Fox Hunt Tablescape

For now, in England (where most people picture thinking of a fox hunt,) hunting and killing a fox with dogs is illegal - although Prime Minister Theresa May who believes in "blood sports" as she calls it has promised to relook at repealing the ban. Let's hope not.

Our table this week is a "humane" and compassionate hunt design and the menu, of course, will be vegan...….(it's at my house.)

The table and place settings are simple

Pat used straight line matte finished gold flatware

The accent plate is "Tallyho" by Fitz & Floyd - it comes in four different styles

The dinner plate is "Fun Factory" by Waechtersbach

The charger is Hunter Green "Color Spectrum" by Mikasa

Our dapper looking fox is "the man of the hour" - he is revered and honored at our table

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
Charger - "Hunter Green" Color Spectrum by Mikasa from Replacements.com
Red Dinner Plate - "Fun Factory" by Waechtersbach from Tuesday Morning three years ago
Accent Plates - "Tallyho" by Fitz & Floyd from eBay
Bread/Butter Plate - "Scarlett" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements.com
Flatware - "Kyoto" Gold by Holister from Wayfair (mail order) two years ago
Glassware - from Pier 1 two years ago
Hemstitch Napkins - from TJMaxx two years ago
Lanterns - from Pier 1 last year
Sisal Fox - from Pier 1 two or three 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/  
"The Scoop Link  Party" at Stone Gable: (Here) 

Memorial Day Table

It's time to take a moment to remember and honor the people who fought and sacrificed so much for all of us.

Pat chose "Colonial" by Sakura dinnerware. She accented it with a Scarlett Fiesta(ware) bread and butter plate.

The dinnerware belonged to our Mother who was the original "dishaholic" in the family - just one of many sets that was passed down

Mom liked the pattern so much that she bought glassware and flatware to match

To start, Pat layered three place mats

Pat carried the "red, white, and blue" theme over to the centerpiece - simple vases of flags and assorted tea lights

One last look from the other end of the table

Where it came from:
All Place Mats - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond two years ago
Dinnerware and Glassware - "Colonial" by Sakura from our Mother twenty years ago
Flatware - "Colonial" by Sakura from our Mother years ago
Bread/Butter Plates - "Scarlett" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements.com
Napkins - Handmade by Pat
Flag Napkin Rings - also from our Mother
Assorted Tea Light Holders - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond four or five years ago
Blue Vases - from Pat's collection
Flags and Tea Lights - from Michael's

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) 

Mother's Day Table

I'm calling this week's table a "Mother's Day" table because our Mom would have loved it  - the dinnerware is Johnson Brother's "Winchester." Pat and I found it while out "thrifting" a few weeks ago (the second set of three that we found.) Each piece was individually priced at $1.00 or so and we got an almost complete set for eight. The few missing pieces were easily located on eBay and Replacements.com. (needless to say, at a bit more money.....)

The flatware is "Wind Song" silverplate by Oneida - Pat picked up on the scrolls from the wooded charger

Pat tried other colored chargers but settled on pink.

The pink charger is a newer "Rose" Fiesta(ware) chop plate (1986-2005) by Homer Laughlin

Not a favorite of Pat's, the very popular carved wood charger from Pier 1 accented the place setting 

Inexpensive Dollar Tree water and wine goblets seemed like the perfect choice for thrift store dinnerware.......

Pat took the silk arrangement on my bedroom dresser for an easy centerpiece

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
Carved Wood Charger Plates - from Pier 1 two or three years ago (but still available)
Pink Charger Plates - "Rose" Fiesta(ware) Chop Plates by Homer Laughlin from eBay and Replacements
Dinnerware - "Winchester" by Johnson Brothers from the Discovery Stop and eBay and Replacements.com
Flatware - "Wind Song" Silverplate by Oneida from eBay
Glassware - from the Dollar Tree (still available)
Napkins - Handmade by Pat
Candle Holders - Pink Depression Glass from our collection

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/