Weekend Cottage Review: A Garden Wheelbarrow Tablescape

Hi friends, with Mother's Day next weekend I thought I'd share a post that I put together about 10 years and two houses ago. I had recently found the magazine "Southern Tables" and was immersed in lovely tablescapes, many in an outdoor setting for Spring.

Many of you host a Mother's Day brunch or luncheon and I thought this would be such a fun theme to recreate. You wouldn't need a mini wheelbarrow; a basket or crate, even a doughbowl would do. When I saw that feature article I fell in love and since I had a mini wooden wheelbarrow about the same size, I used what I had and did a bit of "recreating" the setting.

This designer used real veggies and clearly put a lot of time and thinking into this tablescape, but it was a fun outlet for me using what I had on hand.

"I had a similar whitewashed small wheelbarrow made of reclaimed barnwood, 

so I filled it with a variety of faux  garden veggies.

(The wheelbarrow has made an appearance before on the deck

 for a Back Door Christmas)

 But I felt like my rendition needed a little more personality, 

so a ceramic rabbit tureen that I made years ago hopped inside.

Gardens and rabbits just go together.

You know you have too much "stuff", when you completely forget about a set of green transferware china! Yes, I totally forgot that I had this great set of Enoch Wedgewood Kent china, that had been stored in the side door of my breakfront.

On one of our recent trips to St. Louis I found three of these wonderful consume/berry bowls and salad plates in "Crown Ducal, Florentine England". They are very old and have a black transfer rural cottage  scene on the bowls and plates that read "Little Comberton". A gold rim and raised green fruit design on the border of the plates/saucers had me smitten.

 

Green Glassware is Martha Stewart

Last week I found the cute little whitewashed Pottery Barn napkin rings that look like flowerpots. Had to have them...and next week I'll show you another fun way I've used them. Woven placemats were from TJ Maxx a couple of years ago, and the linen napkins are just a few of my vintage collection.

I like to set a fun and casual place setting, so small whitewashed garden pots with a faux lettuce leaf hold the silverware.

And vintage French Seed Packet Labels attached to a tag

can be used for place cards. 

 Carotte's...

and Chicoree Frisee

more coming up with the French Seed Packets...

A small ceramic cabbage covered veggie bowl / soup tureen.

...and a French Rabbit Tea Towel from my daughter from Easter.

Lapins de Jardin.

A French botanical print brings in the colors of Spring and Summer.

I'm so glad you came by for my little Garden Setting Luncheon.

You can find a few more Spring Garden Tablescapes on my Pinterest Page.

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More on Brown Transferware...

I know that there are so many of us out here that really do have a passion for transferware. By the looks of my comments, many of us collect or at least have a few pieces. Sally from Salmagundi is one of these big time collectors, not only of transferware but of my new love, Aesthetic Movement transferware.

Sally was kind enough to drop everything and do a special post for me and all of you. Below is one of her pieces, please click over and visit Sally and see her wonderful collection. Even if the bug hasn't bitten you yet, you'll really enjoy seeing her post.

and here's a couple of Pinterest Inspiration photos,

just to "whet your whistle"...

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OK, see ya at Sally's!

(next post, Nancy will give us the dish!)

and if you haven't linked up for 

Vintage Inspiration Friday

just scroll down to the next post.

Simplicity

Over the weekend I found a couple of wonderful "whites",

 and wanted to share them,

 along with some other info.

Nothing earth shattering...

just something that I've needed to do for awhile,

but was chicken.

And that would be to stop relying on the automatic setting of my camera.

I'm still learning,

but at least I put my big toe in the water

of the proverbial pond of better picture taking.

Of all places, I chose a spot where the light isn't very good,

but I just wanted a "simple setting" for sharing my new white finds.

This old white tureen is my new favorite to add to my ironstone collection.

Just love that wonderful shape.

 Upon an Internet search, I found that this piece is French;

probably from the 1930's.

and a pristine set of four white European linen

 monogrammed towels from the same estate sale.

They are gorgeous and I knew they were a real find.

(Hubbs had his wallet, so I jumped on them!)

The silver cutlery set came from The Seed Box Open House last month.

(among many other things that I just haven't shown yet)

Then Saturday, I also found this precious little print from the twenties.

The night before, I had just visited Fishtail Cottage

with her post on visiting Farm Chicks,

and her local find of this same print and it's companion print.

I commented that I'd never seen one before.

And good grief, here it was in a local flea market so I grabbed it.

Oh how I love bluebirds!

This is just a haphazard stack of white china that I love to play with.

So, my new tureen is a test subject,

of playing with different camera settings.

and proof to myself

that I actually can "do" simple.

Hope you're off to a great start this week,

we had a little rain and a cool down for a few days.

Enough to water the grass,

and give me a break from the hose.

I'll see you Thursday,

if not before,

for my new toy...

a potting station!

I have a few photos from the sale at Pheona's Vintage Market

I'll share those soon!

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Love you all,