Fading Blooms Tablescape

The blossoms are all beginning to fade here at

Purple Chocolat Home

so I had to quickly do an 

outdoor tablescape

before they were all gone.

I bought these gorgeous salad plates

and bowls at

Home Goods

early in the spring and couldn't

miss a chance to include them out in

the garden for a tablescape.

They are amazing in their detail and shape.

The irridescence is just stunning and

I love the silvered edges.

This is the salad plate.  It is gorgeous 

all by itself.

But top it with the bowl and it is two

more layers of ruffled petals!

I tried a hydrangea bossom in the 

bowl, but it covered everything up

too much.

Wait, they didn't just have pink plates

and bowls, they also had them in 

lavendar (and pale teal).

I felt lucky to get enough.  

Of course I couldn't decide which color

so I got them in all three, although I

only found one teal one.

I decided to use these adorable miniature

forks and spoons with their curved leaf handles.

They are so cute tucked into the

beaded napkin ring.

Here is a closeup of the handles.

I think they are fantastic.

Green bubble glass goblets

go nicely with the garden theme.

The flower plates and bowls

sit atop my favorite wooden chargers

that seem perfect whatever the

season.

Hydrangeas don't winter over here

and they have pretty much lost

their color by now but

we sure enjoyed them all season.

The hydrangea on the right still has specks

of pink.  I will definitely save the dried

blossoms for future use.

It is always sad to see summer end.

It is definitely my favorite season

and I haven't had enough time to

savor it this year.

I haven't done a tablescape all summer but managed

to do at least one post a week and felt badly

but after getting back out reading your blogs

I realized many of you had busy, busy

summers also and hadn't done much

blogging.

It feels great to do a tablescape again.

Ahhh, so sad to see it all end, but 

what a beautiful ending!

I hope you enjoyed your visit to 

Purple Chocolat Home today.

I have missed you all and hope to

have a lot more time now.

I will be posting this with

Let's Dish

Tablescapes Thursday

Pink Saturday

Sources

Floral plates and bowls - Home Goods

Wooden white chargers - Pier 1

Goblets - Tai Pan

White Plates - Home Goods

Pink napkins and rings - Home Goods

Leaf flatware - Home Goods

Pink vase - Tai Pan

Pinch pleat cream table cloth - Your Chair Covers