Golden Pheasant Table

For this week's table, Pat pulled out another single place setting from our collection of individual settings. (As you know, we collect single place settings from various manufacturers. It makes for a lot of fun to set "sampler" tables and tables for our Christmas "Santa" that we do every year.)

Anyway, this week's pattern is called "Golden Pheasant" by Altohlau. I can't find much information about it or how old it is, but I think it makes a nice table.

Pat used inexpensive "bamboo" handled flatware to go with the napkin rings and tea light holders

Unfortunately, a picture can't show how fragile and delicate the china is......

Pat does not like this charger (from Pier 1 last year) but it was the perfect color choice for the dinnerware

Glassware is from the Dollar Store - just about every tablescaper had a set a few years ago

One of Pat's favorite things to do - take napkin rings and use them for tea light holders

Where it came from:
Green Charger - from Pier 1 this year
Dinnerware - "Golden Pheasant" by Altrohlau from eBay and Replacements
Glassware - from the Dollar Store three years ago
Flatware - Inexpensive Bamboo from Amazon last year
Napkins and Napkin Rings - from Pier 1 last year
Figurine - by Giuseppe Armani from our Mother
Centerpiece Arrangement - Pat found in my garage and "rescued" it

We will be joining the following Blog parties this week:
"Dishing It! & Digging It!" at Rustic & Refined this Sunday:  http://www.rustic-refined.com/
"Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Stormy Weather Table

We just had our first storm of the season. YES!!!! In drought stricken California, all rain is good - even five inches overnight. The winds blew, the house shook, the mud ran, gutters overflowed, but we got water. And compared to what others have gone through recently, we are truly blessed.

So Pat decided to do a "Windy Day" table to celebrate our first storm - hopefully, the first of many to come.....

Lots of candles......it is very dark and the wind is still blowing.

One in a set of four "season" figurines by Guiseppi Armani, this is "Autumn Lady" or "Lady with Umbrella - Autumn"

Flatware is "Silver Tear" by Gourmet Settings

Where it came from:
Gray Charger - "Faience Gray" by Christofle from eBay
Dinner Plate - Post 86 "Cobalt" Blue Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Macy's
Gray Luncheon Plate - "The Burbs Slate" by Dansk from Tuesday Morning last year
Salad and Bread/Butter Plates - "Ivory" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements and Macy's
Silver Napkin - from Linentablecloth.com (a really neat mailorder site for all things table...)
Flatware - "Silver Tear" by Gourmet Settings from TJMaxx last year
"Lined" Glassware - from Pier 1 several years ago
Figurine - by Armani from our Mother
Candle Holders - from TJMaxx and Michael's
Candles - from Michael's

We will be joining the following Blog parties this week:
"Dishing It! & Digging It!" at Rustic & Refined this Sunday:  http://www.rustic-refined.com/
"Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Thomas Kinkade Cottage Table

Pat pulled out another place setting from our collection of single settings for this week's table. Spode's "Cottage," inspired by and taken from Thomas Kinkade, was made from 2005 through 2009.

Flatware is "Sculpt" from Lenox

The brown lacquer charger is just an inexpensive "left-over" from Michael's seasonal chargers (less than fifty cents each) that was spray painted with plastic adhesive spray paint.

Remember these? From Avon years ago......

Pat bought several boxes of holiday potpourri after season last year from Pier 1 at 90% off.....

Where it came from:
Brown Charger - Inexpensive lacquer charger from Michael's spray painted with plastic adhesive spray paint
Dinnerware - "Cottage" by Spode from eBay
Bread/Butter Plate - Brown Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements
Flatware - "Sculpt" by Lenox from Tuesday Morning
Glassware - from the Dollar Store
Brown Napkin - Handmade by Pat
Round Glass Tube Vase - from Ross years ago
Potpourri - from Pier 1 last year
Small Thomas Kinkade Houses - from Avon years ago
Candles Holders - Unfinished wooden holders from Michael's spray painted to match charger
Ivory Tapers - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond

We will be joining the following Blog parties this week:
"Dishing It! & Digging It!" at Rustic & Refined this Sunday:  http://www.rustic-refined.com/
"Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Lenox Westwind Table

Pat decided to pull out one of our single place settings to set the table this week - "Westwind by Lenox. Produced from 1953 through 1980, the coup style with its simple pattern is somewhat "old fashion" by today's standard, but it still makes a nice table for Autumn.

Flatware is "Sofia" by Hampton Forge

Pat mixed vintage dinnerware with modern glassware to give the table a bit more updated look

Pat found this neat napkin ring in our napkin ring "archives" (when I get the "courage" I will take pictures of where/how we store all of our stuff......I did it years ago for a blog "party" that we participated in, but we have ADDED to the collection since then. And, oh my goodness, I definitely have a dish problem......)

Where it came from:
Dark Brown Charger - from Pier 1 several years ago
Dinnerware - "Westwind" by Lenox from eBay
Flatware - Green "Sofia" by Hampton Forge from Tuesday Morning years ago
Glassware - "Urban Sable" from Pier 1 three years ago
Brown Luncheon Napkin - from TJMaxx last year
Napkin Ring - from a local craft festival years ago
Amber Salt/Pepper Set and Ceramic Leaf Bowls - from Pier 1
Olive Green Glass Vase - from Art & Old Things (a local antique boutique)
Ivory Candles - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond

We will be joining the following Blog parties this week:
"Dishing It! & Digging It!" at Rustic & Refined this Sunday:  http://www.rustic-refined.com/
"Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/