Till The Cows Come Home

As I frantically tried to finish up the last week of school, I knew I did not have time to put together a big tablescape.

I got these four cute little

cow bowls

for Mother's Day.

Something you may not know about me...

I love cows.

Since the cow bowls were slightly different,

I thought I would make

each place setting

slightly different.

I kept the placemat, the charger and the dinner plate the same each time.

 I changed the salad plate, the cow bowl, the vintage linen napkin and the drinking glass.

What a fun difference it made by keeping the base of

the tablescape,

but changing the tops.

I don't think I have

a favorite.

I like them all.

Oh the cow bowls! Aren't they wonderful?

I love the metal chargers with the

scalloped edges.

But

in reality

they are not chargers at all.

They are actually plate holders,

that frame plates

when hung on the wall.

They made perfect chargers tho.

Isn't it great to think outside the box?

         Such as using Ball canning jars for drinking glasses.
             Although that certainly wasn't my novel idea.
           Both of the glasses matched the vintage theme.

I used my wooden cows I got in Europe.

They are hand-carved and very primitive.

And wonderful.

I also used two different

pictures for the centerpiece.

Who said pictures were just for the wall?

What is the purpose of a tablescape with four

different place setting?

Two possible centerpieces?

Two different glasses?

To show that it is ok to change things up.

It is ok to think outside the box.

It is ok to be different.

It all started because of the subtle

differences

in four little cow bowls.

How long will I love these?

Till the cows come home!

I am linking with Donna at Funky Junk Interiors.  Go by and check out all the wonderful, clever,

colorful, vintage, formal, fun, and intriguing tablescapes and everything else imaginable!

Placemats--The Dollar Tree

Big Dinner Plates--Target (long ago)

Chargers/Plate Hangers-Nell Hills/Atchison KS

Salad Plates--Target, Wal-Mart, Vintage

Cow bowls--TJ Maxx

Glasses-Vintage

Cows--Switzerland

Tin Cow Sign--Nell Hills

Old Cow Painting--Vintage