The Welcomed Guest: January 2021

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Crab Season (Finally) Starts Tablescape

Crab season has started after two months of delays - bad weather, under weight issues, COVID-19 crisis, and price disparity to name a few problems. So Pat decided to celebrate by setting this week's table getting ready for the first available catch. (As a vegetarian for almost fifty years and a plant based vegan for the last four years, I will withhold any "social/ethical" comment on the table so that I do not offend those less informed...like my entire family....but that is another story for another time.....)

Pat used the net and charger from last week's table as a base for this week's table

Flatware is "Addison" by Mikasa

The crab bowls are from Pier 1

The red liner is a "Scarlet" Fiesta(ware) salad plate

Pat followed up with "White" Fiesta(ware)

The charger is "Royal Blue" Color Spectrum by Mikasa

I told Pat that I thought nobody drinks Pabst beer anymore - she didn't care - she wanted the red, white, and blue bottle

One last look at the table

Where it came from:

Centerpiece Candle Holder, Shells, Net, Candles - from Michael's over the years

Glass Balls - from Pier 1 two or three years ago

Driftwood - along the beach....(we live on the California coast)

Charger - "Royal Blue" Color Spectrum by Mikasa from Replacements.com

Dinnerware - "Scarlet" and "White" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Macy's (both are "active" colors and currently available) and Replacements.com

Stainless Steel Crab Bowl - from Pier 1 two or three years ago

Beer Pilsner - from the Dollar Tree (still available)

Flatware - "Addison" by Mikasa from Costco last year

Stainless Steel Crab Napkin Rings - from the Ferndale Emporium (a local store that used to carry lots of kitchen and dining items)

Crab Napkin - from Pier 1 four or five years ago

This week, we will be joining "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch: http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

American Sweetheart Monax Tablescape

American Sweetheart Depression glass was produced from 1930 thru 1936 and comes in four or five different colors. Pat chose to use our white set called "Monax" - it is slightly translucent and fragile looking but from the amount still available, it would seem that it is quite sturdy. (I always think that it has something to do with the fact that the company eventually became part of the Corning Glass Company which, as everyone knows, is synonymous for its tough, nearly unbreakable glassware.)

For this week, Pat used a variation of a nautical theme - while accenting the table and dinnerware with stainless steel.

Some people mistake "Monax" glass for milk glass - Milk glass is much thicker and whiter. "Monax" is translucent and more delicate looking.

Flatware is "Sculpt" by Lenox

We found the stainless steel starfish napkin rings at Tuesday Morning a few years ago

You can see the translucency of the dinnerware

The charger is Royal Blue "Color Spectrum" by Mikasa

I like to show the cup and saucer in a set of dinnerware - this one has slightly scalloped edges on the saucer and the traditional floral design on both the cup and saucer

Glassware is modern looking "Reflection" by Imperial Glass Company

Pat threw a fish net across the table and then used three lanterns as the centerpiece

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:

Assorted Centerpiece Items (Net, Starfish, Lanterns) - from Michael's over the years

Charger - Royal Blue "Color Spectrum" by Mikasa from Replacements.com

Dinnerware - "Monax" American Sweetheart by MacBeth-Evans Glass Company from where ever we can find it (Etsy, eBay, Replacements, yard sales, antique stores, etc.)

Flatware - "Sculpt" by Lenox from Tuesday Morning four years ago

Glassware - Blue "Reflections" by Imperial Glass from Replacements.com

Napkins - from Pier 1 two or three years ago

Napkin Rings - from Tuesday Morning three or four years ago

This week, we will be joining "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch: http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Casual Mikasa Silk Flowers Tablescape

Pandemic. Pandemonium. Perfidiousness. Prevarication. Presidents.....What a week this has been - no matter what "side" you are on. It's been a wild ride outside.....Pat just wanted to set an easy, casual table that made her feel good to look at and to feel calm and safe. She chose Mikasa"s "Silk Flowers" (a set of dishes for ten that we got at the ridiculously low price of $10 at the Cancer Society's thrift shop a few years ago) and went to work.

Pat mixed pink and teal (using the colors from the dinnerware) and a rustic place mat to add interest

Flatware is glossy "Addison" by Mikasa

Love the shape of the cup and saucer

Glassware is from Pier 1 two years ago

Naturally, Pat made an arrangement of "silk flowers" for the centerpiece

The Ultra Marine "Swirl" candle holders by Jeannette Glass Company are part of our Depression glass collection

One last look from the other end of the table

Where it cam from:

Sisal-like Place Mats - from Pier 1 two or three years years ago

Dinnerware - "Silk Flowers" by Mikasa from the Cancer Society's Discovery Thrift Store

Glassware - Green "Meadow" from Pier 1 two years ago

Flatware - "Addison" by Mikasa from Costco last year

Silver Butterfly Napkin Rings - from Tuesday Morning four years ago

Napkins - from our collection

Candle Holders - Ultra Marine "Swirl" Depression Glass by Jeanette (1937-1938) from our collection

Large Vase - from Pat's collection

This week, we will be joining "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch: http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Serenity Tablescape

With everything as crazy as it is around us (Presidents, politics, pandemic....to name a few,) Pat decided to set a very "serene" table this week to take the edge off a very weird first week of the new year. She used an old, simple Noritake pattern (no name - just number 5248) and added jade and gold.