FABBY: Black, White and Silver New Year's Eve Table for 2015

Hello sweet friends!

My goodness, we are here saying goodbye to 2014 as fast as it came, wow!

This tablescape is dedicated to this New Year's Eve, that will be this Wednesday, therefore I placed a "Rooster kiquiriqui" to remind us when 12 pm arrives and we can start celebrating the new year, 2015.

"I want to THANK YOU ALL my sweet, sweet friends for all your visits and support and really, I cannot THANK YOU enough! "
 
Your generosity is what keeps me inspired and wanting to continue blogging, because you're all so wonderful, with so much goodness, which makes me feel that I want to know about you, your families, your new grandchildren, great-grand ones, your own new borns and all the prayers we send to each other in times of need and I miss you when you go away for a while. 

We share a lot and it's not only the amazing posts you create, but you, yes you, are all my wonderful and awesome friends I'd never want to miss not knowing about, so you will have me forever blogging,  unless you all decide to disappear from your computers, lol!

I want to wish each and everyone of you dearest friends lots of happiness, love, good health and prosperity for you and your dear families.

This table setting is dedicated to you all.

                                ¡ HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015!

¡FELIZ AÑO NUEVO!





For my New Year's Eve Table setting and my last tablescape this year, I used two pattern dishes in black and white, paired with lots of silver, as last year's my NYEve table was gold and white.

The centerpiece was done in a black crystal urn, standing on a silver tray with white pinecones.
The adorable shell rooster is here to 'kiquiriqui us' when 12pm arrives to begin the celebration of the
New Year 2015.
The rooster is 'no custom' of any kind here, I copied this idea from ''Pinterest for a New Year's Eve tablescape.'

The tablecloth is also a satin silver brocade that over three years ago I repurposed it from my old dining room draperies.

My beloved pewter, first ever chargers and one black and white set of dishes, since I mixed and matched two sets of four, for this table..

This is the other place set in a black and white pattern as well. Both sets are from 'Multiple Choice.'

I know it's hardly visible, but the silver balls on the soup bowls have each our names written on them.

Champagne, water and wine Venetian, hand etched stems.

The flatware is 'Reed and Barton' and the four candle sticks are mercury glass...along with the votives, where the candle light 'looks blue' in the pics and I have NO clue why, lol!

Red roses and fragrant Jasmine from our condo's garden.

Look how  pretty the big pleats the seamstress finished the end of the tablecloth from my old dining room curtains I 'repurposed' back in 2011.

"I thanked you my sweet friends at the beginning of this post.
I hope you got as chance to read it."

Now I must also thank so much to the wonderful and gracious hostesses with their great parties that have had me sharing my posts every single week for another year that's almost over, 2014.

I am looking forward to joining the fun again every week of 2015.

I'M SPECIALLY THANKING THE GENEROUS, KIND AND SUPPORTIVE HOSTESSES THAT HAVE FEATURED ME SO MANY TIMES THIS YEAR AT THEIR AWESOME PARTIES AND IT'S SUCH AN HONOR FOR ME AND I'M ALWAYS AMAZED WHEN YOU CHOOSE MY POSTS !

YOU ARE SUCH SPECIAL AND SWEET LADIES, ALL MY GRATITUDE TO YOU EACH, I REALLY MEAN IT !

LOOK AT THIS AMAZING LIST...IT'S ALWAYS SO EXCITING !!!

January 2, 2014   HOME AND GARDEN THURSDAY
January 6, 2014   INSPIRE ME TUESDAY
January 10, 2014    SIMPLE AND SWEET FRIDAY
January 20, 2014   A RETURN TO LOVELINESS
January 24, 2014   TICKLED PINK TIMES TWO
January 25, 2014   PIECED PASTIMES

February 13   IMPARTING GRACE
February 19, 2014   HOME AND GARDEN THURSDAY
February 28, 2014   FARMGIRL FRIDAY

March 24, 2014    MAKE IT PRETTY MONDAY
March 25, 2014    ADORNED FROM ABOVE
March 29, 2014    SAY G'DAY SATURDAY
March 31, 2014    A RETURN TO LOVELINESS

April 7, 2014    MAKE IT PRETTY MONDAY
April 6, 2014   THE CRACKERHEAD CHRONICLES
April 11, 2014   TUESDAYS AT OUR HOME
April 11, 2014   THE POLO HOUSE
April 28, 2014    AMAZE ME MONDAY

May 1, 2014    SIMPLE AND SWEET FRIDAY
May 10, 2014   I'M PICK OF THE BUNCH

May 6, 2014   I also won a lovely Giveaway this month from beautiful blog:
'THE BEAUTIFUL MATTERS'

May 26, 2014   MAKE IT PRETTY MONDAY

June 17, 2014   WAKE UP WEDNESDAY
June 18, 2014    COTTAGE STYLE PARTY
June 23, 2014    MAKE IT PRETTY MONDAY

July 4, 2014    SAY G'DAY SATURDAY
July 5, 2014   I'M PICK OF THE BUNCH
July 14, 2014    HOME SWEET GARDEN PARTY TUESDAY
July 23   HOME AND GARDEN THURSDAY

