Setting a Rosy Table for Mother’s Day

Hello, friends! Today I am sharing how I created an early Mother’s Day table to share with my mother-in-law Gini. The spring flush of roses this year were stunning and I cut this bouquet just before a big rainstorm…

Let’s begin with the roses

I may have shared this particular photograph in an earlier post, Spring Garden Tour: Roses, Roses & More Blooms, I’m not sure, but it is worth sharing again.

Soft and creamy, these roses were the perfect addition to this tablescape! This is Claire Austin, a David Austin English climbing rose, which I planted I think two years ago now. Roses always come into their own during their third year.

Like many plants: the first year they sleep, the second they creep and finally in the third year they leap, and boy! have the roses taken off this year. We have had consistent rainfall and I’ve hardly had to add supplemental water at all.

But I digress…

As the skies threatened rain…

I ran outside, grabbed my new pruners and got to work clipping these beauties right off the canes and arranged them right into the vase as I was cutting away.

“I cannot let these blooms get beaten up in the rainstorm,” I blurted out loud to myself and to my squirrel friend who was munching sunflower seeds nearby. 🙂

Big drops began to fall just as I was finishing adding in a few creamy blooms from the Tranquility bush out along the fence. Have you ever noticed that when you pick roses from the yard that you need like 20 blooms to make a really full bouquet?

This always surprises me.

Mother’s Day Tea with Gramma Gini

Gini was coming over the next day for Sunday brunch, so I thought about using something blue in this tablescape as this is her favorite color. I don’t have a blue tablecloth so I went with one which matched my theme of roses.

What I used on my table

• Rachel Ashwell Simply Shabby Chic tablecloth (now vintage)
• Sky blue napkins picked up at HomeGoods a year or so ago
• Marshall’s white plates bought ten or more years ago
• Silverplate flatware given to me by my sister-in-law as a birthday gift one year from England. She bought a set of 12, along with the wooden silverware box they came in, at the base thrift shop at RAF Molesworth where my brother was stationed.

The whole table evolved as kind of a family affair 🙂

I had just returned from a quick weekend trip to see my son and grandson in South Dakota. While at the airport and earlier at the gift shop at The Falls in Sioux Falls, I picked up some t-shirts for Gini, Mr. Ethereal and our daughter for her upcoming birthday. I also found some lovely Black Hills tri-colored gold necklaces, so I bought one for Gini for Mother’s Day.

This necklace has a swirly heart with a cross overlaid on it ~ absolutely a perfect gift for her! She usually wears a cross on one chain and other necklaces, so I thought this would be a nice addition.

Gini enjoyed the way the table was laid out, and we dined on an easy garlic chicken recipe I baked in the oven and served with mashed potatoes for a late lunch. She was happily surprised by the necklace and she always enjoys a good t-shirt. 😉

This post was to be part of last month’s Mother’s Day Pinterest Challenge; however, I totally forgot to write the post! (It’s been crazy at work and with Gini’s health a bit.)

I will link to the Pinterest Challenge for you. 🙂

I do agree…

Always so many wonderful ideas to share with y’all…

I hope you’ve enjoyed our Mother’s Day table set for an early celebration. I find that some of the nicest tablescapes I have ever put together are the ones where the items set out remind me of different family members. As minimal as this table setting is, it is perfect to me!

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Happy Mother’s Day,