIGN-BUTTON.jpg" width="458" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center">  Now onto my features from last week's party.<br /><br /><br /><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="http://www.hymnsandverses.com/2014/03/springtime-in-kitchen.html" style="line-height: 1.5em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Hymns and Verses </span>- Spring time in the kitchen</a><br /><br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Spring-Flowesr-3-Tier-Stand.jpg"><img alt="Spring Flowesr 3 Tier Stand" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-3067" height="640" src="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Spring-Flowesr-3-Tier-Stand-678x1024.jpg" width="423" /></a>  <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">   </span><a href="http://www.adelightsomelife.com/2014/03/blue-vases-forsythia-and-lemons.html"><span style="font-size: large;">A Delightsome Life</span> - Forsythia and Lemons</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/A-DELIGHTSOME-LIFE-FORSYTHIA-BLUE-VASES-DEMIJOHN-7.jpg"><img alt="A-DELIGHTSOME-LIFE-FORSYTHIA-BLUE-VASES-DEMIJOHN-7" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3069" height="400" src="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/A-DELIGHTSOME-LIFE-FORSYTHIA-BLUE-VASES-DEMIJOHN-7.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.adelightsomelife.com/2014/03/blue-vases-forsythia-and-lemons.html"> </a> <a href="http://jordansonion.blogspot.com/2014/03/spring-sugar-cookies.html" style="line-height: 1.5em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Jordan's Onion</span> - Spring Sugar Cookies</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/spring-cookies-14.jpg"><img alt="spring cookies 14" class="alignnone wp-image-3070" height="663" src="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/spring-cookies-14-1024x1024.jpg" width="663" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">  </span><a href="http://troispetitesfilles.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-vanity-for-girl-who-cant-sit-still.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Trois Petites Filles</span> - Vanity for a girl</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_2462-copy.jpg"><img alt="IMG_2462 copy" class="size-large wp-image-3071 aligncenter" height="1024" src="http://www.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_2462-copy-682x1024.jpg" width="682" /></a><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><i><br /></i> <i>Now...I can't wait to see what you've got!</i> </div><div align="center"><b>Thank you for linking up, friends! </b></div><div align="center"><i>Please read the guidelines before participating:</i></div><ul><li>Follow and/or subscribe to your host blog.</li><li>Be sure to include THE SCOOP button or text link to in your linked post...mandatory to be featured!</li><li>By linking up you are agreeing that the photos are yours or that you have permission to use them, that we may use those photos to feature your project on a blog post, Facebook, Pinterest, or Twitter with a link back to your blog, of course.</li><li>Please go to the source of a photo to pin it to Pinterest so that the originator of the post gets the credit.</li></ul><!-- start LinkyTools script --><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=215037" type="text/javascript"></script><!-- end LinkyTools script --></div>

THE SCOOP #112

WELCOME TO THE SCOOP #112!This week at StoneGable, I have lined up some fun Spring and Easter posts! Make sure to stop back for  some new decorating going on too!To see what to expect at StoneGable this week... check the picture above...We areAnita from Cedar Hill FarmhouseDebbie from Confessions o…

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PANSIES IN TEA CUPS...A TINY SPRING DIY

