Mother's Birthday with the Minton Bone China!!

Hi again everyone:-) It's nice to be back to Tablescape Thursday, hosted by Susan at "Between Naps on the Porch." I am sharing a table the girls and I did for my mom on her birthday.  We used our "good" wedding china, Minton "Avignon" bone china from England. This was a gift to me from my mother, and I LOVE it!!!! Take a look...

I thought I would show the process I went through because there were colors in this china that were difficult to coordinate.

I thought about using a gold-rimmed stemware and stainless flatware...

Then I tried white with my crystal...

And decided I would go for a little color with the gold linen napkins...

Here are a few night shots...I picked up the purple color on the plates to combine with the blue and gold.

I actually used a silver ice bucket for the flowers...

And my pride and joy...the "Louvre" by Wallace sterling master butter knife...

These sterling candle holders are "borrowed" from my mother, and I really *hope* she gives them to me:-)

Here are a few daylight shots with a different color napkin...

I love the icy colors on this china.

So there you have my mom's birthday table! We had so much fun getting this ready. My girls, 10 and 7 helped me set the table, clean the house and serve. I do not serve family style as I have learned that the easiest way is to either put the food out buffet style, or serve the plates. We opted to serve this one since it was a very special occasion.  She loved it and, I hope, enjoyed letting someone wait on her for once! I will share the chocolate cake I baked from the Watkins Cookbook later:-)

Here is what it all is:

China; Minton "Avignon" from England around 1964

Sterling flatware: "Louvre" by Wallace from 1893

Mother of Pearl and sterling butter knives: Landers Frary and Clark

Crystal: Cristal D'Arques Durand "Longchamp"

Vintage silver chargers

Sterling candleholders passed down from family

Silver Butter dish: Oneida

Gold linen napkins: Marshalls

White linen napkins: vintage family heirlooms

Mother of Pearl napkin rings

Table runner; Walmart (So I confess to using a Walmart runner with bone china! I had this runner because I just liked the colors, though I had nothing to go with it. I then got the china and realized it was the same shade of blue/green.)

Placemats: BBB

Please go look at the beautiful tables waiting over at Between Naps on the Porch!

Anita

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