56th Tablescape - Independence Ironstone; Brown & White...

"Walk by them - you don't need them." 
"But they are so pretty."
"Yeah, they really are."
"Just another look at them."
"Okay, I am walking past them."
(as I get to the door I turn, go back with a cart and ......

 Purchased them, 12 pieces for $16.00 - and bring them home!  And now they are at home on the dinning room table...

Now welcome to the tablescape.....

The runner and matching placemats are from Hospice - $3...

How beautiful do these placesetting look.....The bronz napkin rings are around fringed woven napkins....

These collector "Coca-Cola" glasses were a perfect match to these beautiful dishes...

Candles are lit.....

So glad I didn't keep walking past these dishes

As always - thanks to Susan at BNOTP for sponsoring Tablescape Thursdays. Remember: "Around the world - - life is best around the table". Thanks for visiting; please leave some encouraging words!

55th - Tablescape - Valentine's Day; Bradbury

Happy Valentine's Day!  What better than Johnson Bros., Bradbury Ironstone - red & white flowers!  About six days ago I had carpal and cubital tunnel surgery on my right wrist and elbow; needless to say I am not able to use my dominate right hand for anything for the next couple of weeks.  Not do a Tablescape?  I don't think so - one-handed tablescaping just a new adventure!

Although I was very limited in items with any weight, I was quite proud of myself being able to tablescape one handed...

 Using a white tablecloth - grant it is shorter than the table - which I love the look of leaving some of the table uncovered, sort of framing the settings area.

 Using the clear glass area to place the serving pieces on to get a little bit of the reflection factor going...

 The back of the plates are just as pretty as the front side...

This vase is full of the dozens of dried roses my husband has given me over the last two and a half years - they still smell wonderful....  The wooden cross was carved last weekend by my wonderful husband...

Typing the captions for this blog proved to be the most difficult part of this "one-handed" tablescape posting!

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24th - Barscape - Amber....

Chicken Breasts are grilling; creamed spinach is simmering, the wild rice is steaming - hmmmm....lets eat at the bar tonight!  It has been a while since I did a barscape, my husband and I have been eating at the dinning room table the last several months....so here is the first barscape for 2011!

 The "chargers" so to speak, are 11 1/2" dinner plates - Roscher & Co. Earthenware, the white plates are Johnson and Bros.

 The bamboo silverware was a great accent to the placemats and the color scheme...

 These beautiful saucers are a "no-name" but the colors were so pretty I had to have them....

 The large amber jar and bronze candlestick holders went so well with colors from the saucers....

As always - thanks to Susan at BNOTP for sponsoring Tablescape Thursdays. Remember: "Around the world - - life is best around the table". Thanks for visiting; please leave some encouraging words!

54th Tablescape - American Atlier Athena

How is it we fall in love with each and every new tablescape we create.  It amazes me that with each new week and each new tablescape - I fall in love with the look, thinking oh this one will have to stay for awhile.  And then the next week comes and we have a brand new idea for a new table and just have to change it and fall in love all over again......

 Last week I had some beautiful blue and white bavarian china on the table and thought it would be there for a few weeks - this week the love affair is with American Atlier's Athena.(AAA)...

Welcome to the dinning room......complimenting the American Atlier's Athena (AAA)are serving pieces from Pfltazgraff (which is one of my favorites) the all white and the lines are such a nice compliment.

  Here with the candles lite!

The soup tureen is not marked but matches very nicely with the Pflatzgraff....purchased at Goodwill for $5.06.
 The AAA placesettings are all from Goodwill as well - each piece was $1.06 - all settings - total cost $21.20 plus tax - what a bargain!

 Don't you just love the glaze.....

 Fell in love witht the sculptured salad plates and bowls..there is a slight grey tint around the edge.

 The arrow design around the edges have a grey tint as well...

 The detail on the handle of the coffee cups make them so unique..

 Used these white crackled glasses and silver rimmed wine glasses...

 Another serving piece from Pflatzgraff - I purchased this piece from Hospice - $2.00.

Check out my buffetscape:

 The coffee Urn, sugar bowl and creamer were all three separate purchases at three different thrift stores...The Urn from Goodwill $6.06; the sugar bowl from Hospice $2; and the creamer from PAW's thrift store $3..I have spent the last year putting together my white Pflatzgraff set from Thrift Stores...just need the tea pot....

As always - thanks to Susan at BNOTP for sponsoring Tablescape Thursdays. Remember: "Around the world - - life is best around the table". Thanks for visiting; please leave some encouraging words!