I adore Fall. It's my favorite season of the year, and in our neck of the woods, Autumn always presents us with the most beautiful, good for the soul weather of our entire year. Did I say that I love Fall? I also love to decorate for and entertain in Autumn; but I must concede that if I start in September, by the end of November, I am completely over the color orange and all things pumpkin! As a result, I usually prefer to introduce Fall into my tablescape designs a little bit at a time.
Cone on in ...
My always favorite blue and white cozied up nicely to the lightest touches of coral and orange. Four small pumpkins made the show at the last moment. They were really just an after thought.
There are some new additions to my collections that I want to share with you today. Making its premier appearance, the Mottahedeh Cornflower Blue Lace Charger makes me smile a great big goofy smile each time that I use it.
Ditto, the Hartley Greens Leeds large pierced plate. Word to the Wise: This pattern has been on my "list" for years. I never got around to buying it because quite frankly, it was pretty high priced for my wallet. When I finally reached the point that I felt I could begin to collect it, I ordered 4 from Williamsburg Market Place.com. After placing my order, I told the operator that I was excited to call again the next month and order a few more. The operator then informed me that I had just bought the last four plates that they would ever have in stock because the Hartley Greens of Leeds Pottery had gone out of business. I was sick to my stomach! The lesson...if you see something that you really want, don't wait too long to make the purchase. You may never get to have it. Luckily, I recently found a company in Great Britain ( ka ching, ka ching) that has some, and I am now collecting more as quickly as possible. Sometimes silly dreams really do come true.
Topping the stack, another new baby...the Wedgwood feather edge Queensware luncheon plate in that peculiar Wedgwood lavender blue. I bought 12 for a steal on eBay. Accompanying the place setting is my wedding sterling flatware, Reed & Barton Grande Renaissance.
La stack for you detail lovers!
The Waterford Simply Blue goblet and the Tiffin Elyse wine paired nicely for our luncheon.
The Hartley Greens Leeds Chestnut Bowl was an obvious choice for the centerpiece.
I surrounded it with a quartet of coral colored bouquets...
...set in the Lenox Classic Urns. I use these urns in so many situations. They are some of my favorite appointments. Look for them when you go to estate sales. I usually find them for around $25.00.
This week I'm joining:
Tablescape Thursday with Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch
A Sneak Peak at Fall, 2016
Where do you find inspiration for your tablescapes? Typically, my inspirations never come from the same place two times in a row. Today I happened across a selection of antique English Oak pieces that I hadn't thought about in quite a while, and I was off and running.
book and had been searching for one of my own for a long time. The day that I found it, I was definitely doing a happy dance. Since I'm your buy everything possible in pairs girl, I'm still looking for a mate for my bowl. Some day....
A pair of English Oak biscuit/cookie jars contributed handsomely to my wooden vignette. One was an eBay find and one was discovered in a local antique store. One of these would make a delightful centerpiece for a smaller round table.
A quartet of Barley Twist candlesticks provided the finishing touch for the centerpiece. Plop, plop, plop, and I was done. So easy...so lovely.
The Williams - Sonoma striped linen tablecloth set a subtle tone for the luncheon.
From the bottom: The Caspari rattan charger held the Wedgwood Queens Plain dinner plate and the Copeland Spode Tower Pink luncheon plate. The Tower Pink was the everyday pattern that Sweet Mister's family used every day. We are blessed to shepherd these dear old dishes through this generation. We also use them as one of our everyday patterns. Their familiarity is heart warming; they bring a quiet smile each time that I pull them out of the cabinet. A caramel colored hemstitched napkin held by my Cuisine Kathleen's beaded napkin rings balanced atop the stack of dishes.
Beverages were served in the Vieri amber and the AJKA Arabella red goblets.
This week I'm joining:
Tablescape Thursday with Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch
Thoughts of Home with White Spray Paint
Dishing It and Digging It with Linda @ Life and Linda
English Oak Centerpiece Accessories for Lunch
I love birthday parties, and my favorite birthday celebrations are the ones that I get to host for my precious Garden Friends Bible Study. This day we were celebrating Barb's birthday.
Barb loves blues, and pinks, and greens...lots of color, color, color! We're seated in the dining room, and I've set a table for ten guests. Come on in...
Not a lot of stacking going on today. There are just some plates that it kills me to cover, and this is one of them. I knew that Barb would adore the Coalport Leighton Sprays dinner plate. I was also certain that she would love the extra pop of color provided by the Bormioli hot pink glass charger plate.
A special birthday deserves a special centerpiece. I have been pretty much gaga over the Mottahedeh Musee Des Arts Decoratifs tureen since I found it on eBay. eBay Tip: By the way there is currently one of these available on eBay, if you should want one. The one that is listed right now is priced for about half of the usual list price.Still not dirt cheap, but comparatively it's a good deal.
The tureen was flanked by our Val St. Lambert crystal candlesticks and the Lenox urns filled with flowers from Whole Foods Market. Easy peasy!
Chicken pasta salad, fresh berries, hot bread, and a chocolate mousse birthday cake was served for lunch.
This week I'm joining:
Tablescape Thursday with Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch
Inspire Me Tuesday with Marty @ A Stroll Through Life
Thoughts of Home with White Spray Paint
Coalport Leighton Sprays & a Birthday Party
Once again, I've missed you all terribly. Let's just say that it's been an interesting year health wise, but as of now I'm feeling and moving better than I've felt and moved in years. I'm pretty excited about the possibilities. I'm going to give my blog another go. I certainly have a backlog of tablescapes to share with you. At times I'll probably share two tables at a time, or I'll never catch up.
This luncheon took place in early February, 2015. A small group of close friends joined me for lunch, and the menu was Soup Soup. Soup Soup is a wonderful company that literally makes homemade meals and stocks the display cases every single day for customers to come by and pick up meals or a la carte items to go. They will even accept a recipe that you particularly like and prepare it especially for you. When I say home cooking, I mean home cooking. I may never cook again. Come on in. We're dining in the living room at the games table.
I'm a died in the wool blue and white girl, and once I move past the holidays and hit the first of the year, I find myself heading straight for the blues and whites again and again.
Water was served in the Goddinger Sutton Place goblet, and the Libby cobalt goblet from Dollar Tree was available for guests who wanted wine with lunch.
It was a cold winter's day, and after lunch we visited long into the afternoon. At some point we all need to "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off." (Anthony Newley/Leslie Bricusse musical from the early 60's. Most memorable song: "What Kind of Fool am I") Next time you're having one of those 'Stop the World' days, come on by. I'll pick up Soup Soup when I know you're on the way.
This week I'm joining:
Inspire Me Tuesday with Marty @ A Stroll Through Life
Tablescape Thursday with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch
Thoughts of Home with White Spray Paint
Blue and White for Four
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