Red and Gold Splendor (repost)

You'll have to forgive me this week as I am dealing with a bad case of the "feeling down and outs"...coughs, high blood pressure, headache....so I thought I would share a Tablescape from a while back. As you can see - it used to be Tablescape Tuesday. I thought the Reds and Golds would give you some Fall inspiration. Enjoy!

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This week....I am turning over my Tablescape Tuesday post to my fourth fur baby...Baby Lily. Take it away Baby Lily....

Hi, I am Baby Lily. I am my Mom's favorite kitty.

(please don't tell Bitty Kitty as she gets all attitude-ish!)

I am having a dinner party and I hope you can come. I have mailed out all the invitations...

My mom has allowed me to use some of her favorite dishes and vintage stemware. She helped me set the table....here is the place setting.

Mom said she found these dinner plates at Marshall's and it was love at first site. She started with a green placemat and added a gold charger.

Here is a close-up of the dinner plate. Mom loves all things botanical and floral. Me too! Just the other day, I ate one of her plants. Yummy!

Imagine what my mom must have sounded like when she was at Marshall's a few weeks after she found the dinner plates, and came across the matching salad plates. I bet you could hear her screaming from the front of the store. She said she almost had to arm wrestle her Aunt for them. (her Aunt didn't have a chance. My Mom really loves dishes. No....she reallllly loves dishes! Silly Aunt!)

She loves these salad plates especially because of the little bird....a hummingbird. Mom loves hummingbirds.

Here's a close-up of the bird. It sure looks delicious....oh- I mean pretty.

Here they are again...mom added a pretty red napkin ....

Now for the special touches...

Mom has a collection of name card holders. Here you see a small gold urn with Dad's name.

She also added the crystal knife rests, seen below. There are twenty four of them in her set. Good thing we don't need all twenty four. Now THAT would be some party, huh?

Mom was concerned about using her vintage stemware. My Dad inherited these from his grandmother and they are very special. The etched crystal glasses are very delicate. I promised Mom I would be very careful. Cole got in trouble for trying to grab one. He got sent to time out. (heehee) Little devil!

Mom said she wasn't happy with how plain the simple tealight looked in this crystal candleholder, so she poured in some sugar. The sugar sparkles in the candlelight.

I just love bling! You should see my Cartier diamond collar. Ok, its not Cartier - its PetSmart.

I asked mom if she could add some of her favorite pieces from her collection of Victorian crystal creamers. When we serve the salad course, each guest will have their own serving of salad dressing in these little pitchers, but for now...simple tealights allow you to see their cut glass glow. ewww.....pretty!

This is my favorite one...I put this one at my place setting.

(I'm the hostess, I can do things like that!) ;-)

So, are you ready to see my table? If you come to my party, you will see it in person. But just in case you can't make it, I will show it to you here.

And another fuller view...

So that's it....my party table.

If you come back for the very first "What's On Your Wall Wednesday", you can see how Mom decorated the mantle and above the fireplace to coordinate with the table.

(She's like that you know)

Oh, its almost time and my guests will be here soon. Now excuse me while I go lick myself clean....oh, I mean take a bath. I can't wait to see you at my party....

Hope Every Day Feels Like a Party....Baby Lily

Oh yea...mommy needs to tell you something...

If you would like to participate in the very FIRST

What's On Your Wall Wednesday

...let her know here by 9pm tomorrow night. She is trying to figure out Mr Linky, but she may not get it added in time.

We can't wait to see your "WOYWW" posts.