Dinner's Ready!

I started my tablescape with flowers.  I collect dishes, so I did a different setting at each place...all mismatched  but with the same theme... FLOWERS!  

This small dining space is part of the family area!  It is very casual, mismatched chairs, small buffet, and we can sit here , eat, and watch TV.  For everyday use, it's not a lace tablecloth and good dishes!  It's usually a vintage cloth on the table,  plain dishes and hamburgers!!!

Vintage bone plate and desert rose salt and pepper shakers.

I decided to use little word cards instead of the usual name card.  These glasses belonged to my grandmother.  She  bought them to go with her desert rose dishes.

Did I mention that I love flowers.  I used three of these containers for  my tablescape.  I have a collection of milk glass, love it!

I didn't have any placemats on hand..can you believe that???...so I had been working on some  paper flowers yesterday...and wa la !!  Cut some sewing patterns up and used them for placemats!!

As you can see, this area is flooded with natural light!  I love the light, but it is very hard to  get a good picture!

Crystal salt and pepper shakers under a cloche. 

My napkins are doilies and the holder is a glittery crown that I purchased in the wedding isle  at  Hobby Lobby..   I used some vintage silver trays as chargers.

Plate and cup display on the wall.

I had this piece of stained glass in the guest bedroom... hardly ever went there!  So, I  moved it to the dining room where we can enjoy it!

This is my old buffet that I store some of my dishes in.

And to finish off the dinner,  cake!!!   Before I started my tablescape, I went and looked at some blogs that host parties each week to get ideas!  I noticed that they usually told where everything was purchased at the end of the post.  I cannot really do that as most of my stuff was given to me, purchased at yard sales and auctions, or hand made by me!  I will be joining the following parties:
 http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/
http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/
http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com
/http://www.primpjunktion.com/
http://faithgracecrafts.blogspot.com
/http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/