Wednesday

Tablescape ~ A Bright Winter Brunch




Hello ~ it's such a pleasure to have you stop by for a visit!




Welcome to Tablescape Thursday, hosted by our lovely host Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch!








This week I'm hosting a Bright Winter Brunch for Tablescape Thursday.


I started with this table cloth by April Cornell, bright, deep pink in a jacquard pattern.








It happens to pick up a couple of the colors in these Martha Stewart dishes.




I don't have the matching napkins, so I used these from Williams-Sonoma (several years ago.) The napkin rings are a few years old, I'm sure they are still available, but I forgot where I got them. You can probably find them by doing an internet search if you are interested in them.




The little pressed glass bowls are actually vintage candy/bon bon dishes ~ perhaps your mom or grandmother had some? My mom did, I think they were very inexpensive in their day and most likely bought at the dime store (I hope some of you know what kind of store I'm talking about. *grin*)
My mother only had one or two, the rest I found at tag and estate sales. Mom would serve nuts, candy and her special homemade fudge in them ~ but I serve fruit, soup and small salads in them. I love the sparkle they add to the table, and the happy memories they evoke.


I use this flatware everyday ~ it's from Neiman-Marcus/Horchow.


The pattern is called "Hotel Silver", but it is actually stainless, thank goodness because I love the convenience of everyday flatware that can go right into the dishwasher.


I bought it a couple of years ago, but I believe it is still available at their online store.










Here are a few more shots of the pieces so you can take a better look.


























I love the pattern on the plates. I believe these were from Martha Stewart's Everyday line from several years ago. I got them on ebay about 4 or 5 years ago.
















The centerpiece is a vintage milkglass cake pedestal, with a garden pot which is the same color as the tablecloth. I received a florist's arrangement of Gerbera Daisies in it a couple of years ago and thought I could reuse it someday... and here it is!


As you probably guessed the hydrangea bloom is fake, and I've had the tall, narrow glass cloche for many years.










The little shabby bird is a "no name", from a local gift store.


The juice glasses are vintage ~ from the 40's and 50's, sometimes called "boopies".


Thank you so much for stopping by to visit today ~ it always makes me so happy to read any comments you would like to leave!










Please click the logo above to visit our host Susan on her blog to see her incredible tablescape and links to everyone who is participating this week.



Happy Tablescape Thursday!










53 comments:

  1. Wow that tablecloth color is perfect--really makes the dishes "pop" ! And I love your napkin rings--so cute!

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  2. What a great table you have set! I love the layering of the plates with the cut glass and the color of those napkins with those sweet little flowered plates. Everything is lovely...

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  3. Your table is so pretty, Mari! I love the dishes, they would look wonderful any time of year. And the glass dishes are perfect to accompany them (I DO remember the 'dimestores'...miss them too!).

    xoxo
    Jane

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  4. I love your floral dishes mixed with blue napkins and red tablecloth. --Delores

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  5. So many wonderful elements. Love the mixed up flatware!

    Christi @ A Southern Life

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  6. Hi Mari! Love your floral dishware.. The napkin rings are ADORABLE!.. and I collect milk glass, so I also liked how you used the cake pedestal to make a cloche centerpiece.. Very pretty! ~tina

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  7. Beautiful table. What a great Martha Stewart set. I've never seen it before.

    - The Tablescaper

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  8. Beautiful table...love the colors and yes I have several of those dime store dishes too.

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  9. Hi Mari,

    your plates are so pretty! our "Dime Store" just went out of business a couple of years ago. It is so missed!

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  10. What a lovely table! The little crystal candy dishes remind me of my mother. She started collecting these a few years ago. Her collection grew and grew and grew...I think she has over 20 of them now! Thanks for sharing and happy TT to you!

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  11. Ever so pretty - and I love how you patiently describe each element. I do remember the glass candy dishes my grandmother and aunts had - how nice to see them being used again in a different way! Thanks for sharing - I enjoyed your post!

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  12. This is so bright and pretty. I do believe spring will be here before we know it.

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  13. I love your pretty table, and I absolutely know what a "dime store" is. Oh, how I miss that.

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  14. Those napkin rings are so cute, love the floral dishes. The dollar store is now the dime store. LOL

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  15. Hi Mari,
    I love your table with all the wonderful colors! The crystal bowls are truly sparkling and make such a statement. Thanks so much for sharing!
    Sharlotte

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  16. What a delight it would be to sit at your table. Beautiful.

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  17. This table looks so pretty. Love the floral china, and you are so clever to use those bon bon dishes that way! I'm going to be on the lookout for some of those and copy that idea. They do add such sparkle to the table. laurie

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  18. So cute, I love the napkin rings!!

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  19. Very pretty! Sure do like your napkin rings! By the way, we have the same birdie, I think, in our posts! :)

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  20. This is bright and cheerful! So lovely~
    Everything sparkles!
    ~joyfully~ Maria

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  21. I love the bright tablecloth with the pretty dishes. What a lovely idea to use the candy dishes in your tablesetting!
    I want the flatware. Are they all different sets or is one set all mixed up- is that why it is called hotel silver? I really loved that! I'll have to go on line and check it out.
    Very, very Pretty!
    Yvonne

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  22. That was such a fun post! I love it all...but the napkin rings stood out for me, as did the napkins, and the cute bon bon dishes. Hmmm, as I said, I loved it all!

