For the most part I’ve put my miniature projects on hold for the summer.

I’ve got so many other things to occupy my time when it’s nice out, like gardening, garage saling, floating in my friend’s pools, drinking cocktails on the deck, and so on.

Working on miniatures makes a great winter hobby here in Minnesota.  Perfect for those sub-zero days when you don’t want to leave the house.  But our summers are pretty short, so it’s best to enjoy outdoor activities while we can!

But I did have one last thing I wanted to finish up before taking a little hiatus from the dollhouse reno and that’s setting the table.

I started out with a set of plates and silverware from Hobby Lobby.

That shiny silver finish wasn’t really for me, so I gave them all a coat of gold.

Then I set the table.

I used the gold plates as chargers and I topped them with some lovely floral china that I ordered from Twelve Times More Teeny on Etsy.

Then I added some pink tumblers that I ordered from Whimzzy Co, also on Etsy.

I used a simple white pitcher filled with flowers as a centerpiece.

And FYI, those are real flowers.  The blue ones are Forget-Me-Not’s and the white, of course, are Lily of the Valley.  Both are currently blooming in my garden.

In fact, the Forget-Me-Not’s are having one of their best years ever.  I think it might be because some of the other ground covers around it died back over the winter giving them more space.

So … a silver lining, right?

Whatever the reason, I’m really enjoying how pretty they are right now.  In fact, this might be my favorite spot in the garden at the moment.

Those are Curly Fries hostas just behind the Forget-Me-Nots.  They make an awesome combo.

But I digress, back to the table setting.  I’m also quite happy with how it turned out as well.

I’d love to be invited to this little dinner party, how about you?