Oranges on a Summer Tablescape

This tablescape has been many years in the making. I started collecting dishes with an oranges pattern on them many years ago because I was born in a town called Orange, graduated from high school there, and was later married there even though I didn’t grow up there. For years I was trying to find a certain vintage salad plate with oranges on it. I found three but I was never able to find the other three so I could do a tablescape. I finally gave up on those plates and found six of these oranges salad plates. When I saw this oranges filled tablecloth at HomeGoods a few years ago I knew that it was finally time to pull this theme together.

I found these gold rimmed oranges salad plates on Ebay and Etsy over the past several years. They are marked Hutschenreuther Selb, Bavaria, Germany, Pasco. “Pasco” is the mark of Paul A. Straub & Co. of New York City, an importer in business from 1915 to 1970. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying salad plates here.

There is an extra plate in this plate stack. I bought these Bordallo Pinheiro green dinner plates on Ebay one at a time as I saw them over a few years. They are difficult to find. They were made in Portugal and I have seen the pattern referred to as Trellis but I am not sure if that is correct.

Fiesta Square Tangerine Dinner Plate

This square dinner plate was made by Fiesta and the color is Tangerine. I bought them online from Replacements.com a few years ago for a Halloween tablescape. You can see that tablescape here. This color is now discontinued. Most of my plates are round but I have bought a few square sets from time to time when I needed them. This shade of orange was a perfect color for this tablecloth. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

Mikasa Color Spectrum Hunter Green Charger

This charger was made by Mikasa and it is called Color Spectrum in Hunter Green. I love this charger, it is heavy and a great color. I have several others like this one in other colors. I bought them all a few at a time on Ebay over several years.

Madeline Green Flatware

If you read my blog you will recognize this flatware set, I use it often. It is called Madeline Green flatware, and I bought it at World Market several years ago. I really like the frosted design on the handles. You can see this same frosted green flatware on a Fall tablescape that I did two years ago here. There are lots of different colored frosted flatware sets for sale right now online at various places. Just google the color you are looking for with the words frosted flatware and something will pop out. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I bought these green cotton napkins at World Market online several years ago with several other colors too. They wash and steam iron well. I found the oranges napkin rings on Etsy a few years ago. The orange color was off but Hubby saved the day by painting them to better match this tablescape.

I was looking for something with a oranges theme to use as place card holders on this table setting and I found these faux orange slices on Etsy. I had bought lemon ones for a Spring tablescape and I knew they had oranges as well. I set two of them on a Oleg Cassini clear glass square 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. You can read my blog post for ideas about how to store napkin rings and place card holders here.

The sage green acrylic goblet on the left came from our Pier 1 store before it closed a couple years ago. I think I bought the orange goblet on the right at Ross or T.J. Maxx. They were some of the first goblets I bought several years ago. I use them more than I thought I would. I think I have goblets now in all the primary colors. I used these same goblets on my Vegetables tablescape a few months ago. You can see that tablescape 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.

Bordallo Pinheiro Orange Bowl

I have to admit this centerpiece was a struggle and it went through a few different variations before I settled on this one. I started with a small tree of faux oranges from Joann’s but their idea of shipping is to just dump things in a box with a thin layer of plastic. When the tree arrived, it was crooked but it was the wrong scale for this table anyway so it went back. Then I decided to try a large flat green glass bowl that was a wedding present and I put faux oranges in it. The bowl was the perfect green for this table but it was too low and I couldn’t find a stand that worked well with it. While I was wandering around mumbling to myself trying to think of something else, Hubby looked in the china cabinet and found this bowl. Lol! It had been right next to the salt and pepper that are on the table but I wasn’t thinking along those lines when I pulled the salt and pepper out. Hubby saved the day! I bought the bowl on Ebay several years ago. It was made by Bordallo Pinheiro in Portugal. The faux oranges came from Hobby Lobby last week. I found the small white stand at HomeGoods a few years ago. I actually really like the way this centerpiece finally turned out for this tablescape. It’s simple but a good match for everything else on the table.

I often add something to both sides of a centerpiece just for added interest. Because this tablecloth is so busy, I wanted something simple. I have had this orange candle holder for several years now. It came from Yankee Candle.

