Black and Gold Oriental Table

Pat set a simple Oriental table this week using black and gold.

This is actually a foil lined paper charger - I've never found real square gold colored chargers that I like (or can afford....) 

Pat's sweet husband "rescued" these votive holders - they were originally highly rusted and in bad shape, but with a little work, Jim got them in working order and looking pretty good.....

Where it came from:
Gold Charger - from TJMaxx last year
Black Dinner and Salad Plates - from World Market several years ago
Gold Bowl - from Pier 1 three or four years ago
Flatware - by Jankng from eBay last year
Small Black Square Bowls - from a local Oriental market last year
Glassware - "Crackle" from Pier 1 three or four years ago
Figurine - from Toscano (mail order catalogue) two years ago
Black Pagodas - given to Pat
Fan - from Michael's three 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/ 

Pink Depression Glass and Epiag Table

Taking a cue from our other blog this week, Pat set the Table for One using her new thrift store find dinnerware. (She got twelve complete place settings in addition to a treasure trove of assorted pieces.) She wanted to challenge herself to see if she could use the place setting in a different way so she mixed it up a bit and added pink Depression Glass - definitely making it more feminine.......

Pat created a totally different look from our other table by using pink Depression glass. She added an "American Sweetheart" salver (using it as a charger) and sherbet with liner to give the place setting more interest. Pink footed tumblers add more color.

Flatware is the very sweet "April" silverplate by International Silver

No matter what I did, I could not get a good picture of the salver.

Where it came from:
Dinnerware - "Moloya" by Epiag from the Discovery Shop (the local Cancer Society's thrift store)
Silverplate Flatware - "April" by International Silver from Pat's collection
Pink Footed Tumbler Glassware - by Tiffin (pattern unknown) from our collection
Pink Salver and Sherbet/Liner - "American Sweetheart" by MacBeth-Evans
Pink Glass Basket - from eBay (maker unknown)
Figurine - by Armani from our Mother

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/