Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Tablescape Thursday ~ It's A Rooster Party!

I have used my rooster dishes to celebrate both Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan @ Between Naps On The Porch and also the Rooster Party on Friday hosted by Barb @ Bella Vista. A big thank you to both of these talented, creative, generous women!
Please visit Susan for Tablescape Thursday.



And then make sure to visit Barb and join in the fun of her Show Us Your Roosters Party!



I have been participating in Tablescape Thursday for a few months now and I've enjoyed visiting the many innovative blogs that have been giving me so many tips and so many wonderful ideas! Today my tablescape is all about the rooster!


I started my tablescape off by laying down a runner with colors that complimented the colors of both my dining table and my dishes :



And I also used lace placemats in the shape of leaves:



I used my rooster dinner plates and salad bowls for this place setting:




The napkins were purchased many years ago with matching placemats and pot holders (long ago discarded).


The glassware was purchased a few years ago at Target.


The flatware is one of our everyday sets, a recent purchase from Target.



The salt and pepper shakers were purchased at a small country store.

I'm not really into country decor, but there is something about roosters that I love so much!



Two serving dishes came with this dishware set, they are a perfect size for holding side dishes of vegetables.


The serving pasta platter doesn't belong to the dishware set, I purchased this because I loved the gigantic size of it, we can load it up with a whole twenty-five pound turkey at Thanksgiving! Plus I loved the handsome rooster!










I have many, many, many roosters, unfortunately most of my roosters are wrapped carefully, boxed, and packed away in the attic. And it's still much too hot here to climb into the attic to retrieve them, but I do have a few favorites that I keep out always. These two little ones I usually keep on my kitchen window sill, the glass one is so beautiful with the sun shining on it, it acts like stained glass and gives me little rainbows all over my kitchen in the mornings. The other colorful one is a gift that my Aunt brought back to me from her trip to Portugal.



This glass one my friend gave to me for my birthday this year:



And this one from Portugal is hand painted and I think it's beautiful:


These other two that I've used on my tablescape are also very special. The big one was given to me by a few friends as a gift when I was going through a rough time. And the tart warmer was a gift from one of my sons for Mother's Day. I loved that he remembered that I collected roosters!



I keep the big one on my kitchen counter and it is a nice reminder of supportive friends:



I also keep the tart burner on one of the kitchen counters and he fills my home with wonderful aromas!


Please visit Barb @ Bella Vista and click on the other participants who have joined in the fun of her Rooster Party!

56 comments:

  1. You really do have some fabulous rooster pieces. I'll be joining in the rooster fun tomorrow. I really enjoyed your table setting with your colorful rooster plates, etc.

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  2. oh you have some very artistic roosters indeed!

    Happy TT!
    Love, Dana and Daisy
    A Cat in My Lap

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  3. OH! How I love your roosters! What a fun Tablescape Eileen :)
    And guess what - I have the same glasses I use as everyday glasses (but clear) and here am I drinking out of it as I read your blog!!
    (You can probably hear me chuckling to myself!!!)
    Irene x

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  4. I love roosters, and your tablescape is very pretty!

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  5. I was wondering if you were going to tell us about the rooster by the fork. The small ones are my favorites--so beautiful and all the more special that they are gifts from loved ones! Enjoyed your post! Thanks for dropping by!

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  6. I had to come back and tell you that my favorite Christmas song was playing "Mary, Did You Know?" It gives me chills to hear it--thanks!

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  7. You have a fabulous collection of roosters. The dishes are very handsome (pretty doesn't seem right for roosters :)!).

    Christi

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  8. You would love my DIL, she too has many roosters!

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  9. What pretty roosters you have! I like the one with "friends" on it! I also like your dishes!

    I'm going to post my roosters Friday, please come back to see them!

    Katherine

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  10. Thanks for sharing the roosters. You have some cute ones!
    Hope to see you at Hyacinth For The Soul for some rooster fun and a toast to Julia Child.

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  11. THE GLASS ROOSTERS FROM PORTUGAL ARE ADORABLE...SUCH BEAUTIFUL COLORS...I ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON TABLESCAPE DAY..ALOT OF MY DISHES ARE PACKED AWAY AND HARD TO GET TO...

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  12. Eileen-
    Your rooster tablescape is adorable! Your dishes are great! It looks like someone just hand painted them! I also like the hand painted little rooster from Portugal! So cute! Finally, I adore your salt/pepper shakers...again, hand painted! (See a theme here of my loves?)...You just gave me a great idea for some future gifts! Great roosters, Eileen!

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  13. I do wish I could have brought back some rooster dishes when we were in France. Yours are beautiful. Your green glasses look a lot like my blue ones. Are they Fostoria?

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  14. Love your table and the glass roosters are so unique.

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  15. Love the little glass rooster...so pretty and unique! Also like the napkins and the tiny bow!

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  16. Hi Eileen!
    You have some unique roosters!I love the little glass roosters, too. Your table is so inviting.

    Jane (Artfully Graced)

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  17. hmm, many have done a rooster theme this week--ya gotta love em!! Nice

    (I posted my tablescape on my spindle cottage blog--but I do have other blogs...that blog is going to be mostly for house type pics)

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  18. Wow, you have lots of rooster things! I'm jealous, as I could only come up with a few. I've got to get collecting more hens and roosters, as I've come to love them. This is all so pretty. Rooster everything!
    Brenda

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  19. Oh sweetie, I love, love, love your tablesetting. I have quite the "thing" for roosters and you know I don't own one rooster setting? Now, that just isn't right is it?? lol. Your smaller roosters are just too cute for words..hugs ~lynne~

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  20. HI Eileen! Oh, I'm loving your wonderful Rooster table and Roosters. Your dishes are just so cute. Your Roosters are so nice and I love that little one from Portugal!
    Be a sweetie,
    shelia;0

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  21. Love all of your roosters. Sadly, none live at Linderhof! But I love looking at yours!