This oranges salt and pepper set probably came from Ebay several years ago. They aren’t marked.

This tablescape is special, memories of the place where I was born, graduated high school, and married.

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Farm Animals on A Summer Tablescape

I have been thinking about this tablescape for a long time. It finally all came together this month. Sometimes it can take a long long time to gather everything together to illustrate a particular theme. I found the black and white buffalo check tablecloth on Amazon a few years ago. It is nice heavy cotton and it is really easy to iron with a steam iron.

I looked for a long time for farm themed salad plates that I liked before I found these farm animal salad plates. I found a few on Etsy and a few on Ebay. I found four different designs, a cow, a sheep, a chicken, and a pig. The back says, “Designed Exclusively for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store by Susan Winget”.

This simple white dinner plate was made by Ralph Lauren and it was called Club Porcelain. I used the same plate on my Ants Tablescape last week. You can see that tablescape here. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago. I really like having a simple white dinner plate in my tablescaping collection. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

I used these black chargers on my Ants Tablescape last week also. 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. I use them frequently on Halloween tablescapes. You can see them on one of my Halloween Tablescapes here. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers click here.

I used this black flatware set on my Ants Tablescape last week too, it just happened that way. The set is Ginkgo International LePrix. I have had this set for years and it came from Overstock.com. It is still for sale online. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I bought these wonderful farm animal napkins on Etsy from ME2Designs. Meg has made several different napkin sets for me over the years and I love her work. I tell her the theme that I am working on and she sends me photos of different fabrics and I choose what I want and she makes them for me. These napkins are absolutely perfect for this tablescape. I found the Holstein cow napkin rings on Ebay a couple months ago and they were perfect because I wanted to match the Holstein cow salad plate. I think they are so cute!

These hen and baby chick napkin rings were made by Fitz and Floyd between 2006 and 2015 and the pattern was called Ricamo. I just love all the different colors on this napkin ring. I found them on Ebay a couple months ago.

I found these Lipco sheep napkin rings on Ebay a couple months ago too.

I wanted pink pig napkin rings to matche the pink pig salad plates and I found these Kemp and Beatley pig napkin rings on Ebay too a couple months ago.

I looked for quite a while before I found these black farm animal place card holders. I found them on the bonanza online shop. They were very inexpensive but unfortunately the seller just tossed them all in a box and shipped them to me and when I got them they were in pieces. Hubby actually glued them all back together and spray-painted them black for me. I set them on a white metal napkin ring that I have had for a long time.

The goblet on the left with the black bowl and clear stem was made by Classic Touch and is called V-Shaped Water Glass, Black With Clear Stem. I bought them at Houzz online a couple years ago. The twisted black stem goblet on the right was made by Luminarc. Hubby found them at Goodwill several months ago.

I saw a metal windmill at Michael’s last year and I almost bought it but I didn’t like the color or the design. I was in Michael’s this spring and they had a couple of different ones including this one and it was on sale. It was a rusty brown color but I knew Hubby could spray-paint it for me so I bought it for this tablescape. I added a pig salt and pepper set to the base to break up the black a bit that probably came from Amazon a few years ago.

I added this cute little sheep salt and pepper set to the table too, probably from Amazon as well.

I found this cow butter dish on Ebay several years ago. I think I also have it in a round design. It is labeled Buttercup for Shafford by B.S.J. 1979. I have hung onto it for years just waiting to use it! I love the expression on her face.

This tablescape makes me smile.

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Ants on a Summer Tablescape

I did this Ants tablescape three years ago but I wanted better photos of it and I made changes to the plate stack for this version. I am not sure where I found the red buffalo print tablecloth but it is one of my favorites, heavy cotton, and a great color, a true red. I have had it for a few years.

These salad plates are labeled Boston Warehouse Trading Corp, copyright 2008. I really love the ants crawling on them. I bought them at Pier 1 several years ago.

I added an extra plate to this plate stack so the colors would match as I wanted them to match. This small black appetizer ot tidbit plate is unmarked but I probably bought it at HomeGoods several years ago. It is similar to a small black Fiesta plate.

Fiesta Scarlet Salad Plate

This red salad plate is made by Fiesta and the color is Scarlet. It is part of our everyday dishes set. We bought them a few years ago at Macy’s when we remodeled the kitchen.

