Set Your Table With Flair--Spring Garden in My Garden

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It is officially Spring!!  Spring to me is all about life anew, the flowers blooming, birds a-twitter, and butterflies a-flitter.  What about Spring inspires you?

I have been a fan of the Irish singer Enya ever since high school.  One of my favorite pieces by this wonderful artist is Tempus Vernum, which is Latin for Springtime.  The piece is very dramatic, with beautiful brooding cellos, so when I heard it initially, it made me instead think of Winter.  As I flit about the house and yard today with this tune playing, I think if I were to attribute it to Spring, in my mind's eye, I would likely imagine flowers bursting open, bees in flight, and beautiful clouds rolling in a crystal-clear blue sky. This song, as well as Vivaldi's Spring are inspirations to me. My goal is to reflect this inspiration in my post today.  I hope you enjoy. 



I began by setting this pink tablecloth.

Next, I placed these lovely floral placemats.

In the middle of the table, I set this adorable birdhouse, and nestled inside it a tall grass arrangement with butterflies springing (pun intended) from it.

Upon the placemats, I set these cream plates. 

To play up the theme of a lovely blue sky, I placed these fleur-de-lis plates in a muted azure next.

A garden should be full of nature's beautiful creatures, so I placed these butterfly plates,

followed by a small feathered friend at each setting.

 
A corresponding coffee cup and a slender flute came next,

followed by a beige napkin and peony napkin holder.

At each setting, because I am a huge fan of topiary gardens, I placed two handmade topiary trees and finally, gold flatware in a casual manner. 

The larger tree was placed as a decorative touch only, and the other serves as a place-card holder.  I simply adorned a small hole-punched paper to the tree trunk with a bit of ribbon. 

If you would like to view the tutorial to make these trees, please visit the post in my blog The Crafting Table by clicking here.

All set!!

Here are a few closeups of the setting.

From my collection:

Cream plates, Ralph Lauren Whipstich Collection, Horchow/Neiman Marcus
Blue plates, generic, from Tai Pan Trading
Butterfly saucers and coffee cups, from Horchow/Neiman Marcus
Flatware, Wallace Grand Duchess Collection; Horchow/Neiman Marcus
Flutes, generic
Napkins, generic, from HomeGoods

Placemats, Ralph Lauren, from HomeGoods

Peony Napkin rings, from Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Little birdies, The Dollar Tree
Butterfly Grass, The Dollar Tree
Birdhouse, Michael's Crafts

Cloth, origin unknown, gifted to me years ago

As I mentioned earlier, I love topiary gardens. You might want to peruse some of my favorites in the post on my blog Great Gardens by clicking here. 

Please join me and others April 9th for Cruisine Kathleen's Tablescape Challenge here.  

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