As you know, because I have droned on and on about it for what
seems like forever, I am always behind when it comes to preparing for holidays.
I don't know why this is, because I am generally not a procrastinator, and tend
to be fairly well organized; I guess I'm just in denial that another holiday
looms ahead. Who knows, but whatever the case, I did manage to do a special
table for St. Patrick's Day. I call it “Lunching with Leprechauns” because I
liked the alliteration, but, truth be told, it was dinner.
This table was put together in about 30 minutes. My son, and two adorable
grandchildren, were coming for dinner and I decided to make their favorite meal
and set a pretty table.
I am always charmed by the fact that my offspring, and grand offspring, appreciate
what I do, and don’t hesitate to comment. In fact, they're beginning to expect it,
so the pressure is on when it comes to inviting family over for even the most
casual of meals.
I bought the leprechaun at Pier 1 early in the season figuring that I would use
it in a table setting, and then promptly forgot about it. When it fell out of
the pantry and hit me on the head, it served as a reminder that I hadn't set a
table yet.
The basket is one that my son had given me, and normally corrals
seasonal greenery and a candle in the coffee table vignette. The tissue paper I
had found in the closet in my office while in search of something else, the
little shamrock plant is an annual tradition for me, and I absolutely love
them.
I decided to do something other than just green, as you can see, and I ended up
quite liking the combination of the two bold colors.
The placemats (both round
and rectangular) are from Pier 1, the cabbage plates are Portugal Majolica, and
the dinner plates are the Blanc Amelie pattern from Maison Versailles.
The napkin rings are from Pottery Barn, the napkins are a combination of a
dinner napkin that I bought at Pier 1, and an adorable St. Patrick's Day
cocktail napkin set that was made for me by my aunt.
The stemware is from Pier 1, and a favorite of mine, particularly during the
spring and summer months.
The little St. Patrick's Day treat buckets I picked up at
Michael's a number of years ago, and the green popcorn, like the shamrock plant,
is an annual tradition.
The little black cauldrons were purchased months ago with the
idea that I would use them on Halloween, but they ended up serving well as a
little pot of gold. I initially thought I would put foil-covered chocolate
coins in the pots, but I really don't like that waxy chocolate, so I decided to
use Rollos instead. I love the look, but, be forewarned if you would like to do
the same, you will have to buy the big bag of Rollo candies because each one of
these little cauldrons held 15 of them!
To finish off the little popcorn buckets I decided to cover a Hershey bar with
a reproduction of a St. Patrick's Day vintage postcard. Boys would get a boy postcard,
and we girls would get one with a girl on it.
I didn't get this idea
until about an hour before they were about to arrive, so quickly printed these
out, trimmed them into rectangles, and wrapped them around the Hershey bar before
plunging them into the buckets. Considering it didn't take long, I really like the look.
The flatware is what I have been using all winter long because I absolutely
love it. I realize that it is kind of wintry, but that doesn't matter to me I
like it anyway, and it is really cold here today, so it's still fitting. It
came from Cabela’s.
I hope you enjoy St. Patrick's Day no matter what you do; tomorrow I'm making a
traditional St. Patrick's Day lunch and taking it to my dad.
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