September Splendor

This tablescape was created for a Tour of Tables event in 2000 by my friend Sandy and me.

We found beautiful fabric featuring greens, burgundys and browns and had a seamstress make a lined table cloth with it.  (There was enough fabric left to make two table runners, also.)

We used Shannon china by Montgomery Ward, along with pieces of two different leaf-themed china patterns I found at local antique shops.

The place cards were stamped with burgundy and gold leaf stencils.

Table favors were burgundy leaf-shaped floating candles.

The centerpiece consisted of plants found in a nearby ditch.

Here's a closer look at some of the elements of this tablescape.

Fall Formal

I've done several colorful fall tables this season, but decided to tone it down and class it up this time (if it's possible to do both at once).

I used three different china patterns.  The plates are my wedding china in the white-on-white Shannon pattern.  I found bits and pieces of the other two patterns at local antique shops several years ago.  I looked for patterns in a similar color scheme with a leaf motif.  I love the look of mixed china patterns.

This table was inspired by a birthday gift from my son and his wife.  They gave me three candles from Bath and Body Works in silver-colored holders which feature a cut-out pumpkin design.  

The small white vases were purchased at Wal-Mart.  I cut a branch from a bush in my backyard to put in the vases.

The flatware is Flight by Oneida.  The crystal is Longchamp by Cristal d'Arques.

Close-up of center piece.  The candles scents are "Pumpkin Caramel Latte", "Frosted Cupcake", and "Pumpkin Cupcake".  They smell divine!

Dinner by candlelight

Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue!

The founding fathers would surely endorse this patriotic tablescape.
The large white dinner plates which I have used rather than chargers are the Shannon china pattern by Montgomery Ward.
The red water goblets were purchased from Herberger's at an after-Christmas sale as were the red bowls.

The blue and white pieces are Historic Liberty Blue china.  More information about this china pattern follows.

The centerpiece consists of daisies and America flags in cobalt blue vases.









Dinner plate featuring picture of Independence Hall

Vegetable bowl featuring picture of Fraunces Tavern

Wine goblet in the Cape Cod pattern from Avon

Information sheet from Tour of Tables event held in the late 1990s

For more information about Historic Liberty Blue dishes, go to this site:
http://www.countryconsultant.com/blogspot/?p=731.  It's an article that quotes information I authored for the Associated Content website in 2008.