Tablescaping With Lenox, Butler's Pantry Gourmet... Welcome to the 40th Tablescape Thursday!

Wow, can you believe it...this is our 40th week for Tablescaping! THANK-YOU, dear friends, for participating during these past 40 weeks and making Tablescape Thursday such a fun event! I'm looking forward to many, many more!

This has been an exciting day for Between Naps on the Porch. Julia at Hooked on Houses is featuring the porch of BNOTP on her blog today! If you aren't familiar with Julia's fabulous blog, you are in for a treat. Julia goes behind the scenes for all of us and frequently posts large, beautiful pics of all those amazing movies houses we all drool over. She also hosts "Hooked on Fridays," a great blog party each Friday where bloggers can link a post showing what they are hooked on that week. Thank you, Julia...it's is an honor to be a part of your wonderful blog today!

You may recognize the pic below...it's of the tablescape I put together for last week's Tablescape Thursday.




Do you remember the floral centerpiece? It was comprised of purple Spiderwort and some white blossoms from a scraggly little shrub tree that grows wild under the trees in my back yard.




Right after I dissembled that tablescape, I decided to create another one using the same flowers, but in a different way.




I divided the flowers up into seven different little vases. The vases were arranged around two, tall, shabby-chic style candle holders. (Candle holders came from A Classy Flea several years ago.)





Found the little vases at the Dollar Tree.




Flowers from the yard and vases for $7...you really don't have to spend a lot to create a centerpiece.








The inspiration for this week's tablescape came from this little guy.











By now, you know I love lots of layers in my place setting.




A glass beaded napkin ring...




Salad plate is from Home Goods...didn't have a pattern name on back.




Liked how the Bordallo Pinheiro cabbage plates worked with the pitcher.  I fell in love with these when I spotted four of them in Ross. The search began for two more...eventually found one in Home Goods and one on e-Bay.




I'm using the large dinner plates from my set of Lenox, Butler's Pantry, as chargers in this tablescape. For added interest I placed a woven serving piece underneath. The texture worked well with this "jungle" of a tablescape.

















Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been monkeyin' around with this week. Awesome tablescapes await at the links below!





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Please link back to the host blog, Between Naps on the Porch. This is important because it helps those who are visiting your blog, find the other wonderful tablescapes posted for this Tablescape Thursday.

Please do not add your link below, until your tablescape post is actually published to your blog.

The following blogs have lovely tablescapes awaiting your visit:

Easter Tablescape, Welcome to the 31st Tablescape Thursday and Foodie Friday!

Easter is just around the corner so I've been playing in the dishes again... :-)




It was a gorgeous day, the afternoon I put this tablescape together. I had the all the doors to the porch thrown open, and if you click on this pic, you'll see the sheers on the porch billowing in and out in the breezes. Oh, how I love such a day as this!




The only thing I purchased new for this tablescape were the blue bunny plates and the place card holders...




Bunny plates are from HomeGoods...




Dinner Plate is Butler's Pantry, Gourmet by Lenox




I've had these green glasses for years and about a year ago I came across the wine glasses at A Classy Flea for only $2.50 a stem. Don't they look like they were made for each other? :-)




Flatware is Napoleon Bee and is available online through Neiman Marcus.




When I found these "fancy" napkin rings at Macy's, I thought they would be perfect for a bridal shower or a ladies tea. But looking at them now, they sort of make me think of Easter lilies.




You can just see the place card holder over the napkin.




Place card holders came from Hobby Lobby...I filled them with Cadbury mini eggs.




Found these cute Fitz and Floyd Salt/Pepper shakers at Tuesday Morning a couple of months ago.




Miss Bunny stole my heart last Easter when I found her in Marshalls.




She has some gifts for you!




Take a look at her sweet little face.



Don't you just love her? :-)






Remember these narcissus? You may recall, I started them a few weeks ago from bulbs...they filled the room this day with their sweet, sweet scent!




For Foodie Friday, I'm sharing these adorable cookies I found at Big Lots. They were priced $1.00 each, which I thought was very reasonable. When I got to the register, they rang up for only .10 cents each. I purchased all they had left...which were the four you see below:


An egg...




Cute little hatching chick...



A little lamb...



A bunny in overalls with a carrot...

I promise I did not take a bite out of his left foot during the creation of this tablescape. But, don't even ask what happened to all these critters, once I was done taking pics. :-)



Happy Foodie Friday! Doesn't this make you want to go bake cookies from scratch...or...just go shopping at Big Lots! :-)



Bird's eye view...



Hope you enjoyed this little Easter tablescape...



Don't forget to stop by and visit all the wonderful tablescapes posted for this Tablescape Thursday! You are bound to be inspired!





If you are participating in Tablescape Thursday, please be sure to add your permalink below, and not your general blog address. If you aren't sure how to obtain your permalink or have any questions about using Mr. Linky for this post, just click on the pink TT logo in my sidebar for detailed instructions.

Please copy and paste the Tablescape Thursday logo button to your computer. Then you can upload it to your side bar and use it in your tablescape post so your visitors will know you are participating.

Please link back to the host blog, Between Naps on the Porch. This is important because it helps those who are visiting your blog, find the other wonderful tablescapes posted on this Tablescape Thursday.

Please do not add your link below, until your tablescape post is actually published to your blog.

The following blogs have beautiful tablescapes awaiting your visit:

A Breakfast Table Setting: Welcome to the 21st Tablescape Tuesday!

A breakfast tablescape awaits you below. In addition, you will find links to many wonderful tablescapes that have been especially prepared for your visit this day.

Scene from a French Cafe...

Speaking in a heavy french accent, you are greeted by your waiter, Jean Claude...who with a grand wave of his right arm, says, "Right this way Madame and Mademoiselle...I have your breakfast all ready and waiting for you. Please excuse this napkin...I mean scarf, the boss is making me wear. She insist I coordinate with the tablescape...silliest thing I've ever heard. Quel désastre!"


Breakfast for two...Quelle bonne idée !



Creamware is Butler's Pantry, Gourmet by Lenox; Fruit-patterned china is Melina by Villeroy & Boch.



Que c'est délicieux!



Ahhh, yes...I would like to introduce my tablescape consultant, extraordinaire...Monsieur Ecureuil. The shutters in this little french cafe' were wide open as I prepared this tablescape. Mr. Squirrel...uh...I mean Monsieur Ecureuil, sat and watched my every move to make sure I was doing a good job. :-)



Jean Claude looks quite pleased with his table setting.



Found these "French" juice glasses at Williams-Sonoma many years ago...Parfait!



Love how the fruit design works with the Melina china.







"All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast." John Gunther



I love a layered look so I'm using both placemats and chargers in this breakfast setting.

(Lace chargers are from Horchow, online...purchased around a year ago.)



This was the first time I've ever used egg cups. I followed the instructions at this SITE to learn how to "open" the tops of the eggs. It was really easy and que c'est délicieux! :-)





Bon appétit!


Comme il est beau! Mais je te jure que c'est vrai!
(Translation: He is so handsome! But I swear, it's true!) :-)



I've had quite a few folks asking where I found Jean Claude. He came from Home Depot Expo quite a few years ago. Unfortunately, they are out of business, but I did find a store online named, Brix, where you can get your own Jean-Claude. Click HERE to visit Brix.

To view all these beautiful tablescapes, just click on the links provided below and prepare to be delighted and inspired! :-)



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1. After you have "published" your Tablescape Tuesday post to your blog, you are ready to add your link below. Put your first name in the box labeled "Your Name."

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Here are this week's participants: