Primary Colors .... A Tale of Two Parties

Artie's weekly meme has rolled around again over at Color Outside The Lines,
join the Vignette Friday party!


Tablescape Thursday has arrived again over at Between Naps On The Porch.

Come on over and see all the beautiful tablescapes.

This vintage tablecloth always reminds me of a birthday party with its primary
colors and old-timey look.  This is how an image of it might have looked
in my Grandma's breakfast room.

Now close your eyes ...... come on, be a kid again and play along!
Put on your rainbow of colors thinking cap and imagine it with all its beautiful colors.
Then open your eyes!

Vintage Fiesta in Yellow, Cobalt, and Red are set out for this birthday celebration.

The round ball jars are from the Kitchen Kraft line by Homer Laughlin and are often

referred to as "cookie" jars.  Vintage candle holders and coffee pot in Yellow and

some of the faceted juice glasses found in some of the "Ensemble" Fiesta sets that combined

pieces from Riviera and Fiesta along with all the accessories needed to set a table.

Different color combinations of dinner, luncheon, and salad plates

along with the cereal bowl and teacup and saucer.

The flatware is "Cityscape" by Oneida.

Time for that eyes shut game again ...... and fast forward about 70 years.




Here is the same vintage tablecloth ready for another birthday party.

All of the elements of this tablescape are contemporary pieces easily found to create

your own old-timey birthday table for a fraction of the cost of vintage pieces.

All the Fiesta on this table is contemporary (1986-present) and is mixed with glassware

from Target and Pier 1, napkins from Tuesday Morning, napkin rings from the web, and

the same Oneida "Cityscape" flatware seen on the vintage tablescape. Post 86 colors

include Scarlet, Sunflower, Sapphire and White.  The salad plates with decorative

ribbons are from Home Goods.

I hope you have a very old-timey Happy Birthday for your next party,

thanks for stopping by again this week.