“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
John 14:6
Hello sweet friends…and welcome to our blogiversary week! It is so much fun to look on the last 4 years to see where the blogging world has taken me! Today I want to invite you to reminisce with me as we look back over my Tablescape Tuesdays! We are marking this special week with a chance to win two giveaways that you will want to be sure and enter at the end of this post! Hopefully you will notice a major improvement in my photography skills, since we are starting at the very beginning of my blogging days!
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Long before I started this blog I was setting tablescapes for family and friends. My Mother was my example of how to welcome people into my home and to my table. This was the Debut of Tablescape Tuesday!
Always remember, the most important part of your setting is the faces and laughter of those seated around your table…
As an interior decorator, I have often been asked to do a variety of jobs, with event planning being a favorite. Over the past twenty years, the events have ranged from charity auctions to birthday parties to silver and golden anniversaries to small intimate weddings, to large wedding receptions held in beautiful venues– many being in the homes of my clients. This was the most important event I ever planned…the wedding of our son and daughter-in-love!
Tablescape Tuesday has taken to the road on a few occasions. My long-time and very dear friend Patti lives in North Carolina and she has the most gorgeous collection of china, crystal, and silver. I spent a weekend with her in early 2015 with the purpose of showcasing her collections on tabletops…I was smitten by the Wedgwood Patrician “Morning Glory” pattern with its multicolor floral center and blue trim with an embossed outer rim. The silk tablecloth from India is exquisite!
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.”
Proverbs 25:11
You may have noticed I always use this scripture somewhere within my tablescape post. This Apples Of Gold tablescape explains the reason.
Endless Summer Tablescape was my first time to participate in a blog hop. I enjoyed it so much that I regularly join with a host of talented bloggers to share our love of tablescaping!
Sweet time Around My Coffee Table was my first guest post. My dear friend Shirley from Housepitality Designs invited me to write a post for her blog. This year she invited me to join Floral Friday! If you are not following her blog, you need to.
This Christmas tablescape Plaid Tidings was very popular with you all. It is one of my favorites! What is not to love about Christmas?!!
My Mary Poppins tablescape was so much fun to put together with a little bit of magic thrown in!
What a sweet time with my Tea Party Dreams garden table!
A simply styled table with ranunculus and the use of some pretty plates taken from the wall became a romantic favorite!
January can be a hard month to create a table setting. Birds Of A Feather came together nicely with the winter sunlight streaming through the dining room windows.
A table set for one under the rose arbor included a favorite breakfast…Espresso & Biscotti!
Bottles filled with wildflowers…simple but pretty!
Now for the giveaways. Two wonderful Hoffman Media books will be given away in celebration of our blogiversary!
First place winner:
While the custom of afternoon tea originated in Europe, the beverage itself has ties around the world. Tea Parties Around the World is a 136-page hardback book by the editors of award-winning TeaTime magazine. With 97 recipes, Tea Parties Around the World presents a collection of scones, savories, and sweets, perfect for treating teatime guests to an international culinary tour without the need for a passport.
Second place winner:
No matter the season, there’s always room for sweets on the table. From holidays to birthday parties to a typical weekday afternoon, there’s no wrong time to indulge in a confection. So tie on an apron, grab the sugar, and dive into The Tiny Book of Sweets & Confections in the kitchen.
So how do you enter? I am so glad you asked! All you have to do is leave a comment below for one entry. For another chance to win come back on Thursday for Part 2 of our blogiversary celebration and comment on that post also. The winners will be chosen by a random drawing and announced on Tablescape Tuesday, August 14.
Truly, I have the best followers. You all have shown me such love and kindness for these four years. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and I look forward to sharing more tablescapes with you!
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Pam, Congratulations on your 4 year blogiversary! I always enjoy having a seat at your table whether outdoors in your beautiful garden or inside in your dining room. I share your joy and love of tablescaping and your friend’s Wedgewood Patrician Morning Glory pattern is drool-worthy! Thank you for the giveaway and chance to win one of the books. TeaTime Magazine is a favorite publication. Happy Tuesday. ♥
Happy 4 years of beautiful blogging. I am thrilled that I have found you not only for your stunning tablescapes but for your gorgeous garden visits and outstanding photography shares as well. Plus… I feel a lovely friendship beginning.
