Bee Our Guest Spring Tablescape

April 09, 2025 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

Another yellow table this week, I think we need the cheerfulness! I used this bee themed dish set on tablescapes that I did six years ago and then on one that I did three years ago and but this tablescape is a bit different. Hubby is always very pleased when he sees me using things over and over again. There is nothing new on this table setting, I am reusing all of it. I think the tablecloth came from HomeGoods a few years ago. It reminds me of a bee hive and it seemed appropriate for this tablescape. I have never been a fan of bees but I know we need them and I am trying to plant flowers that they like in our garden.

I found these bee salad plates at HomeGoods five years ago. They had no label except made in china. I didn’t like the brightness of the white circle in the center so I found bee table scatter (tiny wood bees) on Amazon and scattered them on the white circle, problem solved. I love the wicker pattern and the added flowers and bee designs are just enough.

I bought these simple blue melamine dinner plates at Crate and Barrel several years ago. I have them in red also.

This is a Color Spectrum charger by Mikasa, the color is Sun Yellow. I bought these chargers on Ebay a few at a time over the years as I saw them because I love the quality, size, weight, and the selection of colors on these chargers. I have them in several colors and I use them often.

I saw this bee flatware set on another tablescaper’s blog several years ago and I finally decided that I had to have it. The set is made by Wallace and the pattern is called Napoleon Bee. They are 18/10 and they are really good quality. I love the bee design on the handles.

You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I found the metal daisy and bee napkin rings on Amazon a few years ago. I can’t remember where I bought the blue napkins. To read about the What, When and How of napkin rings please click here.

This beehive place card holder went through quite a metamorphosis. I found them online at Oriental Trading a few years ago. They were in the Easter section and they were lemon yellow. Inside was a plastic bumblebee. I bought them because I knew Hubby could paint them for me and then he attached a wooden base to the bottom so that they could stand. I already had the tiny bumblebees so I added a few just for fun. To read about the What, When and Why of place card holders, please click here.

We found the blue glass goblet on the left at Hobby Lobby a few years ago. I was looking for a light blue glass goblet and these were perfect. It can be difficult to find yellow glass goblets that don’t have a gold tint to them so when I saw these yellow goblets on the right on Etsy a couple of years ago I immediately bought them. I love the color and the size of them. I have goblets that are a similar shape in red, blue, and purple as well. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection including the colors that I use most often here.

This ceramic yellow wicker centerpiece came from HomeGoods the year after I found the plates there. They don’t have a label except made in china. I was looking for something for a centerpiece and I found the cake plate first and then the small cookie jar, done!

I had to add my tiny glass bee to this table. I have had it for years, I don’t remember where I got it but I knew it belonged on this table!

I love the ceramic wicker bee hive salt and pepper set and the cream and sugar set too. I found them when I found the centerpiece items at HomeGoods.

I have a matching tea pot and a large pitcher as well.

I love doing a Bee Tablescape for Spring Time!

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A Lemon Zest in Show Spring Tablescape

April 02, 2025 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

A bit of brightness here! I found this lemon tablecloth at Sur La Table online some years ago. When I saw these melamine lemon dinner plates at HomeGoods last month I knew it was time for another lemon tablescape. This is the third lemon themed tablescape that I have done since I started tablescaping. I created one three years ago and another one six years ago. This one has only a few of the same pieces as those other lemon tablescapes because I have added to my tablescaping collection and I now have more lemon items to choose from.

Because I didn’t want to hide the center design on these melamine lemon dinner plates I didn’t add a salad plate to this table setting stack. I found these plates at HomeGoods last month. I already had a lemon dinner plate with a different design but I had donated a third lemon design plate set that I had to the silent auction at our Southern California Tablescapers Event so I felt like I could add this lemon set to my collection, (always rationalizing when adding to my tablescaping collection…). I love the bright colors, the yellow and orange edge design, and the ruffled shape.

I found these resin type bright green chargers at Michaels last year I think.

This yellow flatware set is labeled Mepra Inox and the pattern is called Fantasia. We bought it on sale at Macys online last year but several stores online sell it too. I also have this flatware pattern in orange and blue. It comes in several other colors as well. It is difficult to find flatware sets in different colors so I have my eye on a few other colors when it goes on sale again. I have never seen a flatware set that comes in so many different colors. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I can’t remember where I bought these green tweed napkins, it might have been HomeGoods. The lemon napkin rings have a label that says Aubrey but I can’t remember where I found them either.

To read about the What, When and How of napkin rings please click here.

My daughter-in-law gave me these Kate Aspen Topiary Tree place card holders several years ago. I see them for sale online from time to time online on various sites. I chose these tree place card holders because they remind me of my neighbor’s lemon tree. The yellow place cards came from Amazon several years ago. To read about the What, When and Why of place card holders, please click here.

I am using some of my favorite goblets on this tablescape. The green glass goblet on the left came from Pier 1 several years ago. I have used this goblet several times over the years on my tablescapes. I love the bright green color. It can be difficult to find yellow glass goblets that don’t have a gold tint to them so when I saw these yellow goblets on the right on Etsy a couple of years ago I immediately bought them. I love the color and the size of them. I have goblets that are a similar shape in red, blue, and purple as well. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection including the colors that I use most often here.

I bought this bright green flower pot at HomeGoods several years ago. It is usually on the back patio with a geranium in it but I borrowed it for this tablescape. We bought the faux lemons at Michael’s a few years ago.

