Spring Arrives in Pink and Green

Is there anything prettier than the first bursts of color in spring?

When I set the table, it reflects my passion and personality. In my garden, the Lenten rose is the first to flower in early spring, around the period of Lent. It's also known as Lenten hellebore or oriental hellebore. They are excellent for bringing early color to the garden and the table.

All signs points to spring and sunshine in my garden this week, so I brought the spring colors indoors to my table.

The green mums from St. Patrick's Day are still hanging in there!

The dish on the dishes:

The dessert salad plate is “Amemone” from the Ambiance Collection. – purchased at Wegman’s several years ago

The salad plate is “Juliet” from the Roscher Collection – purchased from TJ Maxx two years ago

The dinner plate has been in my collection for many years, and were purchased at Wegman’s. 

Wooden chargers from Pier One (recent purchase)

Placemats from TJ Maxx a few years ago

Lime green napkins from Wegmans a few years ago

The Boutique silverware shows up frequently here.

The off-white roses are "Vendella" Variety from Price Chopper. Their rose of the month.

I've included a photo of several Hellebores to give you an idea of the array of colors.

Photo credit (Simon Garbutt)

Thank you very much for your visit! I will be joining Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday.

Debbie

Hippity Hoppity Easter's On It's Way

As a tablescaper, I always look forward to the next holiday that I will be hosting. Half the fun for me is in the planning. I have file folders for each holiday, and throughout the year I add to it when I come across something I might like to include in my tablescape or menu.

I know, I know, St. Patrick's Day is next to celebrate. But I needed to play with my new Easter plates that just arrived. I wasn't even thinking about Easter until I looked at Pottery Barn's catalog last week. The new catalog featured their Easter collection, and I began to oogle over the white bunny plates. Love the dotted edges!

The simplicity of the new white plates makes them very versatile. I chose to pair them with colorful Mackenzie-Childs dinner plates, and the white bunny really stands out.

I used chargers that I bought at the Christmas Tree Shoppe a few years ago. I've been looking for more for friends and have not found any.

Last year, I bought some rabbits on sale at Tuesday Morning and just found them in my Easter box. I had forgotten all about them. Do you ever do that?

In that same Easter box, I found some little wooden Easter bunnies that I picked up at my neighbor's garage sale. So I played around and made an Easter tassel to hang from the door knob.  In less than 30 minutes, I had plenty of Easter fun.

Do you have plans for a St. Patrick's Day celebration?  If you need help with your menu, click on this link to a page from a vintage cookbook. 

Millie Mott's photostream

With this post, I am joining Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday. 

On March 15,  Cuisine Kathleen  will be hosting her third annual
 St. Patrick's Day blog crawl. I'll be getting out the green, and hope to see you there.

Thank you so much for stopping by!  

Debbie