Tablescape Thursday-"Springtime in the Garden"

Welcome to Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan from, "Between Naps on the Porch" blog. Each week, bloggers display a tablescape they made. This is my first entry.

The theme for this week's tablescape is, "Springtime in the Garden" which features yellow, green and white elements. Let's take a look around and see what we have. The photo above is a view of the entire tablescape.

The foundation of any good tablescape are the dishes. Here I used my, "Spode Mansard" fine bone china as the backdrop. There is a dinner plate, salad plate, bread plate, cup and saucer and if you look closely in the large photo, you will see the sugar bowl. I purchased this pattern over ten years ago; it has since been discontinued. You will notice the crispness of the latticework on the plates. You will not see this level of detail with porcelain which is why I prefer fine bone china. I paired this with some chunky glass candleholders, a second hand find. I placed the dishes over a battenburg lace table square and then topped that with a green toile runner and green checked placemats for an added splash of color.If we look closely, we can see the yellow emphasized by three elements: the "Spring" plate, the "Spring Story" music box and the yellow bunny. The "Spring" plates are the Brambley Hedge Four Seasons Plates by Royal Doulton. The "spring" plate is only one of four. There were matching music boxes for each of the seasonal plates and today's tablescape highlights the "Spring Story".

Moving around to the left of our plate is the bread plate. You will notice fresh baked flaxseed bread. If you ate at a table this pretty, you would of course, expect all homemade and delicious food. I wish you could smell the bread. The crystal bowl with the pearls holds a single hydrangea. The yellow bunny peeks out from behind the crystal candlestick.Upon closer inspection, is a pretty little butterfly made from crystals and mother of pearl. Certainly the lady of the house would love a little bit of sparkle with her breakfast.

In the center of the back row of the tablescape is a vegetable platter, mostly for decoration. It gives height to the tablescape and repeats all of the colors in the tablescape.

To the right of the platter are more bunnies in the garden. Here is a mother and baby in white. It was a gift to Dear Son when he was just a baby. It's actually a night light however I removed the cord and light from below so I could use it here. The silver bunny mold is a second hand shop find. I purchased it after making a donation there. It was only a dollar but I liked it. I wasn't sure how or where I would use it until today. I love to mix new and old items together.

Here is a closer view of the mother and baby bunny.Finishing out the right side of the table is our "spring" ceramic plaque. It reinforces the spring theme and colors. A pretty crystal clock for a feminine touch.

Aerial view of the tablescape.

Thank you for coming to my "Springtime in the Garden" tablescape. I have made you a parting gift- a warm slice of flaxseed bread with homemade strawberry jam.
Coming next week: St. Patrick's Day Tablescape!