Transition to Wintertime Table

Thanksgiving is past - time to move on to Winter tables......so this week's table is our first of the season. Pat used a plaid place mat as the inspiration for the place setting.

A collection of small, green trees were used for a simple centerpiece - they are easily removed when food is served.

Flatware is "Woodland" by Cambridge from Tuesday Morning three or four years ago

Covered soup bowls are from Pier 1 - one of our bargains - we paid 99 cents apiece on the sale rack.

This is a "Scarlet" Fiesta(ware) Buffet plate - the rim is slightly different from a Luncheon plate

The dinner plate is "Evergreen" Fiesta(ware) [2007-2009]

Pat used a white Fiesta(ware) Chop plate for one of the chargers

The other charger is a "faux" wooden one from Pier 1

Large, inexpensive glassware is from the Dollar Tree

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
Plaid Place Mats - from Tuesday Morning two years ago
"Wooden" Charger - from Pier 1 two or three years ago
Chop plate, Dinner Plate, and Bread/Butter Plate - Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements.com
Luncheon/Buffet Plate - "Scarlet" Fiestaware by Homer Laughlin from Kohl's four years ago
White Covered Soup Bowls - from Pier 1 three or four years ago
Flatware - "Woodland" by Cambridge from Tuesday Morning three or four years ago
Glassware - from the Dollar Tree (still available)
Red Napkins - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond several years ago
Small Christmas Trees - from Michael's 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)  

Rustic Autumn Tablescape

Recently, Pat and I made a trip into our local Pier 1 Imports store and found some really neat accent plates that "we couldn't live without" (oh, if I had a nickel for every time I said that....) Pat paired them with some other previously purchased finds from Pier 1 and elsewhere and came up with the table for this week's blog.

Flatware is my old everyday "Iron Brown" ceramic handled flatware by Noritake that I have had for forty years

The accent plate looks equally good with "Claret" Fiesta(ware) 

Pat decided to use "Martillo Almond" dinnerware from Pier 1 since we used Fiesta(ware) last week

Pat "scored" when she found these glasses at a local thrift store.

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
Place Mat and Coordinating Napkin - from Target this season
Charger - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond years ago (Pier 1 had similar ones a few years ago)
Dinner Plate - "Martillo Almond" from Pier 1 three or four years ago
Accent/Salad Plate - "Harvest Village" Salad plate from Pier 1 Imports this year
Flatware - "Iron Brown" by Noritake from Walsh's (a local store long out of business)
Brown Glassware - "Woodland" by Fostoria (1976-1981) from Tailwaggers (a local thrift store that supports our community no-kill animal shelter) and from Replacements.com
Napkin Rings - simple PVC pipe cut into 1" rounds and spray painted with brown plastic adhesive spray paint
Brown Lanterns - from Pier 1 this season

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)  

Fiestaware and Feathers Tablescape

This week's table is especially dear to Pat and me. Not only did Pat's daughter set it, she bought the accent dishes that reminded her of our Dad - her Granddad. He owned (or maybe the bird "owned" him is a better way to describe it) a beautiful white cockateel and they were always "best friends." It's a very sweet memory....

Also a bit of a dishaholic, Jennifer couldn't pass up the dishes when she saw them at Macy's recently and on sale. And of course, she paired them with her favorite dinnerware - Fiesta.

To add a touch of sophistication to an otherwise casual table, Jennifer used black stemmed goblets and black flatware

Flatware is "Meridian" by Cambridge

The Parrot accent plate is paired with a Fiesta(ware) "Sea Mist" dinner plate

The Cockateel accent plate is paired with an "Apricot" Fiesta(ware) dinner plate

The chargers are Black "Color Spectrum" by Mikasa

The black goblets are "Midnight Black" by Artland Glass Company

Of course, since she used accent plates that reminded her of her Grandfather, Jennifer had to add an Armani figurine from her Grandmother's collection

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
White Placemats and matching Napkins - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond this year (found on the clearance shelf)
Charger - Black "Color Spectrum" by Mikasa from Replacements.com
Dinner Plates and matching Bread and Butter Plates - "Apricot" (1986-1998) and "Sea Mist" (1989-2005) Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements and eBay
Parrot and Cockateel Accent Plates - from "The Cellar - Macy's" this year
Flatware - "Meridian" by Cambridge from Bed, Bath, and Beyond this year
Glassware - "Midnight Black" by Artland from Target several years ago
Napkin Ring - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond three or four years ago
Figurine - by Armani from our Mother's 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/  
"The Scoop Link  Party" at Stone Gable: (Here)  

Lenox Heritage Glen Autumn Tablescape

Lenox Heritage Glen was produced from 1995 through 1998 - it's unique design of small fruit bouquets, ribbon, and green and teal border make it perfect for an Autumn tablescape.

Pat featured pineapple - the hospitality fruit - for the centerpiece

Another trip to Costco (fortunately, I live just down the street from it.....) and the fruit-laden centerpiece was complete

Flatware is "Byzantine" by Yamazaki

The charger is "Sage" Color Spectrum by Mikasa

Glassware is German "Fedora" by Spiegelau

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
Ivory Tablecloth - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond this year
Charger - "Sage" Color Spectrum by Mikasa from eBay and Replacements.com
Dinnerware -"Heritage Glen" by Lenox from eBay and Replacements.com
Flatware - "Byzantine" by Yamazaki from Horchow's two years ago
Glassware - "Fedora" by Spiegelau from Replacements.com two or three years ago
Napkins - Handmade by Pat
Napkin Rings - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond several years ago
Blue Candles - from Pier 1 two 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)