Mother's Day With Love! (T)

I set the table with things I love for Mother's Day.

This metal centerpiece wreath was a gift from the kids at Christmas.  I've posted about it a few times now.  Love it!

I bought these tiny clay pots to use in my fairy garden and ended up placing them on the candle holders.  They have a center hole that fits right over the spike that holds the candles. The little grape vine wreaths were in my stock and they added a little more to the design.  Love it when things work out like that!

I added a pale pink Kalanchoe plant (that I re-potted in a clay pot) inside the cage where a candle normally sits.

I love these dishes.  I saw them on Horchow's website last year  and waited for a sale.  I hope to double what I have- these are keepers!

Sorry everything is dark- this area doesn't get good light and it was raining all day so it was overcast.  

I love the crystal etched stemware that the kids and my husband gave me Christmas.   The purple stemware was also from Horchow.  

I fell in love with these napkin rings at Pier 1.  They're quirky- like me!

I chose a formal setting but kept the linens casual.  Sort of a dressed up cottage look!  This is the silverware we used when I was a child for our family gatherings.  I love these and chose them because of the sentiment that comes with them.

I picked up this Italian Creme cake for dessert.  I had it once before and loved it!

Candlelight can't be beat- love it!

Mother's Day With Love!

Daughter will join us- son lives too far away.  Thank goodness for things like FaceTime and Skype.  It brings us together and helps us feel closer.

God Bless you all on Mother's Day!

The players:

Dinnerware by Spode- Delamere Bouquet

Rogers Bros. - Reflection Silverware

Purple Stemware from Horchow called Harper (they arrived broken twice- was disappointed about that)

Crystal Stemware- Vintage from Williams Sonoma

Angel centerpiece from Pier 1

Metal Centerpiece Wreath from Terrain

Napkins from Williams Sonoma

Cake plate stand from T.J. Maxx
White chargers from Pier 1

Joining:

Between Naps On The Porch

for

Tablescape Thursday

Thoughts of Home on Thursday 

Foodie Friday and Everything Else 

Dishing & Digging It 

China Cabinet Spruced Up!

Well- I'm still moving around the house 

updating, redesigning and organizing!

Today I tackled my China Cabinet.  

It had gotten a bit too disorganized and 

needed some editing.

Back in September I purchased

some new plates by Spode-

The Traditions Series

Archives Collection- Cranberry

*See below for description 

Initially I just squeezed them

in there.

 I bought acrylic stands for displaying them.

 By using the stands it allows me to stage 

some of the stemware behind and in front, 

rather than using the plate rail which 

would have kept them in a fixed position.

I relocated my red stemware to the top

shelf (they were behind the plates on the 2nd shelf)

 I moved the china set down to

the wood base surface.

 I also removed most of the crystal

stemware- washed and hand dried

them. Then I went about relocating

most of the pieces.

These are some of my favorite pieces

in my china cabinet...

Back in the mid 70's my parents 

went on a whirlwind trip of Europe.

While in Venice my Mother bought this

serving set at the Murano Factory. 

She's  been asking us to take

things of hers for years so I asked 

for this.

While in high school my daughter 

met a girl from Italy that was here

as a foreign exchange student.  Her

experience with her sponsors turned

out poorly so we took over and had

her live with us.  The next summer after

she had left we sent our daughter over

to see her in Naples and they toured all

over Italy.  While in Venice my daughter

went to the Murano factory and found

these glasses and a candy dish that she

bought for me!

This is a little favorite of mine that

I found at an antique store.  The first and

only antique I've ever purchased!  Since

I love gardening I was intrigued by it.

The tag said it was from the 1930's.

 I think I need more of the red Mikasa crystal 

pieces don't you??  :-)

This also gave me a chance to dust 

inside.  It's pretty sealed up but somehow

dust migrates in there over time.

Finally done and closed up!  

Whew! That took about 2 hrs to do!

Glad I finally did it!

*This set of six (6) 10 1/2" dinner plates in the Traditions Series from the Spode Archive Collection in Cranberry, made in England. The titles of this beautiful set of six are : Aesop's Fables, Caramanian, Castle, Greek, Lucano, and Milkmaid. This red / pink transferware series features magnificent traditional designs with wonderful landscape scenes of some of the most popular hand-engraved original copper engravings that were taken from Spode's archives. 

(I bought mine through Replacements Ltd. on Ebay)

I'm joining Bunny Jeans Decore and More
for her
Bunny Hop Party