Cuisine Kathleen issued a tablescape challenge using wedding china. She said it didn’t have to be our wedding china, and even said it could be some that you inherited or even recently bought for yourself…
Originally I was going to use all traditional things, a white tablecloth, my white wedding china, traditional candlesticks and silverware…yawn…
This is “Moon Glow” by Franciscan. The edge has an embossed pattern that looks like pineapples. I was a 20 year old, clueless, bride to be and knew nothing about picking out china patterns. My mother said I should pick out something plain so I could use it for a long time. She told me that pineapples represented hospitality, and suggested this china. She was so smart, I still love and use this china for all the big occasions.
But when I started to set my table something happened…
First there was this table runner that I made for my darling daughter…
I really wanted to play with it before I gave it to her for Mother’s Day…
Then there were these plates…
They literally hopped in my cart at Hobby Lobby and refused to get out
and I did have those gray and yellow napkins from the Curious Bunnies tablescape
Let’s just see how they look with DD’s table runner
Wow, I was loving the polka dots and the pattern mix
Before I knew it, I was adding and subtracting and using my traditional wedding things in a whole new modern way
I borrowed some things from the kitchen island vignette
I tucked a small painting inside the wire cage and flanked it with some roses HH gave me for Mother’s Day
The platter from my wedding china forms a base for the centerpiece
I used my wedding Waterford water goblets, my wedding silverware, “Medici” by Gorham, and my great grandmother’s silver chalices
I used “Moon Glow” cup and saucers, with silver wire orbs, on top of each plate
I added a wine trivet, a memento from DD’s wedding and some salad servers I bought when we were picking out her wedding things~
Yes, this is much more me!
Thanks for always issuing fun challenges Kathleen!
Sometimes, the best creations come from spontaneous and unexpected places!
Tomorrow I will show you an easy trick I used to make this table runner and some other table runner ideas
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