Memorial Day 2026 Tablescape

The last Monday in May is the day set aside to remember the men and women who died while serving in the Armed Forces protecting all of us and our rights to freedom and democracy. It's a day Pat always observes the day and quickly came up with a table to celebrate.

Handmade napkins and napkin rings to match the dinnerware

Pat used the 5" jumbo mugs as vases to add silk flowers and flag to the tabletop

Where it came from:

Bamboo Plate Mats - from Pier 1 more that twenty years ago

Charger - Thrifted plastic chargers spray painted Antique Red to match the plates

Dinnerware - "Colonial" by Sakura from our Mother's collection

Bread and Butter Plate - "Vintage Cobalt Blue" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements,Ltd.

Flatware - Cobalt Blue Primastone by Noritake from eBay and Replacements,Ltd.

Glassware - from Pier 1 years ago (pattern unknown)

Napkins - Handmade by Pat to coordinate with the dinnerware

Napkin Rings - PVC pipe cut into 1" rounds and spray painted to match the dinnerware

Centerpiece Holiday Decorations - from Michael's

This week, we will be joining "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Mikasa Silk Rose Luncheon Tablescape

For this week's table, Pat used a set of dinnerware originally purchased from a local thrift store [set of nine place settings including a few completer pieces for only $10.00] and had planned to re-thrift it after using it one time. But the "dish gods" intervened and showed Pat the potential for many more tables using the pattern. We kept the dinnerware and added it to our way-to-large collection and the rest is history......

Mikasa "Silk Flowers" was produced from 1980 through 2006, What makes it unusual is the octagonal shape and the subtle pink and teal/gray color.

Where it came from:

Square Place Mats - from Tuesday Morning years ago

Dinnerware - "Silk Flowers" by Mikasa from a local thrift store

Glassware - "Rosaline" by JG Durand from Replacements,Ltd.

Flatware - "Musee" by Reed & Barton from Horchow years ago

Silver Butterfly Napkin Rings - from Tuesday Morning eight or nine years ago

Pink and Gray Napkins - from Linentablecloth.com

Round Pink Tray - "Rose" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from a local antique store

Crystal Flower Basket - from Art & Old Things (another local antique boutique long our of business)

Silk Roses - from Michael's

This week, we will be joining "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/