I so enjoyed visiting all the past tablescapes. Your sons and daughter in loves wedding was spectacular. And now knowing the reason for the Proverbs scripture “Apples of Gold” is admirable.
I was the proud guest of a most beautiful tea party at a friends house. (Which I may still blog about one day soon.) Along with a lovely tea party with my sister and good friends in Niagara on the Lake. Therefore I would love to win first prize in the giveaway!
Happy Blogiversary to you my friend!
~Nancy
Nancy, what a great blessing to have connected with you. Please share your tea party at your friend’s home. Thank you for your sweet comments.
I am going to try… need to put my thoughts together for it.
And you are very welcome.
Happy Blogiversary! I have only been following for about a year but it is usually the first thing I read and browse after my devotions. It definitely helps me center my mind on the beauty God has made for us to enjoy and to share in the creativity God has blessed you with.
I too love my garden although it is not as organized and beautiful as yours. Your blog encourages me to look for the beauty around me and use the ordinary in extraordinary ways.
Thank you for taking the time to share.
Joanna
Joanna, thank you so much for following. It is a great pleasure and blessing to share God’s beauty. Have a joy-filled day!
Congratulations on your anniversary. My favorites of your tablescapes are in your wonderful garden.
Thank you Marie. Have a blessed day!
Congratulations on your anniversary. What beautiful memories you have created! Looking forward to seeing more of your lovely tablescapes and garden. How blessed you are to create beauty for others.
Thank you so much Carolyn. Happy Tuesday!
Congratulations on your blogiversary! I do love seeing all your tablescapes. The Tea Parties book is going on my want list!!
Thank you Carole!
Wow, Happy Blogiversary! Congratulations on a job well done the last four years. I wish I knew exactly when I found your blog!
I enjoyed the stroll down memory lane this morning.
Thank you for the chance to enter your lovely and most generous giveaways.
Bonnie, I remember the first time you wrote and told me you were a fellow Alabamian. You weren’t blogging at the time. What a blessing to connect with you my friend!
I love all of your tablescapes and blog posts. I rarely prvide comments, but am a faithful reader of a couple of years. Your photos of your garden and flowers are beautiful. Congratulations on your blogiversary.
Thank you so much Rachel for faithfully following. Have a beautiful Tuesday!
Hello Pam, you have a special gift! I loved all your tables and wanted to congratulate you! Happy blogiversary. Keep up your amazing work. Love
Gisella
Thank you so much Gisella!
Happy anniversary Pam! Just thinking how many different table settings you have shown us is unreal. A favorite is the table set with plates taken from your wall. Another is the table for one and the Victoria magazine to read white having coffee and biscotti. But the garden view would totally interrupt my reading.
Thank you Alice for taking time to always comment! Happy Tuesday!
Happy Blog Anniversary! I am glad I met you through Shirley!
Penny, the pleasure is mutual! Happy Tuesday!
Pam your tablescapes are lovely, no matter the occasion…Happy Blogiversary!
We have been blogging about the same time. I love tea parties and have posted about a few….I particularly loved this one…”This is the most curious tea party….” which of course was a Alice in Wonderland tea party. The tea party book would be a favorite of mine.
I recently read a lesson in Ecclesiastes on “Living an abundant life, enjoy what God gives you”…and it makes me appreciate more what we do with our blogs. Proverbs 25:11 has always been a favorite of mine.
Blessings Always
Kari, I am so glad we are virtual friends and sisters in Christ, you are a wonderful blessing!
Happy Blogiversary, sweet friend!!! You have such a gift for creating the most beautiful tables. I have so enjoyed the walk down memory lane. I don’t think that I could choose a favorite. They are all gorgeous!!!
Thank you sweet friend and Happy Tuesday!
Happy Blogiversary. Love seeing all your gorgeous tables, they are always perfection
Thank you for your kindness, Marty!
Happy Blogiversary! Beautiful tablescapes down memory lane.
Thank you Nancy!
I do enjoy your tablescapes. I feel that a blessing shared is just multiplied and you have surely blessed me and others by sharing! Have a blessed day.
