Showing posts with label Noritake Azalea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Noritake Azalea. Show all posts

Our Mother's Day Table

 Our Mother's Day table is set and ready for family to arrive. 




As we honor our Mother's today, so many memories of my sweet Mom come flooding in. In this picture, Mom is about 18 years old.




Mom was dedicated to our family and always put us first.  She made many of our outfits and made the ones we are wearing in the pic below. My sister is on left with dark hair like Mom and that's me on the right with blonde hair like our Dad.




Back to our Mother's Day Table




Let's talk about the centerpiece for the table. I just love the ribbons! 



I bought the ribbon a year or so ago and thought it would be beautiful in a centerpiece.




The aqua vase is filled with peonies, roses and other pink flowers then the ribbon was tied and added to the arrangement.






Lenox Eternal Gold flatware always makes a statement on a table!





The salad plates are Noritate Azalea and have been handed down through three generations of Mothers in our family. I have many piece of this pattern and today only used the salad plates.




White birds sit on each side of the centerpiece. You could think of these birds as our Mothers and Grandmothers who are no longer with us but always in our hearts. 











I hope you were able to enjoy Mother's Day with someone you love! Thanks for stopping by to see Our Mother's Day Table - Judy.






Linking to: 


Our World @ Our World Tuesday on Monday

All About Home @ Follow the Yellow Brick Home

Party in Your PJ's @ The Apple Street Cottage on Tuesday

Tuesday Turn About Link Party @ Thistle Key Lane 

Wonderful Wednesday @ Oh My Heartsie Girl on Tuesday

Wonderful Wednesday @ Ducks in a Row

Share Your Style @ French Ethereal

My Corner of the World @ Photographing New Zealand on Wednesday

Thankful Thursday @ It's a Small Town Life

Little Things Thursday @ Random-osity


Friday Photo Journal @ Serendipity is Sweet

Thursday Favorite Things @ Katherine's Corner


Flaunt It Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring 

Grace at Home @ The Charm of Home on Thursday 

Saturday Sparks @ Pieced Pastimes on Friday

Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound on Friday

Sundays at Home @ My Soulful Home on Saturday

Saturday Spotlight @ Calypso in the Country


Celebrate Your Story @ Celebrate & Decorate on Sunday

Mosaic Monday @ Letting Go of the Bay Leaf on Sunday

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

Sunday Link Party @ Finding Silver Pennies

Sundays on Silverado @ The House on Silverado

Busy Monday @ A Pinch of Joy on Sundays at 5pm


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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



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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.

Linking to:

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
All About Home @ Common Ground on Monday at 6pm
Our World Tuesday on Monday
Met Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

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

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll thru Life

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

Wonderful Wednesday @ Oh My Heatsie Girl on Tuesday

Creative Muster Party @ Fluster Buster on Tuesday at 6 pm

Photographing New Zealand @ My Corner of the World on Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday 

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

Classy Flamingo @ Poinsettia Drive 

Thankful Thursday @ It's a Small Town Life

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

Friendship Friday @ Create With Joy on Thurs pm

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




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Eggs On Top Tablescape

My Easter tablescape features an egg wreath that is now a centerpiece, my Noritake Azalea China and some Fitz and Floyd Easter pieces.


I bought the egg wreath a few years ago and even though it has a hanger on the back, I always felt it was too heavy for the door. I like it on the table and think it makes a great centerpiece. It is sitting on a cake stand with the pink pillar candle.




I love my Azalea China. It has been in my family for three generations and will get passed on to my daughter then to her children to make five generations owning it. The collection started with my Grandmother who bought pieces from the Larkin Company using premiums from laundry detergent in the 1930s. I remember eating chicken and dumplings and home-made rolls on the China. She was such a cook!!




The Fitz and Floyd rabbits in the picture below are from the Woodland Spring Collection. I'll show you more pieces in another post.










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. 




I like how my table looks so symmetrical in the shot below. (I saw someone take a shot like this one and was impressed so I want to give it a try.)





I owe a special "thank you" to my good friend JoAnn over at Jo's This and That for making the pink tablerunner and napkins. I found the fabric close to 30 years ago, put it away and kind of forgot about it. Then one Sunday a few weeks ago, I started thinking about the fabric and thought how stunning it would look with my Azalea dishes but had no clue where it might be since I have moved several times. Well, I found it in a closet in perfect condition. I knew Jo had a serger that could make a nice edge. I mailed Jo the fabric and she was so sweet to make the runner and napkins.




My husband bought the Wm. Rogers and Son Gold Plated Enchanted Rose Flatware set one Saturday when we were living in Cape Girardeau. He came home from a little shop and surprised me with the set. Such a sweetie!!  



The pink stemware is Fostoria Heritage.  







You can see the Azalea cake plate in the lower left corner of the image above. It is such a pretty piece. I have many other pieces of the Azalea so maybe another post sometime will give me a chance to share them with you. 

Thanks for stopping by to see my Eggs On Top - Judy.

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