Sunday, January 12, 2014

Flea Market Finds

 For New Year's Eve, we actually decided to eat out  at Bear Creek Inn, and upon making the reservation, we were informed that the place will be so packed for that time ans so the lady on the line suggested the eve  of New Year's Eve will be a more  relaxing and peaceful dinner if we prefer that, and so we did.
But come New Year's Eve, without any more plans, I did not feel good letting the day pass without doing anything kind of special so I decided to put together, showcase and use some flea of my market finds.
Everything on this table (except the  silverware) including the  rosy  tablecloth came from the flea market. I love this  vintage rose  dinner set for 6 (all 36 items complete) which I got from a flea market for a measly $5.00.

The table looked quite busy with pink and red roses scattered all over the setting, but that's just how I wanted it....outside is white---blanketed with snow, but in our dining room is warm, and quite  springy...
 The  colored glasses  (a set of  six)  which I got for $3.00 look Morrocan. I could stare at them and feel transported to a memory in my childhood where I was also captivated by the same colors of glasses...somewhere...

The copper-bottom pan was $1.99 and stands to the oven well.
The milkglass bowl atop the stack of plates holding  French onion soup is a dollar too.


Look at the dainty  cups  and their sleek handles. It's fun to sip tea from them. Makes you thoughtful of what you're doing and enjoying.

Zachy passed up on the French Onion soup, so he had  buttered slices of the homemade baguette in its place.
The silver trays for a dollar or two each come in handy housing the  sauteed  veggies (bokchoi and tatsoi)    and deviled eggs.
Eggs, veggies, and  baby bellas stuffed with chopped sirloin.

The dainty milk glass bowl  holding  the one dessert (chocolate-coated honeycrisp apple slices).

This  other dessert, NO ONE will ever guess what are covered with the chocolate.
They are chocolate covered nata-de-coco. 
So there's our simple New year's Eve fare  for  three.

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