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6PKgj9TGEtEdyNelhIu2q_qsW4v4vwBaT56jIuq96xOe8QwzsEeVCIEWjVDHLLcJW0nEdeSrLVz4dPd_q2SLuBibm0hilVTN8HZZxjXiCxJtGZTW65AaOFVTfGr8bXPtcrYsG7KUtcYt/s1600/PANSIES+IN+TEA+CUPS-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6PKgj9TGEtEdyNelhIu2q_qsW4v4vwBaT56jIuq96xOe8QwzsEeVCIEWjVDHLLcJW0nEdeSrLVz4dPd_q2SLuBibm0hilVTN8HZZxjXiCxJtGZTW65AaOFVTfGr8bXPtcrYsG7KUtcYt/s1600/PANSIES+IN+TEA+CUPS-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh my, how I love little the lion faced pansy! It is a sweet harbinger of spring! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pansies are very inexpensive and make fun and unexpected arrangements indoors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This year I put pansies in tea cups!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8YpiIglfObJL-SFnQ3appgowR0PvgTLnWs3RyfyHy7UQFqhKKVsNLOip9Rz0B-tOxkaE4gwsU_Kn57C8DFoquLCXhTdEZNy8_0LtQzmQ7A7dxnbyIDMkAWhDT0VVx3kgJIOLHVRX4LPl/s1600/pansies-purple-teacups-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8YpiIglfObJL-SFnQ3appgowR0PvgTLnWs3RyfyHy7UQFqhKKVsNLOip9Rz0B-tOxkaE4gwsU_Kn57C8DFoquLCXhTdEZNy8_0LtQzmQ7A7dxnbyIDMkAWhDT0VVx3kgJIOLHVRX4LPl/s1600/pansies-purple-teacups-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pansies are so welcomed after a long long winter. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They are like a promise that Spring and warmer weather is on it's way! And just to seal the promise pansies splash vibrant colors and raise their tiny faces to greet all who look their way!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yLqbopoBAz-2r-bHchdvv267R1OYXvyisFhzw6oFLeNeIbd5j3Kkn6COMIG2iVdSD1MBJQ3RldCZTpxa8kuQ92LWtDfQKEhHbR6y8GFGdE4XUK6RM_vRigzboZph2TihPwSnOeBAqs8B/s1600/pansies-orange-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yLqbopoBAz-2r-bHchdvv267R1OYXvyisFhzw6oFLeNeIbd5j3Kkn6COMIG2iVdSD1MBJQ3RldCZTpxa8kuQ92LWtDfQKEhHbR6y8GFGdE4XUK6RM_vRigzboZph2TihPwSnOeBAqs8B/s1600/pansies-orange-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These little orange blooms are called "COPPER PENNY" and are my very favorite!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I planted them right from the nursery flat and into a tea cup... packing them in snugly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jwmPB7PYAf7C__X67Gg5oEoFlMwQ695lHy0_-g74RdMRzjLAtRqMyUkLtgJ6TE3z0wCFDE6IiyzW8cIKizYFk9RJqk6Gh-UzLgX75RU745QkVwLqwhsEP1cycmdpUNu4mqPzxWommk_N/s1600/pansy-copper+penny-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jwmPB7PYAf7C__X67Gg5oEoFlMwQ695lHy0_-g74RdMRzjLAtRqMyUkLtgJ6TE3z0wCFDE6IiyzW8cIKizYFk9RJqk6Gh-UzLgX75RU745QkVwLqwhsEP1cycmdpUNu4mqPzxWommk_N/s1600/pansy-copper+penny-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A little spring-green moss covers up the dirt.   To keep them healthy and blooming give them a drink when they begin to get dry. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXR1BbGQhUd6t6laEzNlpTH8qQXwbp62oFCAC6qB41B5W5H8ayswIXczwnLEElFb9ss1vgZbW9QkJ9LvN77cZj-tk92W5xNcyyzXnMB3lhNRewNtdOmCcZ3P0T8lNyBVgDTxE8pDYZWh0J/s1600/Pansies-tea+cups-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXR1BbGQhUd6t6laEzNlpTH8qQXwbp62oFCAC6qB41B5W5H8ayswIXczwnLEElFb9ss1vgZbW9QkJ9LvN77cZj-tk92W5xNcyyzXnMB3lhNRewNtdOmCcZ3P0T8lNyBVgDTxE8pDYZWh0J/s1600/Pansies-tea+cups-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once they get leggy, pinch them back and plant them outside!  They will keep on blooming until the heat of summer. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I let them die back and if I am very lucky they will reseed and come back early next spring!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_T0qVdvAktLX_3ryNxI1wefob55qA8_FwYMyG3B2rfjZWlD3xLlQEw1HWYVy-8KT30lgPSMQHhAOlV_1lSDmBTSI9BL_bRWBxMaE6aiybNw2hYHE5CnJ6j-YcJlifJujB8vv0N7TcnQh/s1600/Newsletter+Announcement+for+Blog-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_T0qVdvAktLX_3ryNxI1wefob55qA8_FwYMyG3B2rfjZWlD3xLlQEw1HWYVy-8KT30lgPSMQHhAOlV_1lSDmBTSI9BL_bRWBxMaE6aiybNw2hYHE5CnJ6j-YcJlifJujB8vv0N7TcnQh/s1600/Newsletter+Announcement+for+Blog-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Remember to</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBG9WwhW4f5cc1M8YAPfyAAk-OcAj9ZjVKIA9JdtQ8HZTomDZtkXvkYl_LaNG_Fu1ZylWcgYhmEr0sQekasnAg4ekfWs0cYb0i25MFRg1w0hzTaR4aLWcMUG5Gv35XfodyksH6I1Ss2a6q/s1600/PANSIES+IN+TEA+CUPS-PIN-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBG9WwhW4f5cc1M8YAPfyAAk-OcAj9ZjVKIA9JdtQ8HZTomDZtkXvkYl_LaNG_Fu1ZylWcgYhmEr0sQekasnAg4ekfWs0cYb0i25MFRg1w0hzTaR4aLWcMUG5Gv35XfodyksH6I1Ss2a6q/s1600/PANSIES+IN+TEA+CUPS-PIN-stonegableblog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div></div></div>

PANSIES IN TEA CUPS...A TINY SPRING DIY

Oh my, how I love little the lion faced pansy! It is a sweet harbinger of spring! Pansies are very inexpensive and make fun and unexpected arrangements indoors.This year I put pansies in tea cups!Pansies are so welcomed after a long long winter. They are like a promise that Spring and warmer weather…

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ON THE MENU~ WEEK OF MARCH 31, 2014

