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Bright Floral Inspired Tablescape

April 8, 2015 Rachel 2 Comments

This past weekend was both my daughter’s 4th birthday and Easter, so I was completely inspired by my friend, Lucy’s watercolor menu printable and decided to create a bright floral-inspired tablescape!

I went ahead and copied her idea of using teal plates (Target melamine) and fuchsia napkins (World Market), but added these floral green/teal plates (also Costco melamine), and some deal-of-the-century thrift store gold flatware ($37 for 9 place-setting).

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Then I took a trip to my local florist and picked up these brightly colored gladiolas. I found a mix of pink stock, various types of daisies, lilies, and other small flowers at Trader Joe’s.

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You know, when I was younger I used to HATE gold. Anything gold I thought looked like an old lady. Now, it’s my favorite for home decor accents, jewelry, accessories… I could go on! Does that mean I’m officially an old lady? If so, I don’t care. This video from Elf pretty-well encapsulates how I feel about all the gold things. 

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I really wanted to have this table moved outside under the pergola, but Bruno thought it was a little too chilly, so we stayed in. I used a clearance gold-rimmed tray from Target to go under the center pitcher, and some thrift-store brass candle holders with white tapers surrounding it.

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I also had a cute little drink dispenser filled with raspberry lemonade, but I forgot to photograph it, except in the background of this pic!

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I brought in one of my trestle end tables to hold my daughter’s birthday cake, and I sorta love how it turned out. I used a boxed yellow cake mix, divided into two 8″ pans. Then sliced each cake in half, so I had 4 thin layers. Then I bought some white frosting, mixed in some neon food coloring and spread it between the layers.

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This is about as fancy as I can get when I make my own cakes. I used some flowers from the various bunches I bought from Trader Joe’s, and did my best to arrange them on top. I actually used lots of Pinterest images to learn how to arrange them, because I had not a clue at first.

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I’m no professional, but this brightly colored cake with flowers made my girl SO happy.

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You should have seen the smile on her face when she saw this table! “This is for ME?! It’s beauuuuutiful Mama!”

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Since we were combing Easter dinner with her birthday celebration, we had a bigger menu than is typical for birthdays. Since Bruno is Brazilian and and his aunt and uncle who came over are also Brazilian, I made some menus in Portuguese (since that is the only language we speak when they come over).

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I normally don’t post pictures of my family, but this one was too pretty to not share. And it makes me laugh when I look at Owen (my oldest)’s creepster side-smile.

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Gallery, Holidays, Photography and Staging, Tablescapes

Comments

  1. cassie says

    April 8, 2015 at 9:02 am

    SOOO gorgeous! i love the mix of happy cheerful colors and the chairs! perfection!

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  2. Deborah says

    April 8, 2015 at 10:33 am

    Beautiful! I love parties and bright colors. Setting the table is one of the best parts. What fun to do for your daughter. Memories made!

    Reply

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