California Hand Prints Fans and Flowers

A California Hand Prints vintage tablecloth with fans and flowers

was the starting point for this tablescape.  Add  a few Shmoos and some

accessory plates from Home Goods, plus some Fiesta ...... it's a done deal!

Vintage butter dish with cork at one end to facilitate adding cold water to cool the butter.

'St. Patrick' hybrid tea roses from my garden.

Thanks for stopping by!

Challenge From Melissa - Turquoise, Juniper and Chartreuse

Another table sent to me as a challenge -

Juniper, Turquoise and Chartreuse.

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Chartreuse and Kids On The Little Round Table

Chartreuse, Chocolate, White and Amberstone Fiesta, some vintage Manhattan glass,

and Shmoos masquerading as shakers.  It's a mixed up day on

The Little Round Table, with some kids visiting from Mexico too.

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Salt and Pepper For Easter

This is really the second chapter of a post from a few weeks ago called

Which Came First?

If you aren't familiar with the story of the Shmoo, here's just a bit about them.

Al Capp's Shmoo became a national craze when it appeared in his classic comic strip Li'l Abner from August - December 1948. A Shmoo was an armless pear-shaped character who loved humans, laid eggs and bottles of Grade A milk in an instant. The Shmoo would gladly die by changing itself into a sizzling steak, if its owner merely looked at it hungrily. Its skin was fine leather, its eyes made perfect buttons and even its whiskers made excellent toothpicks.

Shmoos multiplied much faster than rabbits

.... so owning a pair of Shmoos meant that any family was self-sufficient. Of course the Shmoos proved too good for humanity's sake and therein was the basis for Capp's ultimate (and tragic) satire. A remarkable phenomenon occurred during the telling of his tale. Virtually overnight the entire country became Shmoo-struck. The character's remarkable success catapulted Capp to an all-new level of wealth and fame. It is difficult, 60+ years later, to convey to new generations the profound impact the lovable Shmoo had on American culture.

This little Easter Bunny is here to tell you that Shmoos really do multiply faster than rabbits.

From this .... 

to this, in a matter of weeks!

Eva Zeisel's Red Wing Pottery Town and Country Salt and Pepper,

designed1945-1946, produced 1947-circa 1950

The crystal basket was my mother's, the little bunny
was a gift from a friend many years ago.

Two piece hard plastic vintage egg holder made in West Germany in the early 1950s.  This is the only  one from a set of 6-8 that survived my childhood .

Vintage tablecloth from my collection
Contemporary Fiesta in Lemongrass, White and Tangerine
Vintage Fiesta berry bowls in Turf Green
Contemporary Fiesta vase in Paprika
Flatware and napkins from Home Goods
Glassware and green bunnies from Pier 1
Egg candles, mini Easter ornaments from Michael's

Happy Easter to all of you and thanks for stopping by!

More Easter tables coming up in the next few days, so please stop by again.

I'm joining:

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Through Life
Three or More Tuesday at The Gypsy's Corner
Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts
Vintage Thingies Thursday at Coloradolady
Treasure Hunt Thursday at Blue Creek Home - I LUV my Shmoos