'Dressing' the Table

Welcome to another Tablescape! 

I chose to mix olive green and blue this week. I have been toying with the idea of using these colors together for a tablescape and when I saw Sherry's dining room at No Minimalist Here there was no question I would like this color combination.  After seeing Sherry's use of blue transferware on her green walls I was even more inspired to do this tablescape.  

I like layering things so I first used this light blue and olive heavy chenille throw I found at Goodwill for a couple of dollars. 

I don't know about you, but when I feel my table needs a little additional texture, dimension or color I turn to my closet!  That's right, my closet.  I didn't name this post "dressing the table" without a just cause.  I used two dresses in this tablescape!

I really do not like the blue one at all (at least not on me).  I bought it only after trying on a few hundred or so (it seemed) and I was running out of time to find something to wear to my Father-in-laws 70th birthday party.   Something that would hide my flab!  I was heavier then than I am now, and even though I'm not at all crazy about this dress it still hangs in my closet.  Now I know why!  I would need it for a future tablescape!  So, I wadded, I scrunched, I stretched...the dress that is.  I then added another dress with a gorgeous 6" lace in a pale olive.  I do like this one but I haven't worn it in a looong time...just can't let go of it with all that gorgeous lace!  It even has a purse that matches!  I sort of wadded the dress up onto the table and pulled the long lace out making a circular shape.

Atop the dresses I used a large, 1800's light blue transferware plate by T J & J Mayer in the Garden Scenery pattern to weigh down the the pouf-iness of the dresses and stabilize an arrangement for the top.  I love the soft blues in the transferware pieces I've used here.

Next I took the bottom half of a cookie jar and filled it with white roses (yes, silk...someday I'll try to have fresh flowers).

The lace romantically flows....

In keeping with a little bit of a Spring-ish theme I decided to put one of Mr. Hare's brothers amongst the white roses.
 His name is Poor and that's because Poor little rabbit lost his Mrs.  We're not sure if Mr. McGregor got her in his garden or she was lost in the journey from Colorado to Oklahoma but she's been missing for several years now.  Though I've spent many hours searching in earnest for her, Poor and I are still hopeful that she may find her way back home.  He always dresses in his best blue suit anxiously awaiting her return.

I've had these silver beaded chargers for a long time but rarely have used them.  I thought they'd bring a bit of light to the table.

I added an olive green transferware plate by J & G Meakin (BUY HERE).  I love the border on this pattern with tiny flowers and berries.

I added these Circa 1891 salad plates by Ridgway in the Oriental pattern.  This pattern was originally produced around 1830.  This plate has beautiful, varying cartouches of flowers and oriental scenery around the border. (BUY HERE)

I found these little green bowls/dessert cups also at a thrift store for a quarter a piece.  I put one on each of the blue Oriental plates.

Again wanting to add a little more 'light' to the table I added these vintage, lace trimmed white napkins.  These were my Mom's.  She was always hosting gorgeous dinners and parties and I remember her using these on several of those occasions.  My flatware is Towle...and...uh...hmmm....I can't remember the pattern name!  It may be Stockholm....yes, I think that's the name of it.

The blue stemmed glasses, I believe are Avon.

These salt and pepper shakers match the cookie jar (minus the lid).  These are Tar-zhay (Target) from way back when...well, along time ago.

Lastly, I added a touch of candle light with these vintage inspired Hobby Lobby glass candle holders.

I enjoyed putting this tablescape together and hope you do to.  I really like the colors combined.  Enjoy!

Ok, I'm not messing around when it comes to linking up this week!  I'm linking to the following so please check out these lovely blogs for tablescapes, thrifty treasures, multiples of three or more, lovely white things and vintage finds:

Three or More Tuesday , Tabletop Tuesday, Second Time Around Tuesday, Thriftyville Thursday Tablescape Thursday, White Wednesday Blue Monday, Funky Junk Interiors,  and Vintage Thursday.
They are each gorgeous, and hosted by lovely people.

A Poem For Your Thoughts:

The Evidence

In every seed to breathe the flower,

In every drop of dew

To reverence a cloistered star

Within the distant blue;

To wait the promise of the bow

Despite the cloud between,

Is Faith-the fervid evidence

Of loveliness unseen.

~John B. Tabb