Tablescape Thursday: Bee-utiful Breakfast

Try not to laugh at my tablescape title--for some reason I keep giving my tablescapes a name each week. What's up with that?!

I adore everything about the dishes in this week's post; I never thought I would say that about something my family eats food off of! I know many of you out there feel the same way. However, I've decided to go on a 'dish diet' for a while; I'll be using only those I have. I think it will challenge me, which is a good thing.

On to the reveal...Come on in and take a seat...I have a bee-utiful breakfast planned for us. (I just noticed that you can see the checked cushion on one of the chairs--oops!). Wait! What's that buzzing sound I hear? Do you hear it, too?

Please excuse our buzzy--I mean busy--little friends who have come for a visit. Have you spotted them yet? There are quite a few of them, but don't worry, they are more interested in the food.

Let's get a closer look. This is your seat. Breakfast will be ready shortly. Hey--my flatware is crooked. Speaking of flatware, since I can't afford the gorgeous Napoleon Bee flatware, I had to settle for my Gorham Melon Bud. I guess the buds keep with the theme, anyway.

Let me introduce you to some of our new friends. There are 5 in all inside the bowls. Aren't they sweet? OK, I never thought I'd say that about bees--I'm just sayin'!

I'm a little out of order here, but let's just roll with it...here's the centerpiece. So far our friends have been staying out of the daisies. I just found the salt and pepper shakers. Aren't they the ca-utest things you've ever seen?

Here's the mug. I like the shape and larger size. They are the perfect size for a large cup of coffee from my Keurig coffee maker. The little honeycomb pattern at the top matches the border on the plate and bowl. Too ca-ute! By the way, thanks to Thrifty Decor Chick for getting me hooked on the whole "ca-ute" thing!! Now I can't stop!Sorry for the glare. I pulled in the rosy pink goblets from last week's tablescape to tie into the pinkish red strawberries. I think they are Circleware. They match perfectly! I'm using this plate as the charger. It's made by Certified International for April Cornell. I like the soft, buttery yellow and the floral design. I could use these in a fall tablescape, I bet. It's so pretty, but I like this even more...

The matching salad plate is even more detailed. It's even prettier in person. You can't see how creamy the yellow is here. I love the scalloped edges on these plates as well.

The yellow looks bright in this shot, but it's really not. It looks like it matches the yellow in the bee, but it's much softer. Isn't the honeycomb pattern on the plate pretty? I also like the octagonal shape of the plate. They are made by Global Design Connections and have the name Kate Williams underneath. I couldn't find anything online about them. I found them at TJ and Homegoods, where else? Looks like one of our little friends has found something to eat for breakfast.

This shot is a little better of the inside of the bowl. The bees around the inside are feasting on a strawberry, some raspberries, and two different blue flowers.

I decided to mix in my Portmeirion Rose Bouquet tea pot and creamer. I haven't used them in a tablescape yet. I have some appetizer plates, a bowl, and a tray in this pattern. I never located the matching tea cup.

There are two different sized strawberry platters. This one will serve the muffins. See the little bee at the top? There were also canisters in various sizes, but I don't need them.

I absolutely adore these little guys!!
I decided to use one of the small platters to hold the sugar bowl. I can also use it for sauces or dressing. There are also some yellow beehive pieces that are part of this collection, but I opted not to get any of them--at least not yet. I saw a cookie jar, canisters, a creamer, and a few others. Oh so sweet, but I'm trying to exercise some spending control when it comes to dishes.While I was taking the pictures it kept going from overcast to sunny outside. It's always nice to have a little candlelight no matter the meal. Makes it seem more special.

One last thing--I used my Southern Living at Home vase that I've had for many years. It makes it so easy to arrange my flowers. Here I lifted up the flowers so you can see the insert. I would love to have the new vase design they have in white. This color is a soft green.

Hope you enjoyed today's tablescape. It was one of those days, so I threw it together in about 20 minutes. That also helped to keep it minimal. Ideally, I would love to have those beautiful drinking glasses with the bees on them that I regret passing up at TJ a few months ago and the Napoleon Bee pattern flatware, but that's not in the budget right now. :)

Thanks to our oh so lovely Susan for being such a gracious hostess each week. Visit her blog for more Tablescape Thursday posts as well as lots of other bee-utiful ideas.

Blezzings and Happy Decorating,

Linda