Fiestaware Table to "Beat the Winter Blues"

To follow through on our pledge to not do anymore dark Winter tables for a while, Pat set this week's table with sunshine in mind (even though it is pouring buckets outside - water everywhere, rivers flooding, dams overflowing and not one ray of sunshine in the sky....):

Not a hint of Winter in this table.....

Flatware is "Silver Tear" by Gourmet Settings

We have been looking for covered soup bowls for a while....but were too cheap to buy them. THEN - we walked into Pier 1 last year, and on the super sale shelf, we found eight of them for 98 cents each. Bonanza!!!!

The color in the picture is not quite right - this is actually "Lemongrass" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin

The dinner plate is "Cobalt" (Post '86) Fiesta(ware)

One of my favorite chargers, this is "Sun Yellow" Color Spectrum by Mikasa

Pat used this lively placemat with its blue, white, yellow, and lime colored stripes as her inspiration

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
Placemats - from Tuesday Morning several years ago
Charger - "Sun Yellow" Color Spectrum by Mikasa from eBay and Replacements
Dinner Plate - "Cobalt" (post '86) Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Macy's
Luncheon Plate - "Lemongrass" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Kohl's
Soup Liner/Salad Plate - "White" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Macy's
Bread/Butter Plate - "Sunshine" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements
Covered Soup - from Pier 1 last year
Glassware - from the Dollar Store
Flatware - "Silver Tear" by Gourmet Settings from Bed, Bath, and Beyond two or three years ago
Yellow Napkins - from Pier 1 last year
Blue Napkins - Handmade by Pat
Napkin Rings - Handmade from silk flowers and PVC pipe rounds
Large White Lanterns and large White Pitcher - from Target years ago
Small Votive Holders (lantern-style), candles, silk flowers - from Michael's

We will be joining the following Blog parties this week:
"Dishing It! & Digging It!" at Rustic & Refined this Sunday:  http://www.rustic-refined.com/
"Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/