Hello sweet friends!
My DD Alexandra is getting engaged this Saturday and we are making a reception at a beautiful restaurant for sixty family members from both sides; so I am very busy, but, Kathleen knows I just cannot miss one of her challenges and so I quickly thought I'd love to use my new Oriental dishes our siblings gave us for our 40th. Anniversary dinner party.
Trying to meet the challenge has relaxed me from all I'm doing and the guests I'm having; to the point of making me smile and enjoyed setting it with my new dishes, that are making a 'debut' for the first time.
Since they're blue and white, our fav combo, I also paired them with my red rimmed Oriental dinner plates.
With that said, here is my quick table, specially with my adorable Asian girls, that are out in town for a Chinese dinner.
I used to call them Christine and Chie, until lovely Vel showed up (for our luck), at our 'little blog community,' but couldn't make it...shocks!...maybe next time for sure!
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| My two lovely Asian girls on center stage for "Kathleen's Ladies Night Out Challenge." |
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| My red dinner plates were bought at Macy's, NYC in 1980 with different blue, white and red pieces; but for this challenge I just couldn't help myself than to pair them with the 'new' Asian dishes for eight place settings we received from all our siblings for our 40th. Anniversary dinner party last March 11th. |
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| Aren't they beautiful! I love the pattern of the blue and white dishes and they have many, many pieces more I haven't shared tonight. The soup bowls with lids are so pretty, and the lid is used for putting the rice. There's oriental spoons and a cute little bowls for sauces. The big serving bowls also have serving spoons in porcelain to match. |
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| Love this floral blue and white pattern on the dishes. |
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| The china is very thin, you can see through them! |
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| Of course, the girls are having some Jasmine tea during and after dinner in this adorable mugs with lids. |
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| In the backdrop you can see the tea setting in the pull out tray some antique pieces have, such as our Belgium buffet here... and our grandgirls love to play tea time on it too, lol.. |
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| Love the mugs with lids, which they gave us eight of them too, along with a bigger teapot. Here I'm using the smaller one mother gave me this past C'mas. |
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| This small lacquered tea chest was my Mil's; she always had some jewelry in it, though. |
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| Asian antique teaset and teacups. Serving pieces from our old china as background. |
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Here you have it, my "Girls Night Out Challenge at Kathleen's, Cuisine Kathleen." 'Ladies Night Out-Let's Dish Challenge' www.cuisinekathleen.com Thanks Kathleen for hosting. Thank you so much for your sweet and kind visits my friend, you always make my day! Thanking the lovely hostesses for having me at their great parties. LOVE, FABBY I will be joining: Share Your Style www.commonground-do.com Wildly Original Linky Party http://igottacreate.blogspot.com Create¿ive Ways Linky Party www.posedperfection.com Foodie Friday and Everything else http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com Tablescape Thursday http://betweennapsontheporch.net Home Sweet Home http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com Show and Share http://romantichome.blogspot.com A Morning Cup of Joe http://thecottagemarket.com Inspire Me Tuesday www.astrollthrulife.net Amaze Me Monday www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com Creative Mondays Blog Hop www.clairejustineoxox.com A Return to Loveliness www.adelightsomelife.com THE SCOOP at: Anita from: Cedar Hill Farmhouse Debbie from: Confessions from a Plate Addict Ivonne from: Stone Gable Suzy from: Worthing Court Mod Mix Monday http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com TUESDAYS AT OUR HOME http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com Tuesdays with a Twist www.gdosgrowinggarde.com Brag About it www.vmg206.com Home and Garden Thursday www.adelightsomelife.com Wow Us Wednesday www.savvysouthernstyle.net Centerpiece Wednesday http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com |
