casual-st-patricks-day-table-leprechaun-pot-gold

It’s super easy to set a St. Patrick’s Day table using my everyday, Ireland Pursuit dishes.

With a wide band of green decorating the rim, the Noritake pattern is perfect for the holiday. Medallions around the border depict foxes, pheasants and rabbits. Hunt scenes and thatched cottages also decorate the dishes and serving pieces.

I’ve been setting the table with the Ireland Pursuit pattern for breakfast, lunch and dinner for something like twenty years! To transform the setting into a St. Patrick’s Day table, required a change in linens and pulling out seasonal decor to create a festive centerpiece.

Because we are going to be out of town for the actual holiday and won’t be entertaining guests, I decided to mostly use what I already had to set the table. But, due to a lack of specialty dishes and accessories for a St. Patrick’s Day table in the stores, I did craft shamrock-decorated napkin rings and painted pilsner glasses for the holiday. Easy peasy.

I use affiliate links and am an Amazon Associate. If you make a purchase I may earn a small commission that helps to offset website operating costs with no additional cost to you. Your support is appreciated! Disclosure Policy.

st-patricks-day-table

Styling a St. Patrick’s Day Table

I kept this tablescape fairly simple. Since I already had an Irish tablerunner and shamrock-shaped placemats, I decided not to use a tablecloth.

Linens & Things

For this year’s St. Patrick’s Day table, I flipped the runner over with the reverse white and green shamrock side up. At the end of this post, you’ll find a link on Amazon to what I believe is the same runner. I found mine at a local Irish specialty shop.

casual-st-patricks-day-table-Ireland-pursuit-tablesetting

Here’s last year’s Ireland Pursuit St. Patrick’s Day Table for comparison. You’ll notice a number of differences in the two tablescapes, including; tablecloth, placemats, napkins, plate stack, glasses, favors and centerpiece.

ireland-pursuit-featured-image

To match the dark hunter green rim of the plates, I used my second set of felt, shamrock-shaped placemats (Kohl’s). In order to see more of the Irish tablerunner, I only positioned green placemats under the other two settings.

st-patricks-day-shamrock-placemat-setting

Last year, I incorporated the same dark green placemats into, Elegant, Easy Shamrock Tablescape for St. Patrick’s Day set in the dining room.

shamrock-tablescape-hostess-setting

To match the dark placements, I also used the solid green napkins that were folded into four-leaf clovers. Last year, I simply inserted green and white buffalo check napkins into tall, vintage glasses.

Lacking seasonal napkin rings for this St. Patrick’s Day table, I made four from supplies in my craft stash.

casual-st-patricks-day-table-shamrock-napkin-ring

All I did, was take sparkly green foam shamrocks (Michaels) and cut two slits in each. Next, I took a length of seasonal grosgrain ribbon, slipped it through the slits and tied in a bow. Voila!

3-leaf-clover-shape-napkin-fold-St.-Patrick's-Day-table-setting

Another year, I created a 3 Leaf Clover Napkin Fold Tutorial. No napkin ring or ribbon required to hold it’s shape either. It’s nice to have options to mix up the look of the St. Patrick’s Day table from year to year.

You’re Gonna Need a Fork!

Looking at last year’s kitchen table, I just realized I neglected to include flatware —oops! I would have used my everyday Oneida Satinique silverware. After all, guests couldn’t have eaten Irish stew with their fingers LOL!

spring-table-bird-yellow-gingham-tablecloth-place-setting

Since I already had twig flatware handy from A Tweet Tablescape to Welcome Spring, I decided it worked well with the Ireland Pursuit dishes.

casual-st-patricks-day-table-twig-flatware-Ireland-pursuit-plate

Although not leprechaun gold, the copper twig flatware also goes well with the red-haired Irish figure in the centerpiece.

Use What You Have

The Irish lad is a Lizzie High figure my younger sister gave me years ago. Isn’t he adorable?

casual-st-patricks-day-table-Irish-boy-Lizzie-High-figure

For years and years, he was really the only piece of St. Patrick’s Day decor I had. 

Halloween-decor-home-tour-Lizzie-witch

So much of what is in the stores is just kinda-of tacky looking. But certainly okay for party decorations.

A search online found the 1998 figure, Sean Fitzpatrick, currently available for $56. It says he’s holding a bouquet of clover for his mum. How sweet it that?

I see they also have my three other Lizzie High figures in stock. See them decorating my home in Thanksgiving Figures, Pilgrims and Indians Decorate Homeand Not-So-Scary Halloween Decor Home Tour.

Do you have any Lizzie High dolls?

Although I’ve incorporated seasonal Byer’s Choice characters into centerpieces, this is the first time I used one of the Lizzies.

st-patricks-day-table-centerpiece

Last year’s St. Patrick’s Day table showcased a Quick and Easy Lucky Leprechaun Centerpiece.

lucky-leprechaun-centerpiece-table

But, Lucky doesn’t live here anymore. On an impulse to open up some storage space, I posted the holiday arrangement in my Etsy shop. To my delight and dismay he sold in just a few days and now resides in Kentucky.

