Tablescape # 17

Hi Everyone!!

It's a Wintry Afternoon and I was thinking of making some Hot Chocolate and serving it in my Chocolate Pot.

The history of the Chocolate Pot.  My sweetheart and I moved to a very small town a few years after we were married.  I had a small child and didn't know very many people, so I thought I would join a ceramic class and meet some new friends.  In fact, I joined about this same time of the year.  The weather was cold and dreary and I was lonely.  I went to eight classes. One each week.  I wanted to make something special so I decided to make a porcelain Chocolate Pot with blue flowers.  I thought it was "Very French" indeed.... That's interesting, now that I think about it,  I have never taken another ceramic class again. Hum.. I'm going to have to ponder over that one.

Wintry Afternoon Tablescape 

Today I set the table with a four place setting, because the blue dishes belong in our RV and I borrowed them for this Wintry tablescape.

I wanted the tablescape to look wintry blue and snowy white.

I found these cute snowflake coasters at the 99 cent store and I thought they would give the tablescape a wintry look.  The mugs are excellent to serve some Hot Chocolate for the Wintry Afternoon.

I'm going to be on the lookout this year for some wintry dishware to use in my January post next year.

The process of this pot was made it three stages. 

1. Paint the glaze on the porcelain - fire

2. Place the flowers one the pot - fire

3. Paint the gold leaf on the pot - fire (I thought about the gold leaf. I think it was gold paint. I can barely remember the small bottle that was so expensive and I was so very careful not to spill it).

There might have been more things to do, but it's been 45+ years and If anyone does ceramics now I'm sure things have changed a lot and my memory isn't that sharp anymore.  

The blue and white napkins are made of rice paper.  They are very thin and have an English flair to them.

A close-up of the gold leaf (gold paint) detail.  And,  I didn't have to sell any of my jewelry to buy the gold paint.   Of course at that time I didn't have any jewelry. 

When I look at these photographs and can't believe I sat and painted this pot.  It's Amazing. 

The blue flowers were very difficult to apply to the pot. I do remember it took a couple of classes to finish applying the flowers.

The vintage white tablecloth is a square card table size that I found at an estate sale.  I came home and soaked it in linen cleaner and now it's just precious.

Wintry Blues and Snowy Whites are a wonderful combination with Hot Chocolate don't you think so?

I hope you have enjoyed your visit today.

  

I joining a few wonderful parties 

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My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday 

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xo

Betty