♫ ♫ I went to a garden party….♫♫

".... to reminisce with my old friends

A chance to share old memories

and make NEW friends again!"

Okay, so I took a few liberties with Ricky Nelson's song.

We have new residents in our development &

I invited a few of the neighborhood gals

to meet her & enjoy lunch together.

Since the SUN has finally returned to Ohio,

we gathered at the big square table

in the SUNroom.

This is the one that is 60" x 60" &

next to impossible

to find tablecloths to fit.

I used Martha Stewart quilted placemats to start &

layered these beautiful HUGE BLUE

glass plates as chargers with my Antelier.

I found the blue ones on sale at T.J.Maxx

last year but this is the first time

I've had a chance to use them.

They are by Luigi Bormioli

who makes many different lines of gorgeous glassware.

The good old Dollar Tree BLUE stems

looked beautiful in the sunlight &

echoed the colors in the plates.

I had little wine glass stem markers

with various garden themes to them.

Some are garden utensils,

like a hoe, trowel & shovel.

The little salad plates have garden themed

decorations around their rims,

so they coordinated nicely.

Even the cups are decorated with

clay pots of flowers!

There are also wicker baskets &

potted plants as markers, too.

Everybody got a packet of my

favorite seeds to plant...Morning Glories!

Some WHITE & some BLUE.

My grandfather & I used to plant them

every year, after soaking the seeds overnight.

I used my " lipstick plant"

(nickname for a cyclamen)

as a centerpiece in a white

cache pot, decorated with asparagus.

Everyone also took home a BLUE & WHITE

pot with purple pansies to plant in their yard.

They were as close to the BLUE color

that I could find.

I just love their little blossoms...

they look like little faces to me.

I had a few...shall we say

*unusual*

serving pieces, too.

I found these cute little toy

garden tools at Target last year.

I've been saving them for just

such a party!

I ran them through the dishwasher &

yes...you guessed it....

Yep, I did!

Thankfully, everyone laughed

at my humor &

no one was horrified by their use.

(stop back later in the week

for that chicken casserole recipe)

Dessert was

chocolate pudding

with crushed Oreo cookies on top,

better known as

"DIRT"

I also had candy rocks &

gummy worms to add to the

authenticity.

The plastic carrots are filled

with powder candy...

GREEN APPLE

CHERRY

ORANGE

& BLUE RASPBERRY!

Its a good thing these gals

all had a sense of humor!

Various other plants in the sunroom

added to the garden party atmosphere,

since it was still too chilly to eat outdoors.

Thanks for letting me share my

"Garden Party" tablescape.

I wish YOU could have joined us, too!

I'll see you at Cuisine Kathleen's party

"Let's Dish"

on Wednesday at 7 PM

The theme for April 18th will be

"GOOD EARTH"

This post should fit right in!

Susan's Between Naps on the Porch for

Tablescape Thursday

&

The Tablescaper's Seasonal Sunday.