Hello Dolly Tablescape

Both Pat and I loved the iconic theater musical legend Carol Channing. The gravelly voiced star recently passed away at the age of 97.  She performed the title roll in Hello Dolly over 4500 times. We used to watch her when we were young as she appeared on the Ed Sullivan show back in the late 1950's and 1960's. She made quite an impression on two little girls from a very isolated community in rural Northern California.

Dolly would have loved a glitzy table.....

Flatware is "Antique Baroque" by Wallace

A white napkin surrounded by a gold overlay napkin is held together with a red napkin ring and placed in the water goblet. The champagne glass pattern is "Bubbles Galore" - what could be a better name for the glass on this table????

This Betty Boop figurine always reminded Pat of "Dolly Levi"

Where it came from:
Red Charger - from Pier 1 two years ago
Dinnerware - from the Maryland China Company two or three years ago
Water Goblet - from the Dollar Tree (still available)
Champagne Goblet - "Bubbles Galore" by Maxwell &Williams from Tuesday Morning several years ago
Flatware - "Antique Baroque" by Wallace Silversmiths from Horchow two years ago
Gold Napkin Overlay - from our collection
Red Napkin Ring - from Pier 1 three or four years ago
Betty Boop Figurine - from Heuer's Florist (a local florist and gift shop now out of business) years ago
Crystal Candle Holders - from Tuesday Morning four years ago

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/  
"The Scoop Link  Party" at Stone Gable: (Here)  

Winter Time Table

A couple of weeks ago, Pat and I made a trip into our local Pier 1 and, naturally, we bought dishes.....The table for this week's blog uses a place setting from one of the sets that we took home.

I immediately "fell in love" with the gray checks on the dinnerware. And it is one of Pat's favorite colors to work with.

Flatware is "Twist" by Gourmet Settings

To add a splash of color, Pat wrapped a red napkin around the gray charger

Since the dinnerware is casual and fun, Pat selected these unusual glasses to go with it

Why the Basset Hound and apples??? Each of us decided what we thought goes with the table and voila! I said that I could see a dog figurine (yes, a bit weird but I'm a dog lover so dogs go with anything) and Pat said she thought that apples go with this table. So -  we compromised and we used both......

Look at that face! Isn't it sweet?

Where it came from:
Gray Charger - "Faience" by Christofle from eBay
Dinnerware - from Pier 1 this year
Bread/Butter Plate - "Black" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements.com
Flatware - "Twist" by Gourmet Settings from Bed, Bath, and Beyond two or three years ago
Glassware - from Pier 1 four or five years ago
Red Napkin - Handmade by Pat
Basset Hound Figurine - by Sandicast from our local Hallmark store (long out of business) years ago

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/  
"The Scoop Link  Party" at Stone Gable: (Here)