Creative Table Setting Ideas

Do you enjoy having company over to your apartment and hosting dinner parties? Then chances are you’re always on the hunt for table-setting ideas.

We’ve got just what you need for decorating inspiration! Impress your friends and family at your next occasion with these creative table settings for a dinner party to remember.

Flowers and Natural Elements

Incorporating flowers into your table setting always adds a fresh and attractive touch.

Depending on the occasion, you can customize the color scheme to fit the theme. For fall occasions, pick out red, orange, or yellow flowers with nice green stems. For winter, red and green colors are a classic choice. If it’s for a friend’s birthday, choose flowers in their favorite color.

And other natural elements can add a fun, unexpected touch, like pinecones or fall leaves scattered around the centerpiece.

Crafts

For a celebration, decorations that can be found at a crafts store are a festive addition. Tying a pretty ribbon around a wine glass, sprinkling confetti between place settings, and using a big white sheet of paper with colorful stamps can add that special touch.

Candles

For a more grown-up or intimate occasion with friends or loved ones, add some glass-encased votive candles to your table setting for some understated elegance.

Place Setting Accessories

To make your table setting pop, add some colorful elements that stand out and bring your dinner party to life. Try placing brightly colored napkins in between white dinner and salad plates, or personalizing your place settings with handmade name cards and place mats.

Fruit

Fruit is not only delicious to eat, but a pretty natural addition to your table setting. Get creative by poking holes in citrus fruit with straws that have name tags attached, place pineapples around your centerpiece, or make a fruit cornucopia centerpiece.

There you have it! A few tips and tricks to create a beautiful table setting for your next dinner party that is sure to wow your guests!

If you’re looking for a new home that’s perfect for gatherings, browse our communities here!

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Fall at Home Activities

Toward the end of November, schools are out for a few days and this break is the perfect time to immerse yourself in the wonders of fall! Embrace the season with fun activities that will spark creativity and bring smiles. Here are some fantastic ideas:

Coloring/Activity Sheets

Coloring sheets are a great way to explore your artistic side, while activity sheets are a great way to engage your mind. Simply click here to download some fall-inspired sheets, print them out, and let the fun begin!

DIYs

Looking to get a little more creative? The DIYs below are a fun way to get creative while using resources you may already have at home!

• Tree Art
  • First, draw out the base of a tree and its trunks onto a piece of paper.
  • Then, put as many colors of paint as you like onto a paper plate, piece of cardboard, or anything else you don’t mind getting paint on.
    • For ease and convenience, you can also use a pre-potted paint set, like this one found at Michaels. 
  • Finally, dip your finger into the paint and press it onto the bare tree trunks to create “leaves.”

• Turkey Handprint
  • Start by tracing your hand on any type of paper.
  • Cut out the traced handprint and begin decorating it how you like!
  • You can use pipe cleaners as legs, paint to color the turkey, a pen to draw a face, and more. The possibilities are endless!

• Painted Pumpkins
  • A classic DIY project is painting pumpkins!
  • All you need to do is pick out the pumpkin size of your choosing, grab some paint, and let your creativity flow!
  • For extra pizzazz, you can even add stickers, rhinestones, and more!

 

There you have it, a few simple and cost-effective activities to make this break unforgettable! Enjoy!

Looking for a new home? Check out our communities here. 

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Creeks of River Ridge Truck or Treat Event

We are excited to invite all Creeks of River Ridge residents to our
Truck or Treat Event!

Date: Oct. 24th
Time: 5 PM – 8 PM
Location: Dog Park

Food Truck Vendors: 
Taste of Nola
Hubbard Put a Shirt On
Wolf Burgers

Activities:
• Tables for trick-or-treating with goodies from our sponsors and the Creeks of River Ridge
• Costume contest (ages 0-13) at 7 PM with prizes awarded
• Backdrop set up for photo opportunities

🎃 We hope to see you there for a SPOOKTACULAR night! 🎃

For more information, contact your management office.
*Event is for Creeks of River Ridge residents only*

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

 

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Jefferson Parish Water Quality Report

According to the 2022 Consumer Confidence Report, Jefferson Parish’s East and West Bank water systems received an “A” from the Louisiana Department of Health. See the attachments below for more.

 

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Where to Get the Best Crawfish in River Ridge, Metairie, and Kenner!

The flowers are blooming, the weather is warming up, and the crawfish are boiling! Whether you’re in River Ridge, Metairie, or Kenner,  we have curated a list of some of the best places to get hot and ready-to-eat crawfish this spring. 

River Ridge

Bobby’s Seafood 

(504) 738-2104

9013 Jefferson Hwy, River Ridge, LA 70123

Seither’s 

(504) 738-1116

279 Hickory Ave, Harahan, LA 70123

Charles Seafood 

(504) 405-5263

8311 Jefferson Hwy, Harahan, LA 70123

Jaeger’s Seafood

(504) 818-2200

901 South Clearview Parkway, Metairie, LA 70121

 

Kenner

Smitty’s Seafood 

(504) 468-1647

 2000 W Esplanade Ave, Kenner, LA 70065

Harbor Seafood & Oyster Bar

(504) 443-6454

3201 Williams Blvd, Kenner, LA 70065

Kenner Seafood  

(504) 466-4701

3140 Loyola Dr Kenner, LA

 

Metairie

Lil Kat’s 

(504) 469-7216

8006 W Metairie Ave, Metairie, LA 70003

Zuppardo’s 

(504) 887-1150

5010 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006

Captain Sid’s 

(504) 831-2840

1700 Lake Ave, Metairie, LA 70005

Want more options? Try downloading The Crawfish App and view all the local restaurants offering hot-boiled crawfish this season. 

Take your crawfish to go and eat them in your new 1st Lake Properties home! To view a full list of our available apartment homes, click here. 

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