August 3, 2014    SAY G'DAY SATURDAY
August 28, 2014   IMPARTING GRACE

September 12, 2014   ANYTHING BLUE FRIDAY
September 22, 2014   THE GREAT BLOG TRAIN
September 22, 2014    A RETURN TO LOVELINESS
September 30, 2014   COTTAGE STYLE LINKY PARTY 

October 11, 2014    ANYTHING BLUE FRIDAY
October 12, 2014   CREATIVE MONDAYS
October 13, TUESDAYS AT OUR HOME
October 20, 2014   INSPIRE ME TUESDAY
October 21   FABULOUS FALL LINKY PARTY
October 22, 2014   SHARE YOUR CUP THURSDAY
October 22, 2014   A CREATIVE PRINCESS
October 23   IMPARTING GRACE
October  24, 2014   WHERE BLOGGERS CREATE
October 25, 2014   I'M PICK OF THE BUNCH
October 29, 2014   CREATIVE WAYS LINKY PARTY

November 16, 2014   I WAS A STAR FEATURED at "OH MY HEARTSIE GIRL"
November 28, 2014   ANYTHING BLUE FRIDAY

December 9, 2014   WAKE UP WEDNESDAY
December 20, 2014   SNICKERDOODLE SUNDAY
December 22, 2014   TUESDAYS AT OUR HOME
December 29, 2014   A RETURN TO LOVELINESS
December 29, 2014   TURN IT UP TUESDAY

Happy New Year 2015 and may God bless you and yours throughout all year and send you happiness, health and prosperity.

LOVE,
FABBY

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FABBY: Tea Time and Cake Recipe

Hello sweet friends !

I baked and baked for presents and I this cake you see here is one of the goodies I gave away to my friends, but also I kept one for us, my DD Alex, Alejandro, mother and me.

I fixed a small table for this occasion.

I hope you like it.

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, we did, although we had some not happy news as our DD Sofia miscarried just C'mas Eve, as she was one month pregnant. She's doing fine and is healthy, so we are happy for this reason and have so much to thank our Lord.

I used this check tablecloth red with green.

I did three cakes like this one for gifts and at the end it's the recipe. It's delicious and I got it from Pinterest.

I displayed it under a glass cloche.

Thank you wonderful friends for your sweet and kind comments, you always make my day.

Thanking the lovely hostesses for having me at their great parties.

A special thanks to the generous and supportive hostesses for featuring me at their wonderful parties.

Kathy for A RETURN TO LOVELINESS

Merry Christmas and a very happy, prosperous, and healthy new year 2015.

LOVE,
FABBY

CRANBERRY-CITRUS AND COCONUT CAKE

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons orange zest
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup cream of coconut
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/2  cup finely chopped  cranberries

Glaze

• 2 cups confectioner sugar
• 3-4 tablespoons fresh orange juice

Garnishing (optional)

• Sugared Cranberries (recipe here)

Directions:

Preparation

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter and flour pan

To make cake

1. Place flour, coconut, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and whisk to blend; set aside. Transfer mixture to a food processor or blender and process until coconut is  coarsely crumbed.
2. Place cranberries in a food processor or blender and process  until coarsely crumbed. Transfer to a bowl; set aside.
3. Using an electric mixer or a food processor beat the sugar, eggs, and zest in a large bowl until pale and fluffy. Keep the mixer or food processor running and gradually add in oil and beat for about two minutes. With the  mixer or food processor still running, add in coconut cream then orange juice and continue to beat until combined. Turn off mixer or food processor.
4. Add flour mixture into wet ingredients and using a sturdy wooden spoon or spatula, fold and mix until combined. Add in cranberries and fold until combined.
5. Pour batter into prepared cake pan and bake until a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 45-55 minutes. Transfer to a rack and cool completely before glazing.

To make the citrus glaze

1. Add powdered sugar and orange juice in a bowl and mix to combine. Pour finished glaze over cooled cake and set aside for 30 minutes for glaze to set. Optional: garnish with sugared cranberries.

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FABBY: MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE CRESPO'S

Hello sweet friends!

From the Crespo family to each everyone of you and your dear families, we wish you a very merry Christmas.

"Please pray for my DD Sofia who is pregnant but is bleeding a little, so she doesn't lose the baby. Thank you so much."
We just found out that our DD Sofie lost the baby. She's doing fine... and right now that is the most important thing. Thank you Lord.

May our Baby Jesus bring you all of you much blessings today and always, because HE is coming tonight.

Love always.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

FELIZ NAVIDAD

                                  

Daughter Alexandra sends you her best Christmas wishes.

 

Grand Victoria sends her Christmas wishes.

Sil Giancarlo sends lots of greeting too.

(doesn't he look like Clark Kent, Superman?...people in Flo. thought so, lol)

Daughter Sofia and Cayetana sends you their Christmas wishes and hugs.
 

