THE ART OF FLOWERS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvp0NwrRQ-tsg9Hhg0giB9lhDSQ0_sLTmoRObEVXh0ETfRx42ZIKkwKl2B-9A7dqrgHkVIW_kkX_6_czk7jPdkKzGsFIarTWf3u2HFLYTM3RYEMUWd2KloDXwqIYCyFSt08EXg2Tq5ARs/s1600/THE+ART+OF+fLOWERS+1-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvp0NwrRQ-tsg9Hhg0giB9lhDSQ0_sLTmoRObEVXh0ETfRx42ZIKkwKl2B-9A7dqrgHkVIW_kkX_6_czk7jPdkKzGsFIarTWf3u2HFLYTM3RYEMUWd2KloDXwqIYCyFSt08EXg2Tq5ARs/s1600/THE+ART+OF+fLOWERS+1-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I recently attended a luncheon birthday party given by a dear friend of mine. To our great delight the table was sooooo beautiful and girly! We could all tell that Marilou, our host, put a whole lot of love into her vibrant and oh, so pretty tablescape! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She placed a single rose at each place setting to greet us. It was such a happy surprise!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is something about getting flowers... and there is a real art to flowers when they are presented with such love and care...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the beautiful rose that greeted me...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCPfLl9wF-h0yyCjzQ0ZnZq3rZzdNbPIarII-rA46IaKQCDRcTPMSHAfSBj65hsFT3BOBGcuhnV6p3_AxYnE0R_eqAmZGhtCd0G2YNLg7VlQ1xYu1ovP8lhR0JF40luDBGS1CppruaZHc/s1600/Rose+at+place+setting-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCPfLl9wF-h0yyCjzQ0ZnZq3rZzdNbPIarII-rA46IaKQCDRcTPMSHAfSBj65hsFT3BOBGcuhnV6p3_AxYnE0R_eqAmZGhtCd0G2YNLg7VlQ1xYu1ovP8lhR0JF40luDBGS1CppruaZHc/s1600/Rose+at+place+setting-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Artfully wrapped in a soft scalloped napkin and caught up in a white picket fence napkin ring!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After we all ooooohed and aaaaahed and smelled our rose, they were whisked away and put into a vase of water until we retrieved them as we left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I often use flowers when setting a table and sometimes artfully pick one or a small bunch to welcome my guest at their places!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few tablescapes to inspire you to practice the art of flowers at your table!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In this <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/04/daffodil-profusion-table.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">DAFFODIL PROFUSION TABLE</span></a>  over 500 daffodils make a sunny table. I laid one daffodil across white plates and gingham napkins... but when my guest left they each took home a big bouquet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowCrjc6vnS9fOIgrC6iuBPt86s4_BVS1G0mGkrLsGJeolrChwxx8JNx2xFVsMxFP6IUDQNrCb0S5CMODoaJgl9vIVY7gqj4hefff3TZyLy1qSbdCEEepRb8Vh1pRa9-YUxL1FBfprt0pQ/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowCrjc6vnS9fOIgrC6iuBPt86s4_BVS1G0mGkrLsGJeolrChwxx8JNx2xFVsMxFP6IUDQNrCb0S5CMODoaJgl9vIVY7gqj4hefff3TZyLy1qSbdCEEepRb8Vh1pRa9-YUxL1FBfprt0pQ/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_5387.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Who doesn't love peonies? A beautiful, full, fragrant peony is cupped in a footed bowl in this<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/05/blue-willow-and-pink-peonies-tablescape.html" target="_blank">BLUE WILLOW AND PINK PEONY TABLESCAPE</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpLNSGBZ4iRqNBAdfSkasJIh1U16v59gsxUIZY2H2V0qEQ2ncZwr88Q4ZcbVt3wZY2r6LuzU-HXCdf8VJ1YjYLjrjHYfWR39Jjt6bLbynSo-V8qgkCgnxXt8rw7ZnsMN8DlHl1f_O3OL1/s1600/flowers-pink+peonies-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpLNSGBZ4iRqNBAdfSkasJIh1U16v59gsxUIZY2H2V0qEQ2ncZwr88Q4ZcbVt3wZY2r6LuzU-HXCdf8VJ1YjYLjrjHYfWR39Jjt6bLbynSo-V8qgkCgnxXt8rw7ZnsMN8DlHl1f_O3OL1/s1600/flowers-pink+peonies-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sweetest little bouquet of lilies of the valley from my garden are all tied up and waiting for my guest at the <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2013/05/lily-of-valley-tablescape.