Pink-A-Boo

Although we have had a relatively mild winter, I nonetheless am ready for Spring to arrive...as you can see from this week's tablescape.  The inspiration for this tablesetting began with the fabric that I used to make these napkins.

I just had to have it.  The pattern is Garden Party by Jane Dixon for Andover Fabrics.  A companion fabric in the collection will be featured in an upcoming posting.  I really do love grey...love it with yellow, love it with red and especially love it with pink!

So when I saw these light grey palm grass mats at Crate & Barrel, I knew I had to have them and would use them often.  I really wanted this table to focus on the napkins, so I kept everything else simple.  I began with a vintage pink and white checked linen tablecloth.

Next, I layered my plain white plates on  silver chargers on the grey placemats.  I wanted to be able to really see the pattern on the fabric, so I fanned out the napkins as much as possible...

securing the center with these cute square mother-of-pearl napkin rings from Ten Thousand Villages.

For glassware, I chose my perennial favorite Romantika goblets (vintage Crate) and paired them with these...

lovely mint green champagne flutes (vintage Horchow). Of course every table needs a little candlelight,

this time provided by chunky square glass votives.  I suspected that Trader Joe's would have some gorgeous flowers, and much to my delight, I found this mixture...

that matched my table just perfectly.  I tucked the flowers down low into a really charming little white porcelain vase (Rosenthal) that had belonged to my Aunt Tess.  Hope you've enjoyed this repast from Winter.

I must have a touch of Spring Fever, though...because I just thought a saw some dragonflies fly by. So...stay tuned.