MIDNIGHT BLUE

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021!

I tried to make our New Years Eve dinner special even though we celebrated at home.

The color scheme utilized shades of cobalt, gold and white.  Napkins were folded and held in a bow tie shape with beaded napkin rings.

My little snowman calendar reminds us it’s the last day of the year.     

                              

As we are all hoping for a little more happiness in 2021, I placed two blue birds of happiness on the table. Both were wedding gifts.

Fiesta dishes were used along with blue glass pieces, most of which were collected from rummage sales by my mom.

The gold clock, which serves as a centerpiece, is set to 11:59 p.m. It was a cherished wedding gift from my husband’s aunt and uncle.

Each blue goblet had a wristwatch around its stem.

Eggs to DYE For

Put eggs in an oven preheated to 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes.  (Muffin tin keeps eggs from rolling around.)

Pretty Fiesta cups make the job more fun!

Add a teaspoon of vinegar to each cup.  Then add hot water until cup is 2/3 to 3/4 full.

Use food coloring to dye your eggs

Back of food coloring package has directions for creating different colors

Mixing red and blue to make purple

Mix with a spoon

Turn eggs periodically during the dying process

Don't worry - I rinsed out the sink and it didn't stain.

The finished product

Eggs in cute egg cups from Crate and Barrel

Be My Valentine!

I know it's only January but I couldn't wait to set a table to celebrate Valentine's Day.

My favorite color combo for this holiday is black, white, red, pink, and purple.
Wish my camera showed the colors better.

Each place setting rests on a square purple charger.  The milk glass salad plates remind me of lacy doilies and supply old time romance to the tablescape.

My Fiestaware dishes in scarlet, black, heather, plum and flamingo were pressed into service as were some of my Avon Cape Cod and Old Colony white milk glass pieces by Anchor Hocking.

Each diner receives a heart-shaped box of Russell Stover chocolates.

I folded white napkins into a shape that (to me, anyway) looks heart shaped and set all three utensils on them.

Centerpiece Idea

Elevate your centerpiece on a pretty cake plate.

Thanksgiving

Joyful

Happy Fall

Give Thanks

Fiesta dishes in chocolate, tangerine, sunflower, paprika and shamrock are perfect for celebrating Thanksgiving.

I added wood-look chargers and white milk glass dessert plates for contrast and interest.

The dessert plates are vintage Old Colony from Anchor Hocking.  I found them on ebay.  I love them with the Fiesta.

Each guest received a Russell Stover foil wrapped chocolate turkey.  The kids also got a wish bone to break.

 This brown and white checked table cloth was my husband's before we got married.  It wasn't big enough to cover our dining table so I used it as a table square, layering it over a white table cloth.

Pilgrims and turkeys attend the feast.  Note the cute  Indian corn candles.

Deja Vous Christmas

No, you're not experiencing deja vous.  This table is very similar to another one in a previous post.

Yes, I used the same basic tablescape two holidays in a row. Can you believe it?? 

I just discovered this picture on my computer and wanted to share the details.

Note the poinsettia napkins and the place cards.  I bought a big box of these silver-trimmed cards several years ago and have been able to use them on many occasions as the silver coordinates well with not only the flatware but also the silver trim on the Shannon china pattern.

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.