A Cheshire Cat Tablescape

June 04, 2023 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

This is a tablescape that I posted three years ago but I decided to post it again with a few changes. Unfortunately my phone camera has messed with the color tones a bit, they are not entirely accurate. My daughter loves the Cheshire Cat and I borrowed her Cheshire Cat plates and Cheshire Cat cookie jar for this tablescape. I can’t remember where I bought the polyester tablecloth, I have had it for a few years.

These Cheshire Cat salad plates were made by Romero Britto for Disney in 2011. I think I bought them on Ebay a few at a time as I saw them several years ago.

My phone camera has dulled the brightness of this yellow dinner plate. It is a much brighter yellow than this. I had been looking for a bright yellow dinner plate for a while and when I saw these Celebrate It bright yellow plates on sale at Michael’s a few months ago, I bought them. I like the beaded design around the rim.

I love this fuchsia glass charger, I have them in a few different colors. They were made by Bormioli Rocco and I think the pattern is called Inca. They are heavy glass and the weave detail on the bottom really adds to the design. I bought them on Amazon several years ago.

I bought these bright yellow placemats on Amazon a few years ago.

This fuchsia flatware is labeled SR Showroom Italy but it is called Zaffiro flatware. I think I bought it online and on sale at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales several years ago. I have it in a few different colors because I love the simple design. The handle is actually heavy plastic. It is actually more of a fuchsia color than this photo shows.

These yellow cotton napkins are a brighter yellow than this. I can’t remember where I bought them. I have had the napkin rings for several years and I can’t remember where they came from either. They are a great match for this tablescape and the Cheshire Cat.

I found these enamel Cheshire Cat pins on Etsy a few weeks ago. When I saw them I knew I could use them as place card holders. I am using two clear place card holders here. The top one is a small rectangular acrylic stand that is made by Yalikop. I found them on Amazon. It is sitting on one of my Oleg Cassini clear glass place card holders. 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. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

You can read my blog post for ideas about how to store napkin rings and place card holders here.

I found these fuchsia plastic goblets at HomeGoods last month. Finding yellow glass goblets that aren’t really amber can be difficult. I think I may have found these yellow goblets at HomeGoods a few years ago.

This cookie jar makes me smile! It’s just labeled Disney on the bottom. I bought it several years ago for my daughter but I don’t remember where I found it. It needed some height on the table so I went through my pottery collection and just turned a yellow vase upside down to use as a base.

I wanted to add something small to this tablescape on each side of the Cheshire Cat centerpiece. I found this Enesco Disney Traditions by Jim Shore Cheshire Cat figure on Amazon last month.

I found this Enesco Disney Ceramics magnetic Cheshire Cat salt and pepper set on Amazon last month.

Such a fun tablescape, smiles!

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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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An Outer Space Tablescape

February 11, 2023 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

This unusual Outer Space tablescape would be the perfect tablescape for an evening of star gazing. Borrow a telescope and after dinner invite everyone outside to look at the heavens or watch some Space shows on television. I found the night sky tablecloth on Amazon a few months ago.

This set of melamine planet dinner plates includes eight plates; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. I only used six on this table setting and left Saturn and Mercury off. The plates are original watercolor portraits of the planets in our solar system. I bought them online at Fun.com last year. This plate is Jupiter.

Uranus

Mars

Neptune

Venus

Earth

Bormioli Rocco Inca Purple Charger

I didn’t want the chargers to compete with the planet plates so I am using my purple glass chargers because they blend in with the tablecloth. There is always a glare in the photos with glass plates, I finally gave up and left it. The purple glass chargers are Bormioli Rocco Inca in purple and I bought them on sale on Amazon several years ago. I have a few other colors of this charger, it is really nice heavy glass. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers, please click here.

Wallace Mikasa Duchess Gold Flatware

I decided to use gold as an accent color on this tablescape. It is a great complementary color for the purples and dark blues on the table. This gold plated flatware was a gift from Hubby a few Christmases ago. I had bought a cheap set of gold flatware several years ago. It was poor quality and the gold started flaking off. You get what you pay for! We found this set on major sale at Macys. It is made by Wallace and is called Mikasa Duchess Gold. It is brighter than this photo shows and it is heavy. I love the design on the handle. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I wanted purple napkins that matched the purple in the tablecloth and my purple napkins were the wrong color so I found these cotton napkins online at Amazon a few weeks ago. After a Google search a few weeks ago, I found these gold colored crescent moon and star napkin rings online at Tea and Linen. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

These gold colored star place card holders came from Amazon a few weeks ago. To read about the What, Where and When of place card holders, please click here.

