Tuesday, November 9, 2010

" Play Like" Tablesetting...

       First Moma made dolls from bread dough. She called them "well-bread", later after some people were mysteriously eaten by insects, of some sort, she made them of sculpy and changed their names to "play like". Remember when we were kids and we always played like we were someone or played like we were doing something?  Well, I am going to play like I am having a fancy, over the top, rusty, crusty, blingy, totally unreasonable Christmas dinner...just like when we were kids, without the mud pie...maybe.  When explaining it to my sister, I used the grown up word, representation, lol.

Dinner Theme: Wishing You A Season Filled With Memories...                                                                  Old and New!


First the tarnished silver...



held in an old rusty bed spring. The base is made using a galvanized canning jar lid, with porcelain intact. A little nature, with a touch of bling thrown in.  Tattered layers sharing memories of "Prior Lives".

More of the "play like" table setting coming soon! 
A drinking goblet...

"Dinner Time" is 
December 4th, 11:00 ~ 4:00, 
Mabank Christmas Tour!


Making Mud Pies,
Lezlee


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22 comments:

Granny said...

I love it. I've been searching for old rusty bedsprings forever and can't find any that are affordable. They can be used in so many ways. I'm also loving that old laundry tub with the rusty base.

red.neck chic said...

MOST awesome!!! I love it!!!

;-D robelyn

Mindy said...

You DO know how to set a table! I am liking what I'm seeing!

Rachel Noelle Pallas said...

~*~*Very cool!!!! Hugs, Rachel~*~*

glor said...

Where do you get these ideas. This is so neat! Can't wait to see the rest.

Malisa said...

Well, aren't you a Miss Smarty Pants? So, so clever!

Malisa

Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces said...

That's adorable, Lezlee! Wish I could go on the tour!

summersundays-jw said...

What a great idea. Jan

Tete said...

Lezlee- I will bring a dish and my dolly and we will be right over. I loved to play like that. Oh and the dishes I could come up with from seed pods and weeds!
I am so excited to see the rest of it!
Hugs- Tete

Nice and Easy Antiques said...

I love the simple but scrumptious way you think!

Jacqueline said...

I noticed that you were reading the Uglies.... I loved them and it was a little too scary and too possible in the future.

Love the juxaposition of the rusty, tarnished and bling.

Marlis said...

Great way to display the silver.. I love the old things too with their silent stories.

Debbie said...

I love people who think outside the box!! Using that old bed spring and the old silver is just fantastic. You have such a great eye.

a quiet life said...

great photos~

Barbara said...

I love that old silver tucked into that bedspring! So unique!

The Tablescaper said...

So different, so neat. Love what you did with it.

- The Tablescaper

Chubby Chieque said...

Rusty zink? LOVE LOVE LOVE...

U rocks, girl!



Happy TS…

Greeting from a freezing Stockholm.
/chie

Bargain Decorating with Laurie said...

Now that is thinking outside the box Lezlee. What a great idea! I'd love to look inside your brain and see how it works! laurie

Entertaining Women said...

Wonderful! I can hardly wait for the next design moment. Cherry Kay

Marigene said...

I love the old silver with the rusted washstand in the background...cool.

Pattie @ Olla-Podrida said...

How clever! I don't think I'd have ever come up with a use for a rusty bed spring.

" SHABBY JUNK" said...

I love the rusty springs with silverware!