Bumblebees on a Spring Tablescape

I had fun pulling this tablescape together. Two years ago I set a bee tablescape but it was yellow and blue. I can’t remember what started the idea for a bumblebee theme. I think I saw some metal bumblebees for garden art in a mail order catalog (I get dozens of them every month). I figured I could use them as a centerpiece and then put them in the garden and I knew I already had yellow and black dishes so it went from there. I ended up buying the metal bumblebees on Amazon because I knew they would get here faster. As it happens sometimes, I ended up not using them for the centerpiece on this tablescape. I found something better. Hallmark has closed many of their stores but we still have one open here and it has a nice gift section. We went in because I was looking for a large butterfly (for another tablescape) and this bumblebee cookie jar was just sitting there. Hubby took one look at my face and he knew it was coming home with me as well as the salt and pepper set. Serendipity! I found the black and white buffalo check tablecloth on Amazon a couple years ago. It is heavy cotton and it is really easy to iron with a steam iron.

I searched for a while before I found these small melamine plates with a yellow honeycomb background and flying bumblebees. They came from Walmart last month and they were made by Gourmet Art. I like the strong yellow background design.

To make the plate stack colors harmonize with each other in a certain pattern I added two extra plates to the plate stack. I think the plate stack mirrors the stripes on a bumblebee. This small black plate is not marked but it might be a Fiesta plate, not sure where I bought them. I have had them for several years.

This salad plate was made by Bordallo Pinheiro in Portugal and the pattern is Morning Glory. I have this pattern in a few other colors as well. I bought them over the years a few at a time on Ebay. You can still find them for sale there. I really like the raised design and the rim pattern is a nice addition to this plate stack.

This black dinner plate was called Fun Factory and it was made by Waechtersbach. I have had them for several years and I can’t remember where I bought them. It is handy to have a basic black dinner plate in your tablescape collection.

This is a Color Spectrum charger by Mikasa, the color is Sun Yellow. I bought these chargers on Ebay a few at a time because I love the quality and the colors. I have them in several colors now. If you read my blog you saw these chargers last week on my Bunnies and Chicks tablescape.

This black flatware set is Ginkgo International LePrix. I have had it for several years, not sure where I bought it. You can still find it for sale online.

I searched for a while before I found this flower and bumblebee napkin ring. I really wanted to use a napkin ring with just a bumblebee on it but I couldn’t find one that was the right color and wasn’t too expensive. I found these on Amazon and finally decided to buy them. They actually have grown on me a bit, I like the design, and they match the napkins perfectly. I found the napkins on Etsy, I really love the pattern on this fabric! It is so bright and cheerful and perfect for this tablescape.

This beehive place card holder went through quite a metamorphosis. I found them online at Oriental Trading a couple months 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 added a wooden base so they would stand. I already had the tiny bumblebees so I added a few for fun. I really like how they turned out.

The gold Poly/Carb goblet on the left was made by Le Cadeaux and the pattern is called Fleur. We found them at a gift shop on one of our trips up the coast a couple years ago but they were really expensive so we only bought a few of them. I had been looking for that color for a long time and after we got home, I found them much cheaper online so I bought a few more. I bought these black goblets on Ebay and they were one of the first sets that I bought several years ago. They are Lenox Midnight Mood black glass water goblets and they were made between 1974 and 1982. They are 7 1/4 inches tall. When I started buying goblets I didn’t pay attention to the height but now I like to buy goblets that are at least about 8 inches tall because my table is large and I think they show better. You can still find them for sale on Ebay from time to time.

This bumblebee cookie jar was made by Gerson International and I bought it at our Hallmark store. It has such a cute face! It is sitting on a small black glass cake stand that I bought when I started tablescaping several years ago. I can’t remember where I bought it but it may have been HomeGoods.

I wanted something small on each side of the centerpiece. This matching bumblebee salt and pepper set is perfect.

I really wanted a black and yellow bumblebee honey jar but I settled for this yellow one from Amazon.

I love how the yellow and black play off each other on this tablescape.

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