A Mid-Winters Day Table

Hi! I'm so happy you stopped by. Come on in, want a hot cup of coffee? It is absolutely freezing outside!

 I was just setting my table for Tablescape Thursday over at Susan's blog Between Naps On The Porch.

You've never been there?! Well, you have just got to come with me today when I go later. I was just finishing up. Poor Jim never knows when he'll come home to find all my sewing and fabric in here or the table fully set. I think he'll be happy today, we'll eat in here tonight instead of in front of the tv.

You've not seen some of this before? You should remember the brown Mochaware plate and veggie bowl, and the Amber Medallion Goblets, I use them all the time. I love the rich colors of the placemats Jim's Mom gave me a while back. She's had them since the early 70's.

You remember when we went to the Longest Yard Sale and I found this creamer?

Well, a few months ago I found a wonderful T.V. tray and

this nifty percolator coffee pot.

Nope, not reproductions they're all from the 50's. Then when I participated in the craft show at the Rec Center, I took my donation to be raffled off and this was on the display....

one of the girls had taken a cup and plate, epoxy'd them together creating a cake plate! I hadn't found any place settings to go with the pattern so I was excited and asked where she found them. They had been in a box of dishes she found at a garage sale and there were only 2 plates and 2 cups, (sigh). I told her about my vintage hunt and and later she came to my booth with the second cake plate she had made and gave it to me. I hadn't won the raffle, she just wanted me to have the piece since I had the coffe pot and tray...I'd at least have the serving peices. I know....it was sooo nice of her.

 I told you Mom and Dad gave me a gift cerficate to the Ohio Valley Antique Mall this year....well, we went the day after Christmas..no I didn't go near the regular malls or Wall-Mart, but to the Antique Mall...anyway, we went thru the whole mall and I was sooo disappointed. I hadn't found anything I had to have, then we went to the locked cases and in one of the last few cases I found these.....

The whole 4 piece place setting....happy dance, right there, in the middle of the aisle.....

and, the sugar bowl and meat platter too!

The only marking is OvenProof Hand Decorated Made in the USA. I love that they go from oven to table..you know Jim, if someone brings a car in late he has to finish fixing it if they want to wait for it, so sometimes I have to keep his food warm, and these are perfect.

You have to remember the little teapot houses I got from Publisher's Clearing house a few years ago. I love to use them during Christmas right thru the winter months with faux snow.

That little log cabin is a pepper shaker

made of chalkware I found a long time ago. And the oil lamp

was found at a yard sale a couple of years ago. The 80 year old lady holding the sale said it was in her Aunts house since 1928. She wasn't sure the shade was original, but I didn't care. It is a thick glass with the cutest little flowers on the body of the lamp. Someday I'll find a shade that may be fancier.

You know how I love my aluminum. Jim found this last weekend.

It's an Everlast Hand-Wrought Aluminum salad bowl. To my surprise he new it would match my new dishes and thought I could use it in my tablescape post. I know..sometimes he does listen to me..lol.

There. I think the table is ready to show. Does it look okay to you? Alrighty then. Lets go on over to Susan's thru Here . I can't wait for you to see all these tables!
Oh, wait,  I wanted to remind you, I'm hosting a Vintage Alphabet  get-together every month. I hosted the first one last week. If you want to check it out go thru Here and  over Here. The  next post for the letter "B" will be on Feb. 23. I'm thinking 'B'ook as in cook'B'ook but you could do an alphabet post on your Blenko glass, or your Brooch collection, or your Betty Boop stuff. You've got so much to choose from, I can't wait
for you to come over. Okay let's go.......