A Holland Flower Shop - Birthday Tablescape

It has taken me a while to get this tablescape

posted as we were gone with some of the

kids for Spring break, but I wanted to share

with your our birthday celebration for one

of my dear friends, Laura, who is part of our

craft group.  

The celebration was held at my home, but the

dinner and table were a group effort.  It looked like

a display table in a fancy European flower shop, and

was such a stunning spring table.

Joanne, who loves vintage things found a collection of

post cards to a Laura from days gone by.  What a fun

addition to the setting these were.  The birthday girl

always gets the crown on her placesetting.

I provided the tablecloth, sterling, tall blue glasses, charger and

grass chargers.  Joanne hauled all of the plates and clear stemware,

along with napkins and rings to my house.  She had also picked

up a ceramic shoe for each of us in Amsterdam and brought

them home for each of us to have one. 

 She made the napkins,

chair decor and a matching banner.

The gorgeous mesh napkin rings were dressed up

with ribbon and jewels.

She brought a collection of flow blue china.  I hadn't

even known what flow blue china was, but it was

gorgeous.

Our friend Karen forced bulbs in flow blue pieces and

silver pieces, in addition to our shoes.  This lovely bust

formed our focal point, surrounded by the bulbs, tulips

and forsythia.

Amy Perkins made a gorgeous cake with a

flower made out of edible paper to go with the

color scheme of the table.  They are always as

delicious as they are beautiful.

I adore the beautiful chair decorations.

Everyone's efforts came together gorgeously.  We

felt transported.

 This shot shows the banner Joanne made.  All of the postcards

are written to or by a Laura.  What a find.

  

Here is a shot as dinner begins, with everyone's salad

and Italian sodas.

I made cookies to go at everyone's place.

We all stepped away from the table to take some photos

as the blue hour approached.

It was a beautiful and delicious dinner, and a perfect way

to celebrate our lovely Laura.

I will be posting this birthday celebration

with

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