Birds of a Feather...Barnyard Bash!!!

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Hello my friends...I hope that you're having a fabulous day!
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Yeeeehawww!!! The Barnyard Bash party hosted by Lynn over at Happier Than A Pig In The Mud...is finally here! I think it's about time that we have a little bash for all of our barnyard friends...don't you? Hehe!

I'm so excited to make this fun filled barnyard party! Just a little update...as many of you know...this week I have taken a bit of a blogging break so that I could get my annual autumn cleaning and decor done. In the meantime, I have been sharing some of my autumn decor from last year with you. I hope that you have enjoyed! Today for the barnyard party, I thought I would reshare a post from March 2010 called, "Birds of a Feather"! Gotta love those birds!!!
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Without further ado...
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Birds of a Feather

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A cozy table set for one...by the fireplace in my olive green living room.
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The place setting..."Brookshire" by Johnson Bros. of England 1883.
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This is the first time that I've used this pretty set of dishes. I found them at Dillards (online) during their "After Christmas Sale". I may very well have gotten the "Deal of the Century" on this beautiful set of dishes! They were originally $99 for a service for four....marked down to...are you ready? They were marked down to just $12! Yes...you read that right...just $12!!! I couldn't believe my good fortune! I ordered two sets!
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Each set had a 7 piece place setting for four! Altogether I received....

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8 - 11" dinner plates
8 - salad/dessert plates
8 - bread & butter plates
8 - lg. rimmed cereal bowls
8 - berry bowls
8 - coffee cups
8 - saucers
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Altogether...that's 56 pieces for just $24! And...there was free shipping! Yeeehawww!
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Oooh...aren't they pretty?
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The dishes are off-white with bands of hunter green. Several different types of birds and feathers are seen on the rims of the dishes. We have pheasants, Canadian geese, ducks, chickens, etc. I call these my "manly" dishes because they have a masculine feel to them! Hehe!
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My favorite is the pheasant!
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I thought that this beautiful set of dishes would be perfect for a cozy table in front of the fireplace in my living room! There is nothing like dining in front of a warm, cozy fire on a cold winter's night! Okay...I must admit...this is a faux fireplace, however I can light all the candles that sit on the hearth! Hehe!
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The Table Linens...
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I used a beautiful olive green velvet throw for the table covering. I love the rich feel that it lends to the table!!! The dark olive green, sagey greens, and brown colors of the velvet throw go perfectly with the colors of the "Brookshire" dishes!
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I am also using an olive green striped placemat that I recently found on sale at Walmart for just $1.50/ea. I love the look of the striped placemat with the floral throw! I love to mix floral patterns with striped patterns...it just has an English Country style feel! The placemats are a lighter olive green with rusty brown and cream colored stripes...just perfect!!!
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Along with the floral and stripe patterns...I added a checked dinner napkin done in olive green and cream colors. These pretty napkins are from Walmart...on sale for $1.50/for two. The wood napkin rings have different types of leaves on them...another sale find from Walmart!
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I think I have created an English Country ambience using the floral, stripes, and checked patterns! That's the look I was going for! What do you think?
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The Place Setting...
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A "Brookshire" dinner plate and salad/dessert plate sit upon a woven reed charger plate!
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A close-up photo.
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Birds of a Feather Tabletop Vignette...
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I was going for a "hunt" theme with a "days gone by" kind of ambience!

An old rattan chest sits atop a couple of old books (which I tried to color coordinate as well. Hehe!) I filled the rattan chest with pinecones and a ceramic duck that is in flight. The duck is an old vintage wall planter. Do you remember seeing these vintage ceramic duck wall planters? This pair belonged to my husband's grandparents. I thought they would work perfectly with the "Birds of a Feather" table theme! You will also see a few pheasant feathers in the mix! The second vintage duck planter sits on the table in front of the books...with pheasant feathers tucked in and around the planter. Ohhh...and we can't forget the candlelight! A muted orange candle on a tall bronze candleholder will "fill the ticket"!
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Well my friends...I hope that you enjoyed my barnyard birds!!!
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The Barnyard Bash Party...

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Don't miss out on all the fun that Lynn over at Happier Than A Pig In The Mud has planned for us today!!! Thank you, Lynn...for corraling this little party for us!!!
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Yeeeeehawwww!!! Have a swell day, my friends!!!