Artland Purple Goblet

These handcrafted purple bubble glass goblets were made by Artland and I bought them at HomeGoods a few years ago. The deep purple color is a perfect match for the night sky tablecloth. I found the orange and amber colored goblets at HomeGoods last year. They were not labeled. 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 borrowed my grandson’s telescope to use as a centerpiece for this Outer Space tablescape. It was serendipity that it was a dark maroon color and the color matched the mood of this table setting.

If you read my blog you know that I have a thing for themed salt and pepper sets and I often have themed salt and pepper sets on my tablescapes. I knew I wanted a space themed salt and pepper set so I looked on Amazon last week and I found this Space Alien set. It makes me laugh when I look at it.

This astronaut salt and pepper set came from Amazon as well.

This is an unusual theme for a tablescape but after creating 200 tablescapes, sometimes it’s time for something unique and different.

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A Birthday Tablescape

February 05, 2023 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I have been waiting to use this centerpiece for about a year. When I saw this Birthday tablecloth on Amazon last Spring I knew it would be perfect with it. I counted up 8 or 9 birthdays this month in our extended family so this is a good time to honor them all with a Birthday tablescape! The tablecloth was made by Cackleberry Home.

Fiesta Shamrock Salad Plate

I decided to use some of the primary colors from this tablecloth for the dishes, flatware, and glassware. I love bold primary colors! Fiesta plates come in several different sizes and I am using two different Fiesta plates sizes on this tablescape. This small Fiesta plate in the color Shamrock is their smaller 7” salad plate. I can’t remember where I bought them but you can maybe find them online. This color has been discontinued.

Fiesta Red Dinner Plate

This is a Fiesta dinner plate in the color Scarlet. These are our every day dishes and I love the bright red color. You can read about what you need to think about when you are buying dinner plates here.

Mikasa Color Spectrum Royal Blue Charger

This charger was made by Mikasa and the pattern was called Color Spectrum. They came in several different colors and this color was Royal Blue, I love this shade of blue. I bought them on Ebay several years ago, a few at a time as I saw them until I had the number that I needed. I have them in several different colors. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers, please click here.

Milano Red Ginkgo International LePrix Flatware

This flatware is Milano Red Ginkgo International LePrix. I have had this set for years but it is still for sale. I’m not sure where I bought it. I use it several times a year on tablescapes and I bought the set in other colors over the years as well. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

Cackleberry Home Birthday Napkin

I decided to match the napkins to the tablecloth for this Birthday tablescape and I went back to Amazon to buy them. I love the colors and the graphics. I found the wood cupcake napkin rings on Etsy. They were natural wood but Hubby painted them yellow and green to match the centerpiece. They came in other colors as well. I placed the napkins on the plate stack to break up the solid colors a bit. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I found the small ring boxes on Amazon, they come in a few different colors. 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. To read about the What, Where and When of place card holders, please click here.

I bought the green glass goblet on the left at Pier 1 several years ago. They are my favorite green goblets. I love the height, the color, and the spiral design. It can be difficult to find yellow glass goblets that don’t have a gold tint to them so when I saw these yellow goblets on Etsy last spring I immediately bought them. I love the color and the size of them. I don’t know who made them or what the pattern is called. 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 bought this wood cake puzzle toy in the 1980’s for my children to play with. I think I found it in a Lillian Vernon catalog. I always liked it and when I finally packed it away it was missing a piece of the cake and a candle but I saved it anyway. We finally pulled it out again and Hubby actually made replacement pieces and painted it. I really can’t tell where the replacement pieces are, he did a great job! I have it sitting on a Pottery Barn green drink dispenser stand that I often use to elevate centerpiece items to make them a bit taller.

Mosser Red Glass Panel Salt and Pepper Set

Those of you who read my blog and know my tablescaping style know that I often add salt and pepper sets to my table settings to add more interest and this tablescape was no exception. I decided to add a Mosser Glass red salt and pepper set to this tablescape. I bought this set online at The Vermont Country Store last year. 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. If you read my blog you have seen their goblets on some of my tablescapes.

Vintage Depression Glass Green Salt and Pepper Set

I bought this Depression Glass Green salt and pepper set on Ebay several years ago. It might be the Circle pattern or the Ring pattern or just a vintage unknown set.

Happy Birthday to everyone with a February Birthday!

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