Set Your Table With Flair--A Lucky Saint Patrick's Day Al Afresco

Hello, dear friends in the bloggerverse and beyond!!  I hope this post finds you in good spirits!!

I know I definitely am.  I have just had two back-to back health scares, and today I feel so fortunate that I am better!  God is good.  Since this happened just recently, I thought it would be apropos to share these photos for a tablescape that I shot some time ago.  They are absolutely appropriate in this case...and perfect for Saint Patrick's Day.

This table began with sea of green.



Black and white placemats with a lovely white damask pattern came next.

At each setting, I placed these wonderful transferware plates in the coordinating colors of black, green, and white.

A closer look at the pattern.



A simple and small pitcher made for an ideal flower receptacle.  

Fresh clippings right from my garden made the perfect impromptu arrangement.

Stemware in green

were followed by flatware in matte black

and simple white linen napkins adorned with green ribbon.

Completed tablescape.

Setting.

The lucky part...as I shot these, I was unaware until I looked that several shots captured a rainbow dancing across the table!!  It is likely attributed to my being a complete novice with a camera, I know nothing of lighting techniques, et cetera lol...however, I still feel fortunate to have caught them!

And fortunate to feel so much better!  Happy Saint Patrick's Day, and be blessed!

From my collection:

Damask placemats and green topper, Amazon

Napkins, generic, HomeGoods

Black flatware, Cambridge Silversmiths Beacon Collection, Horchow/Neiman Marcus

Green stemware, Libbey Premiere Dark Green Juniper 

Transferware plates, antique, Copeland Spode England Beverly Pattern

Transferware pitcher, antique, Burleigh England, Asiatic Pheasants Pattern

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Set Your Table With Flair--Just Add Green

Hello, all!  Hasn't the weather been curious?  We have had rain by the bucketful followed by very crisp winter-like days, and just this week, an abundance of sunshine.  Oh, California weather, you are stanchly unchanging in that you are always changing.  Constantly.  I am glad though, that the drought has finally gone! 




Saint Patrick's Day is this weekend, and it may be cliché, but the best way to decorate for this fun day is to just add green!  This setting is super simple, unfussy, and festive.  A charming celadon topper adorned with pretty china and uncomplicated flowers seemed like a great way to keep things low-key this year.









A recent find are these beautiful white and green antique dishes.  This gorgeous china is elegant, yet when paired with a fun cabbage saucer and a cupcake prepared in a silicone "terra cotta" pot, the setting becomes much less frou-frou, more lighthearted, and definitely indicative of the forthcoming springtime, which I await eagerly each year.







How easy is this!?  I used a heart-shaped mold to make candy melt shamrocks and adorned each little cupcake "pot" with a festive green ribbon.  A sprinkle of green and white sugar completed the potted cakes.







This cake, which is served on the matching platter, is delightful chocolate decorated with white frosting, green and white sugar granules, and a hand-drawn candy melt shamrock.  Easy!







I added a few cute napkins for dainty dabs...aren't they fun!?






The completed tablescape:







I hope the weather is fair where you dwell...until next we meet, Happy Saint Patrick's Day!








From my collection:


Celadon damask topper, Lauren Ralph Lauren, HomeGoods
Antique Green and White China, Walbrzych Poland, Local Antique Shoppe
Teapot, Godinger
Cabbage saucers, Maxcera, HomeGoods
Terracotta Pots, Wilton
Napkins, TJ Maxx/HomeGoods







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