It's A Plaid World

We had a great time in Vermont over the holidays, even got lots of snow right after Christmas, but I missed doing a table!

It is almost time to head over to Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Susan, thank you for hosting my favorite meme each week. Make sure you click on the link to get inspiration from the many other bloggers that share in this hobby!

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I don't know about you, but I am about holidayed out with Christmas colors. This week's inspiration came from a piece of lightweight wool that I am using for the tablecloth. It is a nice warm tan, dark rust that is almost a cranberry and bluish gray.


The dinner plates are Country Manor by Noble Excellence. They are listed as green, but are more gray with a hint of blue with a brown wash on the rims.


The raspberry solid color salad plate is by Nancy Calhoun.


The soup bowl is Pamela Gladding's Tuscan Rooster. Replacements, Ltd. lists this as an individual ice cream bowl...they are huge, holding a quart to the rim!




Layers


Place setting.


The soup tureen is a pale tan with darker tan/pink flowers, so I used it to keep in the same shades as the rest of the table instead of using a white one.


Cranberry water glass, unknown maker/pattern.


Overall of the table.


Candlelit table.


Thank you all that have taken the time to visit my blog...it is really appreciated. I hope to see you next week!

Cranberry and Pink

It is time to visit Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for another Tablescape Thursday. Thank you for hosting my favorite meme. Please visit BNOTP so you can see more fabulous tables.

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This week I am doing shades of pink and cranberry. Yes, I did say pink!

I found this cross-stitch embroidered tablecloth up at the thrift store several months ago, but didn't have anything to go with it. As you all know, pink is my least favorite color...but I am getting to appreciate it much more lately. Someone spent many, many hours doing this beautiful piece so I thought I would share it with you.






The charger plate is a plain white dinner plate with a raised border. The "dinner" plate in this setting is actually a luncheon plate in white with a pink and cranberry floral/leaf border. It was made by Buffalo China, as restaurantware. The pattern is Rebecca. From what I have read, it was first produced in the early 1980's, but has now discontinued.


Close-up of the border.


The salad plate is a Nancy Calhoun in raspberry. There is no actual pattern name, just called solid color! They were made from 1993 through 2002.


The soup bowl is one I have used several times; Classic made by Oneida.


Layers of white, pink and cranberry.


The water glass is Anchor Hocking Wexford. The wine stem is flashed, haven't taken the time to look up the maker or pattern. I used these particular pieces as they are quite heavy and would look better than something more fragile.


I found the soup tureen with lid, underplate and ladle today at Goodwill...are you ready for this...$2.99 and with the 25% senior discount it was only $2.24! It just has Japan on the bottom of the tureen.




Candle lit table.


A huge thank you to those that are nice enough to leave a comment while taking time to visit my blog; I will do the same for you. Hope to see you again next week.