A Goat Tablescape

May 06, 2023 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

There is a story behind this Goat tablescape this week. My daughter and my grandson share the same birthday and my daughter loves goats and my grandson plays some kind of online game with goats. Because this was their birthday week I decided to create a surprise goat tablescape for their birthday party and then give all the goat stuff to my daughter (saves storage!). The goat tablecloth came from Spoonflower online, I got it on sale. I love their tablecloths, they are thick cotton, well made, and they iron beautifully.

It is not easy to find anything goat themed for a tablescape so I had to improvise a bit on this tablescape. I couldn’t find six matching goat salad plates that I liked so I found these wood goat figures on Etsy last month and Hubby spray-painted them white for me. I just set them on the salad plate. If you are looking for any kind of shape you can usually find it on Etsy made of wood or plastic.

10 Strawberry Street Black Appetizer Plate

These black plates are smaller than a normal sized salad plate. They are called tidbit plates or appetizer plates. They were made by 10 Strawberry Street and the pattern was called Classic Black Porcelain. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago. I have basic black plates in several different sizes and shapes and I use them often on tablescapes. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying salad plates here.

Fiesta Shamrock Dinner Plate

This dinner plate was made by Fiesta and the color is Shamrock. I bought them at Macys a few years ago but this color has been discontinued. You probably can find some online on the secondary market. I have this plate in other colors as well. It is a good basic dinner plate for your plate stack. You can read about what you need to think about when you are buying dinner plates here.

Charge It by Jay Starburst Black Glass Charger

This black glass Starburst charger is called Charge It and it was made by Jay. I bought them several years ago on Amazon. They are heavy glass and work well with many different color schemes. A black charger with a simple design is a good starter charger plate if you are thinking about starting a tablescaping hobby. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers please click here.

Lenox Portola Black Flatware

I wanted another set of black flatware that was all black and different from my black Ginkgo International LePrix set to use on my Halloween tablescapes and I found this set on sale at Macy’s online last year. It was made by Lenox and the pattern is called Portola. I love the simple design and the shiny black color. I suspect this set will get a lot of use. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

A different kind of homemade casual napkin ring! These black barn shaped napkin rings came from Amazon several years ago. They were tin and Hubby painted them black for me. I added a small plastic goat that I found on Etsy. I probably bought the green polyester napkins online somewhere. I have had them for a few years. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I think I found these small red barns with tin roofs at Hobby Lobby last year. They are actually Christmas ornaments but I cut off the string. If you are looking for place card holders always check out the Christmas ornament section of stores but make sure the ornament can stand alone. I put one of the small plastic goats that I found on Etsy on the roof, just for fun (Hubby’s idea!). To read about the What, Where and When of place card holders, please click here.

The green goblet on the left came from Macy’s a couple years ago. The name is Qualia Glass Meridian. I really like the height and the beautiful green color. The goblet 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 few 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.

This goat cookie jar started the idea for this tablescape. I found it online last year at Beekman 1802 after doing a Google search. I was so tickled to find it! It had a blue and white gingham ribbon but I changed it out to a yellow one to match the yellow in the tablecloth. I set it on a small black glass cake stand that I probably bought at HomeGoods several years ago.

One of my more unusual tablescape themes…to say the least!

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Daisies on a Summer Tablescape

April 29, 2023 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I found this daisy tablecloth at Home Goods several months ago and waited until I could find the right daisy salad plate to create a daisy tablescape. The tablecloth was made by Tabitha Webb. Daisies are such a happy and cheerful flower and they make me think of summer.

I found these earthenware Bordallo Pinheiro daisy salad plates at Matchesfashion online a few months ago.

I was looking through all my blue dinner plates and I realized that I didn’t have any baby blue dinner plates. I did a Google search and I found these porcelain ones on Amazon. They were made by Madam Marble.

I added an extra plate to the plate stack on this tablescape because I wanted a certain color sequence. I have been looking for a bright yellow dinner plate for a while and when I saw these Celebrate It bright yellow plates on sale at Michaels a few months ago, I bought them. I like the beaded design around the rim.

I found these white plastic chargers at Hobby Lobby on sale last year. I really like the raised and perforated design on the lip of the charger and the scalloped edge. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers please click here.

I tried yellow flatware first on this table but I decided that blue flatware was a better look. I have had this frosted blue flatware set for a few years. The flatware was made by D & D Inox in Italy. I bought it at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale several years ago. There are similar frosted patterns available online now. If you google frosted flatware and the color that you are looking for something may pop up. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I am not sure where I found the bright yellow cotton napkins but I love the color. I created the napkin rings by cutting the stem off of a faux daisy flower and temporarily attaching it to a white napkin ring with masking tape. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I bought these glass bubble place card holders online a few years ago but I can’t remember where. There is a small hole where a flower blossom can be placed and I added a faux daisy. I found the yellow place cards on Amazon. To read about the What, Where and When of place card holders, please click here.

We found the blue glass goblet on the left at Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago. I was looking for a light blue glass goblet and these were perfect. Hubby bought these vintage yellow glass goblets with etched flowers and leaves at an estate sale last year. 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 the faux daisies at Michaels a few weeks ago. I put them in a vintage yellow pottery vase that I have had for several years. I found it on Ebay. It is impressed with the letters USA on the bottom.

