Happy March and happy Monday Morning Blooms, dear readers! After a long winter filled with ice, snow, and very cold temperatures, I am so excited for spring’s arrival. If you are as over winter as I am, you are at the right place and in excellent company.
Today, I am so thrilled and honored to be a guest bloomer for Monday Morning Blooms. On the first Monday of each month, my sweet and talented flower loving friends, Pam at Everyday Living, Mary at Home is Where the Boat Is, and Lidy at the French Garden House, share their gorgeous floral creations. They are so gracious to invite me to join them, and links to their beautiful florals can be found at the end of this post.
This month’s theme is bulb flowers, and I must be honest this was a challenge for me. I had grand ideas of finding beautiful potted bulb flowers to add to lovely containers. However, with a recent winter storm, our floral selection was very limited. I was able to find a few tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, and lilies, but they were not very impressive in stature. For the main bouquet of my table, I chose a blue and white pitcher and filled it with tulips, purple hyacinth, lilies, and a few filler flowers and greenery.
A couple of sweet bunnies that belonged to my grandmother decided to join the spring fun.
“March, when days are getting long, Let thy growing hours be strong to set right some wintry wrong.”-Caroline May
This table is definitely bursting with lots of floral inspiration from all of the blooms, an April Cornell tablecloth, china, and tole trays.
For the place settings, I chose Crown Linen Design blush ruffled placemats, Williams Sonoma Famille Rose plates, and Limoge salad plates.
I recently found these Limoge plates at an estate auction. A week before the auction closes, I always view the items up for bid. These plates were spotted setting on a table, and I fell in love with them. The plates were by Limoge, and each plate had a different hand painted floral scene. Upon further inspection, I found a signature and date of 1897 on the back of the plates. If you can believe it, I was able to purchase all 6 plates for under $20!
When I was looking for napkins for my table, I was excited to find these Lenox butterfly napkins in my cabinet. Can you believe that I forgot I had them? The butterflies are perfect for a spring table.
“A cloud comes over the sunlit arch, a wind comes off a frozen peak, and you’re two months back in the middle of March.”-Robert Frost
“Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.”-Lewis Grizzard
When I visited Trader Joes last week, I was able to find this little vase of daffodils. I noticed this weekend that my daffodils are starting to sprout from the ground. This is always such a welcome sight! Their bright sunshine yellow faces always make me smile.
Another welcoming sign of spring arriving this last weekend was the sound of frogs croaking. Their croaking was music to my ears!
On the opposite side of the table, I placed a few spring blooms of tulips, lilies, and hyacinths in little vases. They were the perfect touch of spring to add with my Spode Blue Italian tea set placed on a floral tole tray. The fragrance from the hyacinths was heavenly.
“Flowers and colours everywhere, I am so glad that March is here.”-Anamika Mishra
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade,”-Charles Dickens
Sweet friends, I am so happy that you stopped by for a visit today. I hope this post brightened your day and reinforces that spring is just around the corner.
I wish you a most happy and blessed day. Please be sure and visit my dear friend’s beautiful posts. Their links can be found below.
Mary at Home is Where the Boat Is
Shannon at Belle Bleu Interiors
Good morning, Shannon. I just love your blooming table with the brilliant colors of the AC cloth. It is perfect to welcome spring. Your centerpiece of hyacinths, tulips, and lilies placed in the blue and white pitcher with your grandmother’s bunnies alongside is just beautiful. How fortunate to find the gorgeous hand-painted Limoges plates for less than $20, I would say that was a steal. Your Spode tea set and vases of flowers placed on the tole tray is stunning. That reminds me I should use my tole trays more often.
It is always a treat for you to join us for Monday Morning Blooms! Wishing you a lovely week, sweet friend!
Good morning, Shannon! What a beautiful array of blooms for your table. Your Limoges plates are so pretty and what a wonderful find! So many pretty floral patterns from your table square, tole tray and dishes and I love your blue and white vase, sweets bunnies and pretty collection of blue and white dinnerware on your hutch. Thank you so much for joining us for some flower therapy this morning. Happy March! 🌷 💗
Thank you for the vibrant display of dishes; love dishes; & florals.
Shannon your table is a breath of sunshine and brightens anyone's gloomy day. I was drawn to your lovely Spode Blue Italian teapot set…I am always ready for tea. In fact I am sipping from my cup as we speak and I love to bring out one of my many, many tea pots as it just makes sipping tea so much better. I love your AC tablecloth and your grandmother's bunnies are adorable. What a great find at the estate sale for your Limoges plates. They are exquisite. Have a great and glorious day to match your bright and beautiful table. 🥰
Hi Shannon! I think of all your posts, tables, dishes, flowers —this is my FAVORITE. Golly just breathes fun and Spring…can't wait to be so exhuberant for Spring! Hugs, Sandi
Shannon, what a gorgeous spring blooms bouquet! I love how it all looks so fresh, I'm completely in love with your table setting. There are so many beautiful floral patterns on your table, it really is like a spring garden. I love your Limoges, and that blue and white is stunning. Thank you so much for joining us for Monday Morning Blooms this morning. Happy March, dear friend!
Shannon, your AC table is so pretty. Love the pretty blooms and the joy it reflects. The Limoges plates so lovely. Your grandmother's bunnies are darling. The Spode Blue Italian tea set caught my eye, as I have some plates. Happy March.
Your post brings such joy and reminds that Spring will be coming! I love everything, especially your new beautiful plates! Thank you, this is delightful.
Shannon, it's always a treat to see your beautiful posts. I find your pitcher filled with tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, and lilies to be absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful mis of color and variety of blooms. Your grandmother's bunnies add the finishing whimsical touch. I always enjoy your beautiful dining room with an elegantly set table. Happy March, my friend. Cheers to an early spring and warmer days.
Oh Shannon your table is blooming Spring! From the spring flowers to the floral tablecloth it is exquisite!
I am thrilled for you to get that set of Limoge dishes! And so reasonably. They are gorgeous.
Thank you for the inspiration.
Happy March and Happy Spring!
Shannon, there is nothing other than beauty in these blooms you've found for this March MMB! What an explosion of color! Like you, I am so over winter. Ours has been a particularly long and hard one. I am still waiting on my first yard bloom – a daffodil, a hellebore – anything! My pansies in ground did survive winter, but the containers are crying for a redo.
Happy March MMB!