Hello friends! We are less than a week away from the fun St. Patrick’s Day celebration and I set a table in its honor. I used some specific things as a nod to the Irish heritage behind this holiday.
The obvious would be to use green, Green and more GREEN, but I tried to do it with subtle touches rather than hit you over the head with it. Let me also share {if you haven’t heard me say it already a million times} that green is my favorite color.
So I really had to control myself and edit in order to not be too over the top with the green. Actually I believe green can be used as a neutral sometimes, but that’s a topic for another day on a different post.
I injected green with some of the dishes, linens and florals. These dainty Limoges dishes are a recent addition to my collection. I actually spied them during a thrifting excursion last summer with miss Masterpiece. She wanted to visit a fairly new thrift store near us that is humongous! We stumbled upon it on a 1/2 price sale day and the place was a zoo!! I had these dishes and some other housewares in my bin and miss M had found some things as well but the line was craZy, so we ended up just dumping everything and getting out of dodge.
BUT, I kept thinking about those little dishes…I told my cousin about them…I told my aunt about them…finally I couldn’t take it any more so a couple of days later I popped back into the store. And much to my amazement they were still there!!! I scooped them right up, and although I didn’t get the 50% off sale price I didn’t care because they were still ridiculously low priced. Basically I paid about $1 more for each dish, so you do the math. Yup, it was a great deal.
I knew they would play nice with my Lenox wedding china and I used them throughout the entire Holiday season. They are in between an American bread plate and salad/accent plate size. It’s the perfect size for appetizers while mingling or sweets at a dessert bar.
I need to explain that I have looked for dishes like this for awhile. Something with a green accent {love}, and that would coordinate with my current china and that would not break the bank {never mind being a steal} and would be of good quality. You know how I always say to have that running list of those ultimate items your seek and you will eventually find them at the right price. You just need patience {which I actually don’t have}. I never anticipated to find Limoges at this price.
Ok, okay! Enough about the darn dishes. It’s the little things that sometimes make me so happy though.
As I was trying to decide what accent to use at each place setting, I decided to use these moss stones because they reminded me of Irish lush landscapes covered with mossy terrain, which thrives in the climates throughout Ireland.
I also echoed the green in the simple floral arrangements as well. I used Bells of Ireland, mini hydrangeas and some lime poms. I chose to display them all in Irish cut crystal vases as another nod to the holiday.
I added my mismatched silver-plate candlesticks with random green candles to add to the ambiance.
I also used our wedding Irish Waterford crystal wine goblets at the place settings.
Between the crystal, china and silver it adds a level of refinement. But then the casual linens, easy floral arrangements and moss stones in depression glass compote cups adds a level of in-formalness. I love the juxtaposition of setting a pretty table, using fancy things, but keeping it grounded so it’s not stuffy and uncomfortable. I hope that makes sense. It does to me, lol.
I hope I’ve done justice in honoring the holiday with the Irish crystal, green details and moss stones evoking Irish landscapes. It was a fun table to put together, and without the explanations of all the Irish details, it could actually be used for any spring occasions.
“May the Irish hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you. May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.”
