Tablescapes, Birthday Party
May is full of birthdays in our family and I wanted to celebrate them all by setting a fun table in honor of my grandsons, my sister, my brother in law, my niece and goddaughter.
Birthdays are all about CAKE right?
and PRESENTS!
Yep! That’s what I think too!
This puzzle cake appears at every family birthday, it has been a tradition around here since my kids were Super Boy’s age. I used this wooden cake and the silver wrapped gifts in January for my MILs birthday, A January Birthday with a Sweetheart Cake.
Normally I’m not good at finding bargains but I did find these pink straw mats at CTS last summer for $.50 and I love them, use them all the time!
I added some bud vases with garden roses tucked in between the faux gifts
the base of the centerpiece is a cake stand turned upside down
and topped with a wooden charger
the gifts hide the legs so the white cake stand looks like a tray
The ceramic cupcake dishes are in 4 different designs with a coordinating square plate. I can tuck some surprises inside for party favors. I bought this set a few years ago on Overstock.com
The pink pin dot napkins are tied with a “cupcake” ribbon
I pulled out these silver chair place card holders and decorated them with a cupcake paper folded in half.
I have been experimenting with painting silver trays and this one happened to be the right color palette so it found a place on the table
You can see the piece before on the far right in the above photo. I recently went through my old silver and sold some things to a silver dealer. He wasn’t interested in these pieces because they are just silver plated and not worth much. I decided to liven this old bread tray up a little…what do you think? I felt terrible painting this pretty piece, but I love it now! I will probably paint some of these other ones too, better to re-use than being wrapped away in a closet!
Do you like painted silver pieces? I just used my regular glossy acrylic paint.
Thanks for helping me celebrate all of my May birthdays!
I must confess, this is a fantasy tablescape. My sister, brother in law, niece and goddaughter all live in California so they can’t be here… Super Boy and Big E are coming over for cake and presents but will NOT be sitting at this table, they are not the neatest of eaters! They will be in the kitchen in a high chair and on a counter stool with child friendly dishes!
The polka dot painted glassware, silver tray and cake painting are my own creations, you can see more at JMdesignsGallery
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I’m joining some of these great parties this week:
the Tablescaper for SEASONAL SUNDAY and OH, THE PLACES I’VE BEEN!
Between Naps on the Porch for METAMORPHIS MONDAY & TABLESCAPE THURSDAY
Stone Gable for ON THE MENU MONDAY and TUTORIALS, TIPS & TIDBITS THURSDAY
A Stroll Thru Life for INSPIRE ME TUESDAY
The Gunny Sack for TIME TO SPARKLE
Memories by the Mile for TUESDAY TRIVIA
Savvy Southern Style for WOW US WEDNESDAY
Cuisine Kathleen for LET’S DISH
Rattlebridge Farms for FOODIE FRIDAY
Alderberry Hill for MAKE THE SCENE MONDAY
The Dedicated House for MAKE IT PRETTY MONDAY and ANYTHING BLUE FRIDAY
No Minimalist Here for OPEN HOUSE THURSDAY
the Answer is Chocolate for BFF OPEN HOUSE
The Busy Bee’s for THURSDAY BLOG HOP
Crafts ala mode for WHAT TO DO WEEKENDS
The Country Cook for WEEKEND POTLUCK
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Oh my goodness, what a lovely way to celebrate all your May birthdays. Your table is b’day perfection with lovely details down to the cupcake ribbon! I love your wooden cake, what a great centerpiece. Happy Birthday to all………….
OK, there is so much here to talk about. I hope I remember everything. Love the puzzle cake! Love the way you turned your cake stand upside-down and formed a taller centerpiece! Love the way you painted the silver piece! Love the pink place mats! Love the fun cake painting! Love the cupcake plates, ribbon-napkin ties, and ceramics! Love everything about your table! As always, you inspire me. 🙂
What a very cute, very creative table…I love the birthday cake puzzle. Cute card holders.
