My Birthday Table - Purple Elegance

For my birthday my kids all made the

meal and my husband provided the dessert.

I decided the least I could do was to 

set the table.

I wasn't thinking of blogging about it but as

I got it put together, my husband told me that

it was so pretty that I should take pictures 

for my blog.

I chose my beautiful white embossed square

plates with lavender chargers and my fancy

silver plated flatware.

I just love the shape and design of these

plates but wanted a little touch of color.

A little dark punch of purple was added

with napkins

and goblets.

 The goblets are dark amethyst with a clear
twisted stem.

I had the centerpiece put together with some
pink flowers (not the best) when my friend
Monique stopped by with a purple flowering
plant for my birthday.

The pink flowers were quickly moved off the table
and replaced with a much prettier flower that
fit in perfectly.  Talk about timing!

I just gathered some purple accessories from
around the house to accent the center of the table.

A purple organza table topper anchors
the centerpiece.

My son made a deboned whole chicken (which

he deboned himself) that was stuffed with

ham and peppers and onions with mustard

and herbs which he learned on his mission for

our church in Argentina, his wife made an artichoke dip,

my other daughter in law and my son made a 

savory monkey bread style

appetizer with homemade roll dough which she stuffed

with a piece of pepperoni and a piece of mozzarella,

then rolled in butter and parmesan and parsley.  My 

oldest daughter made incredible, rich creamed corn

and my younger

daughter made a baked Havarti cheese ring

with biscuits.

It was so much fun to eat all of their wonderful
creations and realize that they had done this for me!

That afternoon my good friends Annette and
Wally and their daughters Hannah, Grace and Esther

stopped by and gave me some fun gifts they found in 

an all purple store in San Antonio Texas.

This was on a little card they gave me from the store:

Purple Profile

You are a purple person if:

You are imaginative, sensitive, artistic and sophisticated.  You have noble

ideals and a keen appreciation of the cultural

You are alert, demanding, foresighted, confident, resourceful, spontaneous,

and highly independent.  You take delight in the beautiful, the gracious,

the sensitive, but maintain an attitude of critical appraisal.

In love you seek to attain a magical quality and refuse to settle for anything

else.  You refuse to be "swept off your feet" unless genuineness and 

integrity can be absolutely ascertained.

You are active in the support of things you believe in, and are concerned

with the pursuit of truth and other human values.

You take chances and believe that you must do so to make the most

of what life has to offer.

Purple is an exclusive color, mystical in quality, blending the two extremes

of the spectrum, red and blue.  Traditionally, purple represents splendor, dignity,

royalty, rank and wealth.

Purple is a unique color, and it is a truly unique individual who holds it dear.


I think a lot of it fits!!


It was such a great birthday!  Thanks to all of my
family and friends who made it so great.

I will be partying this week with
Tablescapes Thursday
Feathered Nest Friday

Sources:
Plates - Tai Pan
Goblets - Spiegel catalog (years ago)
Tablecloth and topper - homemade
Chargers - Z Gallerie
Silver plated flatware - Horchow
Napkin rings - Bloomingdales Home
Purple mercury glass and candlestick - Home Goods
Candle - Home Goods