Black Widows on a Tablescape

This is a tablescape that I did in 2015 but the photos were terrible, it was at the beginning of my tablescaping hobby, I wasn’t blogging then, and the table was full of clutter. I did a smaller version in 2019 for a charity event but I have been wanting to redo the original design for several years. The white polyester tablecloth probably came from Amazon or TableclothsFactory online a few years ago. The black, red, and white spider quilted table topper came from Etsy several years ago. I have a constant battle with black widow spiders on our back patio but they hate peppermint so I mix a bit of peppermint oil in water and spray it around and they often move on. I know this tablescape won’t be to everyone’s liking but I think it’s important to change things up a bit once in a while and I want to celebrate the creative work that was done on all the black widow spider items on this table.

Since it has been seven years since I did this tablescape the first time I can’t remember what caused me to create a table setting with black widow spiders. I think I may have seen these hand painted black widow spider salad plates on Etsy and the table design grew from there. I love the clean crisp design, the black lines really stand out against the white.

The photo distorts the shape of these square black glass appetizer or tidbit plates a bit. We found them somewhere in Virginia while we were visiting our son and his family a few years ago. They were made by Luminarc France. They were really inexpensive so I bought some white ones as well.

Using our everyday red dinner plates on this tablescape. They are made by Fiesta and the color is Scarlet. When we remodeled the kitchen several years ago and I picked white with red accents as the color scheme, we bought this new set of dishes. I still love the bright red color. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

I bought these black and white chargers at Crate and Barrel several years ago. They were some of the first chargers that I bought. I just really liked the lace like design on them. The edge kind of reminds me of spider webs so I added them to this tablescape.

This flatware is made by D & D Inox in Italy and the pattern is called Roma. I bought them at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale several years ago. There are similar frosted patterns available online now. I really like the marbleized design on the handles and the stainless quilted design. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

These white cotton napkins came from Pier 1 several years ago. The black metal spider web napkin rings came from Amazon a few years ago.

These metal black widow spider place card holders came from Pottery Barn several years ago. I bought the same design painted like red ants but Hubby painted those black for me and I used them on a Picnic themed tablescape a few years ago. You can see that tablescape here.

I think these red glass goblets came from Crate and Barrel a few years ago. I had been looking for some simple red goblets and grabbed these when I saw them online. Now I wish I had ordered more of them. I found the hand painted black widow spider goblets on Etsy several years ago. They were made by the same person who created the black widow spider salad plates. It is a clever design, there is a spider web on the back as well as the spider on the front. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection here.

I can’t remember where I bought the tall glass cloche, I have had it for several years. I bought all the spiders that I attached to it on Etsy several years ago. Some of them are pins. I bought the red pillar candle on Amazon a few years ago. I have had the small white plastic stand for several years and I don’t remember where it came from, probably HomeGoods.

I have had these black spider candle holders for many years, can’t remember where they came from online. I always have a stash of tea light candles on hand for when I need them for tablescapes.

I really don’t like spiders at all, and I especially dislike black widow spiders. We have them in our garden and I wish they would disappear but I do like this tablescape. I haven’t seen one like it before.

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Leaves on a Fall Tablescape

Every Fall I have to create at least one Fall tablescape with a fall leaves theme. I have done one every year for the past several years, even before I started blogging. This is a fairly simple tablescape. I have had this green tablecloth for a couple of years, I bought it on Amazon. I love this color for a Fall tablecloth or for Thanksgiving. I used it on one of my Thanksgiving tablescapes a couple years ago. It is a green tweed color, brighter than this photo shows and it is perfect for the Fall season.

I found these ceramic leaf plates at a wholesale discount holiday warehouse several years ago. I got in because my sister-in-law had a membership card. They are marked Tii Collections on the bottom. I love the different colors on the leaf. Next time I use them I might use the deep pinkie purple on the bottom instead of the green tones on this table.

This green stoneware dinner plate came from Pier 1 several years ago. It was part of their Spice Route series and each color was called a different spice. This one was called Clove. I love this plate for Fall and Thanksgiving tablescapes and if you read my blog you see it often during those times of the year. You can see this plate on a Red Barn themed tablescape that I did last year here.

I bought these iced glass sage green chargers at Pier 1 several years ago after I saw them on another blog. I love using them in the spring and fall. You can see this charger on a Sunflower tablescape that I did a few years ago here. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers click here.

I am using my Madeline Green flatware on this table setting, I bought it at World Market several years ago. I really like the frosted design on the handles. After red, I think green flatware is the most used flatware color on my tablescapes because it can be used during both the Spring and Fall seasons. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I bought these fall leaves napkins on Etsy several years ago. I found the metal fall leaf napkin rings online at The Country Village Shoppe a few years ago. They were made by Park Designs and they came in four different colors.

I found these metal maple leaf place card holders on Etsy a few years ago.

The orange amber glass goblet on the left came from HomeGoods a few years ago. it doesn’t have a maker’s mark. The green acrylic goblet on the right came from our Pier 1 store before they closed a few years ago. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection here.