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  22. I love your darling tablesetting...everything is so well coordinated and colorful...and your little roosters are precious! I've never seen any like them...so unique and special! Just beautiful! Happy TT and RP!

    Mary

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  23. Eileen, your rooster tablescape is gorgeous! Great rooster collection. I'm drooling over those rooster dishes!

    Happy Rooster Party!

    Jane

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  24. I have a lot of replies to do before yours, but you have my curiosity up about your verification word. I had to come over to see it. Oh! Maybe it was on my comment area?? It probably changes each time anyway.

    I enjoyed seeing your roosters again, so cute!

    Katherine

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  25. This is so pretty! I enjoyed your whole collection!
    Micki

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  26. I love your roosters Eileen! Especially your kitchen 'friends' rooster. Very cute table.
    Happy Weekend. :-)

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  27. I really like your yellow rooster dishes & the colouful Portugeuse rooster reminds me of great holidays that we have spent in that country.
    Thanks for visiting me in Normandy.
    a bientot
    Maggie

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  28. Great rooster dishes. I especially liked the *Friends* one!

    Blessings!
    Gail

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  29. Hi Eileen, you have a beautiful collection and so much wonderful variety. Your tablescape is lovely also. All your pictures are just yummy!!

    Thanks for joining and being a special part of this day.

    Barb :-)

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  30. Oh Eileen I just love your tablescape. All of your Roosters are beautiful. I have never seen anything like those little glass Roosters. Sooo pretty. I have some frogs like that and I know what you mean about the light hitting them. Your kitchen window must look lovely. I really like how you tied your pretty napkins with the ribbon. Your dishes are absolutely beautiful too. Great post. Thank you for sharing.

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  31. Hi fellow party goer, Great rooster collection!, and lovely tablescapes, Have a sweet weekend!x

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  32. Hi Eileen,
    What a wonderful job you did on your tablescape with the rooster theme, loved your dinnerware and your presentation. I also enjoyed your other roosters, so colorful.
    Sue

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  33. What a lovely colorful table. The dishes are delightful. Thanks for sharing with us.

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  34. Oh I just love your collection and those plates are so beautiful, I am looking for some new dinnerware with the Roosters, any suggestions/ Lot of hugs Barbara from
    http://bakinnbitsbarbara.blogspot.com/

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  35. I love your cheery rooster dinner set. You girls in the USA have such a wonderful choice of dinnerware you really make me quite envious.
    Hugs,
    Sandi - My Roosters Party On

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  36. the Portugese set is amazing. I love your dishware

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  37. I love your tablescape. Now, that is a table I'd like to sit at-hehe.

    Your roosters are so colorful.
    Enjoy the party.

    hugs,
    Barb

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  38. LOVE the little glass roosters!I love collecting artsy things from my travels!It's like taking a little piece of that place home with me!:)

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  39. Hi, Eileen,
    Wasn't the rooster party fun? Your table was so pretty, and so appropriate. My favorite part is those cute napkins.

    D

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  40. Your rooster dishes are so pretty and I love the colorful little one from Portugal!

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  41. Great assortment of rooster items! Love the yellow dishes with the roosters inside. Now I'm wondering what rooster treasures you have stored in your attic....?

    DD

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  42. Superb!!!!!!!!!!

    SOme great dishes..:)
    Thanks for sharing this..:)

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  43. Your roosters are awesome!
    Micki

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  44. Hi Eileen, Thanks for your sweet comments on my rooster,
    I have not named "her yet",
    sadly I don't sell them, I just made it for the Rooster party,
    I haven't decided what to do with it yet, but will be sure to let you know.
    x

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  45. Your roosters are beautiful -- and your table, set with that very charming rooster china -- is GREAT. Love it all!
    Cass

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  46. Hi Eileen! I love all the roosters you have here today! The dishes are BEAUTIFUL!!! I think my favorite, though, is the one that says "friends". Hope you're enjoying all the rooster festivities, and that you're having a wonderful weekend! ~tina

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  47. I love your roosters, particularly the dishes. Blessings, Janet

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  48. Great Rooster Party! Love the dishes.

    Irma :)

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  49. Love your rooster collection and your table setting looks great. Take care Carol

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  50. I love your rooster place settings - they are great !
    Kammy

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  51. I have a little painted portugese rooster too that I got on my travels :)

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  52. I love all your Roosters....
    xoxo
    Julie

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  53. Hi Eileen...you have some of the cutest roosters I've ever seen! Love the one from Portugal...and what a wonderful son you have to remember his Mom likes roosters. :-) I love your tablescape! Those napkins are sooo perfect for your tablescape! Thanks for an awesome TT!
    Susan

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  54. I'm still making my rooster rounds!

    ...love your lovely lace placemats set for your rooster party...and the salt & pepper shakers...so cute!... and the painted rooster on the platter is perfect!

    How special are the stories and memories behind your rooster gifts :o)

    I hope you do get a chance to come by...we talk about the tail...up I mean Tale of the Portuguese rooster.

    Blessings & Aloha!
    If you're not tuckered out...hope you stop by my rooster party :o)

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  55. Darling, I came by to thank you for visiting me often… you are a good friend. Today was a gorgeous day and I hope that it will stay sunny the entire weekend. I wish you a lovely and sunny weekend.

    Love & Hugs
    Duchess

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  56. I use to have the mug that matches your place setting there, but the hubs decided to go all cave man and use the base of it to crack some bagged ice. Didn't turn out so well. (sniffle)

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