Halloween Table in the Great Hall

It's time to celebrate with all of the family,

for a big Halloween party, so for the first

time ever, the Halloween dinner is taking

place in what we lovingly call

The Great Hall.

A little furniture gets moved out, but most of

it gets pushed back, and we can seat twenty in here,

in the living room.

You can see one of Beaulah's friends down

next to the fireplace.  Yes, they have flown in

to celebrate Halloween with us.

I used two black and white striped rounds

set on the diagonal,

to top the two six foot folding tables,

and those were topped with a cutout black

spiderweb tablecloth, and finally

a spider web runner, that ties the two

tables together.

My inspiration for this family friendly table

were the fun goblets that I found at Dollar Tree.

At $1 each, even the little ones can be trusted

with a goblet, and THEY LOVE THAT!

I used some of my white square plates, 

which I got several years ago from Home Goods,

and I was able to purchase 24 of them, so they

are perfect for a family crowd.

I topped them

with an assortment of fun Halloween salad

plates, also all from Home Goods over the years.

A giant spider webbed candelabra 

anchors the center of the table, with lots

of fun goodies running the length of the table.

Notice some of my fun Halloween Bristle Brush trees

to decorate the center of the table.

Glittery black pumpkins, which were purchased

last year from Home Goods, but which never

got out of the package are all over the table.

I pulled in my mercury glass container 

that I made this year, and a scary crow.

 Of course, creepy hands are always showing

up everywhere during Halloween.

Black and white is the theme, but there is a touch

of color here and there.

My black flatware is the perfect spooky touch

for the table.

Four different salad plates worked perfectly

and made the table more interesting.

Don't be afraid to mix and match on your tables.

Here is a shot of one of the Halloween goblets

with the sparkly spider webbed runner in the background.

The runner was another purchase from last year,

that never got used.

Looking this direction, you can see another

of Beaulah's friends.  Of course the kiddies

love to see them attend any party.

 So pick your poison, and have a seat,

we have room for lots.

Of course, costumes are required!

Thanks for joining us in the Great Hall!

We will be partying with

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Easter Dinner in the Great Hall

Easter is one of my favorite holidays of the year.

I remember as a little girl always getting an Easter bonnet,

new shoes, a new dress, a new purse and gloves!  I really

liked the bonnet, gloves and purse.

Here I am in my yellow Easter bonnet, sitting 

on my dad's lap.  (1958) 

We even have Easter coats on!

So Easter dinner with the family is special,

and since we keep growing, we decided to

have it in the living room, so we could all

sit at one table.  We have had this table set up for

several events since the beginning of February.

When I told the kids to take it down, there were

moans and groans, and I was asked to keep it up for

Mother's Day.

We decided we should just change the living room

to the

GREAT HALL

(like in Harry Potter)

for feasts and family dinners!  I guess we could

move the living room furniture into the formal

dining room!  Haha!!  We will see!

A black and white striped tablecloth was paired

with a sparkling pink runner, and that was topped

with square, embossed white plates.

I brought out the sterling that I had

purchased from my Aunt Ionia's Estate.

I thought it was Whiting's Lily (the spoon on the

right), as that was the pattern of the berry spoon

I had inherited from my parents' estate, but when

I ordered and received some Lily pieces to

replace missing pieces, I realized I didn't have

the right pattern.  After a little research I found

that it was Wallace's Violet pattern instead.  There

are two editions of Violet, so I ended up with a mix

of all three patterns, but I think they go beautifully

together and I have enough for everyone.

I had fun with some tags that I found

on

Wings of Whimsy.  

They were used to decorate the table

and each place setting.

My gorgeous cookies with edible images

from Fancy Flours were part of the decor

for each place setting.

Easter goodies adorned the table.

A touch of natural grass

and cut stems added a little greenery.

More Easter goodies were at the other

end of the table.

I just loved the black and white stripe

with the soft pink.  It created a fun, new look

for the table.  

It is fun to take photos from the balcony upstairs.

This one was taken before the cookies were

placed on the plates.

I hope you had a wonderful Easter too.

If we decide to turn the living room into

the Great Hall, I will let you know!  Seems

like everyone loves it this way!!!

May your lives be filled with family memories.

I will be posting with

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