If you read my blog you know that I often add salt and pepper sets to my tablescapes to help carry out the theme of the table. The two lemon salt and pepper sets on this tablescape came from HomeGoods last month.

Breakfast should be served on this table setting, the brightness would wake everyone up!

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Butterflies on a Spring Tablescape

March 26, 2025 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I posted a butterfly tablescape a few years ago but I decided to create a different one with a few of the same items. I found this butterfly tablecloth on Amazon a few years ago. The border is a weird green pea soup color but I knew it wouldn’t show on the tablescape.

I found these small melamine blue butterfly bowls at Hobby Lobby a few years ago. They don’t have a maker’s mark on them.

I found these large melamine butterfly chargers at HomeGoods a few years ago. They were made by Shabby Chic. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers please click here.

I found these faux boxwood placemats at Hobby Lobby a few years ago also. I love the spring green colors.

This flatware is called Madeline Green and I bought it at World Market several years ago. If you read my blog you have seen it several times on my tablescapes. I use this green flatware often in the Spring and Fall. If you google frosted flatware and add the color you are looking for you will find similar sets. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I found these DII metal butterfly napkin rings on Amazon a few years ago. They were black and Hubby painted them green for me. I love this shade of green. The green cotton napkins came from Pier 1 several years ago. It is one of my favorite green shades, I call it Spring Green. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I found these metal butterflies on Ebay a few years ago. They are not really place card holders but they have short wires on the back that I bent into a stand for them. I knew the place card would slide in front of the antennae. There are nine different designs and I love the color combinations!

To read about the What, Where and When of place card holders, please click here.

The green acrylic goblets on the left came from our Pier 1 store before it closed several years ago. I think I bought the blue goblets on the right at Pier 1 too. When I started tablescaping I didn’t pay attention to the height of the goblets that I was buying and I soon learned that I like them to be taller like these two. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection including the goblet colors that I use most often here.

I found these faux blue flowers at Hobby Lobby a few years ago. They are in a large white pottery vase, one of a pair of identical white pottery vases that I inherited from my mother. She received them as a wedding present in 1938. I added three of the same metal butterflies that I used as place card holders to the flower arrangement.

I love watching butterflies in my garden!

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Leprechaun Shenanigans on a St. Patrick's Day Tablescape

March 04, 2025 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

It’s time for a couple of St. Patrick’s Day tablescapes. I create at least one every year. I spent some time recently photographing and inventorying all my St. Patrick’s Day tablescaping items and putting them in folders on my computer and I feel really good about that! I finally have a record of everything that I have in one place. I bought this green tweed tablecloth on Amazon several years ago.

I found these polymer leprechaun dinner plates on Etsy a few weeks ago. I love cute leprechauns and these guys were exactly what I wanted for this tablescape. All the graphics on the plate are wonderful. I didn’t use a salad plate so the entire dinner plate could show.

These chargers were made by Mikasa and the pattern was called Color Spectrum, this one in Hunter Green. I have several different colors of this charger and I really love the size, design, and shape. They have all been discontinued but I bought them all on Ebay a few at a time over the years as I saw them.

Every time I use this flatware set I get questions about it. It is labeled Helmick/O.M.C. and the pattern is called Celtic Crusader. It is 18/10 stainless and it is really heavy and great quality. I have learned to buy 18/10 stainless because with cheaper quality flatware sometimes the fork tines have not been filed and they are really sharp. When I can, I always test flatware by touching the fork tines to see what they feel like before I buy the set. I love the way this flatware looks and it is perfect for a St. Patrick’s Day tablescape. I can’t remember where I bought it several years ago but you can find it online. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I found these lucky green napkins at HomeGoods last year. The label says cupcakes and cashmere. I found these metal enamel leprechaun napkin rings on Amazon last year. They have a cute design, I like happy faces. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

A few years ago I wanted a leprechaun place card holder so I looked on Etsy for leprechauns to see if there was anything there that I could use. I found this wood leprechaun and I loved the design. I can’t remember where the place cards came from. To read about the What, Where and When of place card holders, please click here.

The goblet on the left was made by Cristal D’Arques-Durand between 2001 and 2008 and the color was called Antique Emerald. They have a pressed glass diamond and fan pattern. This goblet has been discontinued but you can find them online on the secondary market at various sites. I can’t remember where I bought mine. I have this goblet in red as well and I use it often. The green glass goblet on the right came from The Vermont Country Store online. These goblets are made in the United States by Mosser and the pattern is called Georgia. They are really heavy glass and they are very good quality. I have bought a few at a time over the years and I have them in green, red, and blue now. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection including the colors that I use most often here.

I was just about to leave HomeGoods a few weeks ago and I saw this cute leprechaun and I grabbed him. I set him on a small green cake stand that I found at HomeGoods a few years ago. The small metal green shamrocks on the stand are actually bells, I can’t remember where I found them a few years ago.

I like to add small items on each side of the centerpiece on my tablescapes to add a bit more interest to the table setting and fill the empty spaces. I bought the two taller resin leprechauns a few years ago somewhere but I don’t remember where. I like their cute faces and all the detail, gold buckles and all! The smaller one is actually part of a set of Santas that I have that I bought many years ago. He is called Four Leaf Crinkle Claus by Possible Dreams but I keep him with my St. Patrick’s Day decorations. On the other side of the table is Shamrock Crinkle Claus.

Four Leaf Crinkle Claus by Possible Dreams, he was probably made in 1999.

Shamrock Crinkle Claus by Possible Dreams, he was probably made in 1998.

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