So, I flanked laddie Sean with two gold pots of faux clover (Michaels) for a simple display on the St. Patrick’s Day table. A trio of shamrocks adds a wee bit of height to each.

st-patricks-day-table-clover-pots

Kindle leprechauns hangout on either end of the centerpiece, with a few gold coins scattered down the tablerunner.

casual-st-patricks-day-table-kindle-leprechaun

Because where else but by a pot of gold would you expect to find mischievous leprechauns?

casual-st-patricks-day-table-leprechaun-pot-gold

I’ve had the leprechauns for years; after finding them on a post-holiday clearance at a local shop. Do you have any Kindles?

When One Plate is Enough

For this St. Patrick’s Day table, I only set out the Ireland Pursuit dinner plates, cups and saucers. Cereal bowls and luncheon plates are at three place settings on the kitchen island; where we most often sit for breakfast and lunch.

st-patricks-day-table-Ireland-pursuit-place-setting

Without a dish stack, you can see the full hunt scene and decorative border depicted on the dinner plate.

casual-st-patricks-day-table-Ireland-pursuit-pattern-plate

Two Debbee’s Buzz followers who saw the original Ireland Pursuit St. Patrick’s Day Table, fell in love with the dish pattern.

casual-st-patricks-day-table-Ireland-pursuit-teacup

Bobbie (another dish addict) received eight place settings and serving pieces for Valentine’s Day from her husband as a gift — lucky girl! That’s more than I have!

casual-st-patricks-day-table-Ireland-pursuit-teacup-hunt-scene

And, Pattie found cups and saucers on eBay to add to her dish stash.

Hand-Painted Shamrock Glasses

Have you ever tried to find St. Patrick’s Day tableware in local stores like Kohl’s, Home Goods or Marshalls? I’ve been looking every year for a long time, and mostly have come up empty. Linens like tablecloths, napkins and placemats; yes. Dishes, napkin rings and stemware; not so much.

Many years ago, I found a single, shamrock-shaped plate I loved at TJ Maxx. I went all over PIttsburgh to other outlets searching for more. Nadda.

casual-st-patricks-day-table-shamrock-shape-plate

I’ve placed the shamrock dish on the Ireland Pursuit dinner plate to see how it looks.

casual-st-patricks-day-table-shamrock-shape-plate-stack

Aww, if only I had three more! In reality, I use the single shamrock plate as a spoon rest on the kitchen island, by the cooktop.

I’ve also been equally unsuccessful in finding dark, forest green stemware for either an everyday or St. Patrick’s Day table — to go with the Ireland Pursuit dishes. But what I really want is vintage glasses; a much harder challenge.

casual-st-patricks-day-table-hand-painted-shamrock-glass

So, for the St. Patrick’s Day table, I hand-painted my own shamrock glasses. Nothing fancy. How do you think they turned out?

casual-st-patricks-day-table-shamrock-glass-hand-painted

I ran out to Dollar Tree for four glasses.

st-patricks-day-table-hand-painted-glasses-shamrock-trio-collage

Dark green and metallic gold speciality paint (Michaels) I already had from crafting peacock feather goblets.

peacock-party-favors-gifts-peacock-feather-glasses-table

The wine glasses were the first I ever painted, and were Peacock Party Favors for a My Favorite Things Party.

Shenanigans Welcome

Did you notice this St. Patrick’s Day sign (Pier 1) hanging in the background of the kitchen? It makes me smile!

casual-st-patricks-day-table-shamrock-shenanigans-welcome-sign

Will you be celebrating and wearing green for the holiday?

If you’d like to take a virtual trip to Ireland, join me on an 12 Day Itinerary in Emerald Isle, Ireland Trip to Cobh, Blarney & Dingle Peninsula, and Irish Vacation: Cliffs of Moher & Arian Islands.

large-castle-Ireland-trip

May the road rise to meet you!

Debbee-signature-very-sm

Pin Me

St-Patricks-Day-table-Ireland-Pursuit-dishes-pin

Featured Post

happiness-is-homemade-button
Charming-home-garden-feature
Little-cottage-feature
Friday-with-friends
all-about-home-button
Share Your Style 2
Thursday-Favorite-Things-logo-small-1-1
Snickerdoodle-Feature
love your creativity link party feature
happiness-is-homemade-button

Link Parties

I regularly participate in: Metamorphous Monday, Share Your Style, Tablescape Thursday, Thursday Favorite Things, Crafty Creators, Saturday Sparks, Happiness is Homemade, and Love Your Creativity.

Debbeesbuzz-bee-icon

Subscribe Today!

Join the hive and receive periodic email messages when Debbee publishes new posts.

Thanks for following The Buzz

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This