I gathered some blooming dishes and flowers for a little tabletop fun
in the Potting Shed in anticipation of Valentine’s Day!
Embossed salad plates are abuzz with a bee skep design. . .
And transferware in shades from pink to red provide some seasonal color and blooms, ideal for celebrating a holiday filled with hearts and flowers.
Stamped spoons are buzzing with bee inspiration and notes to self:
*Bee* Happy, *Bee* Grateful, Just *Bee*
And *Bee* Kind.
Garden Gloves hold a napkin and bee flatware.
A set of four Spode botanical plates were freshly picked from a favorite antique mall.
Spode Archive Collection ‘Blue Rose’
Spode Archive Collection Jasmine
Spode Archive Collection ‘British Flowers – Rosa’
And Spode Archive Collection ‘British Flowers – Poppy’
Join me for tea with the bees. . .
We’re pouring tea from a bee skep embossed pot. . .
And sipping from a blooming teacup.
You can sweeten your tea with your choice and rainbow collection of honey, and gift assortment from Trader Joe’s.
My husband’s grandmother’s pink Crown Ducal Bristol plates make an appearance in February.
You can see them at a Romantic Table for Two with an edible centerpiece and wine chiller with rose petal ice cubes, here.
Queen’s Chelsea Toile plates add some romantic countryside scenery. . .
And my husband’s grandmother’s pitcher and coffee pot are blooming with hand-painted roses and provide vases for flowers.
Table Details:
Transferware / Crown Ducal Pink Bristol, Johnson Brothers Rose Chintz, Queen’s Chelsea Toile Pink, Spode Archive Collection
Bee Skep Teapot, Cream & Sugar / Global Design Connections Kate Williams, HomeGoods, several years ago
Teacups/ Gracie Bone China / HomeGoods, last year
Runner / World Market
Placemats / Target
Napkins / Pier 1
Gloves / Target, last year
Bee Stamped Spoons / MilkandHoneyLuxuries, Etsy
Napoleon Bee Flatware / Horchow
Bee Mine xoxo
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Metamorphosis Monday
Bonjour ! Que c’ est joli ! Vos tasses a thé sont magnifiques…toute la vaisselle est superbe. Toujours avec beaucoup de goût et d’élégance. .j’aime énormément…Félicitations. je souhaite une agréable journée .
Catherine
Your tablescape is whimsical and “bee-utiful”
How adorable to have the garden gloves hold the napkins and silverware :-)
Love the table setting, especially your grandmother’s Crown Ducal! Happy Wednesday!
Mary, your Tablescape makes my heart sing with all the red and pink transferware! It is absolutely bee-utiful!
Your posts make me happy! When I saw the title in my inbox, I knew it was going to be good. I’ve bought several of those stamped spoons too, and I love your selection. She makes each one such a gift, just like you do when you create with such great mixes of elements! Thanks!
BEE-autiful!
Your posts make me smile every time. The colors are so pretty and happy!!! Thank you Ann, I love your tablescape ideas.
I enjoy your posts, I look forward to them. This one makes me wish for spring. With the snow and frigid temps outside. Beeuatiful.
Your bee stamped spoons are buzz-worthy Mary! What a fresh theme for Valentine’s Day, so sweet and pretty in pink! A promise of spring and summer too, it’s adorable!! I will forever smile when I see Be Mine!
Jenna
Sweet as candy! The dishes are lovely. Love the Queen’s Chelsea Toile Pink and the darling “bee” spoons, very unique! The pop up bee and flower heart “Bee mine” Valentine is perfect! Did you make it?
Are the bee skep white plates still available?
So charming, creative and clever as well as pretty!
This is lovely! I love the bee teapot. I love it all!
Truly a feast for the eyes!
Thank you…needed the virtual get away this morning. Keep bumbling and buzzing. :)
It is all so beautiful and cleverly done. Love grandmother’s beautiful pieces.
Love the spoons so I ordered one for Hubby for valentines Day. Cute table!!
Oh so so pretty and inviting … I will come join you for tea God bless
I am enjoying your outstanding photography with a cup of tea!!Love! Love!
So cute! It makes me yearn for spring all the more. I love everything about the table, especially the bee skep.
Those dishes are gorgeous. Thank You for sharing.
Marion
I love your stamped spoons Mary! I keep thinking I should get some of those stamps… Probably not a good idea for me:@) Happy February… One month closer to spring!
Mary, your tables are so inspiring and elegant.
Joan
What a beetiful St.Valentine setting.
Marilyn
Okay,What is the name and place of your favorite antique store?….We have so few antique stores around here. Boo Hoo. Love all the Bee u ti ful references. Buzzzzzing Bye!
