Waterford Lismore on a St. Patrick's Day Tablescape

To start with, is this a busy tablecloth? Yes, it is, and I like it that way. And no, the centerpiece doesn’t block people from seeing each other while they are eating because I remove it before we eat. (Can you tell I am tired of trolls and their unasked for criticism? Ah well, it goes with the territory.) On to happier subjects, I found this shamrock tablecloth and the matching napkins at HomeGoods last week. They were made by Nicole Miller Home. They came out of the dryer ready for the table with no wrinkles although I did iron the tablecloth anyway.

I did another Waterford tablescape for St. Patrick’s Day four years ago. You can see that tablescape here. I wanted to do a second Waterford tablescape but I have been waiting for Waterford Lismore salad plates and I finally broke down and bought some on Ebay. I think they are so pretty. Waterford crystal was first made in Waterford, Ireland in 1783. When we were married in 1972, we registered for Waterford crystal glassware in the Lismore pattern. This pattern was first introduced in 1952 and it is still in production. It is one of the most popular crystal patterns that Waterford has ever produced.

Once I had the salad plates I had to decide what to put them on. I really wanted the design to show well so I decided to just use a clear glass dinner plate under them. I found one online at Crate and Barrel last week that I liked and we have a Crate and Barrel store so I went over there with the salad plate and a napkin to use as the tablecloth to see how it all would look together and I was happy with the result. These dinner plates were on some kind of sale and they were $3 each, such a deal and I saved with no shipping!

I have been looking for a simple white ceramic charger for several years with no luck. I guess I am picky! From time to time I look online again and I found these plastic scalloped white chargers at Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago. I hate shopping there but sometimes I do. I will keep looking for a white charger that I like but these will do for now.

This flatware set is labeled Helmick/O.M.C. and it is called Celtic Crusader. I have also seen it under the brand, Ginkgo International. It is 18/10 stainless and I have learned to buy 18/10 stainless because with cheaper quality flatware sometimes the fork tines have not been filed enough and they are really sharp. I always test flatware by touching the fork tines to see how sharp they are. 18/10 flatware is heavy and really well made but it is more expensive. I love the way this flatware looks and it is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. I can’t remember where I bought it after I saw it on another blog. I bought a few place settings at a time online over several months. I think that the hammered design and the shape of the end of the handle really illustrate the Celtic style.

I really like the muted shamrock design on these Nicole Miller Home napkins and the tablecloth.

These cut glass place card holders came from Ebay a few years ago. I don’t remember where the place cards came from. I have had them for a while.

These Waterford Lismore goblets are 8 1/4 inches tall, 7 inches tall, and 6 inches tall. The 7 inch tall ones were my registered wedding crystal. Hubby bought me the 8 1/4 inch tall ones for our 50th wedding anniversary. I have 12 of the tallest one and more of the middle size. The 6 inch tall ones came from estate sales and I am not sure how many of those I have. Even after 52 years I still love this glassware pattern.

We bought this Waterford Lismore centerpiece bowl at an outlet mall to celebrate our anniversary while we were on a long weekend up the California coast several years ago. It is really heavy and I love the size and weight of it. I found the faux shamrocks on Etsy last month.

Over the decades we have purchased several pieces of Waterford Lismore glassware. These Waterford Lismore candlesticks are 6 inches tall. I also have the same candlesticks that are 8 inches tall and 10 inches tall. I am not sure where we bought them all over the years. I already had the green candles in my candle collection.

Nothing says St. Patrick’s Day like Waterford Lismore crystal!

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Violets on a Spring Tablescape

I have been pondering this tablescape for over a year now and I finally pulled it all together. The purple polyester tablecloth came from TablecothsFactory online several years ago. The label says veeyoo. It is the perfect color for a spring or Easter table setting.

Several years ago our main bedroom was decorated with purple and green and I had a few violets accents scattered around. (The decor in that room has changed since then.) I found a Royal Albert bone china salad plate made in England while I was looking for anything with violets on it. I really like the violet flowers design on these plates and the scalloped gold rim. The plate design was copyrighted in 1973 and they were part of a series of plates called Provincial Flowers, this plate in the series was called Purple Violet. It took me several years to find six of them and then they sat in the hutch until now. I actually have four sets of cups and saucers too because they often came with the plates.

When I am looking for a basic dinner plate in a solid color I usually look at my Fiesta dinner plates first. I have this plate in several different colors now. I think this Fiesta color is called Plum. When I want to buy Fiesta plates I usually google the color that I want and buy them where they are the cheapest. You can read about what you need to think about when you are buying dinner plates here.

I bought these iced glass sage colored chargers at Pier 1 several years ago after I saw them on another blog. I love using them in the spring and the fall. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers please click here.

I often use this frosted green flatware set on Spring tablescapes. I bought the set at World Market several years ago and the pattern was called Madeline Green. I really like the frosted design on the handles. Every time that I use it I get comments about the set. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

These green cotton napkins came from our World Market store many years ago when I first started tablescaping. I use them often in the spring and the fall. The vintage bone china violets napkin rings came from Ebay last month. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I found these vintage bone china violets place card holders on Ebay as well last month. To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here.

The green goblet on the left came from Macy’s three years ago. They are called Qualia Glass Meridian. I like the height of them and the beautiful green color. It has taken me several years to gather goblets in the purple colors that I need for my tablescapes. I can’t remember where these purple glass goblets came from but it was probably HomeGoods. 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 faux violets on Amazon a few weeks ago. 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 decided to add one of my vintage violets hankies under the vase. (If you are the observant type you will notice that this hankie doesn’t match the hankie in my first photo. I changed the hankie because I thought the other hankie with curved edges looked better and I decided not to take the time to redo all the photos.)