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">LILY OF THE VALLEY TABLESCAPE</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvB1ydfUofz6t43uYBFh0I23G2zKq2GF_RLp8Eol_nzoEYn44Xw3nEAKbwN_LCpkEcZUOJPxJTceHFIzIMrWrB3iEtyem4EsuNHuUIS2ZnxCjzzTBgheADrSAoveGQRG4Y0juOQyDJGdE/s1600/flowers-lillies+of+the+valley-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvB1ydfUofz6t43uYBFh0I23G2zKq2GF_RLp8Eol_nzoEYn44Xw3nEAKbwN_LCpkEcZUOJPxJTceHFIzIMrWrB3iEtyem4EsuNHuUIS2ZnxCjzzTBgheADrSAoveGQRG4Y0juOQyDJGdE/s1600/flowers-lillies+of+the+valley-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wouldn't you love to sit down to a table smelling like lilacs? A bouquet of lilacs and violets in tea cups greet my Mom and me for a <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/05/lilacs-on-porch-mothers-day-tablescape.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">LILACS ON THE PORCH~ MOTHER'S DAY</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2f-ar_dm_Sk3uuoAWlXcV0LcN0v48K224zC9vo5fwHdyT9YSxSEU1pSYujiT6XvWEmwhuVuLFXqyhqMakjJ8L0rj1udCKthE8IEoS-MYbZ4jGJA_al8UD6gfkVduJJk27CwxTPoQEapY/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_6479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2f-ar_dm_Sk3uuoAWlXcV0LcN0v48K224zC9vo5fwHdyT9YSxSEU1pSYujiT6XvWEmwhuVuLFXqyhqMakjJ8L0rj1udCKthE8IEoS-MYbZ4jGJA_al8UD6gfkVduJJk27CwxTPoQEapY/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_6479.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A tulip gracefully draped across a stack of neutral colored plates makes a striking presentation in <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2010/02/neutrals-and-natural.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">NEUTRAL AND NATURAL TABLESCAPE</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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THE ART OF FLOWERS

I recently attended a luncheon birthday party given by a dear friend of mine. To our great delight the table was sooooo beautiful and girly!...

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SPRING FARMHOUSE KITCHEN VIGNETTE

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-ml10Yva8OOIEedJ-iwGwQoTekoxhHoA_Og9ZN4kZSX8IZIIPGj3nm2pgvnQzo_Lp7xIxiqkUkqS8GHwY8s_ReONPdQ4ZBAt0YKLe8UWllYF0yfiKHyNYC19fKFqEhLqP3uUBYTiiEGf/s1600/Spring+Farmhouse+Vignette-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-ml10Yva8OOIEedJ-iwGwQoTekoxhHoA_Og9ZN4kZSX8IZIIPGj3nm2pgvnQzo_Lp7xIxiqkUkqS8GHwY8s_ReONPdQ4ZBAt0YKLe8UWllYF0yfiKHyNYC19fKFqEhLqP3uUBYTiiEGf/s1600/Spring+Farmhouse+Vignette-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br />Decorating my kitchen seems to always start with a vignette on my kitchen table. It sets the mood for the rest of the farmhouse kitchen.<br /><br />This spring I am so inspired by all shades of orange! From creamsicle to burnt orange, I am loving tangy pops of color in my white kitchen!<br /><br />I hope you get inspired too!<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5S1tkJQ9ZPKNrw2G15OiKN2I0EuvNW6ZMVFqP_dUbWUFyp9zs4q10rAa1tvADxdaUfZRBd2pABSO0InW32bc-DpLsSzNsow8xArT2wIQNkJZUggFEWnJgthucr0ETb8mX25vNg-8MfMv/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-long+shot-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5S1tkJQ9ZPKNrw2G15OiKN2I0EuvNW6ZMVFqP_dUbWUFyp9zs4q10rAa1tvADxdaUfZRBd2pABSO0InW32bc-DpLsSzNsow8xArT2wIQNkJZUggFEWnJgthucr0ETb8mX25vNg-8MfMv/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-long+shot-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />As usual, I started with my very favorite hefty round basket. I'd love to find another one... so I can paint it white. I have so many ideas for a white basket!