Italian Tablescape

Hello Everyone!

It's my first triple post.

Since they all tied in together with an Italian

theme I thought I would post them at once.

First up is my grape theme tablescape

inspired by my new bowls from Marshalls.

I love anthing Italian in style.

The architecture, the warm colors and the food.

One day my dream is to visit Italy.

Pay a visit to Susan to view other participants.

The round cafe dinette set is from Ashley Furniture.

I added a grape themed arrangement to the table.I started by layering the placemats.
The black woven ones are from Ross.
I used a red square plate as a charger
to highlight the new grape bowls.
Sage grape napkins are from Cracker Barrel.
Here is a closeup of the bowls.
I couldn't believe what a perfect match
they were to the grape theme of our kitchen.
A view from above.
The chair fabric has a grape pattern as well.
I bought the glass tea light holders at Michaels.
I filled them with fruit then tied them with ribbons.

Next up is an Italian menu featuring
stuffed shells, tossed salad and garlic bread.
Pay a visit to Gollum for other delicious recipes.

Here are the ingredients for the stuffed shells.
They are easy and tasty.
The recipe is on the back of the box. Boil the shells and drain.
Mix all the cheeses and spices in a bowl.
Stuff the shells and layer in a baking dish.
Top with sauce and more cheese. Yummy!
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes and enjoy.
Add a salad and bread and you have a wonderful meal.
We love these and they make great leftovers too.

Next up is a cloche party.
Marty is hosting this one for the first time.
Pay her a visit to view amazing cloche ideas.

I admit I had no cloche so I improvised.
I took an amber vase and turned it upside down.

I call this my Italian style cloche.
I added sugared fruit and tied it with a velvet ribbon.

The barley twist pedestal is from Southern Living.
Does anyone have this piece? It is so versatile.
I added ivy at the top to hide the base.
Have a wonderful week!