Blue Danube Birthday Party

This week is our Birthday! It's been one year since we first started our blog. What a fantastic time it has been.....and have we learned a lot! It all started when I googled "how do you store dishware" two years ago and the sky burst opened. Good grief - first I found a site called "The Tablescaper " (http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/) and all became well with the world. My addiction was validated. Alma showed the world her "stash" - she even has Limoges in her bathroom. She's my hero. Next I moved on to Alicia at Tablescapes at Twenty-One. She has nearly 50 chargers alone......what a dream come true. And that's just a start to the stuff she has. My heart still beats at the thought.

So many more tablescapers came forward to show us obviously novice dish hoarders how to store dishes. Cuisine Kathleen. Candy at the Little Round Table. Marlis at Creative Journeys. And the list goes on.

Then Alma hosted another "Where do I keep it all?" event the following year. Heaven above! You should see her tablecloth collection. And her napkins. And her napkin rings. And her placemats. And the list goes on......I do apologize to her for the hundreds of times my sister, my niece, my cousin, my friends, and I checked out her blog. It was just a severe case of tablescape envy.....

So, to all of you who have inspired us - we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We thank you for being so generous with your information and skill about tables. And we are grateful for all the tablescapes you have shared.

Over view of the table

The place setting

Pat started with a simple navy blue placemat covered with a gorgeous lace one

The coup shaped white charger is by Bernardaud (one of our favorites)

The second charger is a blue glass plate by Bormolio

The dish pattern is Blue Danube

Last layer is the Cream Soup and Liner

Blue water and wine goblet with a trumpet style Champagne flute

Flatware is Nobility "Wind Song"

Pat put two trays on the table

The gravy boat is quite large

Individual butter holders at each place setting

One last look at the table from the other end

 

Where it all comes from:

Tablecloth:  Gift from Pat

Blue Placemats:  Bed, Bath, and Beyond

Lace Placemats:  Lentz Department Store (local store in Ferndale, CA)

Blue Danube Dishware:  Gottschalk's (Department Store out of business) and Replacements.com after the 2009 Earthquake

Flatware:  Wind Song by Nobility from eBay

Water Glass:  Pier 1 last year

Wine Glass:  by Artland from Replacements.com

Champagne Glass:  "Selection" by Cris d'Arques from Ross Dress (and Set Your Table) for Less

Napkins:  Target

Silver Napkin Rings:  Art and Old Things (local Antique store in Fortuna, CA)

Candles:  Michael's


We will be joining Cuisine Kathleen's Let's Dish this Wednesday night: http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/

Before I end - a special thanks to Cuisine Kathleen for her help. I knew next to nothing about blogland or computers. You were so very patient.......and your tablescapes are wonderful.