It’s only been in recent years that I have celebrated Dia de Los
Muertos, a.k.a. Day of the Dead. It’s a Mexican holiday, obviously, and one
that I find greatly appealing because it’s set aside solely to honor those
close to us who have passed away. The celebration is defined by Calaveras
skeletons, lots of color, flowers, and great joy. I tried to depict all of that
in this table.
I struggled with selecting a table topper. I have a number of them probably
more appropriate than this one, but this appeal to me greatly. The pattern is
called “Los Santos,” and is from Alexander Henry. I hardly know where to begin
to describe everything that is on the table, so I’ll start with the
centerpiece.
I struggled with selecting a table topper. I have a number of them probably
more appropriate than this one, but this appeal to me greatly. The pattern is
called “Los Santos,” and is from Alexander Henry. I hardly know where to begin
to describe everything that is on the table, so I’ll start with the
centerpiece.
The orange skull at table center was given to me
a number of years ago. It came from Trader Joe’s, and had a succulent in it
that has since outgrown the pot, and I now use it to hold flowers. Michael’s
had a wonderful selection of items, so the sitting skeletons, the delightful
Frida Kahlo tea light holders, the black candles with skeleton hands, and the
two skeleton candelabras (brought forwards from my Halloween
table) all come from there.
Williams-Sonoma is responsible for the tea towels that I used as napkins
here, as are the wonderful, colorful mugs that I absolutely adore. The cookies
on the small skull plate are from there as well. 
The Frida Kahlo wine glasses, I purchased years ago from artist, Kelly Cameron,
who hand-painted the design. One side has Frida, the other a skull. They are
beautiful either way.
The red stemware is from Amazon, as are the two floral
black picture frames by Laura Ashley, and the
boldly colored orange flatware can be found here.
I hope you found this table a feast for eyes and soul. If you don’t celebrate
this special holiday, please consider it in the future.
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Everything is so pretty!
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Donna
That table is indeed a feast for the eyes. All Souls’ Day for my family meant church. I quite like your commemoration!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a festive table! I never would have thought of Michael's as having this variety and it makes me wonder - what do you serve with this tablescape as the backdrop?
ReplyDeleteGina, I serve Mexican food, of course!
ReplyDeleteAs beautiful and colorful as everything looks on your table, I just can't get into Calaveras skeletons! It just doesn't sit well with me when I look at them. Too weird and spooky for me to eat on or decorate with.. But your table does look gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWow Pattie, this is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteJenna