Showing posts with label hens and chicks. Show all posts
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Friday, April 7, 2017

Sharing Springtime Delights







A big brown envelope embellished with special stamps

 and watercolor treats, arrived in my mailbox a few weeks ago.  





An early Easter gift, post marked ~ Canada!





Inside were two treasures 

 that made my heart skip a beat.





The handmade card with this precious bunny

and sweetest gardening quote and
a darling piece of needlework stitched years ago.

(Needlework so special it will get a post of its own.)

Someone in Canada knows my heart.

 I suspect she may have heard my squeal of delight

 all the way up in Quebec.

 Thank you Monique @ La Table deNana,

 Spring Delights!




This cute guy came to Texas last summer,

secured at the annual MacKenzie-Childs Barn Sale

by thoughtful friends who knew he was on my shopping list.

Patti and Debbie

 Personal shoppers extraordinaire!





Handsome guy had been in my sights since Easter 2016.

I mean, not only is he a rabbit,

he's a Courtly Check rabbit, 

a Courtly Check rabbit holding a Nantucket Basket.

Need I explain more?

 Yes, to Courtly Check Spring Delights!





Wouldn't you know, this year MacKenzie - Childs

added yet more to their Easter offerings.

So many temptations!

I couldn't resist this sweetie with the crown.

Delightfully Spring, wouldn't you say?




You know the saying, "How one thing leads to another."

Or the domino effect!

I found this Easter chick decor at TJ Max, 

but it wasn't too interesting with pastel eggs.

Lucky for me, I have a talented friend who 

agreed to "Kenzie" it up for me.

Patti @ Pandora's Box

worked her magic to create

this one of a kind piece for my personal clutch.






sent me this little chick in a basket last year.




Another friend gifted me this adorable peeper.

He's quite happy perched in my Courtly Check mug.

Are you beginning to see a pattern?




It's been delightful playing around 

with different vignettes for the dining room buffet.

Spring Delights ~ Delightfully Spring




Debbie @ Mountain Breaths

created this adorable vignette with the same pieces.

You can read her post here.


What delights has spring brought your way?


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Friday, March 11, 2016

Hoppin Down a Trail of Easter Tables - Texas Bluebonnet Blog Hop



Welcome to the 

 Texas Bluebonnet Blog Hop

 With The The Lone Star Sisters

We invite you to join us for some springtime inspiration.


Only 16 days till Easter!




Easter comes at the end of March this year.

Though I much prefer to celebrate Easter in April,

I can't deny that our springtime weather

 has me thinking of bunnies and beautiful flowers.




A Friend's Easter Mantel


I plan to host a small dinner party 

with girlfriends the week before Easter,

and we will also host an Easter Sunday brunch.

As I often do for inspiration, I pulled up my 

 photo files of celebrations past.

Come along for a hop down the trail of a few

Easter tables set here at Hyacinths in past years.

 ~ Easter 2015 ~




Redbud blooms and an antique chippy iron 

 rabbit were the centerpiece for last year's Easter table.


Soft pink linens, our MacKenzie-Childs pottery,

 and some fun new bunny plates

 filled out the table for Easter Brunch 2015.



Stop by here for a look at all the fun details.





While the new bunny plates and 

 Ambiance Vintage Garden chargers

 layered beautifully with the MacKenzie-Childs plates,





I also set the table with simple woven chargers 

under each plate for our casual everyday meals.

 For the centerpiece, Mr. Chippy Bunny 

 was paired with an antique French Jardiniere

 filled with purple hyacinths and a collection

 of hand painted eggs tucked in among the grass.


~ Easter 2013 ~




 This table focused on textures and the colors of

fresh spring greens along with the

rich earth tones of the soil.

 It was a refreshing change for me since I typically

 use our MacKenzie-Childs dishes which are

a variety of pretty pastel shades.

Click here to view the complete post.

 ~ Easter 2012 ~



We hosted a group here for 

 brunch outside on our terrace in 2012.

 As you can see, this was definitely a pastel affair.




It was a perfect spring morning, 

 and "Hen and Chicks" was the theme.





I chose to use succulents instead of spring flowers,

 because I wanted to use "hen-and-chicks",

 a succulent that I fondly remember 

 growing in both my mother's and grandmother's gardens.

You can view the complete post here.

 ~ 2011 ~


Once again, pastels were the color of the day for

 an alfresco setting of a spring luncheon.



Petite bunny creamers filled with flowers

did double duty at each place setting as they 

 served as both a napkin holder and a

 party favor for each guest. 


Click here to read the entire post.  

 This post includes specific information about 

the various patterns of MacKenzie-Childs Taylor ceramics.
~ Easter 2009 ~


I had to hop way back into the archives for this one,

 and I apologize for the less than stellar photos.

 my thought is this table might offer a bit of inspiration in its

 simplicity and the use of the pussy willow branches

 with Easter ornaments instead of fresh flowers.

 You can view the complete post here.


~ Easy Party Favor ~



If you like to send guests home with a party favor,

Johanna Parker's springtime tussie-mussie is easy to make.  

I filled mine with Easter candies, but you could

fill them with flowers or some small gift.  

The directions and pattern can be found here.



A friend's Tray of Bunnies


What are your plans for Easter 2016?

Will you host an Easter brunch or lunch?  

Please share your plans and ideas.

 I'm always looking for new inspiration.

I'm linking this post to  Easter Inspirations Linky Party by My Little Inspirations
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 Lone Star Sisters at the links below.


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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Let's Dish ~ Easter Dinner Details



Let's Dish 

about the details of 

Easter Dinner

on the terrace.




First off the theme was 

Hen and Chicks

The exquisite arrangement above was created 

by the talented Bonni from Posey.





I love the way she paired orchids with succulents 

and this clever touch of yellow detail to fit into 

the theme of Hen and Chicks.




I added some colorful 

little hens to nest below.




And a silver compote filled with 

tillandsia (air plants) and a tiny Beswick chick.





With ten dinner guests, I set two tables.

This was the centerpiece on the larger table.  

I filled a silver basket with mixed 

hen and chick plants and trailing sedum.  




Hens and Chicks 

are succulents that form in clusters of rosettes.  

Babies or "chicks" form from 

shoots off the mother or "hen".

They can be red or green.





Some of the "hens" were flowering.





The handles of the silver basket 

have a sweet tassel detail.




And a wonderfully fluted base.




Little yellow chicks 

added a touch of whimsy.




I also tossed some 

chocolate carrots around the tables.




It's spring, 

so the tables were set with our colorful 

and whimsical MacKenzie Childs plates.

You might recall that they 

were the topic of last week's Let's Dish.  

You can read that post here.




Flatware is Italian by Showroom, 

napkins are by April Cornell, 

and vintage napkin rings with silver initials

were a find at Round Top last year. 




The smaller table was set with pastel plaid 

with a nesting hen for the centerpiece.




This sweet hen on nest is unmarked, 

but definitely vintage.  

I think she has the sweetest face.





Vintage yellow linen napkins were 

found at a neighborhood estate sale.




Pewter napkin rings were used at this table.





I added other touches of yellow with annuals.





And filled this terracotta hen 

with yellow kalanchoe and more trailing sedum.





The Quimper hen on nest was filled with cornbread.





Served with sweet cream butter.




MacKenzie Childs bowls in the 

Flower Market pattern held a variety of salads.

Printable recipe for 

Wild Rice Salad w/ Dried Sour Cherries here.

We also add brussel sprouts to the mix.





Main course was leg of lamb.


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