Okay,...here's the thing: (1) I received Jessica's (foreverrecyclereuse) totally fab card and seeds precisely on the 14th. (2) The following day, diabetic neuropathy issues kinda slapped me down, although, in the evening, I worked on trying to capture the best photos I could of her card and seeds, using a camera with a non-functioning flash. The results were absolutely dismal. Then, (3) yesterday, when the sun came out for a bit, Elly & I went outside to hopefully achieve better photographic results,...which we did. So now,... Thank you, Jessica, for your wonderfully creative card (loved the googly-eyed flowers especially,...LOL! - That, and your poetic sentiments inside)! Sorry it's taken me 3 whole days to get this posted, but at least I have some semi-decent photos to post, finally. We're definitely getting a new camera with our tax return, relegating our current 6.0-pixel relic to auxiliary standby status in our car's glove box.

Nana, I start planning new tables as soon as I finish setting up the current one, LOL. Of course, the fact that I have all these dishes to play with now helps a lot!! Janet, I actually bought the rose dishes Jan. 2010 for that first table, the rest is history!! I had no idea then that the Garden Web existed, or that I was going to become a dish addict as a result of playing in this playground! LOL Jeanne, I usaed that tablecloth for many years as my Thanksgiving tablecloth, but that was it. Now, I have used it for 2 consecutive tables, and no one even ate there! Jane, those placemats are the tiny beads and the entire surface is covered in them. I have seen similar beaded ones in high end stores for as much as $10-12 each! Gotta love TS's! Karen, I have used various shades of pink, rose, red, and burgundy together on this table. It is radically different from last years table even though the rose salad plates were on that table last year. It doesn't show in the photos, but the rose pyramid topiaries are a really deep red VELVET. I have learned a great deal from seeing everyone's beautiful tables on here, including yours!!! I think the candleabras made their first appearance on the Witch's Table. Change the color of the candles and it totally changes the look. As soon as I saw the fairy, I knew she was going to be on this table!! I think she may have been intended as a tree topper for Christmas, but I saw her differently. Oh, and I did pay full price (on Senior Day) for the Rose plates. That was when I was naive and did not know I was going to need a boatload of dishes to play here. :-0 I have one more table, it is for me and my Sweet Babu!! I'll post that one later. Glad you all liked it. TTFN, Candy

Annie I received your e-mail. Glad you received the prizes and valentine gift. Love all the fairy packages. Rita I received your box today and loved it all. The post office is so rough on packages the cute little fairy arrived broken along with the heart box. Rita you sent so much, two boxes of candy (Yum), valentine card, two precious bear valentine figurines, angel figurine, valentine pencil-pencil sharpener-eraser and note pad. Thank you so much. Sheri-Sorry to read your Birthday gift was missing from the card...I found some black sharpie retractable markers and included one for plant labeling. If I find them again I will send you another. Melinda did receive hers so that one was still intact. Here is the message I received from Melinda via facebook. Dear Shirley, Thank you so much for the beautiful card and new marker pen! So needed that! I am trying to get on the new GW and have tried for days! Don't know if it is my computer or what, but can't sign it, can't connect with FB or anything. I may have to make a new Yahoo account and everything to make a new sign in, not sure. But it is extremely frustrating! Could you please say Thank you to all the ladies

Pretty excited to see La Redoute shipping to the US. Thank you!