I added this small violets trinket to the table setting on one side of the centerpiece. It was made by Royal Albert in England and it is bone china. It was part of their Flowers of the Month Series and it was called Violets. I probably found it on Ebay several years ago.

On the other side of the centerpiece I added this small lidded bowl covered with violets. It is labeled Royal Porzellan Bavaria KPM Germany Handarbeit. It probably came from Ebay as well.

It’s not Spring yet but it will soon be here.

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White Hearts on a Valentine's Day Tablescape

Sometimes when I see a tablecloth at HomeGoods it immediately causes me to flash on a tablescape idea and that was the case with this white hearts on red tablecloth. I knew that I already had napkins that I could use so I bought it and came home and started looking for white hearts!

Amazon tends to be the first place that I look for things because I can choose things that will ship quickly and returns are easy if there is a problem. We pay to be a Prime member because we often buy things from Amazon so shipping is free. So I looked for white heart salad plates there and I found these Delling brand heart shaped salad plates last month. Exactly what I was looking for.

This Fiesta dinner plate in the color Scarlet is our everyday dish pattern so that choice was easy! 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 called 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 for your table settings. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers, please click here.

I bought this frosted white flatware set on sale online at Wayfair a few years ago, it was made by Cambridge. It is 18/0 instead of 18/10 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 found the puffy red metal heart napkin rings. The white napkins with red hearts came from Pier 1 several years ago before our store closed. When the napkins have a busy pattern, I like to use simple solid color napkin rings. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

These metal white heart place card holders came from The Knot Shop online, a wedding supplies site. I often find less expensive napkin rings and place card holders on wedding supply sites online because I think they are priced low so that brides will buy lots of them. The place cards came from Amazon. To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here.

Hubby found the red glass goblet on the left at an estate sale a few years ago. I think they are hand blown Ruby Red Bubble Glass Goblets made by Artland. I have this glass goblet in yellow and purple as well. The white glass goblet on the right came from Walmart online a few years ago. They were also made by Artland and the pattern is called Veranda. 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.

A few years ago Target was selling these large cardboard heart shaped boxes and I bought two of them because I knew that they would work well as centerpieces. They were red but Hubby painted this one white for me for this tablescape. Then I attached a heart doily to it from my hankie collection. I set the heart on a simple red stand that I bought at Pottery Barn several years ago.

I added two Mosser Glass salt and pepper sets in white and red to each side of the heart centerpiece.

The Mosser Glass Company was established in 1971 and it is located in Cambridge, Ohio. They sell high quality American made glassware and I love their products. I have a few sets of their goblets and a few cake stands too. I usually buy Mosser Glass products at The Vermont Country Store online.

Ready for Valentine’s Day!

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Red Hearts on a Valentine's Day Tablescape

I love Valentine’s Day and I love Valentine’s Day tablescapes! I really need to stop buying holiday tablecloths because I have run out of room but when I saw this hearts tablecloth at HomeGoods last month I couldn’t resist it. It has a label that says Shabby Chic and it feels like a linen blend. I love the combination of red and pink in the design on the hearts.

I found these red heart plastic salad plates at Hobby Lobby probably last year. They are a true primary red color, a color that can be difficult to find sometimes. Companies always seem to want to manipulate colors these days.

These white dinner plates are made by Lenox and the pattern is called Opal Innocence Carved. I probably found them at HomeGoods several years ago. I chose them for this tablescape because I thought that the swirls on the lip of the plate were a good match for the heart design on the tablecloth.

I have this glass charger in a few different colors and I really like them. I bought them when I first started tablescaping several years ago. They are a heavy red glass and I love the color and the tweed like design in the glass. They were made by Villeroy and Boch and the pattern was called Verona Textured. Not sure where I bought them online.

I really love the frosted red color on this flatware set, it is so unique. This flatware set was made by D & D Inox in Italy and the pattern was called Roma. I bought the set at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale when I first started tablescaping several years ago. I have this design in a few other frosted colors as well. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

These red cotton napkins probably came from Pier 1 many years ago. The pink metal love napkin rings came from Amazon four years ago. This design is such a perfect match for the heart design on the tablecloth.

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I found these wood heart place card holders at Target online last month. They came in a set of two, one red and one pink. To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here. I bought the pink place cards on Amazon.

I am using my red Waterford Marquis Brookside goblets on this tablescape only this time I added the matching red iced teas too. I really love this glassware. It is well made, heavy, and a true red color. I bought the goblets at HomeGoods several years ago and I liked them so much that I slowly added the matching iced teas to my collection as I found them online. I also bought these goblets in clear glass to add to my tablescaping collection. 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 this red hearts sculpture at HomeGoods last year. It was natural wood but Hubby painted it red for me. I set it on a red drinks dispenser stand that I bought at Pottery Barn several years ago to make it a bit taller.

I decided to add a Mosser Glass red salt and pepper set to this Valentine’s Day tablescape. I bought this set online at The Vermont Country Store a few years ago. The Mosser Glass Company was established in 1971 and it is located in Cambridge, Ohio. They sell high quality American made glassware and I love their products. I have a few sets of their goblets and a few cake stands too.

Ready for Valentine’s Day!

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