Coalport Leighton Sprays & a Birthday Party

I love birthday parties, and my favorite birthday celebrations are the ones that I get to host for my precious Garden Friends Bible Study. This day we were celebrating Barb's birthday.

Barb loves blues, and pinks, and greens...lots of color, color, color! We're seated in the dining room, and I've set a table for ten guests. Come on in...

Not a lot of stacking going on today. There are just some plates that it kills me to cover, and this is one of them. I knew that Barb would adore the Coalport Leighton Sprays dinner plate. I was also certain that she would love the extra pop of color provided by the Bormioli hot pink glass charger plate.

My wedding sterling flatware, Reed & Barton Grande Renaissance, was close at hand, so on the table it went. The Williams Sonoma white hemstitched linen napkin was quietly caught in the Coalport Countrywide napkin ring. Continuing the color theme, the Stelle pink scroll goblet, a great get at Home Goods, partnered nicely with the Waterford Simply Blue goblet. I collected the Waterford Simply goblets over a span of probably five or six years on eBay. I use them often.

A special birthday deserves a special centerpiece. I have been pretty much gaga over the Mottahedeh Musee Des Arts Decoratifs tureen since I found it on eBay. eBay Tip: By the way there is currently one of these available on eBay, if you should want one. The one that is listed right now is priced for about half of the usual list price.Still not dirt cheap, but comparatively it's a good deal.

The tureen was flanked by our Val St. Lambert crystal candlesticks and the Lenox urns filled with flowers from Whole Foods Market. Easy peasy!

The Williams Sonoma soft blue linen hemstitched tablecloth provided a gentle, feminine underpinning for my design. Soft, feminine, colorful, and relaxing....elements for a delightful afternoon of celebration and fellowship.

Be still my heart...I so love to set a pretty table to honor my precious friends and family. I pray that each of my guests always feels like the guest of honor.