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgk3La3qzGpPqxEtRH0x2Dg69LKz0TLKm-_V1MF-iBf5b2HUUGcsVx50qJBeuCJ6qgzdf_9_WEYbMirzuS7xkAXsUsjeTxkp4sIs-dgc0Z6GqJz-c1_6lZ6SAFigDiRXg9hRbFv5yFyXHS/s1600/Copy+of+OTMM-menu+plan-recipes-3-31-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgk3La3qzGpPqxEtRH0x2Dg69LKz0TLKm-_V1MF-iBf5b2HUUGcsVx50qJBeuCJ6qgzdf_9_WEYbMirzuS7xkAXsUsjeTxkp4sIs-dgc0Z6GqJz-c1_6lZ6SAFigDiRXg9hRbFv5yFyXHS/s1600/Copy+of+OTMM-menu+plan-recipes-3-31-14.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><br /><br />Spring is slowly coming to StoneGable! And my menus will start to reflect all the great spring seasonal foods now available! I'm loading up on asparagus, artichokes, and salads... as well as tomatoes and basil!<br /><br />Because we are big carnivores here at StoneGable, I won't be forgetting lots of great main dish recipes, too!<br /><br />If you make one thing from this week's menu try OVEN BBQ RIBS. The are sooooo delicious and ridiculously easy to make!  It's all about the <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/06/magic-bbq-rub.html" target="_blank">MAGIC BBQ RUB</a>. You won't be disappointed!<br /><br />Now, here's what's on this week's menu...<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">MONDAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/salmon-with-maple-mustard-sauce" target="_blank">SALMON WITH MAPLE MUSTARD SAUCE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/sauteed-rice-from-stonegable-s-kitchen-1" target="_blank">SAUTEED RICE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/06/the-best-summer-salad.html" target="_blank">ARUGULA, SHAVED PARMESAN AND PINE NUTS IN A LEMON VINAIGRETTE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 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style="font-size: large;">TUESDAY~SLOW COOKER DAY</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/slow-cooker-chicken-cacciatore" target="_blank">SLOW COOKER CHICKEN CACCIATORE</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pasta</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2011/01/stonegable-ceasar-salad.html" target="_blank">CAESAR SALAD</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVQL2G0XVIFUm3LUSEOtWPP0IKvfMdrwcSn4jgKFBmppLQ79ah5zbH3RbcodhOFsCXRb2aaYKnoMWfzpH9KZoW1njRCGp2dItlZB8gR0-NHX0ZV4z-fiM_-uvm041aNeZkigiVlFJCnQn/s400/Caesar+Salad-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="266" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">WEDNESDAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/07/spicy-bbq-oven-ribs.html" target="_blank">SPICY BBQ OVEN RIBS</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/roasted-asparagus" target="_blank">ROASTED ASPARAGUS</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tomatoes Basil and Olive Oil</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLShIUhUIfeV7Eksz90CMXxJSy8mM3AQQG4dBt6Q_opLLMYjZ6qobdEWEYN8ltC1vP7-kwmGpje6Q3CYq5GTLf6_YuAEI3DddqX379v0hiBGzT_csRdT4zKo64in2SMXezdxq5yd81EC9D/s400/BBQ+SPICY+RIBS+stonegableblog.com+4.jpg" width="266" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">THURSDAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/05/chili-and-cornbread-in-jar.html" target="_blank">CHILI AND CORNBREAD IN A JAR</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/mexican-explosion-salad" target="_blank">MEXICAN EXPLOSION SALAD</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kX-hG1fa9M6-T0DTrevDyMa_77P86JZHi9B9KbWVScDwuxiqO_2Jj-oOdcHYP-MXvaohvL_NzOmSY37Q_XtHrRAeg1Ndk7qL3zc33sZzPQcrIfed2LQrTc0_LcghQL-XDVVdLO6_IYcO/s400/Chili+and+Cornbread+in+a+Jar+stonegableblog.com+13.jpg" width="266" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">FRIDAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/pan-seared-tilapia-with-a-parsley-caper-sauce-from-stonegable" target="_blank">TILAPIA WITH PARSLEY CAPER SAUCE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/stonegableprintablerecipes/pan-seared-tilapia-with-a-parsley-caper-sauce-from-stonegable" target="_blank">Roasted Broccoli</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Smashed and Broiled Potatoes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">SATURDAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2011/06/asparagus-gruyere-tart.html" target="_blank">ASPARAGUS GRUYERE TART</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2011/08/caprese-towers-summer-on-plate.html" target="_blank">CAPRESE SALAD</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnVaPToMdSlaSnNM9QQslr1oCxxgC9CZAfr4PbC4dqznEv8kSP7irHuyJT1S0eOeACKPC7xilCgMc-LLFcNxLNUTtmQ-BUDOSIupvd-rYV0Cy6w_uOhkExOF9rojCK-Y902XL8G2NkmA/s400/Copy+of+IMG_6980.JPG" width="266" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">SUNDAY~ SLOW COOKER</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2009/10/slow-cooker-broccoli-cheddar-soup.html" target="_blank">SLOW COOKER BROCCOLI CHEDDAR CHEESE</a> (one of my very first posts)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/04/easy-peasy-hors-doeuvres.html" target="_blank">EASY PEASY HORS D'OEURVES </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZiduPu0glPUqOuE6vzkOEITDDYfQ1mf51nWlaSGw7jNuSuq04Dg6ORqv6d2cURnK2Sb6Jm5KZiB7xLx68rXaUq5Wm6AUa-_AmbocNbj_pkhYCwx1ZxWoouxCBKxiDBsdkRTtclXo24w/s400/Copy+of+IMG_5865.JPG" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">OTHER RECIPES ON THE MENU THIS WEEK...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" 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style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2011/01/how-to-eat-artichoke.html" target="_blank">ARTICHOKES</a> (great lunch)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7fez0uGWCDE6KRqyBBb5yzC_Auv7qI5Uv1RW6qYesBQEuENTpFgv5oRwpQBHVKN0ejTL4FXmBHgt1hO7qVRzPxI4mZjBPLO_DaheNB7WRs_z7EthkKDIHal2PDxtewP4tnHkMPOd1SY/s400/IMG_3330.JPG" width="266" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2010/04/stonegable-herbed-butter.html" target="_blank">HERB COMPOUND BUTTER</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: 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ON THE MENU~ WEEK OF MARCH 31, 2014

