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/