A Bee Bedecked Spring Tablescape
I did a bee tablescape four years ago, and then a different one three years ago, and then another different one two years ago as well. But when I saw this bee tablecloth at HomeGoods a few months ago I flashed on all the gray tablescape items that I already have and I decided to do another bee table setting. This tablecloth has a label that says The Farmhouse, Rachel Ashwell. Gray is an unusual color for a Spring tablescape but after completing 220+ tablescapes I need to branch out a bit and go beyond the norm sometimes.
These bee themed salad plates came from Wayfair online. They came in a set of four with four different designs. The plate designs were created by artist Susan Winget and the plates were made by Certified International. When I saw them I knew that they would be a perfect match for the tablecloth.
This is a Fiesta dinner plate in their newer shape Bistro and the color is called Daffodil. The Bistro shape offers a wider food surface and deeper well and it looks a bit more modern than the Fiesta Classic plates. I bought these Fiesta dinner plates online at Everything Kitchens LLC three years ago. You can read about what you need to think about when you are buying dinner plates here.
This Gray stoneware charger or dinner plate came from Pottery Barn. I love this plate, I also have it in other colors. The pattern is called Cambria. It is the perfect size to be either a dinner plate or a charger plate, I love plates that have that kind of versatility.
I have had this frosted Light Gray flatware set for several years. The flatware was made by D & D Inox in Italy. I bought it at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale several years ago. This pattern is called Vietri Aladdin Brilliant (not Antique). There are similar frosted patterns available online now. I have this set in other colors too because I really like the frosted design. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware 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 so that they could stand. I already had the tiny bumblebees so I added a few just for fun. I set them on a small square bronze place card holder. I can’t remember where they came from. To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here.
I can’t remember where the smokey gray glass goblet on the left came from. I have had them for several years. They were made by Greenbrier Glass. The gold Poly/Carb goblet on the right 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 several 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. 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 found this white porcelain honeycomb cookie jar at Williams Sonoma online last month. I love using cookie jars as centerpieces, they are always the right size. I set it on a small white cake stand that I found at HomeGoods several years ago. The two wood bees that I placed on each side of the cookie jar came from a local gift shop. Looks like they were just made for this tablescape.
If you look very closely you can just see this tiny glass bee to the left of the centerpiece on this tablescape. I have had it for years, I don’t remember where I got it but I knew it belonged on this table. It is a favorite of mine.
I am not a real fan of bees although I know we need them and I try to plant flowers for them but I had fun pulling this table together.
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