A Little Birdie Told Me...

Okay, so I found these absolutely fabulous plates on ebay and had to have them.  These are a 2000 pattern by Warren Kimble called "Birdhouse."

After I purchased them, I couldn't wait to put together a tablescape, but I had to wait.  Easter came first.  I have had this table together, but with packing and other stuff going on, haven't been able to get pictures together for the blog.  So, I am happy to be able to share these with you this week. 

I found these cute salt and pepper shakers at Hobby Lobby in their Spring Collection.

I pulled together everything bird oriented from around the house.  I received the church birdhouse as a gift from my husband.  And the little blue birdhouse was made by my youngest when she was in 4th or 5th grade.

 The cat cream pitcher was from my grandma's collection of pitchers.  

 The candlesticks came from a thrift store.

The Sunflower glasses came from an antique store.  The flatware came from Ross.

The yellow plates and cups are from the Martha Stewart Collection at KMart.

The bird napkin rings also came from Hobby Lobby.

I think maybe I'll make birds nest cookies for dessert.

Thanks to Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for hosting us.

In Shades of Blues and Browns

I know everyone is decorating in springy colors or St. Pat's Day Green, but I am still working on anything newer, and I haven't had time this week.  Here they are calling for a chance of snow this weekend.  Snow!  So, in honor of the potential snow, I am showing a cooler table.  No spring colors for me, hopefully that will be next week.

I love brown and blue together.  My bedroom is decorated in chocolate brown and pale blue, and it is so soothing.  I put the colors together for a tablescape.  I like how it turned out.

 The plates are Gibson "Leaf" and I purchased them for $1 on ebay.

I thought the leaf design on the plates went well with the leaf chargers I picked up at WalMart last fall.

The water goblets are Raphael by Gorham and the salt and pepper are Solitaire by Lenox.

The centerpiece is a pedestal bowl with Christmas ornaments in brown and blue.  I love the peacocks.  They set off the whole thing don't you think?

Thanks to Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for hosting us today.

Snow

We don't have snow here right now, but Christmas Eve was a blizzard in many parts of our state.  It was delightful to see all the beautiful scenes around Oklahoma, even as many found themselves stranded for the holidays.  This was inspiration for my snowflake table.

I have a beautiful cross with a snowflake in the center and a snow couple that sat on the cabinet behind the table.  I collect snow people and this is a set from  my collection.

 The centerpiece was a collection of candles and snowflakes.  The glass ornament with a snowflake inside lights up.

 The place settings have a snowflake place card holder.  The card is a gift tag with snowflakes on them.  The napkins have silver stitching with holly leaves actually, but the way I have them folded all you can see are the points. I have tucked a snowflake ornament in the napkin ring.

The salad plates are Lenox Federal from the Holiday Collection, the dinner plates are from WalMart.

The water goblets are Raphael pattern by Gorham, and the wine glasses I picked up at Dollar Tree. I liked the ornament hanging from the glasses.

The center piece before being lit....

and after.  What a pretty glow from the candles.

Candlelight and Crystal

Beautiful!

Thanks to Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for hosting all the pretty tables each week.

 

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