<br /><br /><br /><br />The inspiration for using orange are these adorable carrot plates that I have had for decades! Can you see them... the bunny is standing on them!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JYGzy4UwfXh-pFCLNasmxZqci9YGCweKEumWvs3y2i0WbxWvGuQuPlvH8a6vVVvd-rjmlTj1mXKifVK-ynrmfWZrMk7jrqZLZH3sORtUX1edQKl9BdggMYdZsXzC2jiiP8LgvukSkeAp/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-top+view-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JYGzy4UwfXh-pFCLNasmxZqci9YGCweKEumWvs3y2i0WbxWvGuQuPlvH8a6vVVvd-rjmlTj1mXKifVK-ynrmfWZrMk7jrqZLZH3sORtUX1edQKl9BdggMYdZsXzC2jiiP8LgvukSkeAp/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-top+view-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I nestled a stack of white bowl in the middle of the vignette filled with wild natural straw and 3 real blown-out eggs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These beautiful soft colored eggs come from my friend's chickens! I adore free range eggs! Their yolks are deep orange and they whip up so glossy and thick!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXiuN-yyT_pJBU0zw6R5hmSxApXFkiYbi9s-wk-pLCaiEMwRsGFeFngGdK210PQlSmLmVHJbIiftmpWHcOFBEGX71uHAxVKd-6-q9x86jbwuNDKwi3rCAtQlO7pKFEPGbSSAfpiN6V0tl/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-eggs+in+straw-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXiuN-yyT_pJBU0zw6R5hmSxApXFkiYbi9s-wk-pLCaiEMwRsGFeFngGdK210PQlSmLmVHJbIiftmpWHcOFBEGX71uHAxVKd-6-q9x86jbwuNDKwi3rCAtQlO7pKFEPGbSSAfpiN6V0tl/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-eggs+in+straw-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Aren't these bright orange forks, knives and spoons so much fun! We just pick them out of the creamer and use them at dinnertime!<br /><br /><br />Did you notice the orange cloth in the bottom of the basket. I buy 1/4 yard of any fabric that catches my eye. No ironing, no sewing the edges ... I just fold them under and use them for all sorts of things in the kitchen!<br /><br />I guess I should have know that I am in my "orange" stage when I picked up 6 different orange fabrics at the fabric store a few weeks back!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0X7jyg8vXQOOeKYOyByoJqGBeVf9JI65xB8j20U246pPiUXI4-R0s77y4E_Nz4dzRNL9Fg9vc3nXwpTc0STeiLphzf7cHdDt8cVo-A7cWUkg205elN3FXiJwxRJxsURnXeb9ZCJd5Q7W/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-eggs-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0X7jyg8vXQOOeKYOyByoJqGBeVf9JI65xB8j20U246pPiUXI4-R0s77y4E_Nz4dzRNL9Fg9vc3nXwpTc0STeiLphzf7cHdDt8cVo-A7cWUkg205elN3FXiJwxRJxsURnXeb9ZCJd5Q7W/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-eggs-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I added these cute orange and white straws just for fun. Truth be told I love using a straw... but I know that drinking from one over a long period of time will give you lip wrinkles.  So, these cuties are tempting me to pull one out and put it in my iced tea but I 'm resisting... so far!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-2GHw1HgcPGdS8g5NxdPw2PXGAKuqvYXxQXQRmaylUl16IvLczmbu1PBuE8yqDM07pVWc_c7PCr2YojsdFrwvJ9CsgEWX6C6BtFZMWL2pauzbdWygBYO4tK5tPMJwxBE0kKSS-ssJVXz/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-straws-stonegableblgo.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-2GHw1HgcPGdS8g5NxdPw2PXGAKuqvYXxQXQRmaylUl16IvLczmbu1PBuE8yqDM07pVWc_c7PCr2YojsdFrwvJ9CsgEWX6C6BtFZMWL2pauzbdWygBYO4tK5tPMJwxBE0kKSS-ssJVXz/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-straws-stonegableblgo.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />This year I'm planting pansies in tea cups. They look so adorable! And my favorite pansy color this year is called Copper Penny!  