Set Your Table With Flair--A Spring-y Saint Patrick's Day

Hello, all and welcome!  Thank you so much for visiting me!  It's that time of year again....time to get out your green, dance a jig, and engage in some harmless mischief, for Saint Patrick's Day is just a few days away! 

On this special day, I send the kiddos off to school in their green garb, and usually put on something festive myself.  Do you have traditions this time of year?

I do try to bring fun and tradition to the table.  The tables I set last year were very bold and rich in color, so this year, I want to set a table with a much lighter hand.  It has been an unrelenting winter for most of the country, and we have had our share of torrential rain here in Southern California.  It is gloomy and damp, which makes me long for Spring.  Setting a table infused with light, springy colors is a great way to banish those lingering winter blues and bring in a feeling of Spring.

In honor of this wonderful season and Cuisine Kathleen's Annual Saint Patrick's Day blog hop, today I am sharing a sweet and simple tablescape reminiscent of the Springtime.  I hope you enjoy the post!

I began this setting with a wonderful damask tablecloth in a lovely soft celadon.

 

Closeup of the detail.

Rustic chargers

with intricate detail

were set with simple white plates.

Forest green napkins folded length-wise,

were followed by pretty celadon saucers.

So sweet.  I don't mind the little flaws.  They add charm and character.  :)

At each setting, I placed beige napkins adorned with sheer ribbon in light green.

For a bit of fun, I curled the ribbons with scissors.

To bring more green and a natural element to the setting, I trimmed some beautiful ferns.

 I loved the soft leaves of this fern, which made a nice alternative to clover.

At each setting, the sprig of fern joins a little topiary tree and stemware outfitted in green.

If you would like to view the tutorial to make these trees, you may visit the post on my blog The Crafting Table here.

Silver flatware

Adorned with more sweet green ribbon

joins the cheerful setting.

To build a multi-dimensional centerpiece, I began with floral arranging foam 

held together with wooden skewers.

I love combining real flowers and faux in my arrangements, and I began this one by building a foundation of faux leaves.

I trimmed,

and added the foliage from the center outward.

Fresh poms and freesia from the local grocer

were added along with faux snapdragons and large poms with lots of green leaves salvaged from the spring bouquet I purchased earlier this month.  Closeups of the detail.

The freesia smell wonderful!  Can you differentiate the real from the faux?

At either side of the centerpiece, silver candleholders and white tapers

complete the tablescape.

Love the detail of these sweet candleholders!

Completed tablescape.

A few shots of the place setting.

You may also want to use the centerpiece alone as a festive vignette.  If you spray the flowers with a water bottle, it should keep for a good few days to a week.

From my collection:

Damask Tablecloth, Lauren Ralph Lauren/HomeGoods

Chargers, Pottery Barn

White plates, Ralph Lauren Club Collection

Celadon plates, thrifted

Beige napkins, HomeGoods

Forest green napkins, HomeGoods

Stemware, Luminarc France Emerald Green, local thrift

Flatware, Wallace Antique Baroque Collection, Horchow/Neiman Marcus

Candleholders, Godinger, local antique shoppe

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