This simple white dinner plate was made by Ralph Lauren and it was called Club Porcelain. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago. I really like having a simple white dinner plate in my tablescaping collection. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

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. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers click here.

Ginkgo International LePrix Black Flatware

This black flatware set is Ginkgo International LePrix. I have had this set for years and it came from Overstock.com. It is still for sale online. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I had someone on Etsy make the Ants napkins a few years ago. I really love that print! Can’t remember where I bought the black metal basket napkin rings. I have had them for several years.

I bought these ant place card holders at Pottery Barn several years ago. They were red but Hubby spray painted them black to match these plates and napkins. They are one of my favorite place card holders. I have similar place card holders that are black widow spiders.

Lenox Midnight Mood Black Goblet

I just love these red plastic cup goblets. I was telling my kids about them and they gave me a set as a gift a few years ago. They were made by Red Cup Living in 2013. I bought these black goblets on Ebay and they were one of the first sets that I bought several years ago. They are Lenox Midnight Mood black glass water goblets and they were made between 1974 and 1982. They are 7 1/4 inches tall. When I started buying goblets I didn’t pay attention to the height but now I like to buy goblets that are at least about 8 inches tall because my table is large and I think they show better. You can still find them on Ebay from time to time. 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.

I have had this red basket for several years. It usually sits on a baker’s rack that is on the wall next to the kitchen. I found the plastic ants on Etsy a few years ago after looking for the right size for a while. I bought some more a few weeks ago.

I love the parade of ants!

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See Shells on a Summer Tablescape

I used these blue shell plates on one of my early tablescapes eight years ago and then again two years ago but I have changed the other elements on the table for this Summer tablescape. This plate set is one of my favorites. The white polyester tablecloth probably came from Amazon or TableclothsFactory online a few years ago. I added my Waterford glass shell and a glass crab to the table for a bit of additional interest.

Bordallo Pinheiro Sea Shell Plates

I love the design of this blue shell salad plate. The raised design of all the shells and starfish really make these plates pop. I love the scallop shell surrounded by a rope in the center. Some of the salad plates in this pattern have a starfish in the center of the plate. They were made by Bordallo Pinheiro in Portugal and I bought them one at a time as I saw them on Ebay several years ago.

The dinner plate matches the salad plate except for the flat center of the plate. It took me a few years to get all the plates I needed in salad, dinner, and charger sizes. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

The charger plate has an additional circle of shells around the rim of the plate. I set them on a blue place mat that probably came from Pier 1 several years ago. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers click here.

Reed & Barton Williamsburg Gloucester Shell Flatware

This seashell flatware set is special and one of my favorites. I love the shell designs on the end of the handles, there is a different shell for each of the four pieces. The flatware was made by Reed & Barton and the pattern is called Williamsburg Gloucester Shell. It is 18/10 stainless and heavy, a really good quality set. Once you hold stainless that is 18/10 nothing else will come close in quality. The shine on 18/10 flatware is amazing. I bought it a few place settings at a time over several months online at Amazon several years ago but it is still for sale online on other sites. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

Someone on Etsy made the blue shells napkins for me several years ago. I found the white shell napkin rings on Ebay a few years ago. There were four different shell designs in each set. They were marked Knobler Taiwan.

These bone china white scallop shell placecard holders came from Ebay last year.

I love it when I buy two different tablescaping items at different times in different places and they end up matching each other. The plastic blue goblet on the left came from Pier 1 several years ago. I really like the height and shape of it and I have it in several different colors. Dollar stores sometimes have this style of plastic goblet for sale during the summer season in bright colors. Hubby found the glass blue goblet with a clear stem on the right at an estate sale a couple months ago, I wish they had had more for sale, I love this goblet. It is a perfect blue color and I predict I will be using it often. 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.

I found this large shell bowl at HomeGoods several years ago. I have used it on six different ocean themed tablescapes over the years including this one. I filled it with flat blue glass marbles and a few white sea shells and I set it on a blue placemat. Every time I go to HomeGoods I wander around looking for ideas for centerpieces.

This tablescape reminds me of how much I love looking for sea shells and sea glass along the ocean.

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