It's a bright and shiny day here,
but it sure isn't warm....
(click photos to enlarge)
But we can pretend....
Turn up the furnace,
replace those fluffy socks with strappy sandals....
and bring color back to the table
the fresh happy colors
of spring..
The colors that cheer my soul...
I found this gorgeous Campanula at the garden center...
Can't you just imagine a meadow filled with these
softly swaying in a breeze
dappled in sunlight?
I camouflaged her plastic pot
with a hanky dripping in frothy lace...
I set the table with my Martha Stewart botanical plates,
I love the soft green scalloped edges...
No hot meal here...
just a big bowl for a crisp fresh salad...
glasses to fill with icy drinks...
Tiny rosy plates
to hold slices of crusty buttered bread...
leaving behind the heavy napkins of hearty meals....
replacing them with
delicate lacy hankies instead...
Yes, I am ready for spring
and sunshine!
I am joining
Susan for Tablescape Thursday
and
Hakan for Saturday Showoff
Thanks for sharing a bit of sun with me today,
44 comments:
So pretty. Love the flower wrapped in the linen and love the hankies for napkins. I have done that too. Just beautiful!
Sherry
What a beautiful and romantic tablescape. Just in time for Valentine's day.
Debbie
This tablescape whispers ~ spring is coming ~ I absolutely adore it ;-)
Lovely! I saw some Campanula at Trader Joe's on Sunday, and now I'm wishing I'd bought one!
It is all so pretty and I think I feel a warm breeze....thanks it is 17 degrees out here!
So fresh and so delicate. Gives me hope for spring arriving. Although tonight here in Georgia they say we will have some snow again!!
Bella, I love the campanula! Question? After all that work, I hope you actually sit down and have a nice cookie and tea on that beautiful setting.
Hi Bella, A beautiful table setting and a taste of spring to come. I am hoping the temperature climbs above freezing this weekend:)
Hi Bella... what a beautiful Springtime post, I love it!... okay, I am pretending it is Spring... last year, I planted a Campanula like yours, it is called Get Mee... it bloomed profusely in my garden clear until frost... yours looks so pretty inside for now... xoxo Julie Marie
Love everything! I am so ready for spring, too, and it can't come soon enough. I miss blooms.
Hugs- Tete
How pretty and springy! I love the dishes and lace and hankies and...well, everything. Blessings, Pamela
Just beautiful, Bella!! The gorgeous colors in your plant go so beautifully with your whites and lovely flower dishes! Love it! :)
Bella, what gorgeous photographs!! Very artistically done. Everything looks lovely with all the white, then that center splash of lavender from your beautiful Campanulas. Your dishes are lovely, too.
It does make one want to bathe in the aura of it all.
I've linked you so I can keep looking in on all your lovelies.
Happiness to you,
Marianne
Your pictures are so gorgeous, Bella. I love the white linens with the pretty campanulas. I am so ready for spring! Thanks for giving us a taste of it in your post :D
xoxoxo,
Ricki Jill
Beautiful table settings!
It was fun pretending with you.
Have a great Thursday!
Sharon
Bella, this is sooooo beautiful! How inspiring! xoxo tami
Beautiful! We sure need a taste of spring and summer! It's going to be about -10 here tonight! Love the purple-blue flowers with the lace!!!
You had me at the flowers.. how lovely the little bells are. the dishes are outstanding on your table. Lovely.
I LOVE Campanula AND can NEVER resist it when they start selling it at the market... Oh Yes, I could feel your warmth in your beautiful post! Thank you for sharing...
Happy Valentines Day to you,
Hugs, Donna
Hi Bella
After looking at your pretty tablescape, yes I can pretend it's spring....do I have to pretend I'm full too? :-)
Judith
Dear Bella,
let's pretend I have left this cold snowy place and I'm sitting at your lovely table, and you are so delighted that I have arrived without wearing boots!
Beautiful setting and I will dream I'm there!
