Alexander Guffin & Josh Finestone Bridal Registry

Alexander Guffin & Josh Finestone will be married October 31, 2009. At PlaceSetting they are registered for:
Union Street Glassware "Manhattan" - any pieces
Tamara Childs Glassware - any pieces
Ice Blue Hemstitch Linens - 12 napkins & 12 placemats
Please feel free to call PlaceSetting at 601.982.0765 to inquire about any of the items on their registry. We offer complimentary gift wrap and bridal pickup service.

Frames For Father's

Last year, I was a little "low-on-dough" for Father's Day. Couldn't quite get my loving husband the shotgun from Bass Pro Shop that he so desired for. So, I hired a local photographer, dressed up myself and our daughter... and took some fabulous pictures of us out in my back yard. I developed them, and voila!....we put them in this exact frame and gave it to my husband for Father's Day. He truly did like it. If you could see his desk, you would know why. He has a few OLD pictures tacked up with push pins on his cubicle and nothing else. The frame warms up his gray, fluorescent lit cubical (and the little old ladies that he works with always comment on it)! I highly recommend you do the same. Because there are so few masculine frames (that don't have some cheesy saying like "Gone Fishin'" on them)out in the retail world..this one is perfect! Place Setting has them in 4x6(standard size) and 5x7's....They are so reasonably priced...they hang or stand, and they are THICK and wooden (not resin). Father's day is only a week away. A picture really is worth a 1000 words....

In addition to making a lovely Father's Day gift, or Grandfather's gift....These would warm up any book shelf! I always have a nightmare that my computer will crash, and every latest and greatest shared memory would be lost off my hard drive! I'm good about routinely sending them to Walgreen's (with one click of the mouse, and less than 3 hrs) I pick them up and swap out my picture frames! Updating a picture frame can make a huge difference in your home.

Come to Place Setting in Highland Village, Jackson, MS and print out this Blog and receive 10% off of these wooden frames....July 11, 2009-July 18th, 2009!

DRINK UP AT PLACESETTING

My favorite thing to serve and to drink at a girls get together (besides wine) is any kind of punch! I once had my book club over and 5 of my guests were pregnant...so I used a recipe for a refreshing punch and named it the "PRENATAL PUNCH"....IF I HAD ONLY HAD THIS DECANTER WHEN I HAD THAT PARTY! What a fabulous dispenser, this is called a 2 part dispenser......because, it lifts to be 2 parts, the bottom part (much like a trifle bowl)can be for decor- you could fill it up with flowers or fruit, and the top part is where 2 gallons of your favorite beverage will be served. The spout, is stainless, and yes, its easy to clean! This is a must for anyone that entertains, a caterer or someone; like me, who just hosted a few girls and wanted to serve a little suprise! Below are a few of my favorite punch recipes!

Fruit Punch
1 (12 oz) can frozen orange juice
1 (46 oz) can pineapple juice
1 (10oz) pkg frozen strawberries
1 (12 oz) can frozen lemonade
2 quarts Ginger Ale
Mix frozen juice per can's instructions
add pineapple juice, stir in strawberries. Add Ginger Ale right before you serve the punch.

Bridesmaid Punch
1 qt white grape juice
2 qts very cold ginger ale
mix and serve

Hawaiian Cooler
1 fifth Vodka
3 small cans frozen lemonade
1 large can pineapple juice
1 large can coconut cream

Pour into plastic jug and freeze until slushy-about 48 hrs
Add Ginger Ale or 7-up before serving.

Peach Schnapps Punch
3 (3oz) peach jello
4 cups sugar
1 large can frozen lemonade
2 qt or more ginger ale
13 cups water
2 (46 oz) Pineapple juice
1 1/2 peach schnapps
Serpartely dissolve jello in 9 cups of boiling water
Dissolve sugar in another 4 cups of boiling water
After both mixtures are dissolved, stir together and add pineapple juice,lemonade, and peach shnapps. Pour into 2 ice cream pails, freeze. When ready to serve thaw 2-3 hours and add Ginger Ale to your taste!

The dispenser is $65.00

SPECIAL SAVINGS: Present a copy of this post to PlaceSetting from 6/4/09 to 6/11/09 and save 10% off your purchase of one of these dispensers

Gerber Glamour

Nothing shouts spring or summer more than GERBER Daisies!!! How adorable are these napkin rings? I truly haven't found napkin rings that make this big of an impact on a table in all of my market trips! The diameter on these are amazing! And, since every magazine says that orange is the new black, its only fitting, that we offer this napkin ring in orange! The next holiday is Father's Day...and then The Fourth of July, have you fine-tuned your tablescape? (Oh yeah, here is a money saving idea)....Don't fuss this up with a floral centerpiece. Add a clear bowl of oranges, lemons, limes and green apples,and then somewhere else in your home tie in some orange Gerbers ,to carry the theme! Please stop by Place Setting while supplies last! I have a strong feeling that these will be gone in a flash!

Bring in a copy of this blog to Place Setting and receive 10% off these napkin rings from May 27th-June3rd. 2009!

European Chic

There is a reason why we are seeing an upward trend of brides registering for Juliska. It's European feeling is practical, durable, yet chic! With the movement of homes styled a bit more contemporary, and mono-chromatic this canister set is sure to fit in with any ceramic tile, granite, or travertine surface. (and did I mention that you have every excuse to stock up on artificial sweeteners now that your neighborhood Starbucks is closing down?) This style of Juliska is the Jardins du Monde, our most popular collection.
Don't need a canister set? The most well respected designers are those that think outside of the box! This being said, why not have a set of these in your dressing area.....fill them up with cotton swabs, cotton balls, medicines, fun-money. They too, would make a glamorous addition hanging out in the corner of your garden tub, filled with bath salts, soaps, shower caps, razors, exfoliating beads....

Mother's of Brides...here is your chance to buy your sweet daughter a nice gift. 10% off of these canisters when you bring in a copy of this blog to Place Setting. Good thru May 121th-May 28th, 2009!

Carafes are Cool!

Mother's Day is 4 days away! What a great gift to give your mom, a special aunt, or your God-mother. These hand blown carafes (styled after the famous JULISKA glass) would be such an elegant gift for the woman who has everything! Whether placed on a bedside for a guest who is visiting your home, or used to decant your night time glass of wine.....this quality gift would be an heirloom to pass down to generations! It's small enough to be used personally for mouth wash in a powder room with it's pretty dainty cup....Or, perfect for someone who is ill, who has to swallow meds on an hourly basis...Oh, I could just go on and on about the uses of this item!
Bring in this ad to Place Setting and received 10% off your carafe purchase today May 6th-May 13th 2009!

Cream of the Crop

With graduation parties, and wedding parties looming...What better way to thank your hostesses than to give them a token of your appreciation! Hostess Gifts are so important, and so appreciated! Giving a party is laborious and very time consuming, therefore to thank the hostess, is a must! Here are some classy, dainty silver plated creamers.....Not a coffee drinker? How about putting fresh flowers in them, and tying french knotted ribbons on the handle and attaching a note that says "you are the cream of the crop". They can also double as an hors d'oeuvres pickholder!

Bring in a copy of this post to Place Setting and receive 10% off of these Silver Creamers starting April 28 th 2009, through May6 th 2009.