See Shells on a Summer Tablescape

I did a tablescape two years ago using these shell plates but I wasn’t blogging then and the photos weren’t that good so I decided to pull it together again but this time with a few changes. The polyester navy blue tablecloth probably came from Amazon or a site online that sells tablecloths, there are a few of them. I have had it for a while. I love this sea shells theme because I can use my shells flatware, one of my favorite sets.

The white salad plate shaped like a scallop shell was made by Bordallo. I bought them a few at a time on Ebay a few years ago. I see them for sale there from time to time. I love finding different shaped salad plates, they add special interest to a themed tablescape.

Here is the matching dinner plate. I bought them on Ebay also. I have a larger charger size too but I have only found four so far so I couldn’t use them on this tablescape.

I am using two chargers on this tablescape, one sits just inside the other one. This blue one was made by Mikasa and the pattern was Color Spectrum in Royal Blue. If you read my blog you have read about my Color Spectrum chargers before many times. I have them in several colors and I love them. The size, shape, and colors are perfect for my tablescapes. I bought them all a few at a time on Ebay over several years.

This is another well used charger in my dish collection. I have used it nine times on tablescapes in the last two years. It was called Antique Beaded and it came from Williams Sonoma several years ago. It was one of the first chargers I bought when I started tablescaping. I love the beaded edge and it adds something different to the plate stack.

I bought this green place mat at Pier 1 many years ago. I have this place mat in many different colors that I bought at Pier 1 or World Market over the years. I know one is not supposed to put a place mat on top of a tablecloth but I am not one to follow all the formal rules for table setting when I want to create something different. I wanted to add another color to this tablescape in addition to blue and white and green adds a bit of bright color.

This is one of my favorite stainless flatware sets. When I first saw it some years ago I knew I had to have it and I bought it on Amazon a few place settings at a time until I had twelve. I love the shell design on the end of the handles, there is a different shell for each of the five pieces. The flatware was made by Reed and Barton and the pattern is called Williamsburg Gloucester Shell. It is 18/10 stainless and heavy, a really good quality set. Once you hold stainless that is 18/10 nothing else will come close in quality.

Someone on Etsy made the napkins and runner for me several years ago. The scallop shell design on the napkins matches the shape of the plates. I found the white shell napkin rings on Ebay last Spring. There were four different shell designs in each set. They were marked Knobler Taiwan.

These bone china white scallop shell placecard holders came from Ebay earlier this year.

The acrylic cobalt blue goblet on the left came from Pier 1 several years ago. The green glass goblets on the right came from Pier 1 as well several years ago. I use them several times a year. I like how tall they are and the simple spiral design.

This large white clam shell is sometimes my go-to centerpiece for my ocean themed tablescapes. I found it at HomeGoods several years ago. It usually sits on a shelf in the family room. If you read my blog you have seen it on a few tablescapes already. I put a small towel in the bottom for filler and then covered it with blue and green flat glass marbles that I bought on Amazon. I added a few white shells too.

I love walking along the ocean looking for shells and sea glass. We have rented a house on the beach up the coast for several days in September. I can’t wait!

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