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I'm joining in the FUN at the wee
Kathleen's for her 3rd Annual St. Patrick's Day Crawl. Be sure to visit and see all the creative St Paddy's Day celebrations.
I decided to keep my table very, very simple -- afterall, I am a simple girl with simple tastes. I also purposed to shop my house and come up with all the elements without spending anything -- I think I was able to do both pretty well.
When I think of all things Irish - the things that immediately come to my mind are
Irish Lace,
Irish Crystal and
Belleek China. I own none of these things - but I found elements for my table that remind me of all three.
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I started with a tablecloth I picked up Kmart last fall. It is from their Country Living line and I was able to score this beauty for a mere $6.00. While not actual lace, I love the lacy motif and the burlap looking background. Very attractive to me.
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Next, I set the table with my favorite everyday dishes - French Countryside by Mikasa. Today though, I will refer to them as Irish Countryside. Is there anything more attractive than a beautiful set of white dishes? Simply stunning!!
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I didn't like any of my napkins for this table so I dug into my fabric stash and came up with some lovely greens for 4 mismatched napkins -- I like mismatched!
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A vintage shamrock shaped pickle dish will serve as a salad plate - I love these and over the years have collected a total of 6 of them.
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Some sweet candle holders found last year at the thrifty stores. I both remembered that I bought them AND where I had stashed them, lol. They are perfect for this table.
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One of my favorite African Violets as a centerpiece.
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No Waterford on this table but I am using my favorite Dollar Tree goblets.
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Vintage silverplate Calvalcade is the pattern name - I use these a lot.
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Thank you for stopping by! I'll also be linking up to Susan's
Tablescape Thursday!