To welcome spring into my home, I hosted a small lunch for a few friends complete with fine china, snacks and teas for the wonderful afternoon. I baked up a storm the few days before ending up with a variety of treats for the ladies including homemade apricot biscotti, cucumber sandwiches, cheddar cheese scones and fresh green salad with a mint cucumber dressing. Everything was fantastic, the afternoon ended abruptly but thats a story for a whole another day. Today I would like to show you the tablescape of this afternoon.I played Michael Buble and Adele for the afternoon. Both music artists that I really love.
So without further ado: here is the tablescape, I apologize that I did not take many photos of the food. That thought slipped my mind after I had set the table.
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| I used cork board for the placemats to continue the natural texture from the wicker basket. |
With all of that caffeine consumption, we were sipping on water with cucumber slices to rehydrate. The cucumber was refreshing!
Here's the table setting, faux grape twists as the napkin rings, damask printed plates from Bella Luxe and some silverware for that extra special look.
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| We started the afternoon with apricot biscotti and mint tea! |
Mint Tea was quite simple! crush peppermint leaves by julienning on a cutting board, place leaves in a strainer and pour hot water on top. Steep and enjoy!
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| I love these plates! Damask silver detail! |
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| Fresh Salad with cucumber mint dressing! |
Hope you enjoyed visiting my home for the Ladies tea party. Next time on the Expected Party, a Spring Wreath!