Spring is slowly coming to StoneGable! And my menus will start to reflect all the great spring seasonal foods now available! I'm loading up on asparagus, artichokes, and salads... as well as tomatoes and basil!Because we are big carnivores here at StoneGable, I won't be forgetting lots of great main…

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WHO DO YOU IMITATE?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fIvpAnDz9VW8AJfpKoH9WBiYeutP09u01Qbwen-88tU3Z6YR8IPMDJvKE5xiu2W9IPRRJ-gBzUphdKEAVpnipBczYNTz2XvgeEV1fNffkmjl_3GxTCNsr-tR0QuAHAjFHfQM4P_NUe8l/s1600/SS+3-30-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fIvpAnDz9VW8AJfpKoH9WBiYeutP09u01Qbwen-88tU3Z6YR8IPMDJvKE5xiu2W9IPRRJ-gBzUphdKEAVpnipBczYNTz2XvgeEV1fNffkmjl_3GxTCNsr-tR0QuAHAjFHfQM4P_NUe8l/s1600/SS+3-30-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a href="http://all-free-download.com/free-vector/vector-people/people_silhouettes_vectors_58587.html" target="_blank">photo source</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They say, "Imitation is the best form of flattery".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We all do it... imitate!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We copy hairstyles, and home decor and speech patterns and ideas...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Imitation can be both good and bad according to the example we try to mirror.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today let's talk about who we imitate the most and what that has to do with our eternal destiny...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Right now, right under our noses and all around us is a huge cosmic battle for our very souls!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is the ultimate battle of good and evil!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It's true!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A battle between God, our creator, and Satan the fallen angel who is hell bent to steal, kill and destroy us.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've read the back of the book (the Bible) and I know who wins the war... and wins BIG!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you know the word Satan means "adversary" and  Devil means "backbitter, slanderer, accuser".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jesus said,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"He (Satan) was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies".</span> John 8:44</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Satan's goal is to murder us... his goal is to lead us eternally away from life... from the source of life which is God! We are God's prize and his masterpiece and nothing gives Satan more pleasure than forever separating us from the Lover of our very souls and plunging us into eternal death!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He does not... can not... speak truth. He will even use the truth to build great lies! Satan's goal is to have us believe lies to lead us to destruction.  I think he is doing a pretty good job! Just look around!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Satan's very nature is to lie! Jesus says that he is the father of lies!  A very strong and very true statement!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today... right now... this very moment, Satan has control over the world we live in. Let me make this very very clear... GOD is sovereign! He could take back control at any instant. But, because of sin God is letting  Satan be the "price of the this world" (John 12:31) right now. God is working out His magnificent plan of salvation  and our glorious victory over Satan and evil and death! It is a total and glorious conquest for all those in God's family!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here's where we come in... we have a choice to make. We must choose for ourselves. Not choosing is really choosing in itself!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We can be imitators of Satan and this world OR imitators of God and life! We can chose to belong to the family of the adversary or to the family of the All Powerful King.  If we don't think we are choosing sides, we  are! If we don't choose... then we choose to align ourselves with Satan... the destroyer of our souls! It's that simple... it's that true!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We can be caught up in all the shiny deceiving things of this world's system or look to Jesus and follow Him!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">God says,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children"</span>. Ephesians 5:1</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">God goes on to say that we are to go about the course of this life looking different than all that is around us because we are to walk in God's sacrificial love... living like Jesus.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love, and the love that only can come from God, makes us different. Accepting Jesus' free gift of salvation makes us different. The Holy Spirit in us, makes us different... and able to walk as little children imitating our Father!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ephesians goes on to say that NO ONE who is<b> immoral</b> (sexual immoral... sex outside of marriage),<b> impure</b> (doing anything that makes one unclean by God's standards), <b>greedy, filthy</b> ( using obscenities, indecent or base),<b> spends time in silly talk </b>(speaking useless things, coming from a sluggish mind),and <b>course jesting</b> (crudeness) or <b> idolater </b>(one who put ANYTHING above God) will not inherit the Kingdom of Christ and God!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ephesians 5:3-5</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And that is not the complete list! God wants us to act in a way that protects our family name!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Those are some of the behaviors of the "sons of disobedience"... those who belong to the family of Satan! Eph 5:6</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They are behaviors that are unfitting for the "children of light". Eph 5:8</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When my children were growing up I would very very often remind them that their behavior reflects upon us and our families' character. Being a part of our family, they were to act in a way that would be fitting of our family name! It was a very woeful thing to act in a way that would bring shame to our name.  Our children had a choice. As long as they were under our roof they had to follow the house rules. They had to reflect that they belonged to our family!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">God works the same way! We have to follow His rules... we must belong to His family... His way!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But how can we... simple human beings... with all our faults and foibles ever even dream to attain God's standard of behavior when the world around us pulls us hard to imitate it?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Again, by putting all our trust in the belief that Jesus shed His blood  for us! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Your sins... your behaviors that are in direct opposition to the word of God... were judged by God and paid for by Jesus on the cross! At that moment you went from the family of Satan into the family of God!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the Holy Spirit, God's very spirit was given to you ... to live inside you and to guide you in all truth and more!  It is by the power of God's very Spirit in us that we can change our lives and be imitators of God as His beloved children!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">WOW! What an exchange.. what a change!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are living like the devil, I lovingly say to you... stop! Turn around and ask God to forgive you. Accept the saving blood of Jesus' sacrifice for you! Ask God to fill you with His Holy Spirit! RUN back to your Father, your Father of truth and life... He has His arm open wide and He is waiting for you! He loves you so much!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are already a true child of God, live a life that looks like your Father! Live a life marked by love and goodness and life! Be obedient and filled with joy! Live up to your heavenly potential, live to protect your family name... and live out the Kingdom of God right here... right now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's your choice... who are you going to imitate?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

