Modern Easter Tablescape
2 Materials
$40
1 Hour
Easy
An earthy, fresh take on an Easter table setting - with a cabbage centerpiece & macrame runner.
I've always harbored a fondness for cabbage, and not only because I like to eat it: Cabbage makes me think of a cabbage patch, which makes me think of Peter Rabbit, which brings back memories from childhood, which was a wonderful and easy period in my life with no major crises and no bills to pay. So, yes. I like cabbage.
I do find this attachment to a vegetable odd, because in general I don’t love eating veggies. And although I am strangely drawn to any consumer products donning a cabbage (note pads, bunnies, plates), this confounds me. I don’t collect tchotchkes. I hate home decor stamped with inspirational quotes. I’m not into cute. If I buy a bookmark, it’s something funky made from an heirloom butter knife, NOT a picture of a beach with a Henry David Thoreau quote. You get the idea. However, when planning my Spring tablescape this Easter, I ended up with a table full of cuteness. I spotted a bunny holding a cabbage, and damn if he didn’t lead me down a dark path.
Yep, that little cabbage in the bunny’s hands did it. So in keeping with this cabbage theme, I used an actual fresh cabbage as the vase for my centerpiece. Using only a head of cabbage, a small glass, and some fresh flowers, it was easy to assemble. The tin cake stand I picked up at World Market.
I had originally planned to use a beautiful floral runner, but once distracted by the sinister bunny, I decided to go for a simpler look with a macrame runner.
And since I was already down the troubling path of Tchotchkes, I threw out all my rules and added a darling little duck and a couple small vases of hydrangeas.
I also added more touches with some floral bread plates that were actually a wedding gift (many, many, many years ago) and some floral napkins from World Market.
I made simple napkin rings with leather cording and wooden beads to compliment a beaded trivet I made several weeks ago. (Heavily into a bead stage currently, but still enamored with cabbages.)
Easter is one of my favorite holidays, and now that I’ve examined and worked through my unusual fetish for cabbages, I have more clarity and peace. I can now go forward and enjoy this beautiful time of year!
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