I was looking for a long wooden box that I could use as a centerpiece a few years ago and when I found one that I liked on Etsy the cost for shipping it was ridiculous so I showed the photo to Hubby and he built this one for me. He also built another one that is a bit larger too. I filled it with faux pumpkins and gourds and leaves that I have collected over the years and added two green candles. When I started tablescaping I bought lots of candles in all different colors and sizes so I would have them when I needed them. I usually find them on Amazon or at HomeGoods. I used this same centerpiece on another Fall tablescape a few years ago but everything else on the table was different. You can see that tablescape here.

We are definitely ready for Fall with this tablescape!

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Owls on a Fall Tablescape

The idea for this tablescape started with these small owl salad plates but it took almost a year to pull it together. I have had this green tablecloth for a couple of years, I bought it on Amazon. I love this color for a Fall tablecloth or for Thanksgiving. I used it on one of my Thanksgiving tablescapes a couple years ago. It is a green tweed color and it is perfect for the Fall season. The camera shows some of the colors on this tablescape a different color than they really are.

I found these small owl salad plates at Hobby Lobby a few years ago. It was too late to use them because I already had all my tablescapes planned out for that year so I saved them for this Fall. They are marked Robert Stanley.

This salad plate came from Pier 1 several years ago. It was part of their Spice Route Collection. Each plate was named after a spice and this one was called Ginger. I have a few other plates in the collection and I often use them on my tablescapes this time of year because they are all perfect fall colors. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying salad plates here.

I really like the beaded design around the rim on these plates, it adds an additional bit of interest to the plates.

These bronze hammered charger plates came from Williams Sonoma several years ago. I really like the hammered design and they are a nice weight. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers click here.

This amber flatware was made by D & D Inox in Italy. I bought it online at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale several years ago. I really liked this pattern and it was a really good sale so I have the same pattern in cream, wine red, and dark aqua. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

These Vera print napkins probably came from HomeGoods several years ago. When I first saw them they reminded me of Fall, they are full of great fall colors. I love a fall print! I found these Tag ceramic owl napkin rings or place card holders on Ebay a couple of years ago. I love that they can be used for either purpose. They came in green, brown, orangish tan and a burgundy red.

I think these owl place card holders are so cute. They originally came from Pottery Barn but I found them on Ebay. I am not sure that they were ever used.

The amber glass goblet on the left came from Pier 1 on sale right before our store closed a few years ago. I love how tall they are. I bought the green acrylic goblet on the right a couple years ago online at Home Depot. Home Depot now sells tablescaping items. They are made by Certified International and they come in other colors as well.

Hubby found this owl figure at an estate sale a few years ago. He loves to go to estate sales and he often finds tablescaping goodies for me. I was delighted to see it, I knew I had found my owl centerpiece. It is marked Andrea by Sadek. I love the expression in the eyes.

I wanted to add a couple small owls to the tablescape so I found this owl salt and pepper set on Amazon a few years ago.

This owl salt and pepper set came from Cracker Barrel online a few years ago.

Lots of owls looking at you!

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Time for A Football Tablescape

I have seen several football themed tablescapes over the past few years and I finally decided to take the plunge and do one myself. I am not a fanatical football fan but I do enjoy having a college football game on in the background in the fall while I am doing something else especially if my team UCLA ( I got my Master’s Degree there) is playing. As the saying goes, I am for UCLA, and whoever is playing USC (cross town rivalry). Sometimes I watch the Super Bowl, mainly for the commercials, although they have been a disappointment in recent years. This football field tablecloth came from Amazon a couple of years ago. Google cloth football tablecloth and something will pop out.

I found these earthenware football shaped salad plates at Target online a couple of years ago. They are marked Boston Warehouse. If you google football plate others might pop up.

I am using my Fiesta dinner plates in the color Shamrock on this tablescape. This is one of my favorite green plate colors. You can see it on one of my Easter tablescapes here and one of my Christmas tablescapes here. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

I bought these square brown charger plates at Pier 1 several years ago, they are some kind of melamine.

This amber flatware was made by D & D Inox in Italy. I bought it online at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale several years ago. I really liked this pattern and it was a really good sale so I have the same pattern in cream, wine red, and dark aqua. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I found the football print napkins on Etsy a few years ago. I created football napkin rings by using masking tape to temporarily attach a small foam football that I found on Amazon to one of my white ceramic napkin rings.

I found these football place card holders on Mercari a couple of years ago.

The green plastic goblet on the left came from Pier 1 several years ago. If you read my blog, you have seen these goblets before a few times. You can see them on my Red Barn Fall tablescape here. The brown glass goblet on the right was made by Lenox between 1966 and 1985. It was called Antique Brown. I bought them on Ebay several years ago. You can see them on one of my Fall Leaves tablescapes here. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets (including the colors I use the most) for your tablescaping collection here.

The best centerpiece for a football themed tablescape is obviously a football! Hubby bought the football and football tee on Amazon. I think it’s fun that it has our surname on it.

The two sets of football salt and peppers came from Party Swizzle online a few years ago. I like to add small salt and pepper sets that match the theme of the table to my tablescapes sometimes.

Ready for kick off!

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If you live in Southern California join our Facebook tablescaping group Southern California Tablescapers BTS Group, click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/440356398581157 We had a gathering for tablescapers in January in the Los Angeles area and we are planning more in the future.

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