This beautiful flag bow was given to me by my best friend Stephanie, she also lives here and we celebrate 4th. of July together, every year.
This scalloped glass compote with blue, was my mother's gift to me, a while back.
Red, white and blue floating stars.
I made cheese burgers, fries, apple pie for dessert and coffee, for dinner tonight...is these menu Americana, or what?!
Next to the table my French red striped chair...it went perfect, right?!
I used my 30 yr. old flag as tablecloth. This glass pitcher with the middle band in blue glass diamonds is an antique, it was English, from the 1940's, I bought it years ago at an antique shop.
I was so lucky to find the USA candles in a candle shop and I had a piece of wood where I put them and the whole thing is ansambled on an antique, church brass candle holder, my mil gave them to us...they're two.
Love the candle stars! RED, WHITE AND BLUE FOR EVER!!
The large picture, in the pewter frame, in the background , was taken 12 yrs. ago of us, American girls, Alexandra, Sofia and me.
My Patriotic sweater and flag pin.![]()
The cute striped mugs I bought a while ago for a $1 each.
I did the Patriotic table on my new Italian vintage table, because of the flag, the shape of it looked better on this table. Bellow, my apple pie.....light and simple, not very heavy...hope so!
Happy 4th. of July to all my compatriots from blog land!! All the way from Ecuador,... we, my American daughters, Alexandra and Sofia, along with me, wish the greatest country in the world to be God blessed and safe. We pledge aligance to the United States of America and to the Flag.... Thanks to all the wonderful hostesses from the great parties I'll be linking to. Thank you in advance for your so nice and generous comments, as I'm always thrilled to hear from you!
MASTERPIECE MONDAT AT: http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/
AMAZE ME MONDAY AT: http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/
BLUE MONDAY AT: http://smillingsally.blogspot.com/
ON THE MENU MONDAY AT: http://atstonegable.blogspot.com/
TABLE TOP TUESDAY AT: http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/
THREE OR MORE TUESDAY AT: http://thegipsy'scorner/
WHITE WEDNESDAY AT: http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/
WOW US WEDNESDAY AT: http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/
TABLESCAPE THURSDAY AT: http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
HOME SWEET HOME FRIDAY AT: http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/
FEATHERN NEST FRIDAY AT: http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
SEASONAL SUNDAY AT: http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/
Sunday Favorites at: http://happytodesign.blogspot.com/
Here it is my very fav dishes I made for my daughter Sofia when she got married. The borders are imitating the native men's embroidery cuffs and the women's blouses collars and of course, the roses, everything is embroidered on their apparel.
I love this pretty rooster on the sugar bowl, since it was hand made, every piece was different and so was the decorations.
The oil and vinegar decanters. The napkin rings. She has lots of serving pieces, tea cups and everything you can imagin, it's very difficult to show in a table setting everything!
She has a set of three of these serving platters, large, med. and small...this one is the medium. I love it!
The butter dish with the lid... can also be used for cheese.
The entire table with the French wine glasses. The center piece is Italian, it was a gift from an Italian friend from NY., now she owns it!
The tureen and the dessert bowl.
Little expresso cups with a small pitcher.
The three pieces I used, the dinner plate and the plate for the onion soup bowl with an onion in the lid.....you can put it in the oven with the soup and bring it directly to the table.
A close up of the hand made onion and the pitcher.
The beautiful dinner plate...you can see the work on it, it really looks like the embroidery they do here on the clothing.
The plates.
I had to take a photo of Sofia's gorgeous, vintage hutch from Holland...I love this piece and the wood carvings on it!
Victoria's cake in the corner. She has beautiful ginger jars too, she collects them, European and Oriental, she must have at least a dozen of them, all over the house. Bellow the foot of the hutch.
