Greatest Spring Tablescape Ever Toad

I did a Frog Spring tablescape two years ago but it was green and white. You can see that tablescape here. But I wanted to use all my frogs again and do something different so I searched Spoonflower online for a frog tablecloth and when this one popped up I knew I had found exactly what I needed. And before someone points out the difference between frogs and toads, yes, I know the difference, (after looking it up…always the librarian), and these are all probably toads and not frogs but for the sake of this table setting I am using the word frogs.

This tablecloth is such a happy one and the colors are perfect for Spring. It could easily be used on a Tropical themed tablescape as well.

I really wanted a frog shaped salad plate for this table setting but as sometimes is the case I could find five that I liked but not the sixth one so I went with these salad plates that I had already. I bought these Bordallo Pinheiro frog salad plates on Ebay a couple of years ago. I love the raised design of little frogs on lily pads on the lip of the plate and there are also small butterflies among the flowers.

The true pink color of this dinner plate shows more accurately in the previous photo. My phone camera sometimes washes colors out a bit. I found these pink stoneware dinner plates at Pier 1 online last year. Other than this pink flatware set I haven’t had much pink in my tablescaping collection for years so I have been trying to increase items in that color for a while now. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

This is a Mikasa Color Spectrum Charger in the color Alpine White. I have this charger in several different colors and I bought them all on Ebay as I saw them over a few years. The Internet says that this pattern was only made between 1992 and 1993. I am not sure that is true but in any case they are no longer being manufactured. I have been trying to get six of this color and pattern for years with no success until this last month when suddenly I found six at different places online after occasional google searches. You need to have patience when you are looking for things for tablescaping, that’s for sure!

This pink frosted flatware set was made by Bugatti for Vietri and the pattern was called Aladdin Brilliant. I bought the set at Macys several years ago. I have several sets of frosted flatware. These are 18/10 stainless, and I really like the frosted design. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I felt sure that I had a pink napkin set that I could use on this tablescape but none of the pink napkins that I have were the right shade of pink to match the tablecloth so I found these pink cotton napkins on Amazon a few days ago. They are nice casual napkins and they survived the washer and dryer and ironed well so I may buy some other colors. I found the metal frog napkin rings a few years ago at Hobby Lobby and Hubby painted them green for me. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I found these frog tea light candles on Amazon a few years ago. I love that little face! I have them sitting on my Oleg Cassini clear glass place card holders. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago when I first started tablescaping. They are heavy and solid and I really like the simple design. I often use them as a stand for place card items. I see them for sale on Ebay from time to time. You can read my blog post for ideas about how to store napkin rings and place card holders here. Just looked back at this and realized that I forgot to add the place cards!

The green acrylic goblet on the left came from our Pier 1 store before it closed a few years ago. I bought the pink glass goblet on the right at World Market four years ago. True pink goblets are hard to find, they often are called pink when they are actually a coral color. When I saw these I grabbed them and then they quickly sold out so others were looking for them too! 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 frog figure at a Grocery Outlet store while we were on vacation two summers ago and it was really inexpensive. When I am out and about I am constantly looking for centerpiece ideas. Hubby was dragging his feet about buying it but when I told him I had been looking at frog cookie jars for three times the price he quickly changed his mind! I love the expression on this frog’s face, his eyes, and his feet. He is sitting on a small white plastic stand that probably came from HomeGoods several years ago.

I have so many candle holders and candles so I decided that this year I would try to use them more often. Then I saw this Venezia Smoke Green glass candle holder at Crate and Barrel online and the shape reminded me of a lily pad so I bought two to add to this tablescape on each side of the centerpiece. It comes in three different sizes but I bought the shortest ones. They have this candle holder in Deep Blue and Clear as well. They can also be used for flowers. They are really delicate glass and I love them.

We have had tiny frogs in our garden the past few years although I have only heard them once this Spring so far. I think it has been too cold for them. They are about the size of two thumbnails. I love hearing them croak although it doesn’t sound like a croak, it’s a loud weird scratchy sound. I hope they come back and stay a while!

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