Spring Fiesta(ware) Table for One

Spring is right around the corner and the weather is getting much warmer. Since Pat's daughter was here visiting this weekend, we talked her into setting the tables for both of our blogs this week.

Flatware is hammered "Castello" by Godinger

Jennifer has no fear of using color - she mixed "Daffodil," "Peacock," "and Lemongrass" Fiesta(ware) 

Pat made napkins to match our "Peacock" Fiesta(ware). Her husband spray painted the napkin rings to match "Daffodil."

Still one of our favorite chargers - from Maryland China Company (mail order)

The unique tumbler with green and blue stripes is from Pier 1 years ago

Where it came from:
Striped Place Mat - from Tuesday Morning years ago
Charger - from the Maryland China Company
Dinnerware - "Daffodil," "Peacock," and "Lemongrass" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Macy's, Kohl's, and Replacements.com
Goblet - from Pier 1 years ago
Votives and matching Candles - from Ross two or three years ago
Votive Holders - from Michael's

This week, we will be joining "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/ 

Italian Night Dinner Tablescape

During the last two weeks, Pat has featured two of her favorite past times on the table - reading mysteries and gardening. Perhaps her favorite past time of all is cooking. So it seemed natural to set this week's table for a dinner featuring some of her vintage cookbooks.

We found the dinnerware at Tuesday Morning two years ago

Flatware is "Vintage Countryside" by Ricci

The very heavy, over-sized charger was just $1.00 at the Cancer Society's Discovery Thrift Shop - naturally we bought all twelve of them.

Pat used simple glassware - from the Dollar Tree.

It took two candles but Pat finally got enough melted wax on the wine bottle to look good......

The top cookbook was published in 1962 - from the inscription on the inside cover, it was bought by our Dad that year. The dust jacket is a bit worn but it still holds lots of memories. He was a professional Chef and loved to collect and read cookbooks of all kinds.

Where it came from:
Charger - "Espana" by Tabletops Unlimited from the Cancer Society's Discovery Thrift Shop several years ago
Dinnerware - by Ceramica Cuore from Tuesday Morning two or three years ago
Flatware - "Vintage Countryside" by Ricci
Bread and Butter Plate - "Scarlett" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements.com
Glassware - from the Dollar Tree (still available)
Red Hemstitch Napkin - from Pier 1 two or three years ago
Italian Chef - from TJMaxx three or four years ago
Candle - Handmade by Pat

This week, we will be joining "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/