Yours Sincerely
~Shirley
HI DEAR BELLA IT WAS A PLEASURE THAT YOU HAVE CAME FOR A VISIT TO MY COTTAGE,THANK YOU SO MUCH..I WILL DO THE SAME HAS YOU I WILL WEAR MY STRAPY SANDALS AND PRETEND IT IS SPRING,YOUR MARTHA STEWART DISHES ARE SO LOVELY AND I ADMIRE YOUR TASTE,AND I LOVE ALL YOUR POSTS I ALWAYS VISIT YOU ....THANK YOU FOR SHARING HAPPY VALENTINES TO YOU...SANDRA
The flowers, the pretty china and silver and all of your imagination make me think of spring days!
XO,
Jane
Pure loveliness. The flowers are such a pretty addition. Love the china. The napkins are gorgeous. Perfect for a light dinner. I am your newest follower. I would be delighted if you followed me in return. Linda
Love your tablescape and your photography. Mmmm those biscuits from your previous post look too good to eat...very pretty!
It's so pretty and so spring-like. I love your idea of dressing up the plastic pot with beautiful lacy hanky; it looks so delicate.
Guten Morgen Bella
So mache ich das auch. Ich versuche den Frühling hervorzulocken, vielleicht klappt es ja.
Lieber Gruß
Claudia
Soft beautiful colors, every pic is just perfect:@)
Beautiful tablescape, Bella~and I love those Martha Stewart plates. I have never seen that pattern of hers before. Another picture perfect table. Hugs-Diana
Totally beautiful! I love the look of the linens on this table best. Using hankies was a great idea because they add to the delicate look of the whole thing. I love the extra one in the centerpiece. I would talk in a whisper if I sat down at this table.
Oh what a beautiful stroll into Spring!
Thank you Bella!!!
Fra
Hi lovely lady your Tablescapes are Beautiful sweet lady !!!You know how to put at all together just lovely. I put my Valentine's Day post on also. I hope you have a nice day.xxoo
Diane
Just looking at your pictures makes me happy and brings a smile to my face. The flowers and the beautiful china make me wistful for Spring, it can't get here soon enough! Lovely!!
Very sweet! Nice to catch up as always.
Bisous,
Sandy @ My Shabby Streamside Studio
http://myshabbystreamsidestudio.blogspot.com/
♥
Bella you set a beautiful and very romantic table! Thanks for sharing!
What a great idea, Bella! You sure know how to dream.... Your table looks so elegant, and I love the delicate color of campanula, it goes so well with your gorgeous china.
Very perky and sweet. I'm just crawling with a new head cold and I need all the perky I can get!xx
Ahhhh.....I can almost smell the fresh spring air just from looking at those photos! Just divine! TU for brightening up our winter days with such a lovely post. I LOVE the hankie around the plant pot.
xo
Roselle
This is such a pretty post Bella.
Carolyn
Hope you don't mind, I gave you an award.
~JO
LazyonLoblolly
I feel so relaxed after looking at your photos and reading...I would love to see these flowers swaying in the meadow and sit down in a gauzy dress and pretty sandals to sip ice tea and look at your gorgeous dishes! Soon the solid ice in my yard will melt, yes? Please? Love the hankies! Linda
Beautiful one... Bellla you have such delicate and feminine ideas... great... how sweet your salad bowl is... and what a beauty your bread plate has... sparkling cutlery, delicate chaina... heart touching flowers and happy sunshines.. Life is beautiful...
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Farah
Bella -- this is such a sweet table. Love your pretty dishes and your lavendar flowers. The lace trimmed hankies -- all so soft and delightful.
Beautiful Bella...I'm your newest follower, I love your table, your dishes are so pretty and that sweet lace hanky! Your lavender center piece is very fresh looking, it make one think of spring. All is perfect. I love what you love. Hope you come and say hello too.
Have a very happy Valentine's along with your love.
XOXO
FABBY
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