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  23. Hi Mari,

    I just love your tablescape. Your combination of dishes is beautiful. The blue linen napkins are so pretty rolled in those precious napkin rings. Your pictures are beautiful and the coffee looked so wonderful....I had to have a "fix" after looking at it. I remember enjoying shopping at the Dime store before it turned into the Dollar General. The little crystal candy dishes are the perfect touch to your beautiful tablescape.

    Hugs,
    Katherine S.

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  24. I love everything about your table from the dishes to the napkins and those adorable napkin rings! Beautiful blues and pinks! So inviting to have a winter's brunch!

    Miss Bloomers

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  25. I think the "dimestore" (and yes, I do remember those!) glass dessert dishes are beautiful! I love the way the china colors and the white of those birds pops against that fuschia tablecloth! Gorgeous! Hugs, Lana

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  26. So pretty! I really love that tall cloche over the hydrangea as your centerpiece. The Martha Stewart dishes are lovely and go so well with your tablecloth. My fav are those cute napkin rings!

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  27. Leave it to Martha to have such pretty plates and leave it to you to make such a creative table. Cute napkin rings. Thanks for sharing your pretty table with me.
    Joyce

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  28. Very pretty! I like the pressed glass dishes along with the floral ones and the periwinkle blue... keeps everything light and very spring like!

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  29. It is a beautiful table! I adore those napkin rings:D

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  30. I am so excited to see someone else uses those vintage candy dishes for salad plates. I've been collecting them for years -some I paid pennies for. Just love them- I remember in the old dime stores. Love the curviness and sparkle. Beautiful table!

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  31. Delightfully pretty!!! Oh how gorgeous ... I love that hue of deep pink. And I would never have thought of pairing it with blue plates. Oh, I have those bon bon dishes too! My mother-in-law gave them to me ;) How I love your artistic touch. Your photos are simply beautiful!

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  32. Each time ur tablescape kills me alittle! Colours make me weak..teh beautiful sharp pink n melting blue is simply brilliant...and the centre piece is so pretty!!!

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  33. Love the tablescape. Wonderful. The napkin rings are to die for.

    Sheila @ Raggedykingdom.blogspot.com

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  34. You have a knack at pulling everything together so beautifully..No need to tell you we have similar tastes~:)

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  35. Such a pretty tablescape! The plates are lovely, and the tablecloth picks up the colors so well. The napkin rings are adorable!

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  36. What a beautiful table. Love the colors of the dishes and those are great glass dishes. I remember going to the dime store! The blue napkins go perfectly with the dishes. I prefer them not to be the same pattern as the dishes. Looking forward to starting my blog soon so I can join the fun.

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  37. This is so bright and cheerful on a snowy Winter morning!
    Just lovely!

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  38. Beautiful table, Mari! Yes, I do have one of the pressed glass candy dishes that belonged to my Mom. I love it. It's such a good idea to bring yours to the table for salads :)

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  39. Wow! I do have one of those glass bon bon dishes! EXACTLY THE SAME ONE! Now I am going to start searching for more so I can use them the way you do. GREAT IDEA!

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  40. What a gorgeous table you've set. That would wow any guest. I fondly remember dime stores and shopping in them as a kid. Great old times.

    I collect some depression glass and you've give me some ideas on how to incorporate the pieces with other china. Thanks.
    Sam

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  41. These are such pretty dishes. They make me feel good, seeing those sweet flowers in the middle of this freezing winter. I really like the way you pulled it all together.

    Sue

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  42. Dime Store...dare I say just the name conjures up so many things! Such an artful and inviting table, Mary. Cheery, too! I love to mix the ordinary with the fine, as well....so much more interesting.

    Thanks!

    Diane

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  43. Great tablescape! It's so cheery and pretty. I love the colors and I LOVE that cloche! I keep hoping to find one like that!

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  44. Your table is beautiful. I also am collecting the "candy" dishes for the same purpose you are using them for. I also think they add a lovely sparkle to a tablescape. Your Martha Stewart dishes are lovely, they look like spring. Thank you for sharing this lovely tablescape.
    Jacquelene L.

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  45. How I would love to sit at your beautiful table. Absolutely lovely.

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  46. I loved it! No food was necessary as you provided just the right amount of sustenance with just the beautiful you presented everything...I must get myself some of those vintage nut bowls! Very clever of you!! Thanks for the great time! xo, Nan

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  47. Very pretty! I love your choice of colors and how you pulled everything together!

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  48. Such a cheerful, beautiful tablescape! I just love your centerpiece...and the birdie stole my heart! :-) You find the most beautiful pieces at April Cornell...and you mix everything so wonderfullly! Your pics make me feel like I'm right there!!! :-)

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  49. I could have sworn that I posted a comment on this lovely table last Thurs.??? Cyberspaced again!

    I adore the vintage items you've saved & gathered, especially the goblets, Mari. I think that knobby pattern is called "candlewick". I've been reading all about depression glass since digging out my mother's & grandmother's dishes.

    Your Martha Stewart cups & plates are really pretty, too. Very spring like & putting them on that vibrant strawberry colored April Cornell tablecloth was brilliant. It really makes their colors POP! So do your photographs! ~insert green-eyed envious look~

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  50. What a beautiful, cheery table! I want to join you for brunch(I am hungry too)!!!! LOVE the napkin rings and the silverware! And, YES< I remember the "dime stores". Thank God we now have Dollar General:):) Happy Saturday!!!!! XO, Pinky

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  51. What a pretty table setting! Your dishes are lovely and so perfect with the deep pink tablecloth. I remember our town's one and only dime store. I loved going there as a child.

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  52. Beautiful tablescape. Just wonderful. Thanks for sharing!

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