I hope the first four days of March have been going well for you. For my first post this month I decided to get out some of my St. Patrick's Day dishes and table décor and share photos of them. But first I made a quick stop at the florist to see if they had any daffodils. They didn't, so my second choice was a Shamrock plant [Oxalis]. The Belleek fruit bowl was repurposed to a plant container.
The teacup is by Royal Albert called Emerald Isle, part of the Ancestral Series. The resin Irish figurines are from Christmas Tree Shop a few years ago.
The St. Patrick figurine was purchased in Frankenmuth, MI several years ago, and I think the chubby leprechaun teapot came from Jo-Ann's, also several years ago. The Irish top hat planter may have been a Jo-Ann's purchase too. Is it just me, or do you find it harder to find seasonal/holiday tableware these days? Millennials are said to be minimalists, so production may be decreasing because of that. Some day my children will probably wish I would have been a minimalist too! ;-)
I attempted to visit Tuesday Morning today because they usually have an inventory of seasonal things, but the store was completely empty. Maybe a casualty of COVID-19 shut-downs. Their next closest store was 11 miles away, so I decided to save it for another day, and check out websites at home instead. I didn't see anything that excited me at JoAnn's or Hobby Lobby's website, but the Christmas Tree Shops scored with a 15-inch Leprechaun Nutcracker. I called to see if they still had some in stock and to my amazement they did, so I dashed over to pick one up. At $7.99 he's not a Steinbach nutcracker, but he's cute holding his pot of gold in one hand and Irish flag in the other.
Another St. Patrick's Day vignette using my Waterford Crystal Biscuit Jar - the only piece of Waterford I own - and my Irish linens.
Below is an authentic Belleek teapot and cup and saucer, but the plates are faux Belleek. They came from Christmas Tree Shops a couple of years ago, and I was so happy to find them.
The photo below is a nod to my Irish mom. It's her Royal Tara trio made in Galway, Ireland.
My Irish teapot collection, and two of my Irish teacups: Godinger teapot and teacup on the left in the Shannon pattern, Carrigaline Pottery teapot in the middle [it has a handleless teacup to match], and Belleek teapot and teacup on the right. Hall dark green teapot in the back. The thatched-roofed teapot on the right is by Pfaltzgraff and the one on the left has no markings. I hope you've enjoyed seeing these vignettes half as much as I've enjoyed photographing them. It's sad the dishes only come out once a year around St. Patrick's Day.
Gathering everything from various cupboards, china cabinets and closets inspired me to go to Lowe's and purchase a couple of large heavy duty totes to label and store everything together in one place for easier access. It's the very next thing on my agenda.
What Irish/St. Patrick's Day dishes do you have in your collection?
Below is my tablescape from last St. Patrick's Day when I had my Irish Aunt and cousins over for a tea luncheon. Sadly, my sweet aunt is no longer with us this year, but I'm thankful we had her to enjoy for 93 wonderful years.
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