Buffalo Check on a Fall Tablescape

November 02, 2021 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I love using buffalo checks on tablescapes. I found this black and white buffalo check tablecloth on Amazon a few years ago. It is heavy cotton and it is really easy to iron with a steam iron. I found the other matching buffalo check items by accident in various places and it all came together.

These small flannel fabric pumpkins came from Amazon a few years ago. They were the perfect addition to this plate stack.

This small black plate is not marked, I am not sure where I bought them. I have had them for several years. They are just slightly larger than another small black plate I have that I have been using on some of my Halloween tablescapes.

I found this melamine black and white buffalo check salad plate while wandering around Hobby Lobby a few years ago. I bought six and now I wish I had bought more.

I bought these black scalloped dinner plates at Grandin Road online several years ago. I like the beaded rim design.

I have had these black placemats for several years, they probably came from our Pier 1 store before it closed.

These black house shaped napkin rings came from Amazon several years ago. They were tin and Hubby painted them black for me. A few years ago Micahel’s had a similar house design and also a barn and I bought some of both of those to use in various colors on future tablescapes. I can’t remember where I found these flannel black and white buffalo checked napkins, I have had them for a while. Sometimes I like to mix the same larger and smaller fabric patterns together for contrast. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

Here is my black stainless flatware set made by Ginkgo International LePrix again. If you read my blog you have seen it before on my tablescapes. I have had it for years, I’m not sure where I bought it. You can still find it for sale online. It gets a lot of use this time of year. I have this set in several other colors now. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I bought these black house place card holders on Ebay a couple of years ago. I think they were made by Hearth and Hand Accents with Magnolia originally. I have seen them on Ebay a few times. To read about the What, Where and When of place card holders, please click here.

I like to use these black and clear goblets together because they complement each other. The goblet on the left with the black bowl and clear stem was made by Classic Touch and it is called V-Shaped Water Glass, Black With Clear Stem. I bought them at Houzz online sveral years ago. The clear fluted goblet with the black stem on the right is called Octime and the manufacturer was Luminarc Arcoroc. They were made in the 1980’s. I bought them on Ebay. 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.

This black and white buffalo check pumpkin centerpiece came from a Southern California gift shop. There were three pumpkins in the set and this was the largest one. I knew it would be perfect for this table as soon as I saw it. It is sitting on a black stand that I bought online at Grandin Road several years ago. There were three stands in a set, each a different height, and I knew I could use them to add height to my tablescape centerpieces.

These black glass candlesticks came from Leti Curated Home Decor online a few years ago. I bought them in orange too and you will probably see those next Halloween. I bought them in clear glass as well a few years ago but I can’t remember where.

I was ready for a tablescape that wasn’t black and orange!

I wanted to add something here. I have done several tablescapes with only two colors and every time I do one I get unsolicited negative comments from a few people telling me how I should have added another color. The point is, I didn’t want another color on the table. The rule of thumb for tablescaping, if you don’t like it, scroll on, and don’t offer suggestions unless asked. I have to say it is satisfying to delete the nasty comment and block the person from ever seeing a tablescape of mine again!

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Spiders on a Halloween Tablescape

October 27, 2021 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

This is a Halloween tablescape that I created a few years ago but I did it all in black and white then. I decided to add orange to this one. I bought the orange tablecloth several years ago and it was probably from HomeGoods. I bought the black spider web overlay several years ago too, I can’t remember where. I am not a fan of spiders and I have an on-going battle with black widow spiders on our back patio but spraying the area with peppermint oil mixed with water drives them away if I do it on a regular basis. They hate it.

I found the black and white spider appetizer plates at Pottery Barn a few years ago. There were four different designs in the set.

These black plates are smaller than most of the salad plates I have used on my tablescapes. They are called tidbit plates or appetizer plates. These plates were made by 10 Strawberry Street and the pattern was called Classic Black Porcelain. I bought the plates at HomeGoods several years ago.

I love this orange dinner plate, the vivid orange color, the ruffles on the lip, and the heavy melamine design all make it a perfect plate for Halloween. I bought them several years ago online at Dillards.com and they were called Summer Oasis Zoie Vintage Dinner Plate. If you read my blog you have seen them on other Halloween Tablescapes this season.