Thank you so much Bobbie! Blessings ~
Congratulations. Your mind is amazing to come up with such a variety of looks or themes. Mary Poppins is fun
Thank you Gail. It helps to enjoy what you are doing and I do. Happy Tuesday!
Oh, Pam! Congratulations on your 4th blogging anniversary!! What a smilestone! I wish our paths had crossed sooner, but I look forward to walking many blogging miles with you in the future! I tell you what, I don’t see one thing wrong with ANY of your photography ~ from the very beginning, it is absolutely gorgeous. You have so many God-given gifts, and it is just a huge blessing that you share them with us here. May the Lord bless you richly with many more happy blogging anniversaries!! Sending much love and many hugs and blessings your way today!
Thank you sweet friend! Have I said before that you definitely have the gift of encouragement? Blessings and hugs~
Happy Congrats on your Bloggiversary! How exciting!
Funny I was just cutting and pasting your home url page to send to my Christian Tea Society friends to make sure they know about your blog – and was scrolling through this lovely post of happy past tablescapes to wish you congrats and to say I am your newest follower…….and lo and behold, you have the BEST and most generous giveaway! I would love love LOVE to win either of those amazing books – though, of course, tea one sticks out first and foremost to me, haha.
For a number of reasons I haven’t been blogging this summer – grand daughter, health and travel….and even went back to work part time……but I intend to soon. And I certainly would if I won your giveaway, you can count on that! : – )
Have a blessed day, Pam. I am so glad I found you from over at A Stroll Thru Life’s blog hog weekly.
I am glad you found me, too. Get back to blogging, friend???
Happy Blogiversary Pam! Your tablescapes are beautiful and I so enjoy your blog. The wedding was gorgeous. I loved everything about it. Thank you for the chance to receive one of the books in the giveaway. May a God bless you with many more years of beautiful blogging.
Thank you so much Marcie. Blessings ~
Happy Blogiversary, Pam! Wow – 4 years. You must have magical powers. When I look at what you do each and every week, it is all beautiful in every way and perfect. I enjoyed looking and going through your post – how I love the Mary Poppins post. Setting a beautiful table is something I love and enjoy ~ and love to see done beautifully as you do. You are an amazing talent and I am so happy I found you. Hope you enjoy many more years of blogging, the beauty you create is needed in our world.
Thank you for your lovely giveaways ~ have a wonderful day!
Thank you Sandra. Sometimes, I feel like I have run out of ideas and inspiration. I am so happy you found me so I could see your inspiring and beautiful posts!
Happy Blogiversary, Pam ! Wow – four years. You are an amazing talent to do what you do every week. Your post are always beautiful and perfect. I do love and enjoy a beautiful table and so enjoy seeing it done beautifully as you do. Wishing you many more years of blogging – our world needs the beauty you create.
Thank you for the chance to win one of your lovely giveaways. Wishing you a great day !
Disregard this post, Pam. My first comment didn’t show up until I did it a 2nd time. Sorry.
Congratulations and what beautiful pictures. I hope you can come back to U A to see us again. You are fabulous.
Thank you Shirley!
Congrats on the blogiversary!
Thank you Alice!
Hey Pam…congrats on your Blogiversary!…I so remember the table that you set with your friend in NC…yep, been a happy follower for quite some time! 🙂 Thanks for the shout out friend!…it has been a pleasure and so much fun doing Floral Fridays with you…..great, great giveaways…and can’t wait to see your re-decorated dining room!!
Thanks my dear friend. Hope you are getting some time to unpack and settle in!
My first time for your blog after seeing it in Southern Lady. Beautiful! I’m an Alabama girl (woman) & as southern as they come. Please enter me for the Tea book. Sylvia
Sylvia, welcome to my fellow Alabamian!
A huge congrats to you! I have to admit the reason I started following your blog was because of you gorgeous pictures of your tablescapes! They are absolutely astonishing to me and I get new ideas when I look at them. The Christian verses are lovely. Thank you.
Thank you for subscribing Carol and taking time to comment. Welcome as a new subscriber!
I left a comment but do not see it? I basically said I love your tablescapes and when I saw them I decided to subscribe. Your photos and design are amazing! I love the added Bible verses, also. Congrats to you!