WHO DO YOU IMITATE?

photo sourceThey say, "Imitation is the best form of flattery".We all do it... imitate!We copy hairstyles, and home decor and speech patterns and ideas...Imitation can be both good and bad according to the example we try to mirror.Today let's talk about who we imitate the most and what that has to d…

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5 INTERESTING WAYS TO USE NAPKINS AND NAPKIN RINGS... A TABLESCAPE SERIES, PART III

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyndRCPL5xwYfQEGJTH2dY-QjTm_MiQsheeoWFOvDn3dEqxlxbFlk8QjcYeFn08szcYC2TqHNLBq_8Hfc3VTufsXjX4a_ljyl7y40PHnCdPD_uDOIxBje4mkyfqjKOnk_uSXY0t1i0mtmE/s1600/5+INTERESTING+WAYS+TO+USE+NAPKINS+AND+NAPKIN+RINGS-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyndRCPL5xwYfQEGJTH2dY-QjTm_MiQsheeoWFOvDn3dEqxlxbFlk8QjcYeFn08szcYC2TqHNLBq_8Hfc3VTufsXjX4a_ljyl7y40PHnCdPD_uDOIxBje4mkyfqjKOnk_uSXY0t1i0mtmE/s1600/5+INTERESTING+WAYS+TO+USE+NAPKINS+AND+NAPKIN+RINGS-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Napkins are not only a useful but very important part of setting a table. They tidy us up as we eat but they can also bring interest and fun and beauty to any table we set!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Why settle for paper napkins when there are so many gorgeous and inexpensive napkin alternatives!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today, as part of our HOW TO SET A BEAUTIFUL TABLE series, we will look at 5 interesting ways napkins can not only be useful but beautiful as well...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKeEQZsJpBiRFHx8EqCpddsiPFKB1q4NeQ9iWAcTm4yoF3nVuq63BiFMhFhB9PJylm2gQEr7Dtz5-Zvl8b06kEX2_GZcRQk_-ohPG8RyDinAeTPuuwlawF2t0366pZ5_KmOxLTh6_0eFl/s1600/IMG_5849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKeEQZsJpBiRFHx8EqCpddsiPFKB1q4NeQ9iWAcTm4yoF3nVuq63BiFMhFhB9PJylm2gQEr7Dtz5-Zvl8b06kEX2_GZcRQk_-ohPG8RyDinAeTPuuwlawF2t0366pZ5_KmOxLTh6_0eFl/s1600/IMG_5849.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2011/04/cherry-blossom-table.html" target="_blank">CHERRY BLOSSOM TABLE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">1.  DOUBLE NAPKINS</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is probably the way I use napkins the very most. The are so fluffy and pretty and real attention getters! Who knew that putting two napkins together could make such a difference... well, it does!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In this daisy inspired table a crisp white napkin was doubled with a cherry yellow napkin I made just for this table.   </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qvMRwPNA1kU1cCZeSv24kOZBlODHLkrM3MtbfJOqzqWGlQ6oeE0eKzDEGf5g0KNZwUuPYnA-4JJjvoGJIPVi3C9UGlCNdLvSSUpBGHLnNQ0Hzact_w2Nyb6JYtf2DNY6adc2osc-Zg8r/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_7216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qvMRwPNA1kU1cCZeSv24kOZBlODHLkrM3MtbfJOqzqWGlQ6oeE0eKzDEGf5g0KNZwUuPYnA-4JJjvoGJIPVi3C9UGlCNdLvSSUpBGHLnNQ0Hzact_w2Nyb6JYtf2DNY6adc2osc-Zg8r/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_7216.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2010/07/daisy-chain.html" target="_blank">DAISY CHAIN TABLE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This nautical table with it's clean lines benefits from a bit of fluff the double napkins bring!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYZU_-IvE-8gGFIQ5o7-Rb06ifGHiaemZHVG7qLryMhCPJ0MAZvFuPLH8M65PsNGa4zzLw4M2YUM0mBeMSg2QCmV3Ar_t-aENL1d_D7QqBjmAshUmj02GO9_tFD0VixZ5nw0s2_hkZbMB/s1600/IMG_8809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYZU_-IvE-8gGFIQ5o7-Rb06ifGHiaemZHVG7qLryMhCPJ0MAZvFuPLH8M65PsNGa4zzLw4M2YUM0mBeMSg2QCmV3Ar_t-aENL1d_D7QqBjmAshUmj02GO9_tFD0VixZ5nw0s2_hkZbMB/s1600/IMG_8809.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2011/08/ship-ahoy-tablescape.html" target="_blank">SHIP AHOY TABLE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A simple swath of burlap covers a white cotton napkin, adding an organic feel to this sweet early spring tablescape.