Let's Dish Challenge!

I'm joining Cuisine Kathleen's Let's Dish Challenge! This month's challenge is Destination.
The Destination I chose is English Countryside. I'm using my Cottage dishes by Thomas Kinkade, these dinner plates were a steal at $3.99 at Marshall's a few years ago:

And the salad plates only $2.99:

These thatch-roof cottages remind me of some you see on an English countryside.

Which is your favorite scene? I'm partial to this one since we have a large painting of it:

They do make a pretty tablescape!

For the centerpiece I used a tea pot and tea cup as I'm sure you find these inside each of the thatch-roof cottages!
The tins of English teas are on the tray.

Left to right: London Tea, Harrod's Special Blend Tea, and English Afternoon Tea.

The white rose is in honor of Princess Diana:

And, of course, English Ivy entwines the tray!

Cream colored napkins and cream handled flatware is used with the spring green tablecloth.

I placed a crystal water goblet along with a small brandy sniffer, because we are likely to be offered a brandy or sherry with a meal at an English table.
I know this because we have a British neighbor who invited us to afternoon tea and she offered us sherry before the tea!

Here's a place for you!

Which tea would you choose?

I hope you enjoyed my English Countryside tablescape!

Back in September 2009 I did another tablescape using this china with a burgundy tablecloth and a different centerpiece. If you would like to see this tablescape, along with most of our Thomas Kinkade wall paintings, click here.

Thanks, Cuisine Kathleen, and to all the ladies who hosts the parties so we can play with our dishes!

I'm also linking to Susan's Tablescape Thursday and Alma's Seasonal Sunday's. Click on their names for looks more inspiration.

English Countryside tablescape

Thanks for visiting!

Table Top Tuesday

Thanks to Marty for hosting Table Top Tuesday! Click here for lots more neat inspiration. Today I'm sharing a recent vignette I did on top of the white gateleg table in our breakfast nook.

Inspiration for this vignette came from this cup and saucer caddy I found at half-price at Hobby Lobby while on vacation last week.
I'm displaying the little black and white polka dot tea cups I found at Hobby Lobby this past year.
The polka dot tea pot and the dotted rooster came from Home Goods this past year.
The tiny rooster below came from Hobby Lobby:

I added the polka dot napkin in the center

With a white candle and candlestick on top

You'll see more of these roosters at the Rooster Party next week!

Are you wondering about the large painting above the table?

Here it is! It's a biggie, about 4 feet x 5 1/2 feet

This painting was free, my husband inherited it. I like it because of the tea time scene.

I hope you enjoyed my breakfast nook table top!

Thanks to all of you for your sweet well wishes to me this past week! Tomorrow is the last day to take the antibiotic, I've had to deal with the awful side affects since it is the only one to kill this particular bacteria :-(

Have a happy day!

God's Blessings.

Katherine

Let's have tea together!

Irish Blessing

May your life always

be like a tea pot --

Overflowing
to warm the soul

Irish Blessing


Katherine

None of these tea pots are mine. I "borrowed" them from the internet. Aren't they pretty?