by Helen Kain | Jun 26, 2017 | Green, Purple, Summer Tablescapes, White, Yellow
Tivoli Gardens is a fresh and lively new pattern by Mikasa, featuring cascading blossoms in clear, vibrant shades of purple, blue, and turquoise with touches of grey, yellow and orange. Scrumptious. It just begged for an outdoor setting with a centrepiece of...
by Helen Kain | Jun 20, 2017 | Blue, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes
Peony season is just winding up, much to my abject sorrow. When we left the Cape to return Canada earlier this month, I was still waiting for the much coddled and supported peonies down here to do their thing. Nope. Happily, Whole Foods had some gorgeous blooms...
by Helen Kain | Jun 15, 2017 | Blue, Brown, Summer Tablescapes, White
We are almost at the longest day of the year, the official arrival of summer. It seemed appropriate to break out the nautical tableware. Lighthouse Harbor is an an older pattern by Sakura. I first discovered them while trolling Replacements, but they had no...
by Helen Kain | Jun 8, 2017 | Blue, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, White
The lilies of the valley are blooming in earnest and I’ve greedily collected a bouquet for the table. Their delicate flowers are best enjoyed up close, so I styled them on an intimate scale, loosely arranged as a solitary centrepiece in a bark-clad...
by Helen Kain | Jun 1, 2017 | Blue, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, White, Yellow
Peacocks on a luscious blue background – Exotic Garden, it’s called. Who can resist? I’ve always had a soft spot for peacocks and this new pattern by Certified International is so much fun. The square salad plates feature the peacock....
by Helen Kain | May 15, 2017 | Blue, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, White
Foraging for flowers is one of my favourite pastimes, and these blossoms were an unexpected pleasure. Gracing a Dogwood tree we pass on our morning walk with the dogs, they called out to me. (I now know what these are called thanks to Catherine from...