They add another layer of orange to my vignette!<br /><br />Click<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2014/03/pansies-in-tea-cupsa-tiny-spring-diy.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></span>  to see how I planted the pansies.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7kQB0yTceSGSyXVAsvurLRkc3wjlgdANAX0a8JFRYWETFNmYzYzAl_kMlBXh-YurJuQEWf6WJBGoM2PS8pRKuDcm89xm1M9T9O5DVauc_GuVvpQcsjFl7slrrz-5gUJO-5OU4BD8f69Jy/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7kQB0yTceSGSyXVAsvurLRkc3wjlgdANAX0a8JFRYWETFNmYzYzAl_kMlBXh-YurJuQEWf6WJBGoM2PS8pRKuDcm89xm1M9T9O5DVauc_GuVvpQcsjFl7slrrz-5gUJO-5OU4BD8f69Jy/s1600/1.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I was looking for orange parrot tulips for this vignette, but after 2 grocer's and 3 flower shops I decided that they are not yet in our area.<br /><br />So, I settled for white and a pink/yellow. I think pink and yellow mixed together make a pretty orange... don't they?... well, sorta?.... Okay, let's just use our imaginations!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0ESM8J6IpVm-fAPRbQ533XfwOUxK40c1M_TZAV9MXrRDLx7Zmcc7Nkl_Nn3otgFyP2I89U7IU5s_n1MnjaZHI5amkcoCHyx-v-4n5WHY3EGAVVqDOXUJVAsRMDBeeFsy8BwDskWTTLeo/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-+table-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0ESM8J6IpVm-fAPRbQ533XfwOUxK40c1M_TZAV9MXrRDLx7Zmcc7Nkl_Nn3otgFyP2I89U7IU5s_n1MnjaZHI5amkcoCHyx-v-4n5WHY3EGAVVqDOXUJVAsRMDBeeFsy8BwDskWTTLeo/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-+table-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The tall topiary gives this whole vignette some height. I made so many of these topiaries... they are sooooo easy to put together. Click <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2011/06/rustic-summer-topiary.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for a topiary diy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56w2S1PH3WyG91JEU0Khz0c_9NZ3Mfcjnyu9oNbdvhCUHvQTuAapKSvp24TCxLctHBJppxtxvYB57DQVpZJPo4CixM4Ahg7sUEAbKB9PklPWrkYf6FJVVe4T_1QD966x6MofU9BgIRzr1/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-plates-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56w2S1PH3WyG91JEU0Khz0c_9NZ3Mfcjnyu9oNbdvhCUHvQTuAapKSvp24TCxLctHBJppxtxvYB57DQVpZJPo4CixM4Ahg7sUEAbKB9PklPWrkYf6FJVVe4T_1QD966x6MofU9BgIRzr1/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-plates-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I sure hope you have been inspired to pick a color that is your favorite for the season and start to create!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhP0q86OmGgTXNcMpK1_WlXSKH62nBdcVj3ruHU8LYbr_LNQH0XythPIY7WsJnH4fhvS9Gf5wbzyBLUaXXVA3MmDOWkTdf1ocDW5bTl8WwewUo10j_LxdYnGIt-Jw5yRvQGUAQZ6hyyiTd/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-bunny-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhP0q86OmGgTXNcMpK1_WlXSKH62nBdcVj3ruHU8LYbr_LNQH0XythPIY7WsJnH4fhvS9Gf5wbzyBLUaXXVA3MmDOWkTdf1ocDW5bTl8WwewUo10j_LxdYnGIt-Jw5yRvQGUAQZ6hyyiTd/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-bunny-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Remember to</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrvD4uBZqZaiKLvvtbPFS_axkn9EmcEiplitzC2JHy9XzBCY2bf0j9JfzxaWt1UMVG9SLgv72SFvUqUqaeV1p5wCgexvFYJcLgSlPImJnpddfiLzY07IVqqakU_pVgc-YicwH0qA74ocs/s1600/SPRING+FARMHOUSE-PIN-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrvD4uBZqZaiKLvvtbPFS_axkn9EmcEiplitzC2JHy9XzBCY2bf0j9JfzxaWt1UMVG9SLgv72SFvUqUqaeV1p5wCgexvFYJcLgSlPImJnpddfiLzY07IVqqakU_pVgc-YicwH0qA74ocs/s1600/SPRING+FARMHOUSE-PIN-stonegableblog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div></div></div>

SPRING FARMHOUSE KITCHEN VIGNETTE

Decorating my kitchen seems to always start with a vignette on my kitchen table. It sets the mood for the rest of the farmhouse kitchen. Thi...

