French Rustic Fleur-de-Lis

I was given very short notice of a mini business dinner meeting my husband sprung on me today.   I needed to do a quick clean up around the house, but before that I wanted to get the table ready so I could focus on what I needed to do.

I just finished a craft project which is the burlap wrapped vase shown in the center here.  I rambled through some of my candlesticks and decided on these.

 I used my new mirrored tray to add a little glam and reflection.  I chose a mix of mercury glass and the rustic finish on the candle holders to go with the burlap wrapped vase that I topped with a boxwood ball.

Not too much fuss here, but the Fleur-de-lis Coffee mugs worked beautifully with these scroll designed dishes.  The olive green napkins pulled on the centerpiece colors and the hint of green that's in the dish pattern.  I kept the neutral tones going with the off white flatware.

These people love their coffee so I will be serving plenty of that and if they want some wine the stemware will come into play or I will simply use them for water!

After Some quick menu planning, I've decided on a Chopped Salad, 

Baked Zitti and Ciabtta Bread.  

I do believe I'm ready.... now off to finish my prepping!

Dishes by Noble Excellence called Sugar Plum (Dillards)

Flatware called Sophia (Neiman Marcus/Horchow)

Stemware from T.J. Maxx

Fleur-de-lis coffee mugs made by Evergreen, pattern name simply says "B" -from One Kings Lane

Candle holders from One Kings Lane

 

I'm joining 

Between Naps on the Porch for

Tablescape Thursday

and

Cuisine Kathleen for

Let's Dish 

Garden Inspired

I wanted to create a tablescape with a garden influence.  

If you know me, you know I love my backyard garden 

and at this time of the year you find me either working out there or dreaming about ideas I have for this years

flowers for my garden.

I have Endless Summer and 

Limelight Hydrangeas that I cut and dried

stems from last fall.  I wanted to use these

candelabras but I also wanted to embrace 

my love for flowers so i decided to snip 

some tops off and use them instead of candles!

To add to my garden inspired theme I used

some white geese, a watering can

and a faux green leaf lettuce or cabbage

piece (I can't decide what it is) I just liked 

it!  I sprinkled pieces of the hydrangeas on 

the tray. I took the lead from the panicles 

as they kept drifting down on the table 

while I was fussing with them on 

the candelabras!

 The vintage geese are holding fish in their

 mouths and the watering can is my first 

ever antique purchase (Circa 1930's) I 

found while on a road trip.  My goose 

napkin rings came in handy for this 

one too!

The dishes attracted me with their

 scroll design which makes me think of

 an iron gate, and their coloring

was perfect. 

It's a rainy gloomy day, but for 5 minutes 

the sun tried to get through and I captured 

a picture that shows the colors a bit better.

This tablecloth lends a casual feeling and 

with it's artichokes and overall color 

palette it was the perfect backdrop for my 

theme.  The flatware also has the 

fleur-de-lis design on it.

I pulled the pink in the tablecloth by using 

my fleur-de-lis glassware! 

 I hope you enjoyed my Garden Inspired

tablescape!

As always, thank-you for coming by!

I love to hear your comments!

I will be joining 
Cuisine Kathleen for
Let's Dish 
Between Naps On The Porch

for Tablescape Thursdays

Head on over and check out all the lovely

tablescapes that are submitted each week!

Dishes: Sugar Plum by Noble Excellence (Dillards)

Mikasa, Italian Countryside

Flatware, Baroque (Neiman Marcus)

Fleur-De-Lis Glassware (Horchow) 

Tablecloth-  Artichoke (One Kings Lane)

Candelabras- Casa Cristina Collection (furniture store)

White Charges- Pier 1 Imports

Woven Placemats from T.J. Maxx

Goose napkin rings (set of 4) from E-bay