Pink Depression Glass and Epiag Table

Taking a cue from our other blog this week, Pat set the Table for One using her new thrift store find dinnerware. (She got twelve complete place settings in addition to a treasure trove of assorted pieces.) She wanted to challenge herself to see if she could use the place setting in a different way so she mixed it up a bit and added pink Depression Glass - definitely making it more feminine.......

Pat created a totally different look from our other table by using pink Depression glass. She added an "American Sweetheart" salver (using it as a charger) and sherbet with liner to give the place setting more interest. Pink footed tumblers add more color.

Flatware is the very sweet "April" silverplate by International Silver

No matter what I did, I could not get a good picture of the salver.

Where it came from:
Dinnerware - "Moloya" by Epiag from the Discovery Shop (the local Cancer Society's thrift store)
Silverplate Flatware - "April" by International Silver from Pat's collection
Pink Footed Tumbler Glassware - by Tiffin (pattern unknown) from our collection
Pink Salver and Sherbet/Liner - "American Sweetheart" by MacBeth-Evans
Pink Glass Basket - from eBay (maker unknown)
Figurine - by Armani from our Mother

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/ 

Royal Albert Brigadoon Table

This week's table was set using a favorite dinnerware place setting from Royal Albert. Produced from 1980 through 1997, "Brigadoon" has beautiful light pink and blue thistles around the fluted rim. Pat paired it with gold flatware and a dark smokey blue charger.

The charger is called "Royal Blue" Color Spectrum by Mikasa - it seems much darker than royal blue to me.....

I love this style of cup - Royal Albert calls it "Montrose" shape

Pat always refers to this pattern from Pier 1 as "Ruffles Have Ridges"

We bought the gold flatware off eBay several years ago - still can't find a pattern name

Where it came from:
Lace Place Mat - from Lentz Department Store (a local store sadly now out of business)
Charger - "Royal Blue" Color Spectrum by Mikasa from Replacements.com
Dinnerware - "Brigadoon" by Royal Albert from eBay
Glassware - from Pier 1 several years ago
Flatware - Pattern unknown from eBay
Gold Napkin Ring - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond two or three years ago
Candle Holders - from Tuesday Morning two years ago
Vase and Salt/Pepper Set - from our Depression Glass collection

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/ 

Butterflies and Fiestaware

Pat's daughter was here this weekend, and just before she left (to drive over three hours back home through rain, mud slides, and road repair - typical Winter weather albeit in April....), she set the Table for One. Naturally, Jennifer used her favorite dinnerware - Fiesta - in lots of different colors.....

Color inspiration came from the bold butterfly napkin ring

Flatware is "Sculpt" by Lenox

This is a "Claret" Salad plate

Next, Jennifer used a Tangerine Luncheon plate

The Dinner and Bread/Butter plates are  "Sea Mist" (1989-2005)

The coral colored charger is actually an inexpensive lacquer one found at Michael's on sale and spray painted with plastic adhesive spray paint. (We paid 69 cents for it - even cheaper than the Dollar Tree.....)

One of our favorite centerpieces - any of Richard Simmons' Nana's Family Dolls. This one is called "Herb the Nerd."

Where it came from:
Apricot Hemstitch Place Mat - from Pier 1 last year
Coral Charger - Inexpensive lacquer charger spray painted
Dinner Plate and Bread and Butter Plate - "Sea Mist" (1989-2005) Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements.com and eBay
Luncheon Plate - "Tangerine" (2003-2018) Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Kohl's
Salad Plate - "Claret" (2016-2018) Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Macy's last year
Flatware - "Sculpt" by Lenox from Tuesday Morning last year
Glassware - from Pier 1 several years ago
Figurine - Richard Simmons' Nana's Family Collection from our Mother
Candle Holders - by Abingdon Pottery from our collection

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/