One Of April's Best!

I think by now everyone knows that my favorite color for tablescapes is aqua, I have mentioned it enough times! The inspiration for this table came from an April Cornell tablecloth I found at TJMaxx back when the weather was still cold, can't say snowy, as we didn't get snow this past winter! This is one of my favorite tables, lots of aqua and orange. I really like this tablecloth, so many nice summer colors.  I paired the cloth with plain aqua napkins.

The plate layer begins with the Pier One white wood chargers, then an orange Bordallo Pinheiro cabbage charger, an aqua Mexcera cabbage dinner plate, and finally a gold kidney shaped Bordallo Pinheiro salad plate. I have also used Hoenig of California aqua apple dishes to hold the rolls.

The glassware is Pioneer Woman can be found at WalMart.

The cute little metal candle holder is from Hobby Lobby last year. I found the aqua candles at Goodwill several years ago

This cute little bowl was found at Goodwill several years ago.

I found this aqua pitcher at TJMaxx when I first started blogging in what seems like years ago!

The mums and alstroemeria were the only two orange bouquets I could find at the market the other day. Surprisingly they look pretty good together.

Thanks for visiting today. I hope you will come back next time.

Pumpkin Patch

I have used the same tablecloth as last week, this time with orange dishes. Quite a different look, I would say.

The orange charger/dinner plate is the first layer of the place setting.

I used the same aqua salad plate I used with the purple last week, to bring out the bits of aqua/teal in the tablecloth.

Next is the pumpkin salad/dessert plate, followed by a small pumpkin soup bowl.

The glassware is a tangerine Noritake Perspective water stem. I also have the tall champagne/sherbets, too.

I opted to use a plain pumpkin orange napkin with a simple fold.

I tried two centerpieces and finally settled on the taller, sparser one. No candles as this table will be used for a luncheon with friends.

Rim shot!

Do you have a favorite between this week and last week's table...purple or orange? I like both, but think the purple edges out the orange by a hair!


Tablecloth-Goodwill
Woven charger-World Market
Orange dinner plate-Better Homes & Gardens-Walmart
Aqua plate-TJMaxx
Pumpkin plate-Celebrating Home-Savers
Pumpkin bowl-Better Homes & Gardens-Walmart via Goodwill
Tangerine Noritake Perspective stemware-a small antique store in Topeka, can't remember the name of it
1847 Rogers flatware-Arc Thrift Store
Pumpkin orange napkins-World Market
Centerpieces-I fashioned both of them a few years ago

Thanks for taking the time out of your busy day to visit...it is really appreciated. Hope you will come back again, next time.

I will join a few parties this week.

Cuisine Kathleen/Let's Dish
The Thrifty Groove/Thrifty Things Friday
The Tablescaper/Seasonal Sundays

Thank you for hosting each week, ladies!

New Years Eve Tablescape

Happy, Healthy New Year to my family and friends!

I have been asked several times about the china in my header, so I decided to use it for our New Years Eve dinner...we no longer go out for over-priced, mediocre, at best, dinners, that is for rookies! The china is Noritake Luray, circa 1935. It is white, cream, aqua, tan, yellow, green, pink and a tiny bit of indigo, all with a gold rim. I am still looking for several pieces...I know they are out there somewhere!

I started with a white damask tablecloth (which I should have run an iron over, by the looks) so that the china pattern would show up nicely. Added some solid dark aqua napkins instead of using the ones that go with the tablecloth.

I could only find 2 gold charger plates, so I am using a large aqua dinner plate as them, instead.

Next is the Luray dinner plate.

Next is the Luray square salad plate.

I added the dessert plate, which is the same shade of white and cream, from the same era as the Luray and goes very nicely. It is Hutschenreuther china, circa 1925-1939, some pieces which were used last week, also.

The final layer is the cream soup bowl. The underplate is a Hutschenreuther saucer as I only have 2 underplates so far and this table is set for four!

The stemware is aqua Noritake Sweet Swirl, circa 1988-1994.

I have once again used my favorite pattern, International Silver's Frontenac, circa 1903, sterling. 

For the centerpiece I used the 16-inch oval platter and 3 gold beaded pillar candles.

The rim shot.

Table linens-Savers and Goodwill
Aqua dinner plate-TJMaxx  $1 each
Noritake Luray china-eBay
Hutschenreuther china-Goodwill 37¢ each piece
Noritake Sweet Swirl-Iced tea $1.99 Savers
                                   Wine stems-eBay
International Silver Frontenac-eBay
Gold beaded candles-ARC Thrift Store


  

Thank you for your visit today...hope you will return again the next time!

I will be joining these parties and hope you will too!
Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style
Wednesdays Bunny Hop Party at Bunny Jeans Decor
Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch
Thrifty Thursday at Tales From Bloggeritaville
Thrifty Things Friday at The Thrifty Groove
Open House Party at No Minimalist Here
Seasonal Sunday at The Tablescaper

From Summer To Fall

I have been wanting to do a bright cheerful table so this is my transition from summer to fall table!

I bought this never been used embroidered tablecloth with matching napkins (which I didn't use today) at the very end of fall last year from Goodwill for $1.99 and napkins 59¢ each. I have been itching to use it. The pattern has been embroidered around the edges of the tablecloth, also. I pulled the orange and turquoise, two of the brightest colors, with a little of the autumn gold for the main colors. I kept the dishes to a bare minimum with such vibrant colors...simple is so much better in this case!

I used two solid colored napkins, bright orange and turquoise with beaded napkin rings, a gift from my friend Kathleen (Cuisine Kathleen). If you have never visited her fun blog, you really should take a moment to do so.

The buttercream charger is Pottery Barn Sausalito, the orange dinner plate is Better Homes & Gardens from WalMart.

The stemware is Noritake Sweet Swirl in aqua.

The centerpiece is a beautiful tureen given to me by our friends Paul and Denise. It is cream with an orange and brown transferware pattern. There is no backstamp on the bottom, so I have no way of knowing the maker or pattern. It has colors perfect for autumn.

I couldn't decide on candles or candle holders. First I tried large chunky black candle holders with pumpkin pillars, but felt they were too heavy for the table. Next I tried glass holders with aqua tapers, didn't like that, ended up with the glass holders and pumpkin pillars.

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Thank you for taking the time to visit with me this week...y'all know I appreciate each visit and comment. Hope to see you again, next week.

I will be joining Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday, The Thrifty Groove for Thrifty Things Friday and The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays.