Today I'm setting my mother's table! Isn't it beautiful? She usually sets a very red and green traditional table, but this year, she decided to mix it up a little and asked for my help. You know I never turn down gorgeous china and a tablesetting challenge!
Mother recently purchased this robin's egg blue china from a friend whose mother is very advanced in age and was getting rid of some of the things that family did not want. She had posted this set for sale on Facebook, but by the time I saw it, she had listed it as sold. Imagine my surprise (and delight!) when I found out that my mother was the one who had bought it! Mama and I were both attracted to it because it reminds us of my grandmother's china. The color is striking. No wonder my grandmother and the sweet lady who used to own this set chose it. It's gorgeous!
Mama asked for my help setting the table, and I jumped at the chance! Mother has a very shiny, dark cherry dining room suite. I wanted to play that up against the icy colors of winter. Daddy bought mother these glass and acrylic snowmen several years ago. They were the inspiration for my tablescape. I found the silver tree at Hobby Lobby. It was on sale for $17. I wanted something taller than the snowmen, and I also like to have odd numbers of items in my displays when I can. Mother has lots of these beveled mirrors to use in centerpieces. It just adds to the reflection factor!
I found the frosted mistletoe and the white floral picks at Hobby Lobby. Half off, of course! They were $1 each.
Mama also already had the cute little acrylic snowmen and trees. I placed these on top of a new runner I found this season at Hobby Lobby. It was $12. It works with the simple white napkins she already had.
The frosted mistletoe wreaths came from Hobby Lobby and were $5 each. I loaned her my silver mercury glass candlesticks. They were a wedding gift. At first I placed a single white taper candle in them, but mother was crazy about them. She thought they were too tall, so she pulled out these votive candlestick holders from her stash. Yep. Mother always knows best! More glass to add to the icy effect. Of course, she was right! These are sitting on small glass mirrors, but they're really hard to see underneath.
Here's a closeup. The blue china is by a company called Castleton China. It's probably about 50 years old. The pattern is "Turquoise". It has a thin platinum band around the edges with a white center. It matches my mother's wedding china perfectly! That's her salad plate we used to break up the blue a little and echo the inside of the tea cups. Mama's pattern is "Argenta" by Royal Doulton England. I have always loved it. In fact, when I chose mine, I picked one that is off white with platinum trim. Like mother, like daughter!
I picked up the silver chargers for her at Dollar Tree back in November. I have some, but she wanted her own. Now we have enough for several more settings! The crystal glasses came from a grocery store many, many years ago. Why can't they do that again? It was a wonderfully affordable way for people to add to their collections.
The silverplate flatware belongs to my mother now. It was my greatgrandmother's (Jewell's namesake.) It is by Reed and Barton and is called "Louis XVI". It was only made for one year - 1926. Yep, it's that old! Mama Judy (Jewell Copeland) would have been 29 in 1926! I love this pattern. It's classic and beautifully ornate, but not overdone. Just perfect. Just like she was.
I found the placemats years ago at Big Lots when I was doing a Tiffany-themed tablesetting. The mother-of-pearl sequins are so pretty!
Here's a view from the top. Isn't it pretty? I'm so proud of it, and I think Mama really likes it. It's much more formal than her regular Holiday tablescape, but it will work all winter...not just for Christmas!
I'm so glad you stopped by my neck of the woods!
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