Mikasa Giveaway and Wisteria's last hoorah tablescape

Welcome to another issue of Tablescape Thursday! 

I've got some exciting news to share with you... I'm hosting a Mikasa giveaway!! Was I ever excited when Mikasa contacted me. You not only get to vote for your favorite pattern amongst three, but if you are the winner, you will receive 6 placesettings of the pattern that is voted as the favorite! Just in time for spring and summer entertaining. Are you excited??? Surely you are.... more details after the tablescape.

I've been enjoying the wisteria along our back fence for a couple of weeks now. Today, I had decided I wanted to preserve the feeling I get when I step out our back door by bringing some in for this week's table. For your party - do not create your centerpiece until the last minute, Wisteria doesn't like to be taken off the vine, but will gladly last through an evening or brunch.

Silver charger, white dinnerware, reticulated salad plates, lace rimmed napkins, silverware, Mikasa crystal, one wisteria bloom = a perfect Sunday brunch!

Silver trays are estate sales finds. White dinnerware is always a perfect background. German silver.

Reticulated salad plate, green edges, fruit, green leaves, blueberries all perfectly coordinate with the color of wisteria.

Laying a wisteria blossom on the napkin brings the color down on table level. Always a good tip to remember. 

Embroidered coasters brought back from a trip home to Germany.

The wisteria are secured in a crystal bowl using an old fashioned prong frog.

Place cards are the permanent kind on which you can write with a marker and later wipe off!

Silver candlesticks, silver salt and pepper, and silver butter dish add richness to the table.

Hope you enjoyed the last of the wisteria blooms. They are slowly fading and dropping, being replaced with the verdant green of new growth.

Cast:

Tablecloth - Germany

Napkins - estate sale

wine glass coasters - Germany

Silver trays - estate sales

White dinnerware - Wedgwood Windsor

Salad plates - Brunelli - Made in Italy

Crystal stems - Mikasa French Countryside

Silver - WMF Germany

Silver salt and pepper and butter dish - estate sale

Silver candlesticks - gift

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So to the best part of the post today - a chance to give a follower's a chance to win 6 placesettings of the Mikasa pattern selected most favorite! I just LOVE each pattern in the selection. Mikasa always has the most versatile, fun, exciting, and long lasting patterns! Which is your favorite?

Antique Orchard

Antique Orchard dinnerware harvests the colorful fruit from a picturesque grove and infuses it into your place setting. The essence of nature is transformed into a sophisticated setting with both simplicity and style. While designed to coordinate and perfectly accent our Antique White pattern, the pieces can also be used as a pattern by themselves. Expertly crafted from high-quality porcelain, Antique Orchard’s versatile pieces are both timeless and stylish.

Sketch Floral
A vibrant and fresh addition to your dining table, Sketch Floral features beautiful delicate flowers in soft hues. Daintily designed, this pattern makes a big casual dining statement and is perfect for everyday use. Part of our Dining Redefined collection, Sketch Floral is crafted from quality porcelain and all items in this pattern are dishwasher and microwave safe.

Daylight
A fresh, sophisticated addition to your table, Daylight brings the vibrancy of nature into your home. A wide array of distinctly designed porcelain accessories are adorned with lush leaves in a variety of rich, green hues. Perfect for casual and formal entertaining alike. Made of fine porcelain from Portugal. Dishwasher and microwave safe.

Entry guidelines:

1. Be a follower of this blog.
2. Click HERE to "like" your favorite pattern.
3. The pattern with the most votes/likes will be given away (6 placesettings!!)
4. Leave a comment here (on this post) to be entered into the drawing.
5. Random.org will be used to select the winner from amongst the comments on this post.
6. Entries close on at 11:59pm April 15, 2011.
7. Although it's not a stipulation of the giveaway, be sure to "like" Mikasa on Facebook so that you too can stay abreast of all the goodies going on, news of other fun events, and participate in their dialogue with all of us. 
8. Mikasa can only ship to the USA.

Good Luck to all y'all!

I'm connecting with Tablescape Thursdays at Susan's (Between Naps on the Porch).. be sure to drop in and see the other wonderful tables created just for you! Thank you Mikasa for allowing me to be an integral part of this most gracious giveaway!

Also linking to the Tablescaper's Seasonal Sunday.. so many pretties to see over there!