A Crab Bisque for Dinner Beach Tablescape

I saw this large cast aluminum crab online at Grandin Road earlier this year and I knew it would make a great centerpiece someday. I think it is supposed to be yard art. It had a weathered copper finish but Hubby painted it red for me. This table is a repeat of a crab table I did last year, see that one here . But I changed several of the design elements. The tablecloth was made by Tommy Bahama and I bought it at HomeGoods a few years ago.

I loved these small crab bowls the minute I saw them on Ebay a few years ago. I love the claws and the tiny face. The bottom is marked PV and Made in Czechoslovakia.

I was googling crab plates and these popped up online from Pfaltzgraff last year. They were on major sale and are microwave and dishwasher safe. The orange-red border is a fun addition to the plate design.

I bought these blue melamine plates at Crate and Barrel a couple years ago. I have them in red also.

Using my Cambria stoneware charger from Pottery Barn as a dinner plate on this table. I love this plate, I also have it in pale blue and sage green. It is the perfect size to be either a dinner plate or a charger plate. I love plates that have that kind of versatility. I use this plate several times a year on tablescapes.

Not sure where I found the blue glass chargers. I have had them for several years. They are good quality and a heavy glass. I like the design in the glass.

I bought the frosted white flatware on sale online at Wayfair a few years ago, it is made by Cambridge. It is 18/0 so the fork tines are a bit sharper than I would like but I really liked the frosted color and the simple design.

I looked all over for orange-red crab napkin rings with no luck. Found lots of metal and blue ones but nothing the right color. I had bought these small crabs on Amazon to use as table scatter but they were shiny red when they arrived. Hubby was going to spray paint them orange-red and my daughter was over and I was telling her about my bad luck finding napkin rings and she suggested that I turn these into napkin rings, genius! So Hubby bought plain wood rings and spray painted them all and glued the crab to the ring and viola, cheap napkin rings! The red napkins probably came from HomeGoods several years ago. I found the ocean print napkins on Etsy earlier this year. Etsy is a great place to find themed napkins in all kinds of different designs. I love the way the plate stack looks in this photo. The red placemats came from Pier 1 many years ago.

I love these crab place card holders, I found them at Pottery Barn last year and they were red but Hubby spray painted them for me so they would be more of an orange red tone.

I used my red Waterford Marquis Brookside goblets for this table setting. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago. If you read my blog you have seen this goblet in many tablescapes. They are for sale on Ebay from time to time. As I have said before, if I were starting a tablescaping hobby, a set of red goblets would be one of my first purchases. They can be used several times a year. The dark blue acrylic goblets came from Pier 1 on sale a couple months ago. It’s difficult to see but they have a rope design around the top of the goblet. So sad that Pier 1 is closing.

The crab centerpiece is sitting on a small wood stand I bought online at Pier 1 last month. I covered the stand with one of the ocean design napkins to add more interest. The stand is natural wood but I think I will have Hubby paint it white for me.

I found this crab salt and pepper set on Ebay a couple years ago. I like to add a bit of whimsy to my tables sometimes. Ebay is a great place to find interesting salt and pepper sets.

Now to find a delicious crab bisque recipe!

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