Country Breakfast Tablescape

Something fun this week! Our great-niece was here this weekend and she helped Pat put this week's blog tablescape together. With our Sakura "On the Farm" salad plates as inspiration, they paired Bordallo Pinheiro "Cabbage" chargers with Home Trends "Farm Fresh" dinner plates coming up with an enjoyable country Breakfast tablescape.

There are four different roosters in the set of "On The Farm" salad plates

The "Farm Fresh" dinner plate is versatile and so much fun to play with

I'm a sucker for anything Bordallo "Cabbage" - only thing is I find it chips easily

We found these wicker chargers at Pier 1 years ago

Flatware is "French Rooster" by Cuisinart

Couldn't resist these glasses when we found them at Tuesday Morning three or four years ago

Where it came from:

Place Mats and Matching Napkins - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond two or three years ago

Wicker Chargers - from Pier 1five or six years ago

Green Charger Plate - "Cabbage" by Bordallo Pinheiro from TJMaxx, Tuesday Morning and Replacements,Ltd.

Dinner Plate - "Farm Fresh" by Home Trends from eBay and Replacements,Ltd.

Accent/Salad Plates - "On the Farm" by Sakura from eBay and Replacements,Ltd.

Glasses - Embossed Rooster" by Circleware from Tuesday Morning three or four years ago

Flatware - "French Rooster" by Cuisinart from Amazon six years ago

Watering Can Napkin Rings - from Pier 1 years ago

Chicken Feeder Candle Holders - from a local feed store (always available)

Centerpiece Chalk Board - from Michael's years ago

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

 

Frosty Springtime Tablescape

When Pat arrived to set the table this morning, she was lamenting about waking up to another day of frost. It seems that we're stuck in a Springtime cold spell for a while but it makes for an easy tablescaping idea. One of Lenox's more striking dish patterns is "Blue Frost." Our niece was here again and she and Pat both jumped at the chance to use this very attractive dinnerware on the table.

Flatware is super shiny and modern "Fluence" stainless steel by Oneida

Two napkins were used - an ice blue satin with a silvery sheer overlay

Pat found the silver chargers at the Cancer Society's Discovery Shop years ago

The glassware is called "Optic Twist" and is from Pier 1 nine or ten years ago

Where it came from:

Lace Table Mats - from Lentz Department Store (now "retired") years ago

Dinnerwaare - "Blue Frost" by Lenox from eBay and Replacements,Ltd.

Flatware - "Fluence" by Oneida Silver from Replacements,Ltd.

Charger - from the (Cancer Society) Discovery Shop years ago

Ice Blue Napkins - from Linentablecloth.com two or three years ago

Silver Overlay Napkin and Pearl Napkin Ring - from Pier 1 years ago

Glassware - "Optic Twist" from Pier 1 six or seven years ago

Silver Candles - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond

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

Tax Time Tablescape

As we scramble to file our taxes before April 18th, it occurred to us that it would be a great tablescaping theme (yeah, I know....weird but different.) Pat pulled out the old place mats that she made and the money bags she bought when she gave a party/dinner for me after my retirement (Pat's theme for that party?? but of course is would be  "Living Off the Public Dole From Now On") and came up with the table for this week.

Our great-niece came up with the color combination of "Apricot" and "Periwinkle" Fiesta(ware). We are going to miss her. She graduates next month from Cal Poly Humboldt and is moving to Boston to continue her education

Pat bought the flatware this week at Costco - "Pinch" by Mikasa

Glasses are "Picardy" from Pier 1 several years ago

Authentic money bags act as the centerpiece

The place mats are made from old 1040's ripped and decoupaged onto heavy craft paper

Where it came from:

Place Mats - Handmade years ago

Dinnerware - "Periwinkle" and  "Apricot" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements,Ltd. and  eBay (both colors are retired)

Flatware - "Pinch" by Mikasa from Costco this month

Glassware "Picardy" from Pier 1 seven or eight years ago

Apricot Hemstitch Napkins - from Pier 1 six or seven years ago

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

Easter is Finally Here Tablescape

Easter has finally arrived! We're having Brunch at Pat's house this year (everyone agrees that she's the best cook in the entire family so we heartily accept any invitation for a meal.) Before she gets her house decorated, the table set, and the food prepped, she showed up at my house and helped set this week's table for the blog.

Once again, Pat turned to Fiesta(ware) to add color to the table. This time she mixed "Meadow" and "Sunflower."

Accent plates are "Hop Town Bunnies" from Pier 1

Flatware is "Primary" from Noritake

Simple and large glassware - from the Dollar Tree

Table centerpiece is composed of assorted sisal bunnies and a single garland

Where it came from:

Yellow Place Mats - from Bed, Bath and Beyond years ago

White Charger - From Maryland China Company (still available) 

Dinnerware - "Meadow" and "Sunflower" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin 

Bunny Accent Plates - "Hop Town Bunnies" from Pier 1 three or four years ago

Flatware - "Primary" by Noritake from eBay and Replacements,Ltd.

Glassware - from the Dollar Tree (always available) years ago

Sisal Bunny Napkin Rings - from Pier 1 several years ago

Assorted Sisal Centerpiece Bunnies - from Michael's, TJMaxx and Pier 1

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