Easter Bunny Tablescape

I prefer the word "bunny" to the word "rabbit" - I don't know why - maybe it is just a cute word to describe a very cute animal. I looked up the origin of the word bunny once and found it may have come from the original word for rabbit - coney that was pronounced "cunny." [From Mental Floss: (Here)] Who really knows?

Anyway, somehow a bunny on a plate always warms your heart....

This plate is part of a set of four different bunnies

Here's another bunny - Pat only used these bunnies because they coordinated with the big bunny centerpiece.

The dinner plate is "Sunflower" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin

The charger is a "Periwinkle" Fiesta(ware) chop plate

Glassware is "Picardy" from Pier 1 several years ago. 

Pat chose this style candle holder because it matched the glassware

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
Yellow Place Mats - from Kohl's several years ago
Dinnerware - "Periwinkle" and "Sunflower" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Macy's and Replacements.com
Bunny Accent Plates - from Pier 1 two years ago
Flatware - "Silver Tear" by Gourmet Settings from Bed, Bath, and Beyond three or four years ago
Glassware - "Picardy" from Pier 1 three or four years ago
Periwinkle Blue Napkins - from Gottschalks (a local department store now out of business)
Sisal Bunny Napkin Rings - from Pier 1 two years ago
Glass Candle Holders - from TJMaxx two or three years ago
Pastel Eggs - from the Dollar Tree
Large Sisal Centerpiece Bunny - from Pier 1 last year

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/ 

Schumann "Mandarin" Table

Last week, Pat set the table using our Lenox "Mandarin" dinnerware. This week, she used Schumann's "Mandarin" to set a totally different look to the table.

Glassware is "Midnight Black" by Artland Glass

Candle holders are black Depression glass 

Where it came from:
Black Charger - "Color Spectrum" by Mikasa from eBay and Replacements.com
Dinnerware - "Mandarin" by Schumann from eBay and Replacements.com
Flatware - by Jankng from eBay
Glassware - "Midnight Black" by Artland Glass from Target several years ago
Black Napkin Rings - inexpensive PVC pipe cut into 1" rounds and spray pained glossy black
Candle Holders - Mt. Pleasant Black Depression glass by Smith Glass from our collection
Black Pagoda Candle Holders - a gift to Pat
Jade Centerpiece - from our Mother given to her by our brother 50 years ago

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/ 

Lenox Mandarin Table

Pat and I own two dinnerware sets called "Mandarin." Pat thought it would be fun to set this week and next week's table using the patterns to show how different manufacturers interpret what they mean by "Mandarin."

This week's "Mandarin" table is from Lenox. It was produced from 1917 through 1969.

Flatware is "Byzantine" by Yamazaki

It still amazes me - the dots and raised flower petals are applied by hand on each piece

To compliment the blue color on the plate, Pat used a blue charger on top of a gold one

I wish I could adequately share how difficult it was to get a set of glasses for this place setting that looked just right. Pat must have tried twenty or more different goblets and none looked good. Then she spotted this inexpensive blue glass from the Dollar Tree. We couldn't believe it - it was perfect!

The candle holders are one of our favorites - "Caprice" Moonlight Blue by Cambridge

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
Gold Leaf Chargers - from Costco years ago
Blue Chargers - "Lapis" Fiesta(ware) Chop Plate by Homer Laughlin from Replacements.com
Dinnerware - "Mandarin" by Lenox from eBay and Replacements.com
Glassware - from the Dollar Tree years ago but still available
Flatware - "Byzantine" by Yamazaki from Horchow's three years ago
Candle Holders - "Caprice" Moonlight Blue by Cambridge

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/  
"The Scoop Link  Party" at Stone Gable: (Here)