Summer Flower Garden

One of Pat's favorite everyday dishware patterns is "Botanical Garden" from Pier 1. (Dishware Confession Time: Pat rotates dish patterns on a monthly basis. That way she can keep the table "fresh" and make it more interesting - it's especially easy to do with all of the dinnerware she and I own......) This week's table uses a colorful Fiesta(ware) "Sunflower" dinner plate and a "Botanical Garden" salad plate.

Flatware is the very popular "Napoleon Bee" by Wallace

The placemat is a large terracotta tile from our local building supply store that has been painted with a glossy sealer

Pat turned these adorable tiny watering cans into votive holders

I bought the "Garden Girl" years and years ago at Michael's. She is actually a bird feeder.

The flowers in the vase are the same colors as those on the accent/salad plate.

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
Terracotta Tiles - from our local building center
Dinner and Bread/Butter Plates - "Sunflower" Fiesta by Homer Laughlin from Macy's and Replacements.com
Salad Plate/Accent Plate - "Botanical Garden" from Pier 1 last year
Flatware - "Napoleon Bee" by Wallace Silversmiths from Horchow's
Napkin Rings - from Tuesday Morning two or three years ago
Yellow Napkins - from Pier 1 this season
Glassware - "Carousel" by Anchor Hocking from Ross several years ago
Garden Girl and small watering cans - from Michael's
Yellow Votives - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond


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/