I wanted to break up the busy tablecloth with some solid color so I added a Mosser white milk glass salt and pepper set. I found the set at Everything Kitchens online last year. I wanted a simple white salt and pepper set and I love this one.

I can’t remember where I found this Bordallo Pinheiro bright yellow basketweave cream and sugar but it was probably on Ebay. I added them to the table to break up the busy tablecloth a bit too.

This table reminds me of my wedding colors, they were yellow and blue too.

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Hydrangeas on a Tablescape

April 22, 2023 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I love hydrangeas. I have a few hydrangea plants in my back garden and I may plant a couple more. I did a tablescape last year with pink hydrangeas but when I saw this tablecloth at HomeGoods last year, I knew that I would eventually create a tablescape with blue hydrangeas. The label on the matching napkins says House & Garden. It took me a year to find hydrangea salad plates that I liked.

These porcelain hydrangea salad plates came in a set of four. I didn’t use the pinkish colored one on this tablescape, I used two of each of the other colors. I found them on Ebay a few months ago. They were made by American Atelier at Home.

This green dinner plate was called Fun Factory and it was made by Waechtersbach. The color was called Green Apple I think. I have had them for several years and I can’t remember where I bought them. If you read my blog you saw these green dinner plates on one of this year’s Easter Tablescapes. You can read about what you need to think about when you are buying dinner plates here.

I have a few different white chargers but this is the one I seem to use the most on my tablescapes. The beaded rim design always adds an additional bit of interest to the plate stack. This white beaded charger came from Williams Sonoma and it is called Antique Beaded. It was one of the first chargers I bought several years ago when I started tablescaping. A basic white charger is always a good purchase when you are starting a tablescaping collection. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers, please click here.

Seems like every time I use this frosted green flatware I get questions and comments about it. It is called Madeline Green and I bought it at World Market several years ago. If you google frosted flatware and add the color you are looking for you will find similar sets. I use this green flatware often in the Spring and Fall. You can see it here on a Fall Pumpkin tablescape. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

The hydrangea napkins came from HomeGoods last month. I was surprised to see them because they match the tablecloth and I found it at HomeGoods last year. I found these blue hydrangea napkin rings on Etsy a few months ago. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

These white place card holders can be written on with a special pen. Can’t remember where I bought them but it was probably Williams Sonoma or Crate and Barrel several years ago. It’s a nice simple place card holder, I have used it several times. To read about the What, Where and When of place card holders, please click here.

The sage green acrylic goblet on the left came from our Pier 1 store before it closed a few years ago. We found the blue glass goblet on the right at Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago. I was looking for a light blue glass goblet and these were perfect. 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 the faux hydrangeas on Amazon and at Michaels a few months ago and I put them in this large white pottery vase that I inherited from my mother. She received a pair of them as a wedding present in 1938.

I found this Mosser white milk glass salt and pepper set at Everything Kitchens online last year. I wanted a simple white salt and pepper set and I love this one.

Hubby traveled to 48 countries during his career for work and he would bring me a vase from every country he visited. This small porcelain vase came from France. It is marked Porcelaine de Paris. I decided to add it to this tablescape.

I love hydrangeas!

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Butterflies on a Spring Tablescape

April 15, 2023 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I posted a butterfly tablescape a few years ago but I decided to create a different one with a few of the same items. I found this butterfly tablecloth on Amazon a few years ago. The border is a weird green pea soup color but I knew it wouldn’t show on the tablescape.

I found these small melamine blue butterfly bowls at Hobby Lobby a few years ago. They don’t have a maker’s mark on them.

I found these large melamine butterfly chargers at HomeGoods a few years ago. They were made by Shabby Chic. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers please click here.

I found these faux boxwood placemats at Hobby Lobby a few years ago also. I love the spring green colors.

This flatware is called Madeline Green and I bought it at World Market several years ago. If you read my blog you have seen it several times on my tablescapes. I use this green flatware often in the Spring and Fall. If you google frosted flatware and add the color you are looking for you will find similar sets. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I found these DII metal butterfly napkin rings on Amazon a few years ago. They were black and Hubby painted them green for me. I love this shade of green. The green cotton napkins came from Pier 1 several years ago. It is one of my favorite green shades, I call it Spring Green. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I found these metal butterflies on Ebay a few years ago. They are not really place card holders but they have short wires on the back that I bent into a stand for them. I knew the place card would slide in front of the antennae. There are nine different designs and I love the color combinations!

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The green acrylic goblets on the left came from our Pier 1 store before it closed several years ago. I think I bought the blue goblets on the right at Pier 1 too. When I started tablescaping I didn’t pay attention to the height of the goblets that I was buying and I soon learned that I like them to be taller like these two. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection including the goblet colors that I use most often here.

I found these faux blue flowers at Hobby Lobby a few years ago. They are in a large white pottery vase, one of a pair of identical white pottery vases that I inherited from my mother. She received them as a wedding present in 1938. I added three of the same metal butterflies that I used as place card holders to the flower arrangement.

I love watching butterflies in my garden!

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