I’m back from Ireland and so excited to share this project with you!!! Recently I met the lovely ladies at Royal Design Studio and was instantly smitten with their gorgeous stencil designs! I haven’t done a lot of stenciling before so I was feeling a little bit nervous but after one simple lesson I was on my way to stenciling like a pro, well perhaps not a pro but definitely feeling confident that I could do this! I was so excited when they offered me a stencil of my choice to create a fun project with and best of all, next week you’ll be able to win one too! But, I’m getting ahead of myself…
When I first began to look through the Royal Design Studio’s awesome online catalog of stencils, I couldn’t believe all of the options! It was really, really hard to choose just one for my project (because I want them all!) but also because I wasn’t sure what my project would be. So, first I just had fun looking through all the stencils dreaming of the possiblities – painting a wall, a piece of furniture or something else entirely. As you know, I really love creating a beautiful tablescape and the idea of using a stencil design to set a pretty table was intriguing! Knowing what I would use the stencil for made it much easier for me to select just the right one. When I saw this French Bee Trellis stencil from their Damask Wall Stencils collection, I knew I had found the perfect stencil for my project!
You can read the tutorial on making this runner in this post here. I thought it would be nice to use it in a gold and black color scheme for a timeless look and the brushes and stencil cremes from Royal Design made it so easy! I decided to make a table runner, napkins and even embellish the glassware with the stencil! I will share my how-to’s for the runner and napkins a little later this week – so stay tuned for those! Today, I’ll give you a tour of the table…
Because the French Bee Trellis pattern is repetitive I wanted the centerpiece to be a bit more understated, I thought this orchid was perfect. Simple & Elegant. Love it!
A simple gold tray with a few gold votive candles was all that was needed to ’round out’ the centerpiece.
For the placesetting I used a mix of patterns and materials. First, I used a gold charger to “anchor” everything. Next I laid my black linen napkin and on top of this I added a sweet and feminine cream dinner plate with a soft tone-on-tone floral border. Finally I placed a black and white paper plate (yes, you read right! That’s a paper plate!) on top – I thought this toile pattern was a perfect compliment to the classic style of the bee.
This black faux-bamboo flatware is a perfect compliment to the setting with it’s touches of gold! This flatware is from Caspari.
I am so pleased with how these napkins turned out!! So easy!!
I found this vintage glass butter dome at Greenwood Antiques & Uniques and couldn’t believe how perfect it was for this table!! It looks just like a bee skep to me! It now sits on my counter because I can’t get over how cute it is!!
Speaking of a bee skep, I found this gorgeous vintage ornate beehive graphic from the Graphics Fairy here. Karen always has the most beautiful images, doesn’t she?!
I also used another image from the Graphics Fairy on these menus. It is her French Wreath with Bee clipart. Click here to see it. To embellish all of these papers I used Royal Design Studios ‘Bright Gold’ Stencil Creme. This stuff is AWESOME! It’s slightly translucent on the paper which helped all of the cards to feel a little bit vintage and very elegant.
Click here to read the table runner tutorial. There is also a recipe for wild honey hot cocoa!!
In the meantime, be sure to pop over to the Royal Design Studio site to begin looking through their wonderful collection of stencils and dream up your next project!
I’m linking up with Funky Junk Interiors, Freckled Laundry, Serenity Now blog, Tatertos & Jello, French Country Cottage, Liz Marie, ShabbyNest, Graphics Fairy, and Savvy Southern Style.
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September 19, 2012 at 12:11 pm, Jessica @ Decor Adventures said:
I love it, how classy. This is a great color combination also, very chic!
September 19, 2012 at 3:05 pm, Jennifer said:
> Thanks Jessica!! Chic and classy – what better compliment is there?!
September 19, 2012 at 1:06 pm, Elisa said:
How stunning! I love that you are adventurous enough to use the paper plates! The detail of the event I’m sure made everyone feel so special, which, as we know, is the heart of hospitality. Lovely job!
September 19, 2012 at 3:07 pm, Jennifer said:
> How kind of you to say so Elisa! Thank you!!! Yes, I’m a brazen entertainer!! I remember the first time I saw paper plates mixed with dishes – I was a bit taken aback and thought, “Are you allowed to do that?!!! Then realized well, if I want to, of course I am! I make my own rules!!”
