Mother's Day 2011

We had my parents and brother over today to celebrate.  I made a ham and roasted potatoes. I got use my new tablecloth and candlestick holders. I found the tablecloth at my favorite thrift store for $1.99. It says "Fresh Flowers by Stella Olsen".  My search for more info came up empty.  I did find out that there is a park by the same name. The napkin rings were found at Bed Bath and Beyond on clearance.

Here is a view of the candlestick holder. They are etched all around. I found them at Goodwill.

The salad bowl is from Crate and Barrel and was a wedding gift from a dear friend. The glasses are Libbey and were purchased at Dillard' years ago.

I used a mixture of Fiesta flatware.

I set up the plates on a cart that we found at estate sale.  The hubby scraped it well and spray painted it.

It was a good day and I got to use lots of my dishes.  I hope everyone had a good day also.

Fiesta Cobalt and Greens

I worked on this table right before Easter. I had just found the Harlequin plates.  The Fiest colors are Cobalt, Periwinkle and White.

The placemats were a clearance purchase from Dillard's.  The napkins are from Walmart and the rings were a gift from my friend Sam from her first trip to visit her son in Dallas/Ft Worth.

I found the green glass basket at Savers. It is a heavy piece. The candlestick holders were also a thrift store find.  I have the matching glasses to them.

The Fiesta casserole in Cobalt was also a Savers find. The blue glasses were found at Tuesday Morning about 10 years ago. My mom and I cleared them out.  They were $.99 each.  Those were the days when my mom still loved to go shopping. So these glasses hold some special memories for me.

Palms and Pineapples

I called this my tropical table last year.  I used Yellow Fiesta plates last year but this year I am using Persimmon (my favorite color). The Fiesta color is Juniper in the Fiesta2000 pattern.  I really like this tiered tray. The tray along with the fruit and the napkins were gifts from my friend.

The bowls are Crate and Barrel and were wedding gifts.  The glass dessert bowls, the coffee server, sugar bowl and napkin rings are all from Tuesday Morning clearance section. The lone candle holder was a clearance find at Big Lots for $0.99. The flat ware is Fiesta licensed item.

I'm still learning how to use this blog. I hope to learn how to link up to the Tablescape Thursday soon.