Mermaids on a Summer Tablescape

July 08, 2023 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I created a mermaid tablescape three years ago but when I saw these mermaid salad plates I knew it was time to do another one. I think the denim blue tablecloth came from Crate and Barrel or Sur La Table several years ago.

I saw these mermaid salad plates at a Cracker Barrel restaurant a few months ago while we were on a long weekend. They only had five plates but I knew I could probably find them online and so I waited and bought six salad plates online at the Cracker Barrel site after I got home. I really like the raised elements with the mixture of blues and greens that were designed by Susan Winget for Cracker Barrel. This is a different color scheme from the earlier mermaid tablescape that I did three years ago.

The dinner plate I chose for this tablescape was made by Fiesta and the color is Shamrock. This color has now been discontinued but you can still find them online on the secondary market. I have this dinner plate in several different colors because it is the perfect dinner plate for a plate stack when there is a salad plate with a detailed design. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

I added an extra plate to this plate stack to create the certain color sequence that I wanted. This stoneware charger plate came from Pottery Barn several years ago. The pattern is called Cambria and the color is Turquoise.

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 a 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 when I started tablescaping several years ago. 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.

I decided that one of the accent colors for this table setting would be white so I chose this frosted white flatware set. I bought the frosted white flatware on sale online at Wayfair a few years ago, it is made by Cambridge. It is 18/0 so the fork tines are a bit sharper than I would like but I really liked the frosted color. Wayfair has really good sales on flatware sometimes. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I can’t remember where I bought these mermaid napkins several years ago. They are double sided and look like they were handmade so they may have come from Etsy. I bought these mermaid napkin rings on Amazon a couple months ago. They were zinc alloy but Hubby painted them green for me to match the centerpiece. I like the simple design. To read about the what, where and how of napkin rings please click here.

I am using my white clam shell place card holders on this tablescape. They were made by Andrea by Sadek. I have had them for several years, I can’t remember where I bought them but I see them on Ebay from time to time. On the left in this photo you can just see a bit of the design on the opposite side of the mermaid napkins. To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here.

I bought the blue goblet on the left at Pottery Barn online earlier this year. They were made by Qualia and the pattern was Flora in the color Dream Blue. The sage green acrylic goblet on the right came from our Pier 1 store before it closed a few years ago. I love the height of these goblets. 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 was looking for a mermaid to use as a centerpiece several years ago. Hubby was at a nursery looking at plants and found this one, she was a gray concrete color but I knew I was going to paint her. We painted her white for the other mermaid tablescape that I did three years ago but she is green for this one. She is solid and really heavy (she weights 25 pounds) and she sits outside in the middle of a birdbath when she isn’t a centerpiece. I found the netting on Amazon a few weeks ago.

I bought these small mermaids on Ebay a few years ago, I think they are supposed to be for fairy gardens. I put a set on each side of the centerpiece.

You can see the mermaid tablescape that I did three years ago here: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/blog/2020/6/3/mermaids-coming-for-dinner

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Sea Shells on a Summer Tablescape

July 01, 2023 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

Sometimes a tablescape idea starts with a tablecloth and that is what happened with this white shell themed tablescape. I found the coastal looking tablecloth at HomeGoods last year and I knew it would work well on a ocean themed table setting. I used these white shell plates on a different tablescape a couple years ago and then on another tablescape in 2019. I have used the large white shell centerpiece bowl on seven different tablescapes over the past few years, it is getting lots of use! The placemats came from Pier 1 a few years ago.

These white shell salad plates were made by Bordallo Pinheiro in Portugal. I bought them several years ago, a few at a time as I saw them on Ebay over a few years. Sometimes you have to be patient to find enough plates to complete a set when you are buying them on the secondary market.

The dinner plate is similar to the salad plate only larger. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

The charger plate completes the plate stack.

I have had this frosted aqua 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 a few 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 think the napkins came from Pier 1 several years ago, I love the strong turquoise color. 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 a couple of years ago.