This china is really my very favorite of the ones I used to design at my husband's ceramic co. The borders imitate embroidery of the men's cuffs on their shirts and the collars, of the women's blouses and of course the embroidery of the roses. I made this one when Sofia got married, just for her! Hope you like this tablescape I did at my daughter Sofia's town- house, now that we where there for Victoria's b'day bash and Father's Day. Thanks in advance for your lovely visits. Love, Fabby
I'm linking to:
SUSAN'S, TABLESCAPE THURSDAYS AT: http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
SHERRY'S, HOME SWEET HOME FRIDAY AT: http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/
COURTNEY'S FEATHERED NEST FRIDAY AT: http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
OPEN HOUSE THURSDAY AT: http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/
INSPIRATION FRIDAY AT: http://thepicketfence.blogspot.com/
FLAUNT IT FRDIDAY AT: http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
BEVERLY'S PINK SATURDAY AT: http://howseetthesound.blogspot.com/
CHARI'S SUNDAY FAVORITES AT: http://happytodesign.blogspot.com/
SEASONAL SUNDAYS AT: http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/
MANY THANKS TO ALL THE LOVELY HOSTESSES FOR HAVING ME.
I went for a black and white tablescape for Father's Day, as my hubby loves this combo very much. We will be going to my daughter Sofia and Sil, Giancarlo's house for F's.D., about 3 hrs. away, at a Pacific port, Guayaquil, where they reside...we'll be all there, because it's our daughter Victoria's 7th. birthday too, the 19th. F's D.... I will make a table setting at her house too.
The white tablecloth is made of Egyptian linen and hand made in Philippines, along with the napkins.
The white china is Noritake's, White Scapes. The black and white china is Multiple Choice.
The pretty cup. You can see the work of the tablecloth.
The old fashion, etched, hand made, antique, champagne glasses, were my Fil's parents. The wine and water etched, hand made glasses are Bohemian, from the Czech Republic.
The ivory ball is from India. The bronze, French vintage dog is from my collection of dogs.
The champagne we'll be having is, HENKEL-Trocken.
The metal, hammered ball is Indian too.
This gorgeous whisky decanter was my fil's, antique, from Venice, it comes with 6 of the cutest glasses.
The center piece is a black glass urn with lid I bought a while ago. I loved the flowers with red and yellow to give this very masculine table some color.
This one is one of my favorites tablecloths, but I hardly use it because when it gets dirty, I don't like washing it and worse, the linen is awful to iron...it seems like you never finish!!
The black and white tablescape.
Have a beautiful Father's Day with your hubby's and your fathers, if you're so lucky to still have them with you. Thank you in advance for your wonderful and generous comments. Hugs, FABBY
I will join the following great parties:
MARTY'S: TABLE TOP TUESDAY, AT: http://astrollthrulife/. blogspot.com
WHITE WEDNESDAY, AT: http://www.fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/
TABLESCAPE THURSDAY, AT: http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
HOME SWEET HOME FRIDAY, AT: http://the/ charmofhome.blogspot.com
FEATHERED NEST FRIDAT, AT: http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
VINTAGE INSPIRATION FRIDAY, AT: http://commonground.blogspot.com/
A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS SATURDAY, AT: http://bargainhuntingandchattingwithlaurie.blogspot.com/
SEASONAL SUNDAYS, AT: http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/
SEASONAL SUNDAYS, AT: http://happytodesign.blogspot.com/
We were so lucky to inherit this beautiful painting form my Mil, by a famous Latin American naive artist, Gonzalo Endara Crow, he died after battling cancer at 58 in 1998...he used to call his work: "Magic Realism". His beautiful and colourful paintings were extracted from the indigeneous apparel, (like my dishes) from flower petals, scattered in the Nativity Processions, from fire works castles, from hot air balloons, and from rustic trains and rural homes in the Andes and the coast region, as our painting is. This are homes made of cane to be cool in hot climate and by the rivers and the Pacific Ocean and the Virgin Mary's procession is taking place in the ocean on a canoe. This one used to be my mil's favorite painting at her home, she had a few famous ones. Gonzalo E. Crow won many awards, like No. 1 Biennial artist and best Naive Artist, thruout many countries in Europe, Latin A. and Japan.
