Apple Challenge

Tablescape challenges are always fun, and Cuisine Kathleen from "Let's Dish"  (http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/) issued another one this week for all tablescapers - create a table using apples as the theme. Pat went to one of my curios and pulled out a Richard Simmons figurine and designed a table around it. Here's the tablescape that she came up with:

Over view of the table

Close up of the place setting

Flatware is the very popular "Treble Clef" by Gourmet Settings

The simple red tumbler looks great when used with the olive green stem water glass

We use these a lot, but it is hard to find brown salt and pepper shakers

Called by many names (water lily, artichoke, lotus, etc.) this easy to do napkin fold holds a Fuji apple

This is a Scarlett Fiesta Luncheon plate - not quite true red - but it goes perfectly with the Fuji apple

An over sized stoneware sage green dinner plate acts as a charger

This Richard Simmons figurine was the inspiration for the table

One last look at the table

Where it came from:
Placemat - from Pier 1
Flatware - "Treble Clef" by Gourmet Settings from Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Sage Green Dinner Plate - from a local Supermarket
Scarlett Luncheon and Bread/Butter Plate - Fiesta by Homer Laughlin from Replacements
Red Tumbler - Pier 1
Olive Green Goblet - "Diamond Point" by Indiana Glass Company from eBay
Plaid Napkin - from Tuesday Morning
Apple Gathering Lady Figurine - from Richard Simmons' Annie Wahl Dolls (our Mother's collection)

We will be joining Cuisine Kathleen's "Let's Dish" this Wednesday:  http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/

222 Fifth Accent Plate Tablescape

With heart pounding anticipation, I opened the box(es) from Replacements.com this week to see the "treasures" that I recently ordered. (Sometimes, you just "have to have" something you saw or read about, and Replacements allows me to do just that....) Anyway, one of the plates that I bought became the inspiration for this week's Table for One. It is called "Moyobamba" by 222 Fifth. Here's the table that Pat came up with.

Over view of the table

The place setting

The dark olive green water goblet goes exceptionally well with the inspiration accent plate

Yes, over used, but nonetheless, this bamboo flatware goes well with the place setting

The setting consists of a salad and dinner plate

"Moyobamba" salad plate

Pat used a clear glass plate from Luminarc so that the color of the charger shows through (I promise that the plate is clean - no matter what I did, the glare from the window showed as marks)

Burgundy Color Spectrum charger by Mikasa

Pat found this dandy napkin ring at Pier 1 the other day - it goes perfectly with the place setting

We have used these candle holders before - but Pat replaced the colored votive holders for clear glass ones and used olive green tea lights to match the green in the place setting

One last look

Where it came from:
Burgundy charger - Color Spectrum by Mikasa from eBay
Glass Dinner Plate - by Luminarc from Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Accent/Salad Plate - "Moyobamba" by 333 Fifth from Replacements.com
Flatware - "Bamboo" by Cambridge from Ross
Green Napkin - from Tuesday Morning
Napkin Ring - from Pier 1
Green Goblet - from Pat's collection
Clear Champagne flute - "Bubbles" by Maxwell-Williams from Tuesday Morning
Candle Holders - from Pat's collection
Olive Green Tea Lights - from Michael's

We will be joining Cuisine Kathleen's "Let's Dish" this Wednesday:  http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/

Next week, Kathleen has challenged tablescapers to come up with an apple themed tablescape. Needless to say, we have been working on it....hope to see you there.