See Shells on the Tablescape

I used these blue seashell plates on a tablescape six years ago before I started blogging but it was with red accents and a white tablecloth. I wanted to do something different this time. I tried several different blue tablecloths and a white one too before I ended up with this green gingham one. The blue in the plates is more of a purple blue and all of the blue tablecloths that I have clashed with that color. I like the contrast between the green and the blue. I bought this green gingham tablecloth on Amazon several years ago. I have used it twice in the last few months, you can see it here in my Strawberries for Dinner tablescape and here in my Keeping it Rural, John Deere tablescape. You will probably see it again one more time this summer in an upcoming Watermelon themed table setting. The placemats came from Pier 1 several years ago.

These blue seashell plates were some of the first plates that I bought when I started tablescaping and they are some of my favorite plates. I just love all the starfish and shell details in the raised design. They were made by Bordallo Pinheiro in Portugal and I bought them a few plates at a time on Ebay. I still see them there from time to time. I love the scallop shell surrounded by a rope in the center of this salad plate. Some of their salad plates have a starfish in the center of the plate.

The dinner plate has some of the same border details as the salad plate but the center is plain.

The charger plates have an additional conch shell design added to the outer rim.

The three plate stack really makes a statement! I love the way it looks!

This seashell flatware set is special. I love the shell design on the end of the handles, there is a different shell for each of the four pieces. The flatware was made by Reed and 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. I bought it a few place settings at a time online at Amazon but it is still for sale a few other places as well.

I have had the blue and green napkins for several years, they came from Pier 1 or HomeGoods probably. I bought the white shell napkin rings on Ebay last year, they have two different shell designs. They are labeled Knobler Taiwan.

The shell place card holders were made by Andrea by Sadek. I can’t remember where I bought them but it might have been Ebay.

The acrylic blue goblet on the left came from Pier 1 this spring. You can also see it here on my Crab Bisque for Dinner tablescape and here on my Lobster for Dinner tablescape. The blue glass goblet on the right came from Ebay, you can still find them for sale there. They were made by Libbey in the 1970’s and the pattern is called Tulip in Dusky Blue.

I love using this large shell bowl as a centerpiece. I found it at HomeGoods a few years ago. The bowl usually sits on an open shelving unit in the family room. You can also see it here in my Starfish and the Sea tablescape from May. The blue starfish plates were made in Taiwan by Primitive Artisan. I can’t remember where I found them but it may have been HomeGoods. This starfish plate may get its own tablescape next summer. I almost used it as the salad plate on this table but I wanted the original three piece plate set.

Just for fun I added my Waterford Conch shell to the table that Hubby gave me several years ago. I love cut glass!

I also added my Swarovski clam shell with a pearl that Hubby brought me back from Europe several years ago too.

Just noticed one of my goblet storage containers in this photo…oh well!

Looking at this tablescape and wishing we were up the coast somewhere right now walking along the beach looking for seashells…Someday!

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