White Pumpkins on a Fall Tablescape

August 29, 2024 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

Cooler weather will be here before we know it and it will be time for some soup. I have created Fall tablescapes before with orange mini-pumpkin soup tureens but I decided to use white ones this year. I found the beige tablecloth at HomeGoods a few years ago. It has a slight brown tweed design and I like using it on Fall tablescapes. This is a more traditional tablescape than the themed ones that I usually create. I like themed based tablescapes because I think that they require more creative thinking and they are more unique. I also love researching where to find the items that I need for each table.

I have had these small white soup tureen bowls for many years. I bought them at Sur La Table online.

I looked for a ceramic white pumpkin salad plate for several years and I couldn’t find one that I liked until I found these salad plates at World Market online earlier this year.

This is a Fiesta White dinner plate. I found them on sale in Salt Lake City on a trip there a couple of years ago. I love this pattern and I have this dinner plate in several different colors.

I bought these woven pumpkin shaped place mats at Pottery Barn online a few years ago at the end of the season when they went on sale. I knew that they would be a great place mat for Fall tablescapes.

You can see the tweed design in the tablecloth clearly in this photo. This amber flatware was made by D & D Inox in Italy. I bought it online at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale several years ago. I liked this pattern and it was a really good sale so I have the same pattern in cream, wine red, and dark aqua. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I found these metal white pumpkin napkin rings on Amazon a few weeks ago and the Decorative Things cotton pumpkin napkins came from there last week as well. I wanted to used more neutral colors on this table setting and these napkins were a great find.

I can’t remember where I found these white pumpkin place card holders. I think I bought them online somewhere a few years ago.

I can’t remember where the acrylic amber iced tea goblet on the left came from, I have had them for a while. I can’t remember where I bought the amber glass goblet on the right either, if anyone recognizes the pattern, please let me know. 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 tablescape is one of those that has been in the back of my mind for a long long time. I knew I had the small white soup tureens but I have been looking for a centerpiece for a while. When I saw this large white stoneware soup tureen at Pottery Barn online a few months ago I knew that it would be the perfect centerpiece for this Fall tablescape. I love the matching soup ladle too. I found the fall garland on Amazon last week.

I can’t remember where I found these amber glass candlesticks, I have had them for a few years, but I love their warm color. I remembered them when I was putting the goblets on the table and I knew they would be a great addition to the table.

I am ready for some Fall weather!

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A Fall Sunflower Tablescape

August 21, 2024 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I did a Sunflowers Tablescape for Fall last year. This Sunflower tablescape uses just a few of the elements from that tablescape. I will post a photo of last year’s tablescape at the end of this post for comparison. I bought the Sunflowers Tablecloth on Amazon several years ago. It has a label that says ColorBird.

I love the bold design and bright yellow color on this sunflower dinner plate. The back is marked Market Square. I can’t remember where they came from but if you google sunflower dinner plate there are lots online.

This is a Mikasa Color Spectrum Charger in the color Alpine White. I have this charger in several different colors and I bought them all on Ebay as I saw them over a few years. The Internet says that this pattern was only made between 1992 and 1993. I am not sure that is true but in any case they are no longer being manufactured. I have been trying to get six of this color and pattern for years with no success until this past spring when suddenly I found six at different places online after occasional google searches. You need to have patience when you are looking for things for tablescaping, that’s for sure!

This brown place mat probably came from Pier 1 several years ago. I have this place mat in many different colors.

This amber flatware was made by D & D Inox in Italy. I bought it online at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale several years ago. I really liked this pattern and it was a really good sale so I have the same pattern in cream, wine red, and dark aqua. When I looked at the sunflower dinner plate with its brown center I immediately thought of this flatware set. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

The sunflower napkin rings came from Amazon and I can’t remember where I found the brown cotton napkins.

I found these sunflower filled small bottles on Amazon last year and I set them on a brown wood place card holder that I had. I can’t remember where I bought them.

I have gathered a good collection of faux flowers over the years and I can’t remember where I bought these faux sunflowers but Amazon, Michaels, and Hobby Lobby always have them. I put them in a Fiesta vase, the vase color is called Daffodil. I love this vase and I have it in a few different colors.

This ceramic sunflower salt and pepper set came from Amazon last year. I set them on the side of the centerpiece.

I bought this ceramic potted sunflower salt and pepper set on Amazon also last year and I set them on the other side of the centerpiece.

This is a photo of last year’s Sunflower Tablescape. You can see just a few elements that I used on both tablescapes.

Sunflowers are always a good theme for a Fall Tablescape.

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A Chicken Dinner Tablescape

August 14, 2024 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

When I was planning this tablescape a phrase kept going through my mind, “Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner”. I wondered what the origin of that phrase was and we searched online and found the following. “The exact origin of the phrase winner winner chicken dinner is disputed, but it may have come from gamblers. The most popular origin story of the term is that a chicken dinner at a Las Vegas casino used to cost $2, the same amount as a standard bet. So, if you won a bet, you won a chicken dinner. However, David Guzman, author of a book on craps lingo, said that the term comes from back-alley gamblers during the Great Depression of the 1930s. These desperate gamblers would bet whatever they had in hopes of winning a chicken dinner.” Whatever the origin of this phrase, this is definitely a tablescape for a chicken dinner! I can’t remember where I bought the heavy cotton green and white gingham tablecloth several years ago but if you google it, you can find one easily.

