Patriotic Challenge

My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Oklahoma who have lost so much this week. 

Kathleen's challenge for a patriotic table really was a challenge for me. I don't have much in the way of patriotic dishes or centerpieces.

I started with a red and white polka dotted runner and matching napkins. I used simple white napkin rings. I used two napkins as a runner on the short side of the table.

I chose a white Gibson Regalia dinner plate as a charger. To the Regalia I added a Staffordshire Blue Liberty dinner plate and on top of that is a red/white checked salad plate.

The glassware is are my favorite Artland Iris in cobalt.

The flatware is Rogers 1848 Plain and Oneida Forever, circa 1939.

The centerpiece is a pedestal plate with apples, a red, white and blue rooster and a little container paint to look like a flag. I forgot to buy some red and white flowers to put in it...the only thing I have in the yard are dark pink roses and lots of iris, neither of which would have been suitable.

Thank you for taking the time to visit today. Do let me know you have been here.

Table runner and napkins-Savers
Cobalt glassware-Savers
White dinner plate-Savers
Blue transferware dinner plate-1975 grocery store in Vermont
Red and white salad plate-TJMaxx
Silverplated flatware-Savers and/or Goodwill
White pedestal plate-TJMaxx
Apples-ARC Thrift Store
Flag tin-Savers
Rooster-Savers

I will be joining:

Let's Dish/Cuisine Kathleen
Whatever Wednesday Linky Party/Holly's Stamping Addiction
Thrifty Things Friday/The Thrifty Groove
Festive Friday Fiesta/The Home Girl
Seasonal Sunday/The Tablescaper

Spring Brings More Green!

My lilacs are in full bloom, but will be gone in a couple days if we get the temperatures the weatherman is forecasting, upper 80's.

This week my inspiration comes from the triangular plates I found at Goodwill a few weeks ago...you know me and green, those babies hopped right into my cart! 
***I forgot to add they were 99¢ each and got them on 25% senior discount Tuesday, so the cost was 74¢.

I started with my all-time favorite tablecloth, it is dark cream/ecru. It was given to me by my sister a few years ago. 

The plates are quite large, 11½"x11¾". They are almost completely flat, no lip or well to keep the food on the plate. There is a backstamp, but it is so light I can't make it out on any of the 8 plates I bought. After Googling, for what seemed like hours, the closest I have come to finding out anything about them is the maker is possibly Festiware, which is restaurantware. If anyone has any ideas on the maker, please let me know. They were hard to photo without getting reflections.

The salad plates are octagonal with a bamboo-like rim and the same shade of green as the dinner plate. Each plate has a different fern in the center. These were bought at Goodwill a couple years ago. They were in the bottom of the hutch and I had forgotten about them until I was looking for storage for the dinner plate...oops! The only thing on the back is Made In Italy.

I have lots of napkins with green, but thought these with a tiny polka dot looked the best. I used bee napkin rings, just because! Being the right shade of green I have used The Madeline flatware from World Market.

Setting an all green table gave me an excuse to use the Ivima 1895 green stemware, again! I love it.

The green candle holders also have that bamboo look. I used a metal  urn for the white faux roses.

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Thanks for visiting this week...please come back next time.

I will be linking up to:

 Let's Dish/Cuisine Kathleen
Thrifty Things Friday/The Thrifty Groove
Festive Friday Fiesta/The Home Girl
Seasonal Sundays/The Tablescaper

Thank you ladies for hosting each week!

I was going to use a mini rose for the centerpiece, but my naughty kitty ate most of the leaves...it is amazing she didn't have an upset stomach...it outside on the porch, so she can't dine on it any longer!

Terracotta and Blue Tablescape

Here it is 5 p.m. and the sun is finally shining...these sunless, rainy days are really becoming depressing...
The inspiration for this table are a few terracotta pieces I have been slowly collecting.

I started with woven place mats found at Savers for $1.99 for all 4. On top of them are Pier 1 Vizcaya dinner plates, made in Italy. They are blue, gold and terracotta. Replacements, Ltd. calls it red, it is more terracotta than red, to me.

The soup/salad bowls are terracotta glazed inside.

The glassware is Colony Whitehall in amber that I have had for quite awhile.

The knife and fork are 1847 Rogers Brothers Plain and the spoon is Oneida Forever, circa 1939. I haven't found any spoons to match...one day they will appear in some thrift store!

 The blue napkin is held with a terracotta rooster napkin ring. They were both found at Savers. The napkin rings were 69¢ for 4 after a 30% discount.

The centerpiece is a pair of terracotta barley twist candlesticks and a terracotta basket filled with tiny live plants (that my kitty seems to think is on her diet). The candlesticks almost look like someone tried to whitewash them.

Thanks for taking the time to visit today...please come back the next time.

I will be linking up to:

Amaze Me Monday/Dwellings The Heart Of Your Home
Let's Dish/Cuisine Kathleen
Whatever Wednesday Linky Party/Holly's Stamping Addiction
Thrifty Things Friday/The Thrifty Groove
Festive Friday Fiesta/The Home Girl

Thank you ladies for hosting each week!