Haviland Clover Leaf Tablescape

Pat couldn't resist another St. Patrick's Day table. This time she used Haviland's "Clover Leaf" to set a more traditional style table.

Pat made matching flower arrangements using "Clover Leaf" gravy boats and silk daffodils (yes, there are fresh ones in the yard but it is pouring buckets of water outside so she decided to use the "most convenient" ones......)

The butter pat will be used to hold dinner mints

Flatware is "Sophia" by Argent Silver 

The place setting starts with a bouillon soup bowl/cup and liner

The dinner plate is smaller than what we are use to - 9 3/4" across

To add more interest, Pat used a "Sage" Fiesta(ware) Chop plate as a charger. She tried a traditional gold charger but it seemed to make the dinner plate even smaller

Most of our glassware is big - Pat turned to Princess House "Esprit" because it is somewhat smaller at 6 3/4" tall for the water goblet and wine goblet at 5 3/4" tall

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
Lace Place Mats - from Lentz Department Store (a local store now out of business) in Ferndale
Charger - "Sage" Fiesta(ware) Chop Plate by Homer Laughlin from Replacements.com
Dinnerware - "Clover Leaf" by Haviland China from eBay and Replacements.com
Glassware - "Esprit" by Princess House years ago
Flatware - Green "Sophia" by Argent from Tuesday Morning years ago
Napkin Rings - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond four or five years ago
Napkins - from Target three or four 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)  

Casual St. Patrick's Day Tablescape

With record breaking freezing temperatures (loaded with buckets of hail and snow - we live on the Pacific Coast of "sunny" California) immediately followed by warmer rains for days (up to twelve inches of water in a 24-hour period) causing county wide flooding, Pat thought it was just the right weather for Irish stew. She set the table using "Shamrock" and "White" Fiesta(ware) for a casual look.

Flatware is "Hammered" by Shannon/Godinger Silver

Pat used smaller sized glassware (from Portieux Vallerysthal) since the place setting was so big

With a soup tureen to hold the Irish stew on one side of the table and bowls on the other, the simple water pitcher with daffodils and Abingdon Pottery candle holders are the only table decoration

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
White Charger - from the Maryland China Company several years ago
Dinnerware - "White" and "Shamrock" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Macy's, Kohl's, and Replacements.com
Flatware - "Hammered" by Shannon/Godinger from Costco four or five years ago
Glassware - by Portieux Vallerysthal from eBay
Napkins - Handmade by Pat to match the dinnerware
Napkin Rings - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond three or four years ago
White Soup/stew Bowls and Large Centerpiece Pitcher - from Target years ago
White Tureen - from our Mother
Candle Holders - from Abingdon Pottery

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)