Outdoor Summer Dining!

I'm back, at least for now, with an outdoor summer table! I thought it was time to bring the Franciscan "Ivy" outside on the porch since everything is so nice and green now.

I have kept a lot of the same organic elements from the last few tables I have done and I think they work so beautifully outside...

Woven chargers combined with Mikasa "Italian Countryside" dinner plates are the foundation for the Franciscan "Ivy" so popular on the "I Love Lucy' show. 

Mikasa "Italian Countryside" flatware, Fostoria "Argus" green glassware, and paisley napkins I made last year...

Remember this wood centerpiece from last fall? The single candle holders are made from birch with a little moss on top. The ferns and ivy are from the woods here...

My dad made this little airplane windmill for me a couple years ago and I finally got around to painting it red. 

There is nothing better than dining on the porch enjoying the sounds of a cool, mountain creek...

I hope you are enjoying your summer! We have been so busy that blogging is taking a back seat! We are so close to being finished with the CD, and taking new opportunities for ministry. We'll be starting an outreach to homeless veterans next month and are really excited about that. In the meantime, we are so thankful to have our little piece of God's creation to enjoy and take care of:-) I am certainly missing all of you:-)

I'll be joining "Tablescape Thursday" over at "Between Naps on the Porch" so be sure to go by there!!
Thank you so much for stopping by!

Anita