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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Earth Day Table


I have been having problems with the computer, need a new hard drive so there will be little text this week...I want to get this posted before it crashes again.

It's time to head out to Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen's. I wasn't sure exactly what an Earth Day tablescape was so I went with blues/greens/white. Sky, trees/plants and clouds along with insects! I hope you choose something a little simpler for a theme next time, Kathleen! Thanks for hosting...I know it takes a lot of your time, you invite us, and you take the time to visit...this is very much appreciated by all of your guests.















Cast of characters:
Banana leaf place mats-World Market
Green charger plates-Bordallo Pinheiro Geranium
Dinner plate-Portmeirion Lakeside-Salvation Army $1.99 each
Salad plate-Portmeirion Lakeside-TJMaxx and Salvation Army
Dessert Plate-Bordallo Pinheiro-Frog Service-eBay
Green/blue gin collins glasses-Savers 4@$2.99
Sterling flatware-Oneida Afterglow-family
Juniper stemware-Libbey Duratuff Gibralter-Goodwill or Savers, can't remember
Royal blue napkins-Savers
Dragonfly napkin rings-my friend Debbie of Mountain Breaths picked these up for me at Tuesday Morning.
Green vase-local second hand store
Iris-from my garden

Thanks for visiting today, hope you come back again.

I will be joining these parties:

Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen
Wednesdays Bunny Hop Party at Bunny Jeans Decor
Centerpiece Wednesday at The Style Sisters
Thrifty Things Friday at The Thrifty Groove
Seasonal Sunday at The Tablescaper
Thank you ladies for hosting each week!

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Iris

My iris are blossoming really nicely this year...here are just a handful.





Have a great week!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

What a Cheery Combo!


This week my inspiration came from thrifted napkins and placemats. When I saw some of my favorite colors all together I just had to buy them. There are no tags, so don't know who made them. I love these colors together, they make me smile each time I walk by the table.


To the green chargers I added Hedge Rose by Wedgwood dinner plates, then Wood & Sons Gay Day cream soup bowls to hold the salad. The underplate is just an unmarked bread/butter plate I have had for ages. We don't have many meals without a chopped salad.



The glassware is Indiana Cubist iced tea and a Mexican blown wine stem. Both were purchased at Goodwill.


I am, again, using Oneida Afterglow sterling, which belonged to my late mother-in-law. We use this most of the time for meals.


The green metal candleholders and pale green candles are from Goodwill 75¢ each, the candles only 49¢ each.


The yellow and orange alstroemeria are in an old coffee carafe.



The rim shot!


Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen
Wednesdays Bunny Hop Party at Bunny Jeans Decor
Centerpiece Wednesday at The Style Sisters
Thrifty Things Friday at The Thrifty Groove
Seasonal Sunday at The Tablescaper
Thank you ladies for hosting each week!

Thanks for taking the time to visit today, hope you will come back again!

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

It's Almost Easter


I can't believe Easter is just a few short days away. I decided to set a little more formal table than I usually do. This year I'm not using any of the Easter themed dishes. Our friends Paul and Denise gifted me with a service for eight, plus lots of serving pieces. Thank you guys! Each place setting contains 7 pieces. This china was found at a local auction. The pattern is Ariel by Yamaka. Each piece is gold rimmed with yellow roses and gray leaves on a white background.


The tablecloth is embroidered with some type of handiwork on the sides, maybe a type of lace or crochet. It is very thin, almost sheer. I don't remember where I got it, it's been around for a long time.



Placesttting.


The wine glass is Towle Leyland and the champagne flute is Cristal d'Arques Longchamps. Both were found at thrift stores for almost nothing.


The flatware is Oneida Afterglow, circa 1956, the yellow damask napkins are old and oh, so soft. The napkin rings are thrift store finds. Oops, just noticed I forgot to put out the butter knives.


I have been itching to use the crystal candle holders that I bought at Savers last year for a song. They are pineapples and can hold either tapers or 2-inch wide pillars. The lilacs are from my yard, they have finally blossomed...so are some of the iris!









I really thank you for taking the time to visit today...hope you will come back next time, too.

I will be joining the following memes this week. Unlike some of the hosts that rarely, like once every couple years, acknowledge one's participation I try to visit as many blogs as I can on the memes/parties I join. I realize the hosts sometimes have hundreds of entrants, but who do they think made their blogs popular...bloggers like you and I. It is my opinion that the gracious thing to do is thank your entrants. I feel this way, especially toward the ones making big bucks off each time someone clicks onto their blog! I feel better getting this off my chest...and these hosts know who they are!


Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen
Wednesdays Bunny Hop Party at Bunny Jeans Decor
Centerpiece Wednesday at The Style Sisters
Thrifty Things Friday at The Thrifty Groove
Seasonal Sunday at The Tablescaper
Thank you ladies for hosting each week!

Sunday, April 1, 2012

National Tartan Day 2012

I will join in the National Tartan 2012 Party that Sarah of Hyacinths For The Soul and Babs of Upstairs Downstairs who are hosting for this fun meme. Please make sure you stop by so you may enjoy anything tartan! Thank you ladies for hosting.


Most of the tartans I have are very Christmasy, lots of reds and greens. I did have a fairly good sized piece of tans/rusts/grayish blue tartan that I cut into a runner and napkin liners.


The very simple table was started with rattan chargers, a blue/gray dinner plate and salad plate. The dinner plate is Noble Excellence Country Manor and the salad plate is Burgess & Leigh Dalmeny, circa 1900-1912. The colors are definitely more gray than blue in these dishes.


Flatware is the champagne Madeline from World Market. They go with just about anything. The napkins are light brown linen napkins with the tartan placed on the interior. Napkin rings are from World Market, also.


The amber glassware is from TJMaxx a few years ago. I use them all the time, they are a great size for just about anything.


Rim shot so you can see the patterns up close and personal.




Thank you for visiting today, hope you will come back again.