Dressing The Table

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I love holidays because my dining room table gets to "put her formal wear on".  We have an oval oak formica covered table that I found on Craigslist for $90. We always had rectangular tables but I find an oval to be more inviting and easier to pull up additional chairs when we have guests.
Our Thanksgving was VERY laid back this year (just our little family of four) but I still wanted to get out the china, crystal, and fancy flatware. Much like wearing a smart outfit makes me feel good, a beautifully set table gives me pleasure as well. I included my 9 yr old this year, showing him the proper position of the flatware, cloth napkin, and goblet relative to the plate. He liked it and did a great job!

Sweater, Tommy Hilfiger, Macy's
Lucky Brand Jeans, Rag Doll Clothing Exchange

 

Mikasa China, gifted
Mikasa crystal goblets, gifted
Oneida flatware, gifted
Tablecloth, Walmart(I think)
Cloth Napkins, Walmart(I think)

This bottom picture shows the moment my 15 yr old figured out we could play the theme to Jaws by flicking the edge of the goblets with varying levels of liqud therein. (Only in this musical family!)
We had a fashionable, frugal table by using items we already had at home to decorate it. (and shopping at Aldi for the food!)

From our family to yours.......Happy Thanksgiving!!!


 



A Beginning

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11-24-13

In beginning this blog I hope to accomplish a few goals. One: to challenge myself to write on a semi-regular basis. Two: to inspire myself and other women to look their best. It is my belief that when one looks nice on the outside it can enhance self-esteem and improve one's mood which then enables her to be a better mother/wife/employee/friend.

I believe a lady can look fashionable on a budget. Also, I'm a mom to two sons so I don't have a lot of time to labor over deciding what to wear each morning. I also don't have a lot of time to go shopping.......hence the name of my blog: Fast Frugal Fashion.

Thanks for joining me on this journey!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNPAM5ABhvs

Turtleneck: Calvin Klein, Goodwill
Skirt: Jaclyn Smih, Kmart

                                           
                                                                    

A Beginning

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11-24-13

In beginning this blog I hope to accomplish a few goals. One: to challenge myself to write on a semi-regular basis. Two: to inspire myself and other women to look their best. I believe when a person looks their best on the outside that it enhances self-esteem and improves one's mood. This lends itself to being a better mother/wife/employee/friend. I also feel that a lady can dress fashionably on a budget. Likewise, I am a mother of two sons and don't have a lot of time to labor on deciding what to wear each morning. Further, I don't have very much time to go clothes shopping....hence the name of my blog: Fast Frugal Fasion!

Thanks for joining me on this journey.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNPAM5ABhvs

Turtleneck: Calvin Klen, Goodwill
Skirt: Jaclyn Smith, Kmart
Boots: Crofts & Barrow, Kohl's