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Tuesday, June 2

Tablescape Thursday (and a free tea cart!)












I found this really cute tea cart out by the curb! When I got it home, all I did was paint the bottom weathered unpainted board white. I left the rest as-is and rolled it out to my little garden corner to go live with my other curb found garden furniture. I knew it would make a fun tablescape surface, so I dressed it up in blue and white. The blue willow teapot was a present from my husband one year for my birthday. I love blue willow china, it was what we almost always used everyday when I was growing up, it holds found memories.
The just wanted to thank Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for hostessing Tablescape Thursday. Please click on the link to visit her blog and view all of the lovely and talented tablescapes! :O)

18 comments:

  1. ellen b.June 3, 2009 at 7:04 PM

    Oh my! You found that lovely on the side of the road for free!! So very cool and perfect with the lace and the Blue Willow! I love it!!

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  2. MaryroseJune 3, 2009 at 7:14 PM

    Hi,
    I see a blue and white theme emerging from blogland and yours is lovely. Your tea cart is the perfect setting for a perfect tablescape.
    ~Maryrose

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  3. Lady KatherineJune 3, 2009 at 7:14 PM

    I love all your iron furniture, I see peeking through. Now the tea cart, I how I love it! Lucky you, Hubby we need to go riding, and see if we see a tea cart! lol I love your blue willow. I never posted mine. Your teapot is lovely! Mine a little different. Love the outdoor setting.

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  4. Natalie MeesterJune 3, 2009 at 7:15 PM

    I am always a sucker for blue and white! Love the blue vase and how you put the blue votive cups on top of the tall candlesticks...how clever!

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  5. PatriciaJune 3, 2009 at 7:45 PM

    This is my first time to your blog it is wonderful!

    I LOVE your tea cart it is AMAZING!
    I have wanted one for so long
    It is amazing too that I don't realy have a lot of blue in my own home but admire it so much when I see it in willow plates!

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  6. niartistJune 3, 2009 at 8:30 PM

    LOVE the blue and white - LOVE the FREE cart, LOVE THE CANDLESTICKS! Love it all - great job!

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  7. MaryJune 3, 2009 at 11:25 PM

    You FOUND that tea cart?! Wow! What a pretty setting! I'm such a sucker for blue willow -- absolutely love it. this looks like such a lovely place to have some tea and cake... :)

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  8. CarolynJune 4, 2009 at 4:32 AM

    I love your blue and white china. That iron chair you have in your previous post is beautiful and all that for free I'm envious!
    Carolyn

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  9. Brenda PruittJune 4, 2009 at 5:23 AM

    I never seem to find such goodies at the curb! Good for you! You've captured my heart, I want you to know, with the blue and white, for it is truly one of my sentimental favorites.
    Brenda

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  10. ChandyJune 4, 2009 at 7:28 AM

    You should also link up to Leigh's Thrifty Thursday for that tea cart. What lovely Blue Willow pieces you've got there!

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  11. Marty@A Stroll Thru LifeJune 4, 2009 at 7:57 AM

    What a fabulous find in the teacart. I LOVE it and of course I absolutely love the Blue Willow. Such a pretty tablescape. You do have such pretty pieces. Don't forget about our "Cloche Party" on June 19th. Check out my blog for all the details. I hope you will join in on all the fun. Hugs, Marty

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  12. The Bloom GirlsJune 4, 2009 at 8:31 AM

    Oh Mary,

    I just love that teacart! It is so sweet! What a great find! The blue and white is so pretty and summery! Very inviting!

    Have a great weekend!

    Karyn

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  13. Chari at Happy To DesignJune 4, 2009 at 9:09 AM

    Hi Mary...

    Ohhhh NOOOOO!!! Tell me that you didn't find that absolutely charming little tea cart out by the roadside...I can hardly bear it!!! FREE??? Girl, you may have just come into the deal of the century!!! I just love it and it looks so beautiful outdoors on your patio! All dressed up in that pretty lace...and blue willow...well, it just doesn't get any better than that, my friend!!! What beautiful photos and vignettes!!! Such a pleasure coming to your house today!!! I'm so happy for you and your new treasure find...it's fabulous!!!

    Warmest wishes,
    Chari

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  14. Kim @ Starshine ChicJune 4, 2009 at 12:57 PM

    You are one lucky girl to have scored such a fabulous tea cart. And it looks perfect with the Blue Willow. I need to find where my Blue Willow (um, I mean my hubby's) so that I can use it for a tablescape. Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos & I better go searching for my plates now.
    Kim

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  15. PattyJune 4, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    Oh what a great find! And I love the blue willow. the blue and white theme is so fresh and kind of calming. I love the lace tablecloth. Very pretty.

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  16. KathleenJune 4, 2009 at 5:30 PM

    Lovely tea service, and the cart is great! What a find!

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  17. UnknownJune 6, 2009 at 9:28 AM

    Its just amazing that one man's trash is another mans treasure isn't it! That cart is adorable! Just Beautiful! Its just perfect for a little tablescape. Oh and blue willow, I have always loved it too!
    Having a good weekend?
    ~Really Rainey~

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  18. Kathy @ Sweet Up-North Mornings...June 9, 2009 at 6:52 AM

    A Fabulous TEA CART by the road???? Oh my what a found treasure!!!! and the Blue Willow... beautiful You are one lucky chickie! xoxo, ~Kathy~@ Sweet Up-North Mornings...

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