For this Tablescape Thursday I played with some of my mom's dishes while I was visiting.
Her kitchen and dining room are decorated with apples. This Longaberger basket holds her collection of apples...every time she finds a different one she adds it to the pile. She made the doily...her crocheting is almost as gorgeous as her quilting.
Mom has had this wooden fork and the matching spoon since the early 70s. It was a gift from one of her school teachers. They remained close all through the years. 
A few years back mom let me redecorate her dining room while I was a consultant with Home Interiors.
She had fallen in love with this picture.
Mom has a china cabinet full of neat treasures. I loved this strawberry pitcher and glass set. She said it belonged to my grandfather's mom. He is 88 so I figure it is very old. 
Lil Sis taught Mom how needle felt during one of her visits. They said it took 6-7 hours to complete...yikes! Not sure I would have been that dedicated.
I love the chandeliers my parents installed in 1971 when they built their home. 
This chandelier hangs above the dining room table shining on my 2nd attempt at tablescaping...An Apple A Day Tablescape
Mom made the quilt...Basket by Longaberger...Birdhouse Candlesticks and Florals by Home Interiors...Tealight candles (by Yankee Candle...Salt and Pepper Shakers and Bean Pot by Home and Garden Party...
All the dishes and glassware are Corelle by Corningware...the silverware were given to her by her inlaws.Thanks for visiting!
this is great, your mom has some great dishes!
ReplyDeleteI like your Mom's dishes, and all her pretty little decorator accents! She seems to have a comfortable and inviting home!
ReplyDeleteAll the best,
Eileen
Beautiful job! You've seemed to really do justice your mom's love of apples. My parents had one of those wooden fork and spoon sets too, theirs were made by an artisan friend of theirs in the Philippines. I love that Longaberger basket. Great job!
ReplyDeleteOH wow, lots and lots of apples! Too fun and cute!
ReplyDeleteYou did such a great job! Awesome.
ReplyDeleteWow your Mom sure does love her apples..... I love the table setting, it looks so relaxing and welcoming. All of there apple themes are so pretty.... thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteHugs;
Alaura
From Pink Saturday posts, to blog to blog, to Tablescapes Thursdays, I managed to land here! I am really enjoying all the beautiful tablesettings and am thinking maybe someday I'll join in! Love your Apple-A-Day set up! It's really very sweet, I think! I love the little quilt at the center of the table, and I love the little crochet doily too!.. Now THAT'S MY specialty! I love to crochet! I am presently doing a little bit of quilting, but am hoping to make some new doilies myself, sometime soon! ~tina
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable! I love how you were able to go to your mother's house, take her dishes and create such a pretty tablescape.
ReplyDeleteJane
Beautiful apple theme tablescape! So sweet of your Mom to let you play with her dishes! It came out so pretty and I love the centerpiece!
ReplyDeleteTina
This is all so cute -- I love the old pitcher and glasses! What a treasure.
ReplyDeleteScrappy you did a great job with the tablescape. Apples are so fun.
ReplyDeleteMy kitchen is apples with americana mixed in. I love apples.
Really cute.
I love your mama's apple dishes...so so cute. Precious table.
ReplyDeleteLove all the pretty apple items. The dishes are adorable. Hugs, Bobbi Jo
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing. love it that you adore your mama's passions.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty..The quilt is just lovely! A treasure from you mom!
ReplyDeleteI love your tablescapes. I love the quilt in the middle of the table with the apple scape. Your mom has some really cool dishes. I love all of them - and the strawberry pitcher and glasses. I also loved the lacey plate on the first scape. Beautiful. You are very talented in making a table extra special.
ReplyDeleteI love the home interiors too. Since my Mom has done this for years - some of it looked very familiar. I love apples in a kitchen - cute!
Love the quilt, the apples, the berries -- what a sweet and welcoming table!
ReplyDeleteAnd the chandelier is fantastic, it looks as good now as it did 30 years ago! Nice job.
Cass
It looks very festive and ready for a party!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely. The quilt is my fav. I have been gone for awhile and slowly making my way around. I am so tired thoguh and I want to read all you have been up to so I will be back tomorrow--
ReplyDeleteMy mom was a teachers aid for years and years. She had so many apple accessories! Her kitchen was apple themed. Love your country table. It reminds me of her so much.
ReplyDelete~Liz
I have a few little apples mixed in with my chickens.
ReplyDeleteThose are one of my favorite set of dishes!! It is a hard set to try to acquire more pieces to....I wonder why they discontinued making this pattern? It is such a happy set. I have some of them.
ReplyDeletevery cute! I love longaberger baskets, and I have noticed those wooden forks are back in again! I have a link I'll look for to show you in a contemporary design too. Although they look lovely in your mom's traditional warm and cozy family style dining room. I can imagine ya'll having many nice family dinners here over the years!
ReplyDeleteI am no expert, but I would place your cherries pitcher and glass set in the 1940's or maybe 50's? It is a lot like so many I have seen in collections lately of that period. Very cute!
Love the quilt your Mom made. Cute theme.
ReplyDeleteJoyce
The guilt is so pretty. My favorite is the apple plates, but I also love country for it just makes a home. Thanks for the lovely tablescape!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice apple theme! The apple tablescape is very pretty!
ReplyDeleteKatherine