Welcome, readers! Today we're getting a jumpstart on spring with inspiring ideas for tablescaping. What is tablescaping, you ask? Simply put, it's table setting in artful, decorative ways. Tablescaping can be accomplished with use of elements that complement your home's style - by event or season - or it can be with decorations created or purchased for a special occasion theme. In this case, we're getting set for spring season with a Blooming Celebration!
Tulips are blooming, and the promise of more flowers to come are evident with buds and foliage emerging on the twiggy branches of prior years' plants.
Birds are happily looking at new real estate prospects on where to nest for the season..
Have you caught spring fever yet? If so, I've got just the remedy for you! Be sure to see the list of table stylists' links beneath the graphic below, leading to a full bouquet of spring table inspiration! I'd like to thank Chloe Crabtree of the blog, Celebrate and Decorate, for her lead in organizing all the stylists for today's tablescaping ideas.
Thank you for your visit today. Your comments and/or questions are welcome, and I would love it if you decide to come back and visit again. Let's get acquainted!
The spring chicks are hard at work, readying the table 'garden' for both foods and flowers. It's time for pulling out mowers and leveling out the grass lawns, often scattered with wild tufts of onion sprouts this time of year. Tools are pulled out and assessed for another season of work.
Watering cans are pulled from storage and back out onto the porches and near sheds, ready to quench the thirsty earth, or maybe used to house a plant or two.
Gardeners are planning and planting early vegetables for optimal yields: lettuce, kale, carrots, radishes, beets, broccoli, cauliflower, eggplant, and tomatoes.
It truly is a season of promise. It's a blooming celebration!
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I do hope you enjoy the sense of rebirth which spring can so easily inspire. Take a walk, look for the signs, and find some joy in nature's awakening.Panoply (you are here!)
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I like to add my source list to tables I create, just so you can see the many venues where elements can be gathered from to create a look that's varied. Many of mine are things I've had for several years, but some are recent purchases. I don't normally add links, as none of these are sponsoring vendors.
Blooming Celebration Source List
Tablecloth - April Cornell
Napkins, Glasses, Bird S&P - Vintage Finds
Ivory Dinner Plates - Homer Laughlin "Everything Fiesta" outlet
Debbie Mumm Spring Bouquet Salad Plates - eBay
Flower Vase - Blenko (gift)
Twig Flatware, Rattan Chargers - Pier 1
Chicks with Carts, Eggs - MacKenzie-Childs
Wheelbarrow, Serving Utensils - Mariposa
Napkins, Glasses, Bird S&P - Vintage Finds
Ivory Dinner Plates - Homer Laughlin "Everything Fiesta" outlet
Debbie Mumm Spring Bouquet Salad Plates - eBay
Flower Vase - Blenko (gift)
Twig Flatware, Rattan Chargers - Pier 1
Chicks with Carts, Eggs - MacKenzie-Childs
Wheelbarrow, Serving Utensils - Mariposa
Rita C. at Panoply
(A special thanks to Suzanne of Pieced Pastimes Saturday Sparks Link Party #366 for featuring this post!)
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So much for this garden girl to love Rita! What adorable Spring Bouquet Salad Plates, perfect for a blooming celebration table paired with your MKC chicks and eggs, wheelbarrow server of veggies, moss runner and twiggy flatware. I love your dialogue too...my watering cans, tools, shed and porches are all in need of a spring cleaning and refresh once (if?) this rain is done! As always it’s a treat to join you at the table and blog hop with you. ♥
ReplyDeleteI love how your table tells a story Rita! Your flatware is so fun for starters, and your centerpiece of tulips set upon a "grass" table runner really brings spring to life. I love your accent plates, they are adorable! Happy to be joining you on this spring hop today :)
ReplyDeleteRita, Your MKC chicks and eggs are so adorable and your garden theme is so clever for your spring table. Your twiggy flatware, springy garden plates, moss runner and tulips make me want to work in my garden.
ReplyDeleteDelightful commentary! You are so good at that! I am anticipating spring with delight and your blooming celebration has energized me this morning.
Rita, so taken with Debbie Mumm plates I immediately went to eBay to buy them!!
ReplyDeleteWay to go WVa Grammy! And they can be enjoyed now through summer! Thanks for visiting.
