I love pulling out bits and baubles and playing with arrangements that reflect the season.
You don’t need everything to match. In fact, it can be more fun to go on a treasure hunt in your home to put together an interesting collection.
It was my turn to host my wonderful book club and I wanted to set the table to celebrate the beginning of Spring. Here in Denver, the new spring growth of leaves is just starting to appear on the trees, the crab apples are blooming and the song of birds is in the air.
I used both a combination of color and theme to begin pulling things from my cupboards to place on the table. The coral pink quilted runner atop the mint green table cloth helped make the items pop.
Thinking of all the things of spring, I gathered a miniature nest with three blue eggs that I perched in a tall crystal candle holder. I had a faux moss ball that I placed in the other candle holder.
I used the beautiful basil and lemon thyme herbs in our dinner and placed them in matching mint green pots. This represented the fresh green of spring. Using a live plant is a great alternative to fresh flowers. I threw in a speckled egg in each that reminds me of an Easter egg hunt.
I used three spiky plastic green moss things ( I don’know what to call them) and put them on top of a short crystal candle stick.. A pretty metal brown bird sits atop an upside down crystal glass.
A small box with soft blue green background and a white rooster was placed in the middle. A bottle with a bird wearing a crown that says bless our home was placed at the far end.
I originally planned to use lots of votive candles to light the table but I didn’t want things to get too busy. I had so many odds and ends. I only used one green votive in a wire bird candle holder.
After the party was over and the plates cleared, I kept most of the arrangement in place so we can enjoy it as we pass by for a little bit of spring in the air.
I encourage you to play with your stuff!