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OjM8w2mygo1DWlqe8f0D5sle9rBA4d_EeGUHXkzYQGLLO4F5XN7EjaSfgNIE1S8S7zCrGo1E8-ipdgT0GK_r9u2JBzTUp7aI2Iw1GRGKqsGBoFQ15g5MMBF76ut_BicVd9kujx6Vc7Ho/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OjM8w2mygo1DWlqe8f0D5sle9rBA4d_EeGUHXkzYQGLLO4F5XN7EjaSfgNIE1S8S7zCrGo1E8-ipdgT0GK_r9u2JBzTUp7aI2Iw1GRGKqsGBoFQ15g5MMBF76ut_BicVd9kujx6Vc7Ho/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5996.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2011/04/spring-nesting-tablescape.html" target="_blank">SPRING NESTING TABLESCAPE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. FOLD NAPKINS INTO PRETTY DESIGNS</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The internet is full of fun ways to fold napkins. With just a little practice a plain napkin can become the star of the table!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This rose is really an unironed hot pink napkin! Soooo easy to fold!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvckveyRMEOhClO5raiZ5XssuUHJS3KqKSNJjCO-e8LUdzH3QjUfFLMKB_sCyGp0SnFBRjK3lwHMEFPeZ-XgstQfA019_41-wCM1kMmjG9qTrEx3cNDIo9Ts-d6avSyNaIy01J7CWh1HHD/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_7666.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvckveyRMEOhClO5raiZ5XssuUHJS3KqKSNJjCO-e8LUdzH3QjUfFLMKB_sCyGp0SnFBRjK3lwHMEFPeZ-XgstQfA019_41-wCM1kMmjG9qTrEx3cNDIo9Ts-d6avSyNaIy01J7CWh1HHD/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_7666.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2011/06/indigo-bloom-tablescape-and-mikasa.html" target="_blank">INDIGO BLOOM TABLESCAPE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A fan folded napkin is so traditional and says... this is a fancy dinner! Here I used fan folded napkins for a formal Easter Dinner.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqUkp7pgKM2B_Ojq2oepDPjCbTSCAY53Xe-lHSoJZb9htkCBOl5xW6j2viuhSAX5DPaRYSlS44-KajCa6VKY6p0V8JVAG057kb9osWfrt5q_rdGRMSc68z-zvxZfiSfCzVoXNpcmeFhRp/s1600/IMG_2691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqUkp7pgKM2B_Ojq2oepDPjCbTSCAY53Xe-lHSoJZb9htkCBOl5xW6j2viuhSAX5DPaRYSlS44-KajCa6VKY6p0V8JVAG057kb9osWfrt5q_rdGRMSc68z-zvxZfiSfCzVoXNpcmeFhRp/s1600/IMG_2691.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2010/03/easter-dinner.html" target="_blank">EASTER DINNER</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pearls and an easy pleated napkin compliments the pretty lilacs for a Mother's Day luncheon on the porch!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Folding napkins into pretty forms can be very simple and have a stunning effect!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslAVH5Pc6255GGV7JgjJ-sSGEm3Uf20KTWctsxYKaDs5MJXT4UC7mV8fiGVMzFLaCSh_DTUYJ3cvs3hHhVhZjAAzl7J6BGRtAbc4bM00iqaER7YCSJMNynHaboNO5I78_aBkjfgmY92kP/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_6616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslAVH5Pc6255GGV7JgjJ-sSGEm3Uf20KTWctsxYKaDs5MJXT4UC7mV8fiGVMzFLaCSh_DTUYJ3cvs3hHhVhZjAAzl7J6BGRtAbc4bM00iqaER7YCSJMNynHaboNO5I78_aBkjfgmY92kP/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_6616.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/05/lilacs-on-porch-mothers-day-tablescape.html" target="_blank">LILACS ON THE PORCH</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. LET NAPKINS BE PART OF THE STACK</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just like I love love love to stack dishes...and I love napkins to be a part of the stack, too. This is such an easy way to make napkins work with your tablescape!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I chose 3 outdoor settings to highlight dish and napkin stacks. Easy-peasy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Red napkins folded into squares are so simple and add a pop of holiday color to this stack of dishes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44m2P4SPhjObtHuFH_x-v2zLbpqTlR9BjUqV1iWVASp0EIWcIOB-T3CW47NlnUi-kpTqZLGPTYX5EQIGhnhTY-KiGB5YWHNqKUqgw2U9nb-XCHE-6ZohEIJPFGpjK9GkGj06rN-McDrF5/s1600/IMG_5237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44m2P4SPhjObtHuFH_x-v2zLbpqTlR9BjUqV1iWVASp0EIWcIOB-T3CW47NlnUi-kpTqZLGPTYX5EQIGhnhTY-KiGB5YWHNqKUqgw2U9nb-XCHE-6ZohEIJPFGpjK9GkGj06rN-McDrF5/s1600/IMG_5237.