Wednesday, June 8, 2011

quick dinner party centerpiece

Last Sunday was beautiful out so we decided to invite our neighbors over for a last minute dinner.  When I say we, I mean my Husband.  He invited, I cooked, and he cleaned up.  We make a good team ;)

The patio set was looking a little bare, so I scrounged up a few items around the house to spruce it up.  My peonies from the prior week's grocery trip were on their last leg (ie, falling apart every time the dogs walked by the table) so I salvaged the last of them and put them in different size drinking glasses.  Then I found this piece of fabric and folded up to make a mini runner.


These Spanish wine glasses are our every day drinkware (chiquita, pinta and sidra glasses) and I love them. I bought them in Gearhart, Oregon at an adorable home & garden shop called Fitzgerald's. Best purchase I've ever made.  If you ever come across some you should snatch them up!

16 comments:

(Florida) Girl said...

I adore peonies. A simple and lovely centerpiece.

Diana Mieczan said...

My favourite flowers and I love how you placed them in different size glasses. Looks beautiful! Happy Wed! Kisses

Ps: I’m hosting a stunning 3 gold bracelets GIVEAWAY today! Fun pieces to spice up summer outfits!

la petite coquine said...

I'm a total sucker for Spanish wine glasses, and they're gorgeous here! Such a beautiful table in no time!

Savvy Gal said...

OMG gorgeous!!!

Kristin said...

Those are drinking glasses??? Beeeeeeeeautiful!

{av} | {long distance loving} said...

I positively LOVE these photos...peonies are my favorite! so inventive--I love the use of glasses for vases :) Hope you're having a great week! xoxo {av}

p.s. less than four days to get your entries in for my huge Whiting & Davis giveaway! a handbag of your choice could be yours...don't miss out :)

Marie said...

These are great! Lovely punch of color.:D

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Jess said...

Hehe! Nothing like scrounging something together at the last minute! Love how you got creative and improvised!

Kimia Kline said...

my wedding bouquet was solely peonies :) love. them.

Krystal said...

that's really cute, I'm going to use this idea!

katie [the bright life] said...

Adorable! What a great idea for a quick centerpiece!! Those flowers are seriously gorgeous, looooove the color! Xo, Katie

Linh said...

Hey doll! Just found your blog and I'm loving everything about it! Congrats on your marriage and love your blog title :) Aren't wedding wonderful?!?!?! I'm a newlywed and love anything related to weddings too. Anywho, great post and can't wait to see more from you!
xoxo
-linh
http://la-lalinh.blogspot.com

Jenna Lee said...

Beautiful. These flowers are quickly becoming my favorite. The colors are unbelievable.

J+S said...

Love the glasses. And the flowers. And the table runner. Look at you, you creative genius.

jessica said...

so pretty! i love simple centerpieces like this... fun fabric and that bold pop of color... LOVE IT! :)

Katia said...

I wish I was your neighbor ;) LOVE peonies, they are sooo beautiful!!! I can't believe yours have already bloomed. Mine are still shut up tight.

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