Lucky China

Coveting Susan's cutout chargers, led me on a eBay search that ended at shopgoodwill.com with the winning lucky bid on these sweet salad plates and one dinner plate.  The mark on the back says Lucky China, and so they are my lucky plates!  I've been thinking about them for a couple of weeks, dreaming of ways to use them.  Yes, this is how I spend my dreaming hours.  So this morning, this pink and green table was born.  I also wanted to use some of my aluminum with delicate cutouts and chiseled flowers.  Sort of Valentine's Day appropriate for the week.  Makes me smile, and feel a little cotton candy giddy.  And as Alycia Nichols at TableTwentyone, recently posted about her pink tablescape, " I remember feeling all girly and giggly and size 6. Yes, ladies, pink can actually DO that for you!"  Lucky indeed.

 I love the delicate lacey rim, and hand painted flowers.  Oh, lucky me for finding these!

The pink napkins are an eBay find, heavy and soft.  The napkin rings are a thrift store find, 8 for $5.  Flatware hail from World Market.  But oh, my Lucky China Salad plates from shopgoodwill.com.

 I love this old punch bowl.   My husband and I found it while antiquing along the Kern River, California.  We both gasped when we saw it sitting on the shelf.  You know that feeling, don't you?

Pink Alstroemeria flowers floating are cut from last week's tablescape.   Love how long these blooms last!

 Homer Laughlin Georgian plates with deep burgundy edge sit atop a simple silver charger, adding some shine and masculine weight to all the pink.  The burgundy brings it more to a size 10, and that's still ok.

 Red goblets (that really look pink) and hammered aluminum tumbler, delicate and chiseled, sort of opposites attracting.

Butter, jam, and condiments 

  The one dinner plate I could find, placed on an aluminum tray.

 For sweeping crumbs off the table. How gentile is that?

Previously displayed collection and post on collecting hammered aluminum, the "poor man's silver."

Happy Valentine's Day on February 14th and any day you're with your love, or loving yourself in or out your nest.  

This week I'm partying with inspiring and creative partybloggers.  Thanks for hosting and posting!

 Seasonal Sunday at http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/

 Tabletop Tuesday at http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/

 Tablescape Thursday at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

 Feathered Nest Friday at http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/