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AS THE FRENCH DO,
BY USING ALL FIVE SENSES
TO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING ABOUT LIFE

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06 October 2010

La Table en Rose

Entertaining in the Pink

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I thought I'd post some pictures of pink china, tablescapes, food, etc. 
(Mostly things I love, plus a bit of tongue-in-cheek, thrown in for good measure.)


It all begins in the kitchen...






Products by KitchenAid





With beautiful food...



Watermelon and feta salad from Hampton Hostess blog

Pink marzipan sandwiches (click here for recipe) 

 Cake by pastry chef, Anne Heap





 Macarons


 Pink Flirtini

Image from Country Living magazine

Toile cake!

Fleur de Lys cookies from Glorious Treats




Incredibly gorgeous pastries from Miette, in San Francisco
Petit fours from Roses and Teacups




Macarons from LaDuree, in Paris

Images from TheKnot.com





Love letter cookies from Eleni's, in New York






Cake from Martha Stewart











Add china, crystal, flatware, linens...




 Teacups from Ada & Darcy blog


Platter by MayLuk











Setting by Stone Gable blog


















Chip 'n' Dips from The Mane Lion (previous five photos)


Dressy paper plates

Missoni china


Paris Sienne pattern from J. L.Coquet

Herend Princess Victoria in raspberry

Herend Chinese Bouquet in raspberry


 Johnson Brothers china

 Pink Willow pattern by Churchill

Two plates in Wedgewood's Georgia Historical pattern

Antique Minton tea set

Anna Weatherly's beautiful all pink plate

Charger (above) and monogramed plate from Limoges
Herend coastal pattern


Antique Limoges plates







Flowers, place cards, favors and 
other table embellishments...

From Martha Stewart















I love the way the flower arrangement mimics the variegated pink placecards 

Preston Bailey





To create gorgeous table settings...

One of my favorite tables of all time! by Eddie Ross



Setting from Martha Stewart

Tablecloth from Cabbages & Roses








Ann Getty's setting for DIFFA's Dining By Design event




Image from House Beautiful


Image from Martha Stewart











The children's corner...
Child's tea set (above) and picnic basket (below)




Antique Willow pattern child's tea set


A strawberry party from Glorious Treats (above)






The pets' corner...
Stainless bowls from Calling All Dogs
From Pampered Paw Gifts (yes, it's real!)




Time to clean up...


because...


























Guess who's coming to my pink tea party?


(just kidding)
bon appetit!




To find out more about National Breast CancerAwareness Month and what you can do to get involved, check out any of these sites:





To view tablescapes by other bloggers, every Thursday, visit Between Naps On The Porch, where they are all linked. Enjoy!
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6 comments:

  1. Oh, Kate, I love every one of these images, but that pink toile cake makes my heart sing.
    Linda at A Toile Tale

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  2. Oh, Kate, I loved every one of those images, but that pink toile cake made my heart sing.
    Linda

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  3. Very perky and fun! I feel like I HAVE been to a party! I wish I had a book with all this in it. There's something yummy here for everyone! That Wedgewood platter is KILLER! Go rest now...

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  4. An amazing beautiful feast for the eyes and palate. Thank you for sharing these wonderful designs. Cherry Kay

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  5. A scrumptious pink feast for the eyes. I'm putting it on my Tuesday To-Do list!
    smiles!

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  6. Hi 1st time visitor. Great post. I'd like to make it my Pick of the Week and share a link to this post for next weeks Pink Saturday Link Party @ Creative Wings It would be even better if you joined the party!

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