Grands Victoria, Cayetana and DD Sofia Crespo-Patino, sends their best wishes too.

Ok, here we went to a family parade we had with the members of the family and some of us were in custom from Biblical times, as me, and others like the Indigenous people of Ecuador... and hubby is a South American Landowner, cause it was easy as he didn't really want to go in a typical custom, lol..

LOVE YOU ALWAYS and have a wonderful Christmas 2014, my friends.

FELIZ NAVIDAD 2014!
FABBY

FABBY: CHRISTMAS Kitchen Tour 4

Hello sweet friends!

Here is my Kitchen Tour, which now I am having my daughter, mother hubby and me for tea, ice-cream and brownies... We are starting the sugar fix these days for the holidays.

I am baking away for 'food gifts' too...of course, we try everything before I take them to their destination, lol!

Ok, here is the kitchen all ready for guests and for the most beautiful time of the year...

"!MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.! "
 

I always have to have tea in my red transferware for the holidays.

The Christmas sherbets for ice cream were made at our Former Ceramic. Co.

The friends that follow me have seen our sky light stain glass in the kitchen before with red roses, so it's perfect for the holidays.

This station is for the lovers of coffee, like my daughter...actually, I love it too, but I do like my teas as well.

I love the silly little Santa clock with skinny legs, lol (at your upper right) and it's one of the things that make me smile the most when I'm around the kitchen.

Some of you might remember that I explained that I have kept this old rustic wooden table for our kitchen nook and was from our farm, some 35 years old.
Alejandro wants to replace it, but I'm not sure.



My centerpiece along with the brownies and strawberries and cherries at left.

In the window sill some of my huge collection of Christmas mugs...I love mugs!
I have old mugs in a carton box cause really, taking much more out?!

 

Thank you so much for your wonderful visits, I love you all my friends and that's why you have made my day, days, weeks, months and this year that's almost over.

Thanking the lovely hostesses for having me at their great parties.
Specially to the wonderful hostesses that honor me by featuring me at their wonderful parties.

Dee for SNICKERDOODLE SUNDAY   www.meatloafandmelodrama.com

Maria Elena for  TUESDAYS AT OUR HOME   http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com


Merry Christmas to all of you.

LOVE,
FABBY

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FABBY: Christmas Tree in the Den-Tour 3

Hello sweet friends!

I've been so busy lately as you all know, this is a busy time of year for all of us.

We had Alejandro's family reunion, so the family arrived from all over the country and so did my daughters and grandgirls.
 
We had a fabulous time last Saturday with 58 members of the family, along with a bunch of grandchildren from all of us.

Here is my Tour 3, consisting of my decked den with Christmas tree, new tartan chairs and having a little tea by the fireplace. I don't have the fire on cause this is a spring type of weather around here, lol!

Here is our den ready for the Christmas holiday 2014.

The new upholstered French chairs in the tartan plaid are just perfect for this time of year, so I brought them here for the holidays.

A little Christmas setting for tea and cookies for three. The teaset and cups were made back at our former Ceramic Co. The design was done by hand, of course... and I found the pattern on a C'mas fabric I had back then.

The butter dish was a gift from my mom several C'mas' ago.

A close up of the Nativity in the mantel.

The Christmas mantel in the back. We enjoy C'mas Eve and Day, right here in our family room.

One end table with a pic of our DDs when it was Sofia's first C'mas.
She's wearing a little plaid dress I made for her back then and Alexandra a Scottish skirt.

My DD Alexandra when she was not even one.

My DD Sofia when she was one and a half years old.

My dearest grandgirls Victoria and Cayetana.

I came back to add these close ups of our tree cause the little girls wanted me too and 'I obliged right away, lol...'

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree.... Happy holidays my friends!

 

In the mantel at your right is 'St. Patricks Cathedral too.'

Our tree has ornies I have collected since our first C'mas 39 years ago. Many wonderful memories it holds and little picture frames with my own girls when very young as my two grandgirls when babies too.

I've also gave my daughters lots of ornaments and tree figurines and gave away some to a girl that comes to clean my house sometimes and helps me when I have company for dinner.
I've kept my favorite ones, the ones with the more memories and the gifted ones from family that I love and are no longer with us.

This is an English antique curio that belonged to Mr. Living's grandparent's with a three tier German Pyramid Nativity.... and a Virgin Mary under the glass cloche.

The curio is also part of a big dining set and we are happy to have the buffet in the breakfast room, the one in my header with the red transferware too.

The family of Carolers are always at the very entrance of our pent house apartment to welcome you.

The leather trunk is Spanish colonial and was a gift from Alejandro's grandmother.

Thank you for your wonderful visit sweet ladies...please come again... and have a very blessed Christmas holiday along with your dear families.

Thanking the lovely hostesses for having me at their parties.
A special thanks and appreciation to the ladies that are so generous to feature me at their wonderful parties, it's always such an honor.

Wake Up Wednesday at Sew Crafty Angel and co-hosts.

LOVE,
FABBY

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