I can't help myself...when it's this nice outside, all my tablescapes end up here on the porch.
The trees are all dressed in their best spring-green...
I'm using my Churchill Blue Willow this evening...
Salad plates are by Gibson...it's part of a large set from Big Lots...
White chargers are from Horchow online...Neiman Marcus had them, also.
Ooops, forgot to take a pic of the Napoleon Bee flatware...so I snagged this pic from a previous tablescape.
Wine glasses were only a $1 each from Dollar Tree...that's 6 glasses for $6! Yay, Dollar Tree!
Crystal is Araglin by Waterford...if you didn't know better, would you have ever guessed the wine glasses were only a $1 each? They are proudly holding their own next to the Waterford.
Cock-a-doodle-doo! Found this darling pitcher at Marshalls...didn't buy it the first time through, but when I went back a couple of weeks later, he was marked down to $10! He jumped right into my buggy! He was so happy someone finally bought him and took him home, he's been crowing ever since!
I filled him with irises from the garden and their sweet scent was wonderful on the porch this evening.
A final glance as the light begins to wane...
It's a little darker out now and the soft candlelight begins to give the table a look of enchantment. Won't be long before our froggy serenade begins.
Thanks so much for stopping by this evening!
Tablescape 2: A Romantic Magnolia Moonlight Dinner for Two...
The breezes on the porch are filled with the sweet "lemonade" scent of magnolias...I love this time of year.
Our table is filled with crystal, sterling, floral china, touches of lace and magnolias...all lit with soft, romantic candlelight.
This vintage china was made right here in America by the Syracuse China Company. The pattern is "Orchard."
The light was fading quickly this evening as I took these pics. I love the bouillon cups with their little handles...I have 8 place settings of this china, but only two of the bouillon cups.
I adore "wreath" shapes, so this china captured my heart. Here you see the salad plate...
Dinner plate...the plates are encircled in apple blossoms.
I love the soft, muted colors in this pattern. Chargers are from Neiman Marcus, online.
Lace napkins to compliment our lace tablecloth...floral napkin rings are from Macy's a few years back.
Sterling flatware is Towle, King Richard...
Crystal stemware is by Riedel...found the little crystal "zipper design" salt cellars years ago on eBay. The tiny salt spoons are also King Richard.
A birds-eye view...
I love the way the brown tone of the the lantern pairs beautifully with the brown in the Syracuse Orchard china.
A blossom from the Southern Magnolia (Magnolia Grandiflora) in my front yard...
Lots of pretty layers.
Gravy boat...
...found on many a Southern table.
Such a lovely evening for dining out....
So glad you stopped by...be sure to smell this big, beautiful magnolia blossom before you leave...it's heavenly!
Tablescape 3: A Candlelight Dinner at the Faerie Ball...
The Faerie Ball...by Susan Settje
I dream a dream of faerie queens and kings...
...in forest glade where I know faeries dwell.
The full moon dancing as the zephyr sings...
...through cedar boughs and round the wishing well.
Oh romance sweet, a brave and noble knight...
...to princess fair was married on this day.
A royal banquet, such a festive sight.
Great merriment, we’ll dance the night away.
Sir Owl, from high atop a lofty pine, acts sentinel.
All's well;
...his distant call.
In shadowed woods the new born fawns recline...
...too young to be at this year’s faerie ball.
No, don’t wake me just yet,
it’s almost dawn,
Come sunrise, all the faeries will be gone.
Enchanting tablescapes await your visit this evening...enjoy! :-)
China: Gibson, Big Lots; Chargers: Neiman-Marcus, online; Crystal stemware: Riedel, Williams-Sonoma; Sterling flatware: Towle, King Richard; Napkins: Neiman-Marcus, online; Lantern: Colonial Candle ; Pitcher: Home Goods; Tablecloth: A Classy Flea
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