Tablescape Thursday

Today is the one-year anniversary of Tablescape Thursdays. Thank you, Susan, at Between Naps on the Porch, for hosting this fun meme for the past year! Go here to see lots more inspiration.


I named my tablescape today Golden Tea Time. These dishes had a message for me. They told me I have become a dish addict! I have said I'm not going to purchase dishes to participate in TTs, but I've gone back on my word! I kept seeing these dishes at TJ Maxx and really loved them mainly because they are yellow, a deep yellow, but very pretty.

When they went on sale I couldn't resist! They were really inexpensive, just two and three dollars each! By the time I decided to buy them a lot were gone and I ended going to several stores to complete the place settings for four.

The platter cost $3.99, it cost more than the other pieces.

I used an off-white lace tablecloth over a gold tablecloth.

The centerpiece is a large mirror used as a tray displaying my grandmother's antique clock, candlestick, and a small picture of my grandmother when she was a teen. A few gold colored roses are scattered around in the vignette.

I bought the napkins at Ross recently at $1.99 for four. They are a shimmering fabric. I paired them with yellow cotton napkins.

The napkins are tied with gold twine and each one has a vintage pin on them.

It was hard to get a true picture of the color, with the flash they look brighter. The picture above
shows a scissors pin.


This picture has a hat pin. This color isn't true at all, but neither is the one below!

The pin on the napkin above has a jade stone on it.

A gold circle pin is on this napkin.

The napkins actually match the color of the mirror.

A close-up of the antique clock.

Above, a close-up of my grandmother's picture, and a photo locket pin. Sorry, these pictures didn't turn out better.




I didn't place anything on top of the salad plate because it has a pretty design on it, so does the dinner plate.

A brass figurine is at each place setting.

Another reason I like the deep yellow dishes is because they match the paint on the walls in our house. Above you can see the paint color on the column on the left.


I hope you enjoyed seeing my Golden Tea Time tablescape! I wish you could join me for tea!

Have a happy day!
God Bless.

Katherine