Hi Cynthia, My favorite anitque mall is The Depot at Gibson Mill!
You just have the prettiest table decorations, thank you for sharing.
Love the bee plates most of all. If you ever start selling dinnerware on your website, all of us will go broke. LOL
As always, awesome photos. Rethink that coffee table book of photos.
Oh my, another favorite table..the bee 🐝 teapot and other bee 🐝 items are just too cute..my favorites are the red transfer (which I have) …. transfer and chintz are just my style… thanks for sharing!! Bee 🐝 happy! ❤️🐝🌸🍄
Lovely, Mary…simply lovely! You make me want to set a pretty table again.
Beautiful, as always! Where did you find the beehive? Love it.
Gorgeous place setting!!! I really like the way you were able to use different patterns in an effective (and beautiful!) way. The garden glove with the napkin and flatware is such a cool idea! The glove has a soft appearance thanks to the pattern as well as the bit of lace from the napkin peeping out. Lovely! So nice that you are able to do things in the potting shed this time of year. Those of us here in the middle of the country are shivering and shaking still!!!
I love the “Bee Mine” theme of your Valentine tea. I did a Valentine tea party last year for my mother and mother-in-law who are widowed and it was a real hit. I too used a lot of red transferware and floral china tea cups but alas, no bees. Thanks for sharing your lovely things and your creativity Happy Valentine’s Day!
Best table yet❤️
So sweet and just perfect for this time of year when we remind those we love of their importance in our lives and remember the love of those who have loved us. Thank you for sharing your husbands’s Grandmother’s pieces in today’s post. I am sure they must give you much joy to use them, just as my Grandmother’s pieces give me the same joy and remind me of her love.
Hi Mary,
Would you let me know the source of the Bee Hive that is sitting on a cake pedestal in the first photo? What a terrific way to set the Bee Mine theme!
Hi Betsy, The bee skep is from my retail days that I’ve had 20+ years. It was from an import company, no brand name. If I find one similar this spring, I’ll give you a buzz. :)
Did you ever find out where the bee hive came from? I love it too.
Hi Judy, The bee skep came from Hobby Lobby several years ago. 🐝
I loved every pic! Thank you so much!!
Oh Mary, this pretty table in your potting shed is making my heart go pitter-patter! I love the red transferware, the darling embossed teapot and plates and the bee stamped spoons. I also love that your treasure your hubby’s grandmother’s dishes and pitchers. You make everything look special.
Simply beautiful:-)) Have a nice Valenitine Day:-))
Love is certainly in the air in the Potting Shed….it truly makes it even more special with your treasured pieces from your hubby’s grandmother…She is looking down with such joy and approval of how you have so beautifully displayed them and enjoy their beauty.
Your table is set so creatively and is just bee-utiful! I do love bee themed china. Have you seen Wedgwood’s Sarah’s Garden? A number of years ago I went and saw Sarah, Duchess of York, give a talk at Macy’s in Costa Mesa, California, about that china pattern and about Wedgwood’s china in general. A fun talk and I still love that china! There are bees and skeps and flowers scattered lightly about with either a green, light reddish-brown, yellow or cornflower blue border around the salad/dessert and dinner plates.
Enjoy yours,
Barb :)
just outstanding! I love all the red transferware and bee stuff, especially your husband’s heirloom tea pots. the garden gloves for silverware would be a wonderful take away gift for friends.
I love it all…just beautiful! What is the name of the red plate on the window ledge in the center just above the pedestal cake plate with the bee skept on it, between the two Crown Ducal Bristol plates? I love that plate!
Hi Peggy, It’s marked Royal Staffordshire Avondale Ironstone by J & G Meakin England :)
I *thought* I recognized Napoleon Bee peeking out – I’ve recently acquired two place settings in this and looking forward to setting a sweet table-for-two with them! I love all the details – the red and white is gorgeous and of course the potting shed is the perfect backdrop! Thank you for an absolutely lovely post!
So beautiful!! I just love every part. I have collected many beautiful things through the years and used them in settings, but none of mine are as beautiful as yours. You truly are talented.
Love your husband’s grandmothers pitcher and coffee pot. So pretty. I love it all. So lovely.
Oh Mary, how beautiful and springy. I need it today, as we have a foot of snow on the ground. Happy Valentine’s Day to you.
Love the beehive theme and the gorgeous plates! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Gorgeous photography, setting and accessories. I popped over from BNOTP links for ideas.
what in inspiration, digging out my Johnson Brothers Red Transfer ware today. you help to make the winter blues fly away…