DeleteOh wow i could wander around that table or sit at with a smile on my face. Love it! Those eggs are gorgeous. Lots of eye candy on this beautiful table!
ReplyDeleteRita, your commentary speaks of your love for gardening all those years! But now you can set your table to satisfy the gardening urge, and it requires a small investment of time. The table is beautifully styled with the Debbie Mumm spring bouquet salad plates, twig flatware, moss runner, and those adorable MKC chicks and eggs. If it ever stops raining, I have much garden work to do. Thank you for this delightful post and it is always a pleasure to blog hop with you. Happy Spring!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a blooming celebration! You did a beautiful job styling your table with seasonal items and colors. Those pretty plates are so perfect for spring! Love it all!
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I always enjoy reading your beautiful stories for your gorgeous tablescapes and your vision of Spring did not disappoint. Yes, I am ready for the season of rebirth! I love your dished the most, especially that each one is different.
ReplyDeleteRita, I definitely have spring fever, and your table is absolutely beautiful! Those MC chicks are precious and your floral arrangement is so pretty with the lovely tulips. The sweet plates add the perfect finishing touch!
ReplyDeleteRita, I love your garden theme for this tablescape. From the adorable MC chicks to the twig flatware this setting tells a story of a gardener's love of spring. I am loving the plates, runner, and the tulip centerpiece for your spring table. Do I have spring fever, I do now!!! Beautiful way to welcome March.....
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute theme for a spring table Rita! I LOVE all the garden references, especially the birds looking for real estate for new nests! The MKC chicks are working hard toting their egg carts :) And you know I love the tiny white lights! Nothing says Spring better than tulips, adorable!
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Hi Rita. I love this tablescape. Those sweet garden design plates are adorable. I love tulips like you show in the pictures right before they begin to open up. It is so pretty and makes me dream of spring. Have a good week.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Kris
Good Morning Rita,
ReplyDeleteYou had me at moss runner and tulips! This table sings of Spring and all of the hope of the season!
It is always a treat for me to see what plates you will be using for your tablescapes and I certainly adore these. Such an elegant table with just the perfect infusion of woodland wonder! Happy Spring!
What pretty china! And a perfect spring table. You're ready for Easter, I think. The birds, chicks, darling. And I really am loving your china and of course tulips. Because -- well, in spring, tulips are IT!
ReplyDeleteOh Rita you've captured the spirit of spring so well! I do love that dish pattern and your beautiful tulips! That moss runner was brilliant (I may have to borrow that idea!). Love your narrative to your post. I wish spring was further along here but we're still looking at snow (and some grass is now exposed) so soon enough it will happen here too!
ReplyDeleteHello Rita, love your garden inspired post. The plates are so cute with the twig flatware. The birds are chirping and soon will be making nests. The moss runner is lovely. I have that same wheelbarrow. You have decked out perfectly for a spring tasting. Tulips are so graceful and they certainly grace your pretty table. Happy March.
ReplyDeleteRita, I love your story which reveals the unfolding of Spring. You had me so involved in the many aspects of Spring. Your tablescape surely exemplifies your beautiful arrival of Spring. Are those lovely floral plates from the Debbie Mumm collection? They add such a cottage-style, whimsy and are perfect for the season's growth and beauty. I love all the sweet details--a little shovel and rake and black and white decorated eggs. It is such a welcoming Spring table. Happy Spring!
ReplyDeleteRita, I see you've transferred you garden from your old home to the loft's table! Beautifully and cleverly done! I particularly like how you created the centerpiece with all those fun elements. And of course, those plates are just perfect for a spring garden.
ReplyDeleteI just loved your spring floral plates. Your tablescape made me smile! I especially love spring flowers; winter is TOO long here. I finally figured out why God gives me daffodils with 8" long stems (even though the catalog says 18-22"). I have to get down on my knees to smell them; my Higher Power has such a sense of humor and keeps me humble! In Maine we have a combo of muddy walks with dirty snowbanks. Up to 52 degrees right now! Although I've got several spring silk bouquets going, it still feels like winter here!
ReplyDeleteKathy, such a sweet testament to the humility in faith! Thank you for sharing, and Happy March!