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SOUP TUREEN LIDS ON THE WALL

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ereznzz7-pnTM_Jb7z_VInkfjb0IBW_ELWlqpxqSFcRafMPsjzZQcCXnf-0co47jm9TfBsnXUKnipWdBVVwocw5Tyx9q9SwgsCmJ0ma6QUFm4xCBy2OZOS7INtrxBSLtUlod8uLjG18T/s1600/SOUP+TUREEN+LIDS-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ereznzz7-pnTM_Jb7z_VInkfjb0IBW_ELWlqpxqSFcRafMPsjzZQcCXnf-0co47jm9TfBsnXUKnipWdBVVwocw5Tyx9q9SwgsCmJ0ma6QUFm4xCBy2OZOS7INtrxBSLtUlod8uLjG18T/s1600/SOUP+TUREEN+LIDS-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />I'm sure in YOUR time you think this whole dining room total make over thing is taking forever... but in my time... well, it is too!<br /><br />But I am so close to being totally done with the dining room... and finding and adding the soup tureen lids to the dining room wall is one of the finishing touches!<br /><br />I'm so excited to show you...<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br />I first saw soup tureen lids at Luckett's (click <a href="http://luckettstore.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> to learn more) over a year ago and was smitten! I did not buy any then because I didn't have a clear vision for my dining room walls.<br /><br />Once I knew that I would layer shutters and soup tureen lids on either side of the mirror, I started my hunt. I must have hunted for 6 months and only had 3 soup tureen lids to show for it. I even called Luckett's and they were all sold out!<br /><br />Then on a spur-of-the-moment shopping trip to Luckett's a couple of week's ago  I found 6 soup tureen lids on sale! I scooped them right up! What a big score!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY966zemPJ8Pi9cYQGw97Kjt03jqyZifyRE8kpwm-ld2z1aPS697Y2VmmLm90rWqRCFrzUEhnvBTlScuncz5qhtJlV6-LRGJgJmQZ6n_9KIVPotIhMugv9GrLrOcBROBVsMzPZkMd9G3hM/s1600/Soup+Tureen+Lids-dinging+room-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY966zemPJ8Pi9cYQGw97Kjt03jqyZifyRE8kpwm-ld2z1aPS697Y2VmmLm90rWqRCFrzUEhnvBTlScuncz5qhtJlV6-LRGJgJmQZ6n_9KIVPotIhMugv9GrLrOcBROBVsMzPZkMd9G3hM/s1600/Soup+Tureen+Lids-dinging+room-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />They are creamy white and have beautiful fine lines of crazing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UzXVVYR6GQBr_Mv92ijFULLBK7g9bcCKO4f5FtGO4Wd_PJd6eaF3UJxN_w9sYBkoUwTK-HtrtPTm2J2Ylzr7w2KlSFD6MpkFISAzg76jtXFKHBFgDCXL1zPfKTHtvXSd-UfLvUeOg0NE/s1600/soup+tureen-lids-next+to+shutters-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UzXVVYR6GQBr_Mv92ijFULLBK7g9bcCKO4f5FtGO4Wd_PJd6eaF3UJxN_w9sYBkoUwTK-HtrtPTm2J2Ylzr7w2KlSFD6MpkFISAzg76jtXFKHBFgDCXL1zPfKTHtvXSd-UfLvUeOg0NE/s1600/soup+tureen-lids-next+to+shutters-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love crazing especially on white dishes, don't you?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKwTiF45lMqfyvhO4Lsn_KUH1DBn_RsyyD1F9mpTo0xBluhFTG9W4NIZr6PMkRCuWGwZuURnC3t-0tyzGLO2W2h5W6hl30GAznSDAD5zcuYucFcHC5mwAQPfbXB1_eXnk5AIA_Df0Pnn7/s1600/soup+tureen+lides-close+up-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKwTiF45lMqfyvhO4Lsn_KUH1DBn_RsyyD1F9mpTo0xBluhFTG9W4NIZr6PMkRCuWGwZuURnC3t-0tyzGLO2W2h5W6hl30GAznSDAD5zcuYucFcHC5mwAQPfbXB1_eXnk5AIA_Df0Pnn7/s1600/soup+tureen+lides-close+up-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />First came the mirror...<br /><br />And it sorta looked a little lost on the wall...