Grandma's Depression Glass on a Summer Tablescape, and her Tablecloth too!

August 05, 2023 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I am reposted a tablescape for summer that I did before a couple of times because I really like it. This table setting started out going one direction and ended up going another. I wanted to do a tablescape with some of my collection of Depression Glass and I put together a table that was just green and white…and it looked boring. So I decided to add red geraniums as a second theme. I have done red and green tables before many times and I love that color combination. I started with a vintage geranium tablecloth. It still has a faint label that says Harmony House, Sears, Robuck and Co.. I love this tablecloth, it is heavy and the colors are bright. It isn’t quite large enough so I layered it over a white one. I already had the faux red geraniums.

This Depression Glass pattern is called Circle and it was made by the Hocking Glass Company in the 1930’s. My grandmother gave me five of the tall sherbets after I was married and I put them away for several years. I found a few other matching sherbets and I bought them to add to the set. After we bought a house I brought out the ones I received from my grandmother and realized that they were all chipped and too sharp to be used so I had to trash them. But I already had a few others and, of course, I started looking for more. It was fun knowing that it was a pattern my grandmother had used. Circle was one of the least expensive Depression Glass patterns in those days and it was fun to look for pieces when I was out and about.

This table setting is a bit odd I know but I wanted to use different pieces from my set. The dinner plate is small, about 8 1/4” across, I have never found a larger plate in this pattern. I put a shorter sherbet on top of the plate. The ones I received from my grandmother originally were the taller ones.

I started out with green flatware and it just didn’t add anything to the table so I pulled out this set. I only put one fork on the table. With the plate so small it didn’t seem to need two. This 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.

I bought the geranium napkins at Sur la Table a few years ago. They aren’t an exact match colorwise for the tablecloth here but they are close enough. The plastic Koziol Pip Bird napkin ring in red came from Ebay several years ago, I have it in green also.

I added a green goblet and a tumbler to the table. I have both in smaller sizes as well.

I read somewhere that cups and saucers aren’t supposed to be placed on the table until after the meal is over but I wanted to show them so here they are. I have two different cup styles, this one is more rounded than the other one.

I really like this green glassware. I need to use it more often. It’s amazing when you think about how old it is that it has lasted this long.

At some point I found a cream and sugar, I like the tallness and the shape of them.

I looked for a salt and pepper set in this pattern for several years until I finally found these. I am not sure they are actually the Circle pattern but they sure look like it.

I wanted to add a bit more red so I added this red Fiesta salt and pepper set from our everyday dishes.

I was still looking for a bit more red to add and I saw these in the cupboard. They were made by Terramoto Ceramic and I think I found them in a gift shop somewhere. Yes, I know, if you read my blog, you know I have a thing for red…

The centerpiece started out as some of the serving bowls from this pattern on top of each other with white flowers in the top one but when I added red geraniums to the table I used this pitcher instead because I remembered I had the faux red geraniums. I love pitchers, I have several of them.

I caught the morning sunlight coming in on the edge of the table when I took this photo. You can see where the smaller vintage tablecloth ended with the white one underneath. It is interesting to think about how collections and possessions develop. I have this set of Depression Glass because I was given a few pieces by my Grandmother and it all started with that.

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Lighthouses on a Summer Tablescape

July 29, 2023 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

Hubby and I love lighthouses and summer is a perfect time to create a lighthouse tablescape. I have done lighthouse themed tablescapes before, one in 2021 here and one in 2019 here but this one is different. I found this lighthouse tablecloth at Spoonflower online and I knew it would match my lighthouse salad plates.

This lighthouse salad plate set was made by American Atelier at Home. There are four different lighthouse designs in the set but I only used three on this table setting. I bought the plates on Ebay a few years ago. I love the colors and the design around the rim of the plate. This actual lighthouse is in Cape Neddick, Maine near York.

The other lighthouses on the plates on this tablescape are West Quoddy Head in Lubec, Maine and Split Rock Lighthouse near Silver Bay, Minnesota. The missing lighthouse plate shows Cape Hatteras on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks.

I chose this light beige melamine dinner plate to match the beige background color of the tablecloth. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago and some turquoise plates in the same pattern. They were made by Il Mulino New York.

This is one of the chargers I often use on my beach and ocean themed tablescapes. I bought them when I first started tablescaping several years ago. They are a heavy blue glass and I love the color and the tweed like design in the glass. They are made by Villeroy and Boch and the pattern is Verona. Not sure where I found them online. I have this charger in a few other colors as well.

I really love the frosted cream color of this flatware set, it is so unique. The flatware was made by D & D Inox in Italy. I bought the set at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale several years ago. I have this design in a few other frosted colors as well.

I bought these nautical themed napkin rings on Ebay several years ago. The blue and cream colors are perfect on this tablescape. While I was pulling this tablescape together I was struggling to decide what accent color I wanted to use for the napkins and my daughter stopped by and immediately suggested coral and she was right on! She often does that with my tablescapes, she is very creative, and she has a good eye for design. I found these chambrey coral napkins on Amazon last week.