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2010/05/memorial-day-table.html" target="_blank">MEMORIAL DAY TABLE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These beautiful organic feeling napkins are folded and tucked between the dishes. I love the simple, yet refined look!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaiNNA1n2e6IeEm-8lev-WKOmDXOPw4yvs9mW9DWLjvKMCtGLfddO6jBXEihaf8aivofGU60tU6WpaykK2fez_i2lpbSTpV96EkAGW17e79ZNwNAGG_STroaEmJWHiPU1mQT01kR_RKtQ/s1600/IMG_6386.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaiNNA1n2e6IeEm-8lev-WKOmDXOPw4yvs9mW9DWLjvKMCtGLfddO6jBXEihaf8aivofGU60tU6WpaykK2fez_i2lpbSTpV96EkAGW17e79ZNwNAGG_STroaEmJWHiPU1mQT01kR_RKtQ/s1600/IMG_6386.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2010/05/memorial-day-table.html" target="_blank">ARTICHOKE AND WHITE HYDRANGEA TABLE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the simplest way to make napkins a part of a tablescape! In this year's outdoor Thanksgiving table I tucked white napkins between two plates. They looks so clean! A very chic way to use these napkins! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2-lzhh0yTOecVBoMOdTdKJMviEkB2T2Ggzi-p-aW2PN61tjN0hBmyIkVu-PN-3NSjPo0n_Zr8jxdWvIKVWKdm_1Oi8T2Pr-Yy5uVlEo5WUULGym-73B9pSfc72d_M3ajaTC-TXWByGFo/s1600/thanksgiving+table-candles-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2-lzhh0yTOecVBoMOdTdKJMviEkB2T2Ggzi-p-aW2PN61tjN0hBmyIkVu-PN-3NSjPo0n_Zr8jxdWvIKVWKdm_1Oi8T2Pr-Yy5uVlEo5WUULGym-73B9pSfc72d_M3ajaTC-TXWByGFo/s1600/thanksgiving+table-candles-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/11/thanksgiving-in-field.html" target="_blank">THANKSGIVING IN THE FIELD</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. USE FABULOUS NAPKIN RINGS</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't have many napkin rings... but those I do have I use over and over again! I always get them on sale if they catch my eye and spark my imagination!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aren't these feather napkin rings wild?  I must admit they are my favorite! So fun and so flashy!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWm8WtXnwzaeZBqWsbfLEu2jDIxlZj1dgsTWw70_Y_wYTY5h7FiH48FjK-RVMr2TYxKAuKTohLogxL7Rg85LHiwiKbLEhxonP2dYedXK4F2BeKxV89LMafIZtj6PFx80MV2L0Cy2dOzjLW/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWm8WtXnwzaeZBqWsbfLEu2jDIxlZj1dgsTWw70_Y_wYTY5h7FiH48FjK-RVMr2TYxKAuKTohLogxL7Rg85LHiwiKbLEhxonP2dYedXK4F2BeKxV89LMafIZtj6PFx80MV2L0Cy2dOzjLW/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2073.JPG" width="474" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2011/10/autumn-high-tea.html" target="_blank">AUTUMN HIGH TEA</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you don't have napkin rings or they are out of your budget... make your own!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used a felt posy diy to create this book page flower napkin ring for a book club dinner. We talked more about them than the book!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8F5dkME3JvkK7-plTUUpdBVdIOL08M4JBfaNM_TKHz8D9UUn39oOYiSDuzT8jETErnMFQAfKtP6lD4C4_FfxzNGP1QrTvKja1BUzCH3AQFo_0SZBQHfa0LtW1XsWQmCAvfuO_Z6RMrdM/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_4232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8F5dkME3JvkK7-plTUUpdBVdIOL08M4JBfaNM_TKHz8D9UUn39oOYiSDuzT8jETErnMFQAfKtP6lD4C4_FfxzNGP1QrTvKja1BUzCH3AQFo_0SZBQHfa0LtW1XsWQmCAvfuO_Z6RMrdM/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_4232.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/03/blook-club-tablescape.html" target="_blank">BOOK CLUB TABLESCAPE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/03/book-page-posy-napkin-ring-tutorial.html" target="_blank">BOOK PAGE POSY DIY</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was given a set of silver napkin rings for a wedding gift... eons ago... and still use them. In this tablescape I wrapped a branch of flowering bridal veil around them for an extra special effect.