Lunch With Ingrid

Like many fellow tablescapers, I am a devotee of eBay. I love to check it out. I love to shop on it. And I have found some tremendous buys (and some not so great, if I am honest.) Well, the other day, I won two very hard to find salad plates in the "Ingrid" pattern by Bordallo Pinheiro at a great price. Well, I then received a very apologetic email saying one of the plates had a chip and that I would get my money back for the entire purchase......I quickly emailed back and said I would take the chipped plate with the other one - no problem since it was for our Table For One Blog. The seller mailed me four accent plates in that pattern for my trouble at no additional cost. Was I in plate heaven!!!!! I can't say enough.


So here's the table using one of my favorite Bordallo patterns:

The table - mostly white with just the right amount of pink

The flatware is ceramic handled "Primary" by Noritake

The "Ingrid" pattern is gorgeous - very detailed and highly glazed

A staple in our "tablescaping" cupboard - the charger is from Maryland China Company

Glasses are from Portieux (a gift from our very generous Cousin who also loves dishes)

Our Mom used this individual soup tureen 

I love the detail on the vintage luncheon napkin

Where it came from:
White Charger - Maryland China Company (mail order)
Dinner Plate - "Ingrid" by Bordallo Pinheiro (a gift from our cousin)
Salad Plate - "Ingrid" by Bordallo Pinheiro from eBay
Flatware - "Primary" by Noritake from Replacements
Glassware - White Portieux from our Cousin
White Bread/Butter Plate - Fiesta by Homer Laughlin from Replacements
White Soup Bowl - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Milk Glass Candle Holders and Plate Liners - from our collection
Small Soup Tureen - from our Mother
Salt and Pepper Cellars - from Maryland China Company


We will be joining Christine's "Table It!" Blog Party this Monday at Rustic & Refined:  http://www.rustic-refined.com/
We will also be joining Susan for "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch this Thursday: http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Bee Table for One

A few years ago, I found a plate at the Discovery Shop (the Cancer Society's Thrift Store) that I just had to have. I don't know why - I just fell in love with it. I brought it home thinking how pretty it would look on a table. And then it sat on a shelf. Well, Pat pulled it out yesterday and decided to use it. Here is what she came up with:

Pat chose gold flatware to bring out the gold in the accent plate

Pat wrapped this gold beaded napkin around a black napkin

Silk roses - although Pat grows gorgeous roses....well, used to grow....before the drought, 

Part of our black Depressionware collection that was given to us by our wonderful cousin

Where it came from:
Gold Charger - "Charge It!" by Jay from Tuesday Morning
Black Dinner Plate - "Fun Factory" by Waechtersbach from Replacements
Bee Accent Plate - by "Tim Coffey" of CreativeCo-Op from the Discovery Shop
Flatware - Unknown pattern by F.B. Rogers from eBay
Glassware - from Pier 1 years ago
Napkins - from Pier 1
Bee Napkin Ring - from the Ferndale Emporium (one of our favorite local boutiques)
Black Depressionware - a gift from our dishaholic cousin
Black Square Salt/Pepper Cellars - from World Market
Small Spoons - from Maryland China Company (mail order)
Candles and Silk Roses - Michael's


We will be joining Christine for her "Table it!" blog party Monday at Rustic & Refined:  http://www.rustic-refined.com/
We will also be joining Susan for "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:   http://betweennapsontheporch.net/