I Love Lemons Tablescape

 

It doesn’t seem that long ago, but it has been nearly 10 years since I wrote a post about the play food that I used to love as a child, you can read it here. Despite the fact that I haven’t been a child for a longer than I care to admit, I still love play food. Recently, I was shopping at one of my favorite places, The White Hare, when I found this pitcher of lemonade. It was a part of a set that included glasses of lemonade, but they were mason jars, and that wasn’t the look I was going for. I cannot tell you how long I circled this pitcher before I bought it, their 20% off sale justifying the expense. 

Once I got home with it, I knew I had to set a table around it, and that is how this one was born.

 

A pretty tablecloth can make even the simplest table beautiful. This is one of my favorites, because it always says summer to me. 

I kept the antique crystal candleholders from last time, pairing them with a white ironstone pitcher full of yellow Alstroemerias. 

Bordallo Pinheiro geranium leaf chargers.provide a good base for yellow Waechtersbach dinner plates. They are topped with Bordallo Pinheiro Majolica Green Geranium Leaf salad plates on which I have placed a mini wreath (also from The White Hare) and faux lemon.The bubbly green water glasses are Villeroy & Boch; stemmed juice glasses were inherited from a family friend. 

One of my favorite sets of salt and pepper shakers is this cut lemon pair, adding a touch of whimsy.

  Flatware, that I get a lot of use out of, is Flatware is vintage Noritake Primastone.

 

I hope this table brightened you day.

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Cinco de Mayo Tablescape

I celebrate my own version of Cinco de Mayo once a month when my aunt comes over for a “Mexican and Margarita” lunch. It is colorful and convivial, but not quite as festive as this table that pays tribute to the Mexican holiday celebrating their victory over the French.

 

The centerpiece gives a nod to festive Mariachi bands with a pair of maracas protruding from a southwestern ivy-filled vase, as well as a piccolo trumpet (a much more suitable size for the table).

 

The table covering and matching napkins I made myself from Alexander Henry fabric.

The Margarita glasses I have had forever; these get A LOT of use. Honestly, it’s embarrassing. The red stemware makes a bold statement right alongside. These are Red Boston goblets by Villeroy & Boch.

 

Red chargers with a bit of rhinestone bling provide a nice base for yellow Waechtersbach dinner plates. One top of them are orange salad plates by Corsica Home that my cousin gifted me, o n top; of which I have lively Hasusenware chili pepper plates.

 

New this year is the orange flatware that I am absolutely in love with. The “Kissing Couple” salt and pepper shakers are always a big hit. There are little magnets in the mouths of each, so they’re always kissing.

 

The Talavera salsa dishes add a bit of Mexican authenticity, not to mention color and fun.

Whether you celebrate or not, a bit of Mexican color at the table is fun at any  time of the year.

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