I found these ceramic Kate Aspen lighthouse place card holders on Ebay a few weeks ago.

The blue glass goblet on the left came from Hobby Lobby a few months ago. I can’t remember where I bought the coral glass goblet on the right. I thought it was Hobby Lobby but I am not sure. I have a few different coral/pink goblets and they are all different shades of those colors. Sometimes I can’t decide whether to inventory them as coral or pink and I put them in both folders on the computer.

I found this wood lighthouse at Michael’s online a few months ago. The colors are a perfect match for the tablecloth.

I remembered that I used these lighthouse tea light candle holders on one of the earlier lighthouse tablescapes that I did so I added one on each side of the lighthouse centerpiece. I’m not sure where I bought them. I have had them for several years.

I love lighthouses! Maybe next year we will take a tour to see more of them on the East Coast.

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A Tropical Summer Tablescape

July 22, 2023 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I saw these bamboo plates and decided to create a tropical themed tablescape for summer. I have done a couple other tropical themed tablescapes in the past but this tablecloth is very different from the tablecloth I used on those table settings. I found the Ambesonne Palm Leaf tablecloth on Amazon earlier this month.

These melamine salad and dinner plates came from Sur La Table online a couple of months ago. The pattern is called Tropicale Bamboo.

You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

I have had these lime green glass charger plates for several years, I think I bought them on Amazon. They were made by Bormioli Rocco, an Italian company, and the pattern was called Inca. I have them in a few other colors as well. They are heavy glass and I really love how solid they are and the textured pattern in the glass. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers please click here.

I have had this faux bamboo flatware set for several years, I can’t remember where I bought it. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

These lime green napkins were made by Fiesta. I think they came from Macys several years ago. I found these faux bamboo napkin rings on Amazon a few weeks ago. To read about the what, where and how of napkin rings please click here.

These tropical scene place card holders came from Etsy. To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here.

I found both of these acrylic tropical themed goblets at HomeGoods a couple of years ago. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection including the colors that I use most often here.

I found these artificial bamboo leaf stems on Amazon earlier this month. I put them in a simple glass vase I already had.

It’s a different tablescape design but a fun and informal one for summer.

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Crabs on a Summer Tablescape

July 16, 2023 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

We live about a mile and a half as the crow flies from the Pacific Ocean. During the summer months I seem to lean toward creating ocean and beach themed tablescapes. I really don’t do them any other time of the year so I save up my ideas from year to year for the summer months. I found this Ambesonne underwater pattern tablecloth on Amazon a couple of years ago. If you read my blog, you saw it on my Octopus tablescape two years ago. I love the colors and the movement on it.

These white crab shaped shallow bowls were made by Bordallo Pinheiro and it took me five years to find six of them one at a time on Ebay. (As it is, one arrived broken and we had to glue it together.) I have been saving them for a few years to use on a tablescape. I have done two other crab tablescapes in the past few years but I used red crabs on those tablescapes.

This teal dinner plate matches the teal color in the tablecloth although the photos don’t show the accurate colors as well as they should. It is a brighter color. I bought these plates at HomeGoods several years ago. They were made in Portugal. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

This white charger is part of one of the first charger sets I bought when I started tablescaping. The pattern is Antique Beaded and I bought them at Williams Sonoma several years ago. I use this charger constantly on my table settings. If you look back through my blog at my tablescapes, you will see it often. A simple white charger is a great first purchase if you want to create more interest in your table settings. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers please click here.

I have had this frosted aqua flatware set for a few years. The flatware is labeled Bugatti for Vietri and the pattern is Aladdin Brilliant in Aqua. I bought the set at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale several years ago. I have frosted blue, gray, and pink flatware sets in this same pattern also. There are similar frosted patterns available online now in different colors. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I bought these wood white crab napkin rings on Etsy a few years ago. They were red but we painted them white for this tablescape. I bought the napkins at our Pier 1 store before it closed. I love the multi-colored design because I seem to have many different shades of turquoise, teal, and blue dishes and these napkins match many of them. I often chose them for ocean themed tablescapes. To read about the what, where and how of napkin rings please click here.

I found these plastic crabs online somewhere, I can’t remember where. They were red and we painted them white. I set them on a Oleg Cassini clear glass place card holder. I bought the place card holders at HomeGoods several years ago when I first started tablescaping. They are heavy and solid and I really like the simple design. I often use them as a stand for place card items. To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here.

The turquoise acrylic goblet on the left came from Pier 1 several years ago, I have this goblet in several different colors in both glass and acrylic. I really like the height of these goblets. The blue glass goblet on the right came from Hobby Lobby a few months ago. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection including the colors that I use most often here.

I saw this large cast aluminum crab online at Grandin Road three years ago and I knew it would make a great centerpiece someday. I think it is supposed to be yard art. It had a weathered copper finish but Hubby painted it red for me for a tablescape that I did a few years ago and white for this tablescape.

Now to find a delicious crab bisque recipe!

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