The acrylic turquoise 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. I found the ocean blue acrylic goblet on the right at HomeGoods last year. 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 white shell bowl at HomeGoods several years ago. I filled it with flat marbles from Amazon after I put a small towel in the bottom to take up some of the space. It normally sits empty on a shelf in the family room, I really like it.

I have done 20 ocean themed tablescapes over the past few years. I love the ocean and we live close to it so that’s probably why!

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Shorebirds on a Summer Tablescape

June 24, 2023 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I decided to do a Shorebirds tablescape for summer last year but I waited until this year to gather it all together. I knew that I wanted a coastal tablecloth of some kind and when I found this Aoyego Seascape tablecloth on Amazon a few months ago, I bought it. I love the combination of sand, surf and sky.

I found these Certified International Shorebird earthenware salad plates at Kohl’s online a few months ago. They were designed by Susan Winget and there are four different shorebird designs in the set including gulls, pelicans, stilts, and sandpipers.

This dinner plate came from Pottery Barn several years ago. It is part of their Cambria stoneware dinnerware and the color is turquoise. You can read about what you need to think about when you are buying dinner plates here.

This white charger is 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 in 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 on your table settings. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers please click here.

This flatware set is made by Vietri and the pattern is Aladdin Brilliant. I bought the set at Macy’s online a few years ago. This color is called Aqua. I have bought this pattern over the years in a few other colors as well because I really like it. It goes on sale from time to time. Frosted flatware just really elevates a table setting a bit. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I bought these napkins at our Pier 1 store before it closed several years ago. 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 use them on my ocean and beach themed tablescapes. I found the gull napkin rings on Ebay a few months ago. I was glad to see them because I figured I wouldn’t be able to find any napkin rings to match the theme of this table. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I found these small gull figures on Amazon last month. 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.

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 think the blue goblets came from Pier 1 several years ago.

Hubby found this wood grain pelican at Hobby Lobby a few months ago but the feathers were a blue color and he painted them white for me. It looks much better than it did! I love the web feet!

Seascapes always make me want to take a walk along the ocean.

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Stars and Stripes and Uncle Sam on a 4th of July Tablescape

June 16, 2023 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I love this striped patriotic tablecloth and the matching napkins, lots of movement for the 4th of July. (I am repeating a few tablescapes right now that I did in previous years because Hubby was in the hospital with cancer. His surgery went very well and all looks great for the future.)

I wrapped the napkin around the plates on this tablescape, it saves using a napkin ring and it’s a fun change. I found the napkins and tablecloth at Kohls a few years ago. The place mat is from Pier 1.

I bought the blue ruffled salad plates online at Ballard Designs. They were called Southern Living. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying salad plates here.

If you read my tablescaping blog posts you have seen this dinner/charger plate before a few times. It is from Pottery Barn, the pattern is Cambria in red. A charger plate needs to be about 11”-12” in diameter and this plate is about 11 3/4”. I have this plate in a few other colors as well. It is microwave and dishwasher safe too.

The second charger is my Antique Beaded plate from Williams-Sonoma several years ago. I have used it before on my 4th of July table settings. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers please click here.

I used my red Waterford Marquis Brookside goblets again for this table setting. I think if I were starting a tablescaping hobby, a set of red goblets would be one of my first purchases. They can be used several times a year. I bought the blue goblet at Pier 1 a few years ago. I love this shade of blue and the etched design. I also like the height of the goblet. 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 bought the frosted white flatware on sale online at Wayfair a few years ago, it is made by Cambridge. It is 18/0 so the fork tines are a bit sharper than I would like but I really liked the frosted color. Wayfair has really good sales on flatware sometimes. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

Can’t remember where I bought the metal star place card holders. I have had them for years. The set came with three navy, three red, three turquoise, and three white in the set. To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here.

I have had this Uncle Sam Nutcracker for many many years. I set him on a red Pottery Barn Rhodes drink dispenser stand to give him a bit more height.

I found this salt and pepper at an antique mall several years ago.

I found this at an antique mall too. It looks like the US Capitol but it is actually a bank. The slot is hidden on the back.

I always have fun creating 4th of July table settings.

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