DeleteThe words you write are just as beautiful as the pictures you share. You've taken the theme and left no stone un-turned. This is a well thought out tablescape. Thank you for the seasonal inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI think I just caught Spring Fever after looking at your gorgeous table. I love those plates and the centerpiece is magnificent, Rita!! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteRita, I love your charming combination of pretty florals and those whimsical chicks! Your spring table is lovely, as always! Happy to be "hopping" with you again! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your lovely tablescape at Vintage Charm, Rita!
DeleteJust lovely, Rita!! I bet it's already spring in your neck of the woods, is it?
ReplyDeleteOh, Rita, I love your "Blooming Celebration." And, I just pulled your lovely salad plates through the screen. I will enjoy them so much. Truly, your table is lovely and if one didn't have spring fever, your table would certainly wake up their soul.
ReplyDeleteHappy Spring, Rita.
Such an inviting table you have set, Rita. How I would love to sit down with you and enjoy drinking in all the loveliness of your celebration. The tulips are divine and as for those sweet bouquet plates....just lovely. I rather love the hydrangea plate. =)
ReplyDeleteLove your table...wish i could be sitting there munching on some of those veggies and chatting away!! Tulips are showing up everywhere and i love that the flower gets us all anxious for spring! Cute flatware!!
ReplyDeleteHow many times and ways can we find to say this table is WONDERFUL - the dishes, Debbie is the best fabric designer ever and her plates WELL. And the twig flatware makes me want to call everyone over for a party. Thanks for sharing all of this.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! The portfolio Debbie Mumm has is amazing. I was happy to find those plates.
DeleteI thought I spotted some MacKenzie-Childs in there, Rita! Everything looks so delightful. I love how fresh your table looks, right down to the details of the fresh vegetable tray, which is making my mouth water, by the way. I love the design on those salad plates, too. What a great blooming celebration to welcome spring!
ReplyDeleteRita, how amazing!! What a lovely trip you took us on with your story about this delightful time of the year with it's rebirth and blooming. Your overhead shots of your pretty tabel are fantastic, I hope you didn't put yourself in danger! Your salad plates are so unique, something I have never seen before, and so perfect for spring! The wheelbarrow serving up fresh vegetables is amazing, so unique! Bravo! Happy Spring!
ReplyDeleteStill enjoying a bit of winter decor (since it took so long to get here!), but I'm about ready to trade it in for my spring pretties. Your tablescape captures the spirit--and the first photo is breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely Spring table, Rita! I love that each salad plate is different...speaking of salad, your salad on the table looks so good! The Spring tulips make the perfect centerpiece. It’s always fun to hop with you. Happy Spring!
ReplyDeleteRita, I have to say that the bird's eye views for your photos are stellar, but I cringed thinking about you up on a ladder. 😂😂😂 Don't need anymore falls! Seriously, the shots are amazing and inspire me to set our oval table in a similiar fashion. I like the layers of textiles! Love the centerpiece with the tulips and chilck with it's CC egg cart. Now I wish I had a pair! The salad plates are perfect for spring. Beautiful table, my friend!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Rita,
ReplyDeleteYour post is just what this mountain girl needed. As much as the snow is pretty on the mountains here in Montana, I LONG for the days of Spring right now! Thank you for giving me a burst of pastels in the beautiful tablescapes you designed! Kathleen
I love your pretty salad plates of various designs, and your twiggy flatware, Rita. Your grassy table runner is perfect for your Springtime flowers and chicks. You've put me in the mood for Spring!
ReplyDeleteRita, you did it again ~ create a lovely table for the season. The plates are so pretty and your table runner is a wonderful backdrop for the sweet little spring accessories. Love the pretty flowers.
ReplyDeleteYour twig handle flatware is one of my favorite things, followed closely by the crudite' served in the silver wheelbarrow. Everything about your table inspires me, it's beautiful and filled with the delights of gardening in spring. It's always a pleasure to hop with you. Pinned. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteWe are still see-sawing between winter and spring here in the Northeast, lol. Beautiful table Rita! Love your chicks and their cute cute carriages :)
ReplyDeleteRita, I love your spring table. I love how you used a moss runner and those salad plates are so pretty! Happy Spring! Pinned!
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