The Yellow Ones Again?

Hosted by Susan and Leigh
By 9AM today, we're on our way to the airport and onto Phoenix... But I wanted to share with you one more thrifty tablescape!

Yesterday, I hosted a Post-Mother's Day Brunch but out of the original five other ladies I invited last week, four said yes, then by 9AM, only one was able to join me. Truly, a mother's job is never done... I did have a great time with my next door neighbor and friend, Annette, so it was all worth it!

THEME:
"I Love Me Some Herbs!"

INSPIRATION:
Walmart "Herb Garden" Kitchen Towel
When I found these kitchen towel multi-set (1 mitt, 2 hotpot, 2 dish towel, 3 kitchen towels) at Walmart a few months back, I truly didn't know what to do with the dish towels as I don't normally use them. Then I got the idea to throw a Pre-Mother's Day Brunch on May 5th that got postponed to Tuesday morning, the 12th, now Post-Mother's Day Brunch. I was having a hard time coming up with a tablescape idea for a wonderful group of women, though most of them didn't make it.

I used only the dinner plates as it is a casual brunch and the seagrass round placemats were used as chargers. I needed another brown element to bring out the browns on the design.

Here are the favors... a packet of Basil seeds, a tulle ball of Spring-colored MnMs, and a grocery notepad. I used natural mini-bags to round out the theme.

Here's my Easter Bunny 6-egg plate stand. My dh tried to "wipe him clean" as he has a shabby chic looking schmootz all over! LOL

He may be small, but he is quite dense! Loved him at first sight. (So much so that I gave up a very cute 3-piece Easter dinnerware placesettings for 6! Now that's love, right?)

First there were to be 6 of us, then down to 4, hence the final tablescape look, but by 9AM, only two of us gathered... I used white mums to bring the white and green up and keep the eyes on the focal point.

I put in the straws for our ice tea, indicating where Annette and I decided to sit during our brunch for six turned "for two". ;-)

An aerial view... are you hungry yet? You remember my lace ceramic trinket boxes? I still love them and was actually thrilled when I was able to add them in!

It also looks good from Annette's view... ;-)

Maybe next year, they'll be able to join me...

TABLETOP GOODIES:
Ambiance "Aristocrat" Yellow Dinnerplates - Ebay; $1.87 each
Holiday Inspirations "Easter Bunny" Egg Plate - JoAnn's; $9 (70% off)
Franco "Herb Garden" Kitchen Towel - Walmart; 75 cents each (in a multi-pkg of 8/$5.99)
White Mums - Walmart; $10 for 2 bunches
Footed Glass Vase, 10-inch high - Tom Thumb; $2.99
Milk Glass fluted cake stand - Freecycle; FREE
Square White Serving Trays, 3 - Walmart; $7.99 each
Seagrass Round Placemats, 4 - Kohl's; $2.99 each (70% off)
Bamboo "Ting-Ting" Placemats - Kohl's; 37.5 cents each (90% off)
Old Twin-sized flat sheet, butter yellow - (1996); FREE
Favor: Basil Herb Seeds / MnMs / Grocery Notepad - $3 a bag

MENU:
Pilsbury "Cheese and Spinach" Savorings
Honey Wheat w/ Sausage Muffins
Grapes and Strawberries
Honey and Redi-Whip
Quiche samplers
Ferrerro "Rondnoir" dark chocolate
Lipton "Lemon" Herbal CF sweet ice tea
As always, a big big thank you to our hosts, Susan and Leigh! I still love these memes! To those who visited a great big thank you! I will be posting for the memes but won't be able to visit anyone until Monday...