I looked for quite a while before I found a chicken salad plate that I liked. I finally found these Country Collage chicken salad plates at Replacements, Ltd., online. They were designed by Susan Winget and produced by Certified International. They have been discontinued but you can still find them online on the secondary market.

This is one if Fiesta’s dinner plates in the color Shamrock. This color has been discontinued but you can still find them online sometimes. I bought them at Macys several years ago. I have this plate in several different colors now. You can read about what you need to think about when you are buying dinner plates here.

This charger was made by Mikasa and it is called Color Spectrum in Royal Blue. I love this charger, it is heavy and a great color. I have this charger in several other colors as well. This charger was discontinued but I bought them all a few at a time on Ebay over several years.

I use this frosted green flatware set often during the year, I am really glad that I bought it. It is called Madeline Green and I bought the set at World Market several years ago. I really like the frosted design on the handles. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I bought the green cotton napkins at Pier 1 many years ago. 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 few years ago to use on a Farm Animals Tablescape that I did. You can see that tablescape here.

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These wooden chicken place card holders were sold at Pier 1 many years ago but I bought them on Ebay. 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 a few years ago. The pattern is Qualia Glass Meridian. I love the height and the beautiful green color. I joined a website a couple years ago that sends me a list of all the Estate Sales in my area every weekend with photos of what is for sale. I am always looking for tablescaping items. Hubby bought this blue glass goblet with a clear stem at an estate sale a few years 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 for your tablescaping collection including the colors that I use most often here.

This ceramic chicken was another estate sale find a few months ago. I had been looking for a chicken to use as a centerpiece but they were all the wrong size or ugly. I sent Hubby to an estate sale to actually look at a different chicken but he found this one instead and it is perfect! It was cheap too! I set it on a crocheted green place mat that I had.

If you read my blog you often see that I have themed salt and pepper sets on my tablescapes that help carry out the theme of the table, and fill space on the left and right of the centerpiece. I found this novelty ceramic chickens salt and pepper set on Amazon last month.

This Cosmos Gifts Chicken salt and pepper set came from Amazon too, last week.

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! Definitely serving chicken on this tablescape!

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Books on a Fall Tablescape

August 08, 2024 by Beth Wilson

Since many are starting back to school soon I decided to do a Books themed tablescape. I did a schoolhouse themed tablescape another year, you can see that one here. I love some of Spoonflower’s tablecloth designs but I have only bought one in the past because they cost more than I want to spend but they were having a sale a few years ago and I saw this Staxx Books tablecloth online. As a retired librarian I felt that I must have it! (I bought another one on sale too, you will see that one on a blog post later.) I love the bold graphics and bright colors. Their fabrics are thick and they wash and iron well.

I bought this book shaped white plate in four different sizes several years ago online from Webstaurantstore.com. They still have them for sale but unfortunately you have to buy a case of the plates because the web site is a restaurant supply store. Find a friend or two to share the cost with! I bought them anyway because I felt a librarian who does tablescaping should have these plates! (I was still working at the time.) They are labeled CAC China. If you google book shaped plate you might find some at another site. This white appetizer plate is on top of the plate stack.

The salad plate is the same design but a bit larger. I like the bright white color of these plates.

The dinner plate is a bit larger than that. I used this plate a few years ago on a reading and witches themed Halloween tablescape. You can see that tablescape here.

I needed a basic square black charger and I found these on Amazon a few years ago. They are melamine and they are made by American Atelier. I think you can find them in other stores too. If you are a tablescaper, it’s a good idea to have basic plates in neutral colors that you can use over and over again. To read about what you should consider when you are buying charger plates please click here.

I wanted another set of black flatware that was all black and different from my Ginkgo International LePrix set to use on a Halloween tablescape and I found this set a few years ago on sale at Macy’s online. It was made by Lenox and the pattern is called Portola. I love the simple design and 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.

These A to Z napkin rings are homemade. I bought the unfinished wooden letters at Michael’s and Hubby painted them black for me and then glued the letters together. Then I temporarily attached the letters to some black napkin rings I have with masking tape. The letters A and Z are on the tablecloth so I wanted to match them. You can read about other homemade napkin ring ideas here. The lime green cotton napkins came from Pier 1 several years ago before our store closed. I added them to match the green color on the tablecloth.

I love these tiny typewriter place card holders. I have had them for a few years and I have been waiting for a chance to use them on a tablescape. I found them at The Knot Shop online.

The lime green goblet on the left is my go-to goblet when I need that color for a tablescape. They came from Pier 1 several years ago. I have black goblets that are shorter than the black goblet on the right and black goblets that are much taller than this goblet but I wanted goblets this height. I was delighted to find these black plastic ones on Amazon a few years ago. It said that they were disposable but I plan to keep them for a while until I can find some glass black ones that are the same height. 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 knew I wanted to use black letters for the centerpiece to match the black letters on the tablecloth and I was looking at single letters but I found this a and z wood book end set on Amazon a few years ago. They were blue and white but Hubby painted them black for me. I have books in every room in the house and I went around and looked for books with covers that were the same colors as some of the book covers on the tablecloth. It caused an unusual collection of subjects!

I love this tablecloth and the color combination of black and white and lime green.

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