Congratulations on your blogiversary. Everything you display is always elegant and lovely.
Marion
Thank you Marion and for taking time to comment!
Look at all those fabulous tables! Love each and every one and am delighted that over the past four years you have brought so much joy and beauty into the lives of so many!
Thank you Jeanie for your blogging friendship and always taking time to comment!
HAPPY 4th BLOGIVERSARY. I am always so happy to receive your e-mails. You always have a lovely setting. You are so creative.
Marilyn
Thanks so much, Marilyn and thank you for taking time to comment!
Marilyn, thank you and for always taking time to comment!
Congratulations on your blogiversary. I think I could write a book on the talent, love and generosity of Pam Richardson. It is clear that God has given you enormous talent that has blessed all of us so much. Your writing is so elegant and spirit filled. How fortunate and blessed I feel that our paths crossed in blog world. Your inspiration has kept me going. Thank you for the joy you bring to all our lives. I feel totally blessed.
Thank you Dianne, you are a special friend!
Congratulations on your Blogiversary! Your tablescapes are always so beautiful and elegant! Here’s to many, many more years blogging!
Thank you Karenann!
It’s been neat to see all you have done in 4 years. Many, many congrats!
Thank you Katy for taking this journey by my side❤️
Congrats on your lovely blog Pam. It brightens my day!
Thank you Linda!
Beautiful arrangements of tables and the whole blog. Congratulations, Bea:))
Congratulation on your fourth anniversary. And I know there will be many many more great things to come. Love your tablesetting.
From beginning to end, all of your tables are beautiful! They definitely have a designer touch to them. I just love the Mary Poppins one!
Thank you so much Ann Marie!
What a lovely post! I especially love your lighthearted touch on your tablescapes. Also love that you share your faith with us. Congratulations!
Thank you Martha!
Congratulations,dear friends!Adorable tablescapes and great giveaways!Thank you for such inspiration!!!Blessings!
Thank you sweet Maristella!
Congrats and wishes for many more years to come! I just discovered your amazing blog yesterday! I saw a garden photo from a link party and that photo spoke to my heart and soul. I’m craving the sites of beautiful gardens like yours as I recently had to leave mine behind in Eastern TN for a move to TX. You inspire me to create a new one here. Would you mind sharing where you found the beautiful bronze statue in your middle garden? I’ve been looking for one just like that!
Raylene, welcome and I hope to see you often. The statue came from a local dealer many years ago. A rare find here in my smaller town. Blessings~
I just love all your tabletops and so enjoy Simple Sundays. You are so talented.
Thank you for sharing.
Chris Wasson
Thank you Chris! Blessings~
Happy Blogversary! Your table scapes are always gorgeous … full of wonderful ideas and color.
Thanks so much!
Pam, you’ve put together some really fabulous tablescapes over the years. Four years and counting – congratulations! That’s a LOT of tablescapes! I am also very partial to the winter sunlight in your dining room – that’s beautiful!
Thank you Rita.
Congrats, Pam!!! FOUR YEARS!!! That’s amazing! I’m pinning this to my Tablescape Inspiration board! Lots of ideas to implement in my Table for One! 😉
Thank you for pinning Julie!
Congrats on your blog anniversary Pam! You do create the most amazing tablescapes! Both books sound wonderful! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Pam, congratulations on your blog anniversary. I always feel so welcome to your tables and gardens. You don’t miss a detail! Thanks for the chance to win one of the books. Tea Parites Around the World is just my kind of read. I look forward to more of your beautifu tablescapes and gorgeous garden shots.
Thank you for your sweet comments and encouragement.
Wow! Four years have flown by…I have enjoyed your blogs and look forward to more! Congratulations, and good luck in the future. I don’t know how you keep coming up with new tablescapes because they are always beautiful and inspiring. Can’t wait for more!
Love you!,
Angie
Thank you sweet friend. Love you!
Congratulations again on your blog-iversary! I love seeing your tablescapes.
Thank you Joy!
Happy Blogiversary, Pam! My mother would have loved your blog too since, like you, she had a real gift for tablescapes. The bottles with wildflowers table is really speaking to me this morning. It looks so inviting.
Thank you Jean. I got my love for tablescaping from my mom!