Sunday, March 8, 2015

Wearin' of the "Greens"

Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone!  It's time to get out the dutch oven and make what my Mom would call, "New England Boiled Supper", which translated meant we were having corned beef and cabbage for dinner.  I do not have a hint of Irish in me (Portuguese, English and German), but I still enjoy celebrating St. Patrick's Day by wearing something green that day, doing a little decorating and making corned beef for dinner.  Ever since I started blogging, I've enjoyed participating in Cuisine Kathleen's St. Patrick's Day Blog Crawl, so I went hunting in my dish closet to see what I have that could satisfy the requirements for a St. Patrick's Day table without using what I did last year.  I found things, but the problem was that the greens that I had were all in a different shade of the color.  But, I figured, "green is green" and hopefully I won't offend any leprechauns with my mismatched components.  Here's how the table turned out:



Here's How It Was Created:

I started with a square placemat that I found at Bed, Bath and Beyond in their clearance section.  It was 99 cents and they had them in some really pretty colors! This is my favorite shade of green for St. Patrick's Day:


The first layer of my dish stack is my new white charger that I ordered from Mikasa.  It, too, was in their clearance section.  I couldn't resist these chargers. They are labeled BLOCK, Zen . They were reduced from $15.00 to $4.99!  I knew I wouldn't have the chance to purchase a charger for that price again, so I got enough to use for family dinners on the holidays.  I'm looking forward to using them with my Butterfly Meadow dishes for Easter dinner.



Next came my square dinner plates from the Shinoda Design Center.



The top layer of my dish stack is a melamine salad plate from the clearance section at Pier One. It is not labeled with any pattern name. These plates look so much like china and I love the pattern. The green is more like chartreuse, not exactly shamrock green, but "green is green".



I completed the place setting with white Lenox napkins from Bed, Bath and Beyond, new napkin rings at $.99 a piece from the same place (gotta love those clearance shelves!), a faux carnation from Dollar Tree, gold-plated flatware on loan from my cousin, green goblets from Pier One and a plastic leprechaun hat also from Dollar Tree.




My centerpiece started with a shamrock wreath from Hobby Lobby surrounding my Farval pitcher from TJ Maxx which is filled with faux flowers from Dollar Tree.  I added green sprays, green wire garland and two accent pieces:  I raided my hubby's frog collection and found one who I'm pretending could be singing, "When Irish Eyes are Smilin'". I then added a salt and pepper set that is labeled, "Two Peas in a Pod" ( a Christmas gift from my stepdaughter): is this not the cutest thing? I know the color is not shamrock green again, but I couldn't resist sharing this darling set. I love the sweet looks on their faces! Some shamrock scatter and the table is done.






And so that's my table for St. Patrick's Day!  I hope you agree that "green is green".  I'll be joining Christine at www.rustic-refined.com for her Table It! Link Party,                                                 Kathleen at www.cuisinekathleen.com for her annual St. Patrick's Day Blog Crawl and                     Susan at www.betweennapsontheporch.net for Tablescape Thursday.
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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Your comments always make me smile. Thank you in advance.

18 comments:

  1. Love, love, love your table. What fun. The S/P shakers are great I'm going to be on the "look out" for some. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Rosie: I love the Irish celebration on your table. Any shade of green is Irish on St. Paddy's Day.
    I can hear the frog singing some Irish songs. Lol... Can taste the corned beef and cabbage right now.

    Cant' wait to see what you come up with for Easter with your butterfly dishes.Those shakers you got for Christmas are the cutest. I know you have others in that gift set to play with too. Guess you can say they are sweet peas. They look so sweet.
    K

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  3. Your table is so fun!! I saw those salad plates at Pier 1; they look great! You mixed the regular green and chartreuse perfectly. Mr. Frog is pretty dapper looking, too!

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  4. Rosie, we are two peas in a pod when it comes to Saint Paddy's Day green. Emerald to chartreuse, green is beautiful! The mix of light to dark complemented by the the white vase (pitcher) and chargers work together wonderfully to honor Saint Patrick's Day! Your table is lovely and the perfect setting to enjoy an old fashioned New England Boiled dinner (I hadn't heard corned beef and cabbage called that for decades) and to don your green duds and perhaps do a bit of Irish clogging too.

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  5. I love the table and I like the mix of greens. ....Christine

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  6. What fantastic items you've pulled together to create your St. Pat's Day t'scape! I love the mixing of the shades of green (I did that too). Great bargains you got as well - love the white chargers - those will come in so handy for all sorts of tables. Visiting from Kathleen's.

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  7. Great combo- love the green carnations! You did well with those placemats. The hats are cute on the plates and Ilike the cheerful centerpice arrangement. I've no Irish in me but I feel the same way about enjoying the day.

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  8. Wonderful layering on your table Rosie. We usually have Corned Beef and Cabbage at least once a year on or close to St. Pat's Day. Love those plates!

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  9. Love, love, love this table! Your dish stack is so pretty and fresh and your centerpiece is beautiful. Lovely!

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  10. So fun and festive! I love those frogs--too cute! Your New England boiled dinner is perfect!

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  11. Rosie, your green table is gorgeous! I love any/all shades of green, but lime/chartreuse are my favorites. The 2 peas in a pod s/p are adorable.
    Enjoy the remainder of the week.

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  12. Rosie, I think your table is great! The depression glass is so pretty, and love, love, love the pier one plates!

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  13. Rosie, All greens work together and when you are in Ireland you see every shade in the scenery! So your hubby has a frog collection? That is so neat! My kids were once at a school on Frogtown Road and for several years frogs kept coming home in their art projects. Your table is so appealing. I would enjoy a meal here! Linda

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  14. Hi Rosie! So glad you pulled out the green to celebrate with us. Love your new mats and great deal on the chargers. I almost used the same green goblets! Thanks for sharing your Wearin' of the Green!

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  15. It's adorable Rosie! Green is green, and I think it's more interesting to have a mix of tones~ I LOVE those goblets! Your table is perfect for frolicking leprechauns! Happy St. Paddy's Day to you!
    Jenna

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  16. Great table for St. Patrick's Day, Rosie. I do believe this is my first visit to your blog! I will be back to visit again.

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  17. Your table is perfect. It looks exactly like Ireland. Everywhere you look, there are lots of different shades of green. That is one of the main things I remember, about my visit there! Your chargers were quite a steal and the green plates are wonderful.

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  18. Beautiful table of the perfect shades of green for St Patrick's Day...beautifully layered place settings and such cute and whimsical accessories...those salt and pepper shakers are the cutest!...Would make anyone smile!...I wish you a very happy St. Patrick's Day!

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