A visit to Gibb’s Gardens

For the last several years I’ve been wanting to visit Gibb’s Gardens after they opened to the public, particularly to see the fields of daffodils in the spring. A few months ago when the fall leaves were turning and colors were at their height we finally made the drive up. We were not disappointed! The Japanese Maples were so beautiful, particularly reflected in the large clear ponds. Breathtaking! Here are some pictures from our trip. We hope to make it back up again soon to see those daffodils! Spring, we hope to see you soon!

Country Living Fair Atlanta ~ 2012

Country Living Fair arrived at Stone Mountain Park again the last weekend of October and we headed off for a girls day. Anyone else go? Because if you did you’d know it was a freezing cold, drizzly day. It was so cold I had to pull my quilted jackets and gloves out of storage. Last year at Country Living Fair I remember being hot, pretty warm at the least. The first really cold day of the season and of course it hit on Fair day, where we would have to be outside for several hours. Oh well, we went, found some fun things, and Jane had a great time! Here is what we saw while there!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country Living has their own brand of chalk paint now. Anyone try this yet?

 

 

 

I love creamware! This is a nice little collection.

 

 

 

Jane found some fun vintage toys!

 

 

 

BINGO!

 

 

 

 

This made Jane a little homesick. Vintage England post card.

 

 

 

Super cute booth. Love the vintage tricycle. Very British!

 

 

 

 

 

 

We found a huge collection of vintage flash cards. I bought some fun ones for the holidays. Next project is turning them into ornaments for a new themed tree. Stay tuned for more on this project! Can’t wait to start!

 

 

 

 

These were so fun! Vintage travel trailers from various eras. This group of ladies travels around together to show of their cool trailers.

 

 

 

 

Pumpkins galore!

 

 

 

Hello there!

 

 

 

 

After a few hours we were almost frozen so we packed it in and headed off to find hot soup for lunch. It was still a fun day and I’m looking forward to decorating for the holidays even more now!

 

Who else went to Country Living Fair this year? Find any treasures? I’d love to hear about it!

 

Have a bright day!

Chelsea aka Bright Girl

Garden fresh autumnal tablescape

We had company visit a few weeks ago and we went into overdrive to get the place spruced up. Decorating for the weekend put us into holiday preparatory mode and the tablescape is so lovely it would be perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas! Had to share!

We found some delicious treats at Douceur de France in Marietta for dinner. Their Parisian Pastries are so pretty and very delicious.

Love the scarecrow on le pain.

Adorable chocolat.

Getting the table ready with our Noritake Pursuit china. These colors work with every occasion but are particularly pretty in the autumn.

Foliage from the garden fills an antique wooden tool caddy. Battery operated wax covered candles add light and mood to the dinner table.

Sometimes the simpler it is the better it looks.

Made this console into a coffee and dessert bar.

Snagged this domed pedestal on sale that morning for $10! Filled with Parisian macarons, c’est parfait!

Part of the fun that weekend was our friends brought their dog, Buddy, who looks so much like Bennet were confused the entire time and kept calling them by each others names.

Buddy loved Bennet’s toys!

Those are two top dogs for sure. So handsome! We love red heads around here;)
What are you planning for your holiday tablescape? Any special recipes you’re planning to make? Must get my lists started! Cookie baking week is commencing now!
Have a bright day!
Chelsea aka Bright Girl