Fairies on a Spring Tablescape

I have been thinking about this tablescape design for a couple of years at least but I have never been able to find what I needed to create it until now. I decided to set the table without a tablecloth to suggest a wood forest. This solid wood table was made by Stickley as were the chairs and hutch. We bought the set many years ago.

These fairy salad plates were not made to hold food, they are collector plates. They are purely for decorative purposes. They would be removed from the table before the food is served. I purchased six different plate designs for this table setting. This fairy plate is called The Lavender Fairy and it was the First Issue in the Flower Fairies Collection inspired by the works of Cicely Mary Barker. It is labeled Heinrich Germany Villeroy & Boch. This plate design was based on an illustration that was a part of Cicely Mary Barker’s The Fairies of the Garden series of illustrations. Cicely Mary Barker’s Flower Fairies drawings were first published in 1923. She was an English illustrator. There were 170 original illustrations and they have been reproduced on many different products including plates and ornaments in several different series. You can find them on the secondary market in stores and online. I found all these fairy plates online a few months ago from several different sources after googling fairy plate. I planted lavender last year and it is doing well in my garden.

This fairy plate is called The Sweet Pea Fairy and it was the Second Issue in the Flower Fairies Collection inspired by the works of Cicely Mary Barker. It is labeled Heinrich Germany Villeroy & Boch. This plate design was based on an illustration that was a part of Cicely Mary Barker’s The Fairies of the Garden series of illustrations. When I was growing up we had sweet peas all along the side of the house that my mother planted I think. I have started planting them myself and I can’t wait until they are tall and the flowers have bloomed.

This fairy plate is called The Candytuft Fairy. It was the Third Issue in the Flower Fairies Collection inspired by the works of Cicely Mary Barker. It is labeled Heinrich Germany Villeroy & Boch. I was not familiar with Candytuft until I found this plate. I am not sure if it would grow in our ocean climate. This plate design was based on an illustration that was a part of Cicely Mary Barker’s The Fairies of the Garden series of illustrations.

This fairy plate is called The Heliotrope Fairy. It was the Fourth Issue in the Flower Fairies Collection inspired by the works of Cicely Mary Barker. It is labeled Heinrich Germany Villeroy & Boch. This plate design was based on an illustration that was a part of Cicely Mary Barker’s The Fairies of the Garden series of illustrations. Now that I have this plate I might try to grow heliotrope.

This fairy plate is called The Blackthorn Fairy. It was the Fifth Issue in the Flower Fairies Collection inspired by the works of Cicely Mary Barker. It is labeled Heinrich Germany Villeroy & Boch. Blackthorn won’t grow in my California climate. It is found in the Northeast and Europe. This plate design was based on an illustration that was a part of Cicely Mary Barker’s The Fairies of the Winter series of illustrations.

This fairy plate is called The Apple Blossom Fairy. It was the Sixth Issue in the Flower Fairies Collection inspired by the works of Cicely Mary Barker. It is labeled Heinrich Germany Villeroy & Boch. This plate design based on an illustration that was a part of Cicely Mary Barker’s Alphabet Fairies series of illustrations.

This is a Fiesta dinner plate in the color Green Meadow. I love Fiesta dinner plates. They come in lots of great colors. According to online information Fiesta is a line of ceramic glazed dinnerware manufactured and marketed by the Fiesta Tableware Company of Newell, West Virginia since its introduction in 1936 with a hiatus from 1973 to 1985. Fiesta is noted for its Art Deco styling and its range of often bold, solid colors. In the years since Fiesta was first produced, there have been a total of 47 colors in the line. Today, The Fiesta Tableware Company introduces one new color each year. Over the years some colors are retired as new ones are added.

I found these sage green crochet doily place mats at Bed, Bath, and Beyond several years ago. I wish they had come in other colors too because I really like the ruffled edge and the way it sets off whatever is set on top of it.

This flatware set is Milano Ginkgo International LePrix and the color is Moss Green. Not sure where I bought it. I also have it in a few other colors. It’s 18/10 and really good quality flatware.

These sage green linen napkins came from Sur La Table a few years ago. All of the napkin rings that I used on this tablescape were made with a fairy ornament temporarily attached to a sage green ceramic napkin ring. I found all these fairy ornaments online a few months ago from several different sources after googling flower fairy. This fairy ornament was called the Heliotrope Fairy and it was part of The Original Flower Fairies Collection copyrighted in 2012. This ornament design was based on an illustration that was a part of Cicely Mary Barker’s The Fairies of the Garden series of illustrations.

This fairy ornament was called The Strawberry Fairy and it was part of the Flower Fairies Collection, Series II copyrighted in 1999. This ornament design was based on an illustration that was a part of Cicely Mary Barker’s Alphabet Fairies series of illustrations.

This fairy ornament was called The Poppy Fairy and it was also part of The Original Flower Fairies Collection, Series II. It was copyrighted in 2001. This ornament design was based on an illustration that was a part of Cicely Mary Barker’s The Fairies of the Summer series of illustrations.

This fairy ornament was called the Mallow Fairy and it was part of The Original Flower Fairies Collection. It was copyrighted in 2012. This ornament design was based on an illustration that was a part of Cicely Mary Barker’s Alphabet Fairies series of illustrations.

This fairy ornament was called the Geranium Fairy and it was part of The Original Flower Fairies Collection. It was copyrighted in 2012. This ornament design was based on an illustration that was a part of Cicely Mary Barker’s The Fairies of the Garden series of illustrations.

This fairy ornament was called the Bluebell Fairy and it was part of The Original Flower Fairies Collection. It was copyrighted in 2012. This ornament design was based on an illustration that was a part of Cicely Mary Barker’s The Fairies of the Spring series of illustrations.

These small resin fairies that I am using as place card holders on this tablescape came from Amazon last month in a set of four. I set them on a clear square place card holder. I bought these crystal place card holders at HomeGoods several years ago when I first started tablescaping. They were made by Oleg Cassini. They are heavy and solid and I really like the design.

I can’t remember where I found the green glass goblet on the left. The green acrylic goblet on the right came from our Pier 1 store before it closed a few years ago.

I found this fairy figure at HomeGoods a few months ago. I had her sitting in my study on a small table next to the chair that my husband sits in sometimes and he said she was giving him the eye…Lol!

Because everyone needs a little fairy dust now and then…

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