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaoA73ag1EqHvthRWFE9JAK1JGazEa0xKVKOupnArNop426OzBSfyTj7VVIBdjDl9ZRkeZ2WusmGKLnzyd8vBui-zysLM1ae05TvItDjSV2Bi1WHfbyEb5khnGrf4wI0looHwZBS74ITg/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_6285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaoA73ag1EqHvthRWFE9JAK1JGazEa0xKVKOupnArNop426OzBSfyTj7VVIBdjDl9ZRkeZ2WusmGKLnzyd8vBui-zysLM1ae05TvItDjSV2Bi1WHfbyEb5khnGrf4wI0looHwZBS74ITg/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_6285.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/06/bridal-veil-tablescape.html" target="_blank">BRIDAL VEIL TABLESCAPE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">4. USE NAPKINS AS CONVERSATION STARTERS</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now let's have some fun!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I've discovered how easy it is to make my own designs on white napkins!</div><div style="text-align: center;">They are so fun for my guests!  These napkins are sure to start the whole table talking!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here I printed questions on white napkins... boy did we have a chatty table!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuFWSYw6ldzz3hkVLckZwIY8rteR_Yy9iRK1Y6BLWCf9QroKw4tdosdpJI348Nvpza3jI_gQQo04fyz8GCuTeo7-2Ri9Hnq8KUbVX1ohfUXppZliJOxrNw9WrXo8cPq4WpLfJaZe9wxMA/s1600/Conversation+starter+Napkin+4+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuFWSYw6ldzz3hkVLckZwIY8rteR_Yy9iRK1Y6BLWCf9QroKw4tdosdpJI348Nvpza3jI_gQQo04fyz8GCuTeo7-2Ri9Hnq8KUbVX1ohfUXppZliJOxrNw9WrXo8cPq4WpLfJaZe9wxMA/s1600/Conversation+starter+Napkin+4+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/08/conversation-starter-napkins-diy.html" target="_blank">CONVERSATION STARTER NAPKINS DIY</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm always on the look-out for good quality white napkins that are on sale! I have so many ideas for creating my own designs!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aren't these Halloween napkins and napkin ring so cute!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AAoqobBe9bMOA3JtztIO529aXMY489UYz190_VrDVfYwQciJ9eDvwnP43jdUl4wZE9s1WswMWqoFeoVXqcQgWVp5KpwF8yf1gB0LeE8kLxNUlP81qqJTW6KYK8r90Bj3yCXGB5M2k8va/s1600/No+Sew+Halloween+Napkin+-+stonegable.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AAoqobBe9bMOA3JtztIO529aXMY489UYz190_VrDVfYwQciJ9eDvwnP43jdUl4wZE9s1WswMWqoFeoVXqcQgWVp5KpwF8yf1gB0LeE8kLxNUlP81qqJTW6KYK8r90Bj3yCXGB5M2k8va/s1600/No+Sew+Halloween+Napkin+-+stonegable.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/10/no-sew-halloween-napkins.html" target="_blank">NO SEW HALLOWEEN NAPKINS</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">5. USE MONOGRAMMED NAPKINS</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And of course I have saved the most classic napkins for last. MONOGRAMS! It does not get any better.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Monogrammed napkin  exude style! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just have one set of monogrammed napkins and I use them so often!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6GP2bPN605xPqutJKpJ1KIxt5vUuI6HSu8AsP-GyUSQIyT661nErWHaA7gOSxD0BSUNEWAVhcwt965hD-YEep1WiYc7lIlg02e9KqPl1sYCO-SInKPLuvIIgM37Q4ZXKWNttvsyVbWVI/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_4889.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6GP2bPN605xPqutJKpJ1KIxt5vUuI6HSu8AsP-GyUSQIyT661nErWHaA7gOSxD0BSUNEWAVhcwt965hD-YEep1WiYc7lIlg02e9KqPl1sYCO-SInKPLuvIIgM37Q4ZXKWNttvsyVbWVI/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_4889.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Napkins are not only a useful but very important part of setting a table. They tidy us up as we eat but they can also bring interest and fun and beauty to any table we set!Why settle for paper napkins when there are so many gorgeous and inexpensive napkin alternatives!Today, as part of our HOW TO SE…

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