A Seat At Our Easter Table

Happy Easter to each of you! Our table is ready with a seat for each family member.

I just couldn't resist using my Noritake Azalea china for Easter. Yes, it is my favorite china to use for Spring or Easter so here it is.

When I recently shared a tablescape from my archives that featured this china, it rekindled my fondness for it and inspired me to use it again for Easter 2018. 

I had hoped our azaleas in the gardens would be blooming but our weather just isn't cooperating. 

The table is set for six and I am sure our two grandsons (ages 7 and 10) will be really careful eating on these since they know how special this china is to grandma. 

The flatware for the table is Lenox Eternal Gold and the stemware is Marquis by Waterford Sparkle.

I'm going to share a couple pieces of my Noritake Azalea china that I haven't shown before. This sweet condiment tray is one piece you haven't seen. 

The tray wasn't part of the original dishes from my grandmother but I found it at an antique shop and just  couldn't resist. The tray holds salt and pepper shakers and a mustard pot with a tiny spoon. I took the spoon out in the pic below so you can see it.

The other pieces I haven't shown before are a footed mayonnaise bowl and another set of salt and pepper shakers.

I do have a couple other pieces that are special to me that I haven't shown. Maybe when my azaleas bloom, I'll create a vignette with them.

Hope you have a lovely Easter with your family and friends - Judy. 

Linking to:

Met Monday @ BNOTP

Amaze Me Monday @ Dwellings – The Heart of Your Home
Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life on Tuesday
The Scoop @ Stone Gable Blog
The Scoop @ Confessions of a Plate Addict

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

Share Your Cup Thursday @ Have A Cup of Mrs. Olson on Wednesday evening
Share Your Style Link Party @ 21 Rosemary Lane on Wednesday evening
Home and Garden Thursday @ A Delightsome Life on Wednesday evening

Tablescape Thursday @ Between Naps on the Porch
Grace at Home @ The Charm of Home

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage on Thursday evening

Sundays at Home @ My Soulful Home on Saturday

Table It Link Party @ Life and Linda
Inspiration Monday @ Our Southern Home
Dishing It and Digging It @ Rustic & Refined on Sundays

Thinking About Easter and One of My Favorite Tablescapes

With Easter right around the corner, I've been thinking about my antique Azalea China by Noritake. It has such a beautiful pattern with its soft hues of pinks, grays, and greens. 

I'm bringing this favorite tablescape post "Eggs On Top" from the archives to share with you. 

The centerpiece featured an egg wreath and pink pillar candle placed on a cake stand. 

My Grandmother bought pieces of the Azalea China from the Larkin Company using premiums from laundry detergent in the 1930s. This china was passed to my Mom then later to me. 

The Fitz and Floyd rabbits in the picture below are from the Woodland Spring Collection.

The rabbit teapot and salt and pepper shakers below are Fitz and Floyd Botanical Collection. They are such delicate pieces, I try to be so careful with their ears. 

The pink table runner and napkins were made by my friend JoAnn. 

My husband bought the Wm. Rogers and Son Gold Plated Enchanted Rose Flatware set at a small shop in Cape Girardeau, MO when we were living in Missouri. 

The pink stemware is Fostoria Heritage.  

The cake plate sitting in the lower left corner above is such a beautiful piece.   

Hope you have enjoyed seeing my Easter tablescape featuring Noritake Azalea China - Judy.

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Happiness is Homemade @ Ducks in A Row on Sunday

All About Home @ Common Ground on Monday at 6pm

Our World Tuesday on Monday

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Lou Lous Girls Fabulous Party on Monday's at 8pm

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Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop @ Ducks 'n A Row on Tuesday pm

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Wordless Wednesday 

Full Plate Thursday @ Miz Helen's Country Collage at 8:30 am

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Create, Bake & Grow Together @ Shabby Art Boutique on Thursday

Thursday Favorite Things @ Follow the Yellow Brick Home 

Wandering Camera @ Ink Torrents Graphics on the last Thursday of the month

Little Things Thursday @ Random-osity

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Fabulous Link Party @ Peacock Ridge Farm

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound

Mosaic Monday @ Letting Go of the Bay Leaf on Sunday

Love Your Creativity Link Party @ Life and Linda on Sunday at 2pm

Sundays on Silverado @ The House on Silverado

Inspire Me Monday @ Create With Joy on Sunday

Happiness is Homemade @ Ducks in A Row on Sunday

St. Patrick's Day Tablescape With Greens and Yellows

"Top of the morning ladies," it's time to share my St. Patrick's Day Table with you. 

I've got a tiny green hat you can wear if you can squeeze it on your sweet little head while you read my post.

This mini hat by Nora Fleming sits on a small bud vase also by Nora. 

For my St. Patrick's Day table, I'm bringing out different shades of green plus throwing in some yellow.

I quilted placemats then added a mix of Fiesta dishes in Shamrock color and some inexpensive plates in a lighter green. 

My quilting guild recently gave us a challenge to make something featuring the log cabin design. This design block is symbolic of life itself with the center square representing the heart or hearth of the home. Each strip around the center represents the logs of the cabin. 

I wanted to make placemats for St. Patrick's Day using this design.

I'm a beginning quilter so my projects aren't perfect but I'm learning. 

My table is pretty casual and would work great for a luncheon or just a small gathering of friends for an informal dinner. 

The yellow daisy like flower are from a local market and fill a pierced ginger jar. 

I'm still babying my dried limelight hydrangea blooms that I cut back in the fall. You can see them on the server with my shamrock plate.

The tiny petals are so delicate and fall off so easily when touched. Hope I get "lucky" and get more blooms this year. 

Three small Belleek vases hold faux pale yellow ranunculus roses. 

Thanks for stopping by, I'd love for you to leave a message - Judy.

Linking to:

Met Monday @ BNOTP

Amaze Me Monday @ Dwellings – The Heart of Your Home
Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life on Tuesday
The Scoop @ Stone Gable Blog
The Scoop @ Confessions of a Plate Addict
The Scoop @ Worthington Court

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style on Tuesday evening

Share Your Cup Thursday @ Have A Cup of Mrs. Olson on Wednesday evening
Share Your Style Link Party @ 21 Rosemary Lane on Wednesday evening
Home and Garden Thursday @ A Delightsome Life on Wednesday evening

Tablescape Thursday @ Between Naps on the Porch
Grace at Home @ The Charm of Home

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage

Sundays at Home @ My Soulful Home on Saturday

Table It Link Party @ Life and Linda
Inspiration Monday @ Our Southern Home
Dishing It and Digging It @ Rustic & Refined on Sundays