Time for a New Year's Eve Tablesape

December 31, 2019 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

Can’t let the old year pass without a new table setting! Hubby found the glass centerpiece bowl and matching glass candle holders at an estate sale a couple of years ago. They are heavy glass and I love them!

The camera is washing out the gold colors a bit unfortunately, they are brighter than the photos show and the tablecloth is a brighter gold. I found the tablecloth on Amazon a few years ago. I have another gold tablecloth but it has leaves on it and I wanted one with a more generic pattern that I could use.

I have had these clock plates for several years, I bought them at HomeGoods. They are labeled Arlington Designs.

This white plate is very dear to my heart. This was my grandmother’s Haviland china pattern that was passed down to my mother and then to me. We used it every Christmas when I was growing up. Haviland has a complex pattern numbering system. I think this pattern is Ranson Gold, Blank Number 1. The back says Haviland France. I have service for 16 now I think and also several serving pieces. I have added to the set over the years. This is a smaller dinner plate as they were in those days. It measures about 9 3/4” across.

This black dinner plate was called Fun Factory and was made by Waechtersbach, Germany. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago. It’s a good basic black dinner plate.

The black glass Starburst charger is called Charge It and was made by Jay. I bought them several years ago on Amazon. They are heavy glass and work well with many different color schemes.

This gold plated flatware was a gift from Hubby a couple Christmases ago. I had bought a cheap set of gold flatware several years ago. It was poor quality and the gold started flaking off. You get what you pay for! We found this set on major sale at Macys. It is made by Wallace and is called Mikasa Duchess Gold. It is brighter than this photo shows and it is heavy. I love the design on the handle. You can really see the design in the tablecloth in this photo.

The clear fluted goblet on the right with the black stem is called Octime and the manufacturer was Luminarc Arcoroc. They were made in the 1980’s. I bought them on Ebay. I like the taller goblets, they add a stronger element to a table setting. The goblet with the V shaped black bowl on the left came from Neiman Marcus Last Call online a couple years ago. The pattern is called Classic Touch. I really liked the unique design when I saw it and they were on sale too. I love the way these two goblets compliment each other.

I think I bought the black napkins on Amazon several years ago. I can’t remember where the gold napkin rings came from. I have had them for several years.

These gold ornament place card holders are a good match for this table setting. I have had them for a few years and I don’t remember where they came from.

I found these gold mercury votive candle holders on Amazon. It seems like every time I need a special candle holder or candle I can find it on Amazon and for a good price too. And it sometimes comes in one day!

I added gold bead garland and gold ornaments to the centerpiece bowl for more glitter and gold candles to the candle holders.

A Happy New Year to one and all!

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A Dozen Tablescapes for the Year

December 31, 2019 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I thought it would be fun to show a review of some of my tablescapes from the past year, one from each month.

This is one my daughter and I created for a dinner party in January last year. Read more about it at: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/blog/2019/2/10/winter-white

I love Valentine’s Day! This was a fun table setting to create. The heart salad plates are some of my favorites! More information about the table here: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/blog/2019/2/13/have-a-heart

My Lucky Leprechaun always comes out in March to help celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. For more information about this table click on the link: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/blog/2019/3/16/shamrocks-for-st-patricks-day

This was one of three Easter tables I did this year and I love these salad plates the best. More information about the table at: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/blog/2019/4/16/happy-easter-table-act-three

I love watching birds and I have two birdbaths in the back yard. I just put up a bird house too and I am hoping for some new neighbors this spring. This table signified that Spring was coming soon. More information at: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/blog/2019/4/24/a-table-for-the-birds

It was Summertime and lots of bees were buzzing in the garden. This was one of my most popular tablescapes this year. More information at: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/blog/2019/3/27/let-it-bee-spring

Of the five 4th of July table settings I did this past year this one was my favorite. More information at: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/blog/2019/5/29/stars-and-stripes-forever

A fun ants at the picnic table for August. More information here: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/blog/2019/7/10/ants-at-the-picnic

I did a couple of fall table settings this past year. This one received many comments from the blog world. Everyone liked it. More information here: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/blog/2019/9/18/is-it-time-for-pumpkin-soup-set-the-table

This black cat tablescape for Halloween was really popular this past year. More information here: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/blog/2019/10/9/happy-meowloween

Of the four Thanksgiving tablescapes I did this year this one was my favorite and the one we actually used on Thanksgiving. More information here: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/blog/2019/10/30/come-to-the-turkey-table

I ended up creating five different Christmas table settings this year. I love this Santa one although the Grinch one stole the show in the blog world. More information about this one here: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/blog/2019/12/11/santas-at-the-table

Here’s to a Happy New Year and another year of tablescaping!

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A Red and White Christmastime Tablescape

December 24, 2019 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I found this tablecloth on Amazon several years ago while looking at Christmas tablecloths and since I love using red this time of year I decided to develop a tablescape around it.

As soon as I saw these red snowflake salad plates on sale at Pier 1 several years ago I knew they would be perfect for a tablescape. I love the design and details on the rim and they match the snowflake design on the tablecloth.

I found the white dinner plates at HomeGoods several years ago. They were made by Fitz and Floyd and the pattern was Oakdale White. I like the rope design around the rim, it adds just a bit of interest to a simple plate. HomeGoods is a good source for inexpensive white dinner plates in lots of different patterns and styles.

This stoneware charger or dinner plate came from Pottery Barn. I love this plate, I also have it in blue. The pattern is called Cambria. It is the perfect size to be either a dinner plate or a charger plate, I love plates that have that kind of versatility.

The Milano Red flatware is Ginkgo International LePrix. I have had this set for years but it is still for sale. Not sure where I bought it. I use it several times a year on tablescapes. The simple design is perfect with this busy tablecloth.

The red napkins with white trees came from World Market several years ago. They are a good mix with the red trees on the white tablecloth. I have had the solid red napkins for a long time, not sure where they came from. The red and white snowflake napkin rings came from World Market several years ago also. I like bold simple designs like the snowflake on this napkin ring and it matches the tablecloth.

I used my red Waterford Marquis Brookside goblets for this table setting. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago. If you read my blog you have seen this goblet in many tablescapes. I think if I were starting a tablescaping hobby, a set of red goblets would be one of my first purchases. They can be used several times a year. I was looking for a clear goblet that was about the same height as these red goblets and I found these clear ones at HomeGoods last year. They are also part of the Waterford Marquis series, this pattern is called Brady. They are a good match for each other.

My husband loves polar bears and he used to collect them. A couple of years ago I did a polar bear tablescape and I found these place card holders somewhere, I can’t remember where. I will redo that tablescape again sometime because I didn’t take clear photos of it.

I can’t remember where I bought these large ornaments, they light up. I had forgotten I had them until I unloaded a Christmas box. I figured they would be a good centerpiece for this table.

I found three of these red glass trees at HomeGoods several years ago. They are actually ornaments with a loop at the top. (They are heavy, they must be for a large tree!) I have used them already this season as decorations on the mantel and in the kitchen.

I love my Believe sign, it came from Grandin Road a few years ago. The red design works well with this table setting.

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