Tee-hee!! To me, that’s half the fun of entertaining at home 
September 19, 2012 at 1:21 pm, Michelle said:
Beautiful!! Could you please let me know what the font names are that you’re using on the photo titles?
September 19, 2012 at 3:12 pm, Jennifer said:
> Hi Michelle, Sure thing! I’m a total font addict so I love discovering new fonts!!
The script font is called Portfolio. Here’s a link to it: http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/wilton/portfolio/
The block font is called Ecuyer Dax. Here’s a link to it: http://www.dafont.com/ecuyer-dax.font
Hope this is helpful!! ~ Jennifer
September 20, 2012 at 1:07 am, Michelle said:
Thanks Jennifer!
September 19, 2012 at 2:43 pm, Melanie Royals said:
Oh my Jennifer-I am floored! You certainly went all out on this project and post and I am super thrilled that our French Bee Trellis and Stencil Cremes are a small part of it. It’s the Bee’s Knees!! Just stunning. Thank you so much for including us in this
September 19, 2012 at 3:18 pm, Jennifer said:
> Oh Melanie! YAY!!!! I’m SO glad you like it!!! I had SO much fun working with the stencils – they are wonderful and the designs are so inspiring!! Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to work with them. They are just fabulous!!
September 20, 2012 at 9:26 am, Jill Flory said:
Lovely! I love how you pull together the most beautiful tablescapes! Hope we get to see some pics of Ireland!!
September 21, 2012 at 6:09 pm, Jennifer said:
Thanks Jill!! You are so kind to say so!
Yes! Ireland pics will be coming once I have a chance to catch my breath from the trip. Coming home from vacations is always a bit overwhelming to me – it’s an endless game of “catch-up”!
September 21, 2012 at 8:37 pm, laura@Top This Top That said:
this is absolutely stunning!! i am featuring tomorrow ( Sat) on my weekly wow’s.
September 21, 2012 at 8:47 pm, Jennifer said:
> Oh my goodness Laura! That is WONDERFUL news!! Thank you so, SO much!!!! How kind you are!!! I love your blog and have just subscribed
~ Jennifer
September 22, 2012 at 10:22 am, Jami @ freckled laundry said:
HOLY beautiful, Jennifer! Love every detail and those paper plates are just lovely. I just threw a bee themed birthday party for my twins and while this is more elegant than a third birthday party, that little cloche and the table cloth would have been perfect! This is absolutely stunning. Will be featuring next week and sharing on my facebook page (now). Thank you so much for linking over at my place! xo Jami
September 22, 2012 at 10:39 am, Jennifer said:
> Hello Jami!! Golly! Thank you so much for popping over – I’m SO HONORED to be featured by you! I loved your birthday party for the twins – those cakes were adorable!! I’m so grateful for you stopping by and saying hello! I’m a big fan of your blog – you are so inspiring!! Thank you again!!! Hugs~ Jennifer
September 22, 2012 at 11:47 am, Becky@sweetbeehollow said:
I told Jami @ Freckled Laundry, after seeing the twins party, that I wanted to throw myself a bee themed party. Well, now I am even more inspired! I love the black and gold combination with the natural touches and paper plates are right up my alley
I am so excited to see that I could almost complete this beautiful tablescape with what I already have. I am just going to wait on the edge of my seat for those stenciling tutorials. Thank you for the inspiration!
September 22, 2012 at 1:22 pm, Jennifer said:
> Hi Becky! Thank you so much for stopping by!! I know how you feel – I’m obsessed with bee’s too! You can check out the stencil post here: http://celebratingeverydaylife.com/how-to-make-a-custom-stenciled-table-runner-from-a-drop-cloth/. I’ll be sharing a few more fun details on Monday too so please stay tuned! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!! ~ Jennifer
September 24, 2012 at 10:30 pm, Diane | An Extraordinary Day said:
Wow!! I don’t know how I missed this! This is so me, too!! I love all the buzzing of honey bees and bumble bees in my garden. There is just something so happy about their little antics. The stencil is perfect. I’ll be pinning this on my “Bee Knees” Pinterest board for sure. Every single detail is perfect. And your paper designs are exquisite!! What a fun post!
September 28, 2012 at 9:23 am, Jennifer said:
Hooray! I’m so glad you love it Diane!!! Thanks for pinning it!!
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