Tax Time Flutter Tablescape

It's tax time.......say "Goodbye" to your money. It seems to just flutter away.  Pat decided to do a tablescape to acknowledge our "contributions" to Uncle Sam.  First thing that she thought of was butterflies.....what could be better than the flutter butterflies make especially if they are made from money?

Pat used green and gold (like money) as the color theme. She wanted something pretty and elegant like a butterfly.

Over view of the table

The place setting

Yes, we use these glasses too much, but they were perfect for this tablescape

The "butterfly"

The napkin ring is from Pier 1 last year

Malachite green dishware is from the Maryland China Company

This gorgeous charger is Mansfield by Lenox

I love these champagne glasses - by Judel

Butterflies........even in the flower arrangement

One last view from the other end of the table

The table consists of:

Tablecloth:  Gift from Pat
Chargers and Bread/Butter Plates:  Mansfield by Lenox from my niece (sorry, Jennifer, I'll return them some year.....) and from Replacements.com
Green Malachite Dinner and Salad Plates:  from the Maryland China Company
Green Napkins:  Handmade by Pat
Gold and Pearl Napkin Rings:  Pier 1
Light Amber/Gold Crackle Water and Wine Glasses:  Pier 1
Green Trumpet Champagne Glass:  by Judel from Replacements. com
Gold Flatware:  from eBay
Candle Holders:  From Pat's personal collection
Green Candles:  Pier 1

Please join us Wednesday night at Cuisine Kathleen's "Let's Dish":  http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/

 

And apologies to friends and family who asked me for the links to the blogs I mentioned last week. Sorry, I just get a little weird when I think about the possibility of  Limoges in my bathroom and 50 different kinds of chargers. Here you are:

The Tablescaper at: http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/
Tablescape at Twenty-One: http://tabletwentyone.wordpress.com/
The Little Round Table: http://www.thelittleroundtable.com/
Creative Journeys:  http://marlisbennett.blogspot.com/

OK - now is the time to "promote" our other blog.......(at the end of this one. Just in case no one reads this far, it seems like the perfect spot. We are still working on the format.)

http://tableforonetablescapes.blogspot.com/  It is a blog showing tablescapes/place settings for the diner eating alone. No big, fancy tables full of dishes - just a single place setting. We are experimenting using one item (i.e. certain dish pattern or a charger or a glass) in simple, different and unique ways to make it seem special every time you eat even if you are by yourself.

Here's what Pat had me doing Saturday..........(I have to admit that this was better than the pine cone gathering day. I wasn't in any danger from falling trees, Big Foot or other deep forest vermin..... or armed pot growers.)

I ironed-Pat folded. Yes, my sister had me ironing money. Good grief.

I learned that even old money becomes crisp when ironed

Here's Pat (or at least her fingers)