Sunday Favorites...No. 110

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Welcome to the 110th "Sunday Favorites" Party 

"Sunday Favorites" is a Sunday meme designed to give bloggers a chance to share a favorite post from the past!!!
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Hello my friends!

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Welcome to the 110th run of "Sunday Favorites"
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I hope that you're having a wonderful weekend!  It has been another busy, busy week at my place!  Whew...summer is working me hard...but it is all good!
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Today for Sunday Favorites, I thought I would share one of my "favorite" posts called "Feathering Your Spring Nest"...originally posted on March 2, 2011.  I hope that you enjoy!  I'm looking forward to seeing your Sunday Favorites posts this week and visiting with you, my friends!  You can sign up for the party at the end of this post!

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Have a super Sunday!
Chari
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Sunday Favorites My favorite post from:
March 2, 2011
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"Feathering My Spring Nest"
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Hello my friends...I hope you're having a fabulous day!

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Ohhh my...here we are already in the month of March and Spring is nearly upon us! I have to admit...here in Colorado...Spring is still "wishful thinking" for us. We are still experiencing some pretty cold temperatures but hopefully the warmer, spring-like weather will be here soon!

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Today I would like to share a spring tea and tablescape with you. I named it "Feathering My Spring Nest"!
I hope that you enjoy!
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"Feathering My Spring Nest"

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Here we are in my french country dining room. The white and silver color scheme still resides but a touch of Spring has come to my table!*Awhile back, my dear friend Gloria from Happy To Be blog...gifted me with a special set of dishes! I thought today would be the perfect time to bring them out...and create a spring tea table.
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The Table Centerpiece...

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A white lace table runner makes a nice foundation for this spring-like tea table. An oval silver tea tray holds a few of my favorite things...

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a white ironstone pitcher filled with creamy white tulips,

a white porcelain cherub,

a few ornate silver candlesticks with chunky white tapers,

a white ironstone cream pitcher filled with extra teaspoons,
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two hand blown mercury glass heart ornaments tied up with ribbon.
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Mercury glass finials, orbs, and goblets are placed to each side of the silver tray...along with a couple of iron fleur de lis finials.
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*I found a trio of "serenading cherubs" at the antique flea market recently.
This sweet cherub is serenading us with his heavenly lyre!
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A close-up of one of the mercury glass heart ornaments.

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The Place Setting...

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This is the set of dessert dishes that Gloria gave to me. I sooo love this sweet set of dishes...thank you, dearest Sis! Yes, I call Gloria...Sis! I know that several of you have asked if Gloria and I are real sisters. Even though we are not bound by blood...we are bound by soul! Gloria and I first met on HGTV's Rate My Space site...nearly four years ago! We actually got to meet..."face to face" last April in Las Vegas! We had the best time ever!!! And...Gloria and her dear husband Len will be coming to Colorado to visit with us this June! Yeeeehawww!!!

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"Family Circle"

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This set of four dessert plates is called "Family Circle". It is a series created by Hector Giacomelli...1875. Famous for his images of birds with human emotions, Hector Giacomelli's "Family Circle" was produced in porcelain...in limited edition exclusively for THT Designs.
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Each of the four plates has a special theme...signifying the four stages of the family circle. They are sooo very sweet and the artwork is just gorgeous!

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This sweet little bluebird family is depicted through plate...

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#1..."Home Sweet Home"

#2..."Tender Moments"

#3..."Little Joys"

#4..."Letting Go"
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They make for the perfect spring table...don't you think? When I think of bluebirds...I always thing of Spring!
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*This beautiful bluebird dessert plate is setting atop a white ironstone dinner plate
and a lacy metal charger plate.
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"Home Sweet Home"

*Plate #1 in the "Family Circle" series.

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"Tender Moments"

*Plate #2 in the "Family Circle" series.

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"Little Joys"

Plate #3 in the "Family Circle" series.

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"Letting Go"

*Plate #4 in the "Family Circle" series.

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I find this one a little sad! I guess this is where I am at...in the "empty nest" stage of life! I think that Mr. Giacomelli should have made a 5th plate...showing the little bluebird's nest filled with sweet grandbabies! What do you think? Hehe!
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I love the beautiful blues and soft lavenders that were used to color this set of plates!
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Stemware for the beverages...
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A white ironstone teacup and saucer that matches the dinner plate.
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Today I am using one of my favorite white ironstone teapots.

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Manufactured by J&G Meakins..."Classic White" pattern.
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The beautiful lace linen napkins were a gift from Shanna...a very dear blogger friend! Shanna is the author of Revamped French Maison blog. If you haven't ever visited Shanna you are really missing out! She is such a dearheart and she has a delightful blog! Thank you, dear Shanna for the beautiful lace tea napkins...I just adore them and they are sooo perfect for my spring tea!!!
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And there we have it..."Feathering My Spring Nest" tea table! I hope that you enjoyed, sweet friends!

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***Just a little note: Sunday Favorites Criteria***

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When I first started the Sunday Favorites meme, my initial thought was to offer a solution for getting a post out on the weekend without having to spend alot of time doing so...weekends are just a busy time for most of us! Copying and pasting a previous post is so quick and easy. Not only is this a quick and easy solution to the busy weekends, but it's also an opportunity to dig back into our blog archives and share a favorite "past" post once again! Many of us spend alot of time and effort creating a post and it just seems a shame that it is viewed only once and then forgotten about!

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I would like to reiterate that Sunday Favorites is a meme about sharing or revisiting a post from the PAST!

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Thank you!!!
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