These black glass Starburst chargers are called Charge It and they were made by Jay. I bought them several years ago on Amazon. They are heavy glass and work well with many different color schemes. They are often in use during Halloween season.

These black and white placemats came from Pier 1 several years ago.

This black stainless flatware set is Ginkgo International LePrix. I have had it for years, I’m not sure where I bought it. You can still find it for sale online. It gets a lot of use this time of year.

I found the Anphsin black rhinestone spider napkin rings on Ebay. The orange spider web napkins were custom made for me by someone on Etsy. I love this napkin and napkin ring set.

I have had these black spider web place card holders for several years, I bought them at Williams Sonoma. I found the orange place cards on Amazon.

The orange goblets on the left were some of the first goblets I bought many years ago, I think I bought them at Ross or T.J. Maxx. I remember thinking that I would probably not use them very much but I sure do this time of year. Just fyi, in the spring and summer dollar stores often sell plastic goblets like this design in bright colors. You will probably see these goblets again this Halloween season! The goblet on the right with the black bowl and clear stem was made by Classic Touch and it is called V-Shaped Water Glass, Black With Clear Stem. I bought them at Houzz online a couple of years ago. I really like the different shape of this goblet.

The large and two smaller black metal spiders came from Olive and Cocoa online a few years ago. They are the perfect size for use on a tablescape.

I love those long spindly black spider legs!

Here is the black and white version of this spider themed table that I did a few years ago. Not sure which one I like better. More information about everything on this tablescape here.

Another Halloween themed tablescape done.

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Haunted Houses on a Halloween Tablescape

October 20, 2021 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I found this tablecloth at HomeGoods a few years ago. They also had it with black as the dominant plaid color and I bought that one too. You have seen my Halloween tablescapes with lots of black and orange. If you read my blog and look at the different Halloween Tablescapes you can see how I use some of the same pieces over and over again with different tablecloths and other elements to make different table settings. When I started tablescaping years ago I knew that Halloween would be a major tablescaping holiday for me so I started collecting the basics; black and orange dinner plates, black and orange goblets, black flatware, etc. so I would always have the basics to start with on a Halloween table.

I found this Haunted House appetizer or tidbit plate several years ago on Ebay. It was part of a set of four plates made by 222 Fifth (PTS) starting in 2012 and the series was called Wiccan Lace. This series also included a witch, a skull, and a cat. You ca see a couple of them on other Halloween tablescapes that I have done.

The next plate down in the plate stack is a simple black porcelain plate made by 10 Strawberry Street and called Classic Black Porcelain. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago.

This white salad plate was made by Wedgwood and the pattern was called Intaglio. I like the designs on the lip of the plate. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago.

I love this orange dinner plate, the vivid orange color, the ruffles on the lip, and the heavy melamine design all make it a perfect plate for Halloween. I bought them several years ago online at Dillards.com and they were called Summer Oasis Zoie Vintage Dinner Plate. If I could only save a few dinner plates from my collection for tablescaping, this plate would be one of them.

This black stainless flatware set is Ginkgo International LePrix. I have had it for several years, I’m not sure where I bought it. You can still find it for sale online. It gets a lot of use this time of year but I actually use them at other times of the year as well. If I were starting a flatware collection for tablescaping, black would be one of the first colors I would buy.

These bright orange napkins probably came from HomeGoods or Pier 1 several years ago. Someone on Etsy made the black metal haunted house napkin rings for me. I love metal napkin rings because they won’t break and they will last for a long time.

I bought these black house place card holders on Ebay a couple years ago. I think they were made by Hearth and Hand Accents with Magnolia originally. They are perfect for a Halloween table setting.