Have a great week, Jenna…
The cake puzzle is the bomb. I would love to spend a day with you and see you do this from start to finish my friend.
I love the effort you make for your family even if it is a fantasy. There’s a little fun here for everybody. I see some familiar pieces in your silver plated rejects. I never thought to try and paint them, and even if I did it would look as spectacular as yours.
Never, ever, ever in a billion years would I have thought you could paint over silverplate!!! I had NO idea! Jenna!!!! This is fantastic! What a great idea! You did a beautiful job with the bread tray, and I know you’re going to rock your talent with all the rest of that stuff!!! If you don’t use it in its current state, I see no reason not to paint it and get lots of future use! Wow!!!!!!!! You really have a great talent there!
I remember the puzzle cake from earlier this year! Fun!!!
This is definitely delightful, Jenna! The colors and ingredients are fabulous.
What a great fantasy tablescape! I hope everyone enjoyed their birthday celebrations ;o) This is the first time I have seen the puzzle cake. How fun! I love what you have painted.
WOW! Love all the stunning colors and if those adorable place card holders? LOVE THEM!!
Jenna, those silver pieces painted look fabulous. I would never ever have the nerve.. I’d be afraid I’d mess it up! Cute cute table. I love the centerpiece. The puzzle candles are amazing pieces. Happy birthday to one and all! xo marlis
What an amazing painting job on the old silver-plate tray. The whole table setting is fun, fun, fun…
Judith
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Judith
Oh this is just too much fun. It’s a shame that it won’t really be used. Love the colors and your creativity.
– The Tablescaper
OMG, what a surprise……I have that same puzzle cake from when my kids were little!!! I’ve never seen another one before!!! I got it from a Lillian Vernon catalog for my daughter when she turned 8, and we used it many times!!
Ha! I have been desperately trying to remember where I got it! Lillian Vernon, of course! Back in the days when you didn’t get a zillion catalogs, I remember how much I enjoyed that one and would “treat” myself to something every so often. We have had more fun with that crazy little cake, do you still use yours? Thanks so much for commenting, next time I use it I can tell this story!
Jenna
Jenna~ How much fun is this! The puzzle cake is too darn cute and your use of the cupcake wrappers as place cards and the stand upside down is genius! LOVE your painted bread tray!! You should post a tutorial on painting silver! Wouldn’t it be fun to paint a silver tea or coffee pot? I don’t have the patience or mad painting skills, but what fun to repurpose and bring new life to a discarded piece!
Thanks Mary, I have been thinking about doing a post on painting silver pieces but wasn’t sure how people would like it. I’ve had lots of positive comments so I probably will experiment a little further! Thanks so much for the suggestion, I do have a silver pitcher that I have set aside…
Jenna
Jenna, I love your painted silver tray! What a fantastic job you did on it and you’re right, now you’re enjoying it and that’s. a good thing. Your whole table is just plain fun, colorful and whimsical.
Please do a silver painting tutorial. You are so creative. The table is perfection. What more can I say?
I have never considered painting a silver piece. Wow – if I could paint like that, I would decorate everything in my house! Love your birthday table – you have such darling tableware!
Love the cake puzzle, what a wonderful family tradition! Thanks for visiting my website and the encouraging comments. My “getting my feet wet in blog land” has been fun, so far!
What a happy, happy table! That centerpiece with the upside down cake plate was positively Brilliant…I am sooo copying this idea…hope you don’t mind?
I’m VERY impressed with your artistic ability & love what you did to the old silverplated tray. Delightful!
Darling birthday table, and your painted silver tray is outstanding. Love your design on the tray. Great idea! Cherry Kay
Well how cute is this!! I saw that charger on top of the other piece and my mind said “brilliant”! I use those chargers a lot and they are the most versatile pieces! Big wow on the silver tray you painted! You are talented! The cupcake wrapper place cards are too darn cute! All your details are adorable! I love tradition and the puzzle cake strikes a homerun!