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPrYXtsDyjK8-GTIa2m6Z93n6ky1JbKeH18VcTy0f5m80V5MksSfKvB49STFmIQYSE17VsIE5FRkuoCj6FINRc3CW0fDWx3Fr6NoiUCNflfplApeYuOKFSXp6H1PgTyRWapAWZk3S80qm/s1600/full+dining+room+shot-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPrYXtsDyjK8-GTIa2m6Z93n6ky1JbKeH18VcTy0f5m80V5MksSfKvB49STFmIQYSE17VsIE5FRkuoCj6FINRc3CW0fDWx3Fr6NoiUCNflfplApeYuOKFSXp6H1PgTyRWapAWZk3S80qm/s1600/full+dining+room+shot-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />Then the shutters were added...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjm20Fao4kj4TWUGkzz9trXB1O5b10y2ve5_iZ2toECv8PQ08zFT-1ZRUaqAsjzIl0SkektFk58Wlno5_kBshSSq6B3p76qYRd-HyMt85PDjaGGvCSbfgotm4qGOyiVDpN_SF7nXNBPwz/s1600/dining+room+with+chippy+shutters-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjm20Fao4kj4TWUGkzz9trXB1O5b10y2ve5_iZ2toECv8PQ08zFT-1ZRUaqAsjzIl0SkektFk58Wlno5_kBshSSq6B3p76qYRd-HyMt85PDjaGGvCSbfgotm4qGOyiVDpN_SF7nXNBPwz/s1600/dining+room+with+chippy+shutters-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And now the soup tureen lids finished the wall off...<br /><br />They fill out the large space without being too loud and distracting.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyekrpCNd3I-Abpe93D9EOYesEoFdZ6305sVLB0KIm4Tm0MP_9HAO7gCcmVfnMWfLtOY1lngBGvhTHBG3mUDTi67z2TYwrwfkqtB6xzjUMiYLgtFykUdNnDrlCUlHC1jCeTI0w2x-0Rx3/s1600/soup+tureen+lid-on+wall-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyekrpCNd3I-Abpe93D9EOYesEoFdZ6305sVLB0KIm4Tm0MP_9HAO7gCcmVfnMWfLtOY1lngBGvhTHBG3mUDTi67z2TYwrwfkqtB6xzjUMiYLgtFykUdNnDrlCUlHC1jCeTI0w2x-0Rx3/s1600/soup+tureen+lid-on+wall-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This room is really a mix of high end pieces and very low brow ones! I love to mix the elegant and refined with the chippy and rustic.  It makes a formal room a lot less stuffy... and much more welcoming and livable!<br /><br />It feels comfortable to me.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDhJJN3eO0wjkvre922xlFpa01xqhs-vx7dSOOPl4jTOQpc-HRCz14wzcUJvQeeU5SxzZ3rxdvwFt44xyYdTYvDHld-NZO_k-HhZT-yTCMi2_7Gk42m60Fcxi29vCBbxW5ErP8vx4cavP/s1600/soup+tureen-lids-mirror-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDhJJN3eO0wjkvre922xlFpa01xqhs-vx7dSOOPl4jTOQpc-HRCz14wzcUJvQeeU5SxzZ3rxdvwFt44xyYdTYvDHld-NZO_k-HhZT-yTCMi2_7Gk42m60Fcxi29vCBbxW5ErP8vx4cavP/s1600/soup+tureen-lids-mirror-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgko1s3ISw35XJhzjVefe9hVQSoAbj_qzvzilMN2ElgQR89oeu64RpvQze0h_3KE7sv4WYOLMeofcH8US0_SUXZE0t2qu_RfwIEnIGv_P56LRgmT00AGdFiEzHm-7CFYK9tQ72ZWo4bILZx/s1600/soup-tureen-lid-shutters-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgko1s3ISw35XJhzjVefe9hVQSoAbj_qzvzilMN2ElgQR89oeu64RpvQze0h_3KE7sv4WYOLMeofcH8US0_SUXZE0t2qu_RfwIEnIGv_P56LRgmT00AGdFiEzHm-7CFYK9tQ72ZWo4bILZx/s1600/soup-tureen-lid-shutters-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />I want to thank all my wonderful, loyal, truthful, fabulous readers for giving me tons and tons and hundreds of fresh and creative ways to fill the chippy frames in the dining room.<br /><br />I will spend the weekend working on that project and show you how you inspired me... stop back and see next week!<br /><br />You are really the best!<br /><br />XO<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Remember to</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKqsVF1X8aJN0-dJU_lZCa89FWYcqs34M-LyFxRjAmRLQeYt5bSK83hxloUIU8RsykRdqZCflYVXoWmFdgpD1yezc7An4bwIn6ebynlipIflJqg4qGA_7UwWLxXcpM46LyI0ybjiXDKlk/s1600/SOUP+TUREEN+LIDS-PIN-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKqsVF1X8aJN0-dJU_lZCa89FWYcqs34M-LyFxRjAmRLQeYt5bSK83hxloUIU8RsykRdqZCflYVXoWmFdgpD1yezc7An4bwIn6ebynlipIflJqg4qGA_7UwWLxXcpM46LyI0ybjiXDKlk/s1600/SOUP+TUREEN+LIDS-PIN-stonegableblog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());">Do you follow me on Pinterst? 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