The orange goblet on the left was one of the first goblets I bought many years ago, I think I bought them at Ross or T.J. Maxx. I remember thinking that I would probably not use them very much but I sure do this time of year. Just fyi, in the spring and summer dollar stores often sell plastic goblets like this design in bright colors. You will probably see these goblets again this Halloween season. The goblet on the right with the black bowl and clear stem was made by Classic Touch and it is called V-Shaped Water Glass, Black With Clear Stem. I bought them at Houzz online a couple of years ago. I seem to be using these two goblets on almost every Halloween tablescape this year!

I found this haunted house lantern at Roger’s Gardens in Corona Del Mar, California a few weeks ago. As soon as I saw it I knew it would be a perfect centerpiece for a Halloween tablescape. I love the design and you can put a battery candle inside.

I love this black and orange plaid tablecloth, no neutrals for me!

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A Vintage Style Halloween Tablescape

October 13, 2021 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I know this is a busy tablescape but I still love it all, it is so rich with color and design. It is just amazing. I have never bought a Spoonflower tablecloth before even though their designs are often wonderful because they are so expensive but when I saw this tablecloth I knew I just had to have it. I actually bought it at Walmart online. There are so many different design elements on it that I can create many different Halloween themed tablescapes over the next few years with it. I just love the vintage feeling it provides.

I knew I needed top plates for the plate stack that had a vintage looking design on them for this tablescape. When I saw these small appetizer or tidbit plates online at Home Depot a few years ago I was so excited! They were made by Certified International and copyrighted by Janelle Penner. There are four different designs in the plate set and I am using the two that have an orange background on them. The others have a black background. I love these plate designs!

With the busy design of the tablecloth and the top plate I wanted the rest of the plate stack to be solid colors to rest the eyes. These black plates are smaller than most of the salad plates that I have used recently on my tablescapes. They are called tidbit plates or appetizer plates (like the vintage looking plates I described above). These plates were made by 10 Strawberry Street and the pattern was called Classic Black Porcelain. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago. If you read my blog you saw them on my Ghost Halloween Tablescape a few years ago.

I love this melamine orange dinner plate, the vivid orange color, the ruffles on the lip, and the heavy melamine design all make it a perfect plate for Halloween. I bought them several years ago online at Dillards.com and they were called Summer Oasis Zoie Vintage Dinner Plate. If you read my blog you have seen it before on my other Halloween tablescapes. I have a couple other orange dinner plates but I tend to grab these when I need one for a Halloween tablescape.

These black glass Starburst chargers are called Charge It and they were made by Jay. I bought them several years ago on Amazon. They are heavy glass and I tend to grab them too when I am working on a Halloween table setting.

I bought these black placemats at Pier 1 several years ago.

I have some black napkins but I wanted some new ones that hadn’t faded out. I found these at Crate and Barrela few years ago. These wonderful vintage looking Legigo napkin rings came from Amazon a few years ago. When I saw them I immediately knew that they would be a perfect match for the tablecloth and top plates.

I can’t remember where I bought these small black lantern tea light holders. I have had them for a few years. I found the orange tea lights on Amazon. I like the way it all looks on this tablecloth.

I found this salt and pepper set a few years ago at Roger’s Gardens, a nursery and gift shop in the next County. I knew the set would match this tablecloth well.

I have had this salt and pepper set for a few years and I can’t remember where I found it.

These orange goblets on the left were some of the first goblets I bought many years ago, I think I bought them at Ross or T.J. Maxx. I remember thinking that I would probably not use them very much but I sure have this time of year. Just fyi, in the spring and summer dollar stores often sell plastic goblets like this design in bright colors. The goblet on the right with the black bowl and clear stem was made by Classic Touch and it is called V-Shaped Water Glass, Black With Clear Stem. I bought them at Houzz online a few years ago.

After I found the tablecloth, I started thinking about and planning this tablescape, and I knew the centerpiece had to have a vintage feel to it. I looked and looked online and I finally found this jack o’lantern blowmold on Mercari online a few years ago. I can’t believe I found such a perfect centerpiece for this tablescape. It was meant to be! I’m not sure how old it is but it sure looks vintage. I have had really good luck finding unusual things on Mercari. I wanted it to be a bit taller so I set it on a small black glass cake stand I had. I think I found the cake stand at HomeGoods several years ago.

Happy Halloween Season!

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