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An Easter Gathering + A Juliska Giveaway

Setting a Bright and Beautiful Easter Tablescape & Chance to Win $250 to Juliska
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Planning an Easter tablescape, means setting the table for a happy, bright, and spring gathering. More importantly it means a chance to welcome loved ones around the table with great food and blessings. 

To celebrate a special occasion like Easter Sunday, I’m always eager to set the table with anything and everything Juliska.  Many of you will recognize the dinnerware as I’ve been gradually adding to my beautiful collection over the past few years.  Its Country Estate line in Flint is perhaps my favorite design of all. Country Estate is anything but generic; its design makes every day dining just special enough, and is the perfect starting point when I’m dreaming up a table that is fit for a feast. The dinnerware sits atop green straw placemats, which have quickly become my favorite accompaniment to any place setting.  Lastly, to bring a softness to the Easter tablescape, I used Juliska’s Arabella Petal Pink Goblets and Arabella Petal Pink Tumblers as the glassware. 

What else to include, you ask?  Seasonal, fresh flowers are always a must.  But they’re made more festive in a moss “grown up” Easter basket, and when they’re accompanied by plenty of tiny, sweet signs of spring throughout the entire spread.  Think delicate bird nests with festive speckled eggs, everyone’s favorite chocolate bunnies, fresh herbs, a carrot cake and macaroons I can not take credit for (thanks Williams Sonoma), but a few and mouth-watering main and side dishes I’m happy to say I can (recipes coming this week!). The table will be busy, yes, but with that busyness comes a certain vibrant energy to any space and gathering. 

So, friends, to spread the Easter cheer, I’m thrilled to announce that one of our lucky readers will win $250 to Juliska to set their own stunning table at home. Though I do wish you luck settling on your purchase; Juliska makes hundreds of beautiful items for the table and home, so the selection will be a tough one (so naturally I say: start collecting!).  Each piece is inspired by “the joy of bringing people together and helping create a happy home,” which as you know, is something I’m very passionate about as well.  A big thank you to Juliska for the generous opportunity, and I wish you all the best of luck!  Truly, MKR

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An Easter Egg Cookie Tree & Dessert Table

A Beautiful Pastel Spread Full of Easter Dessert Inspiration
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Easter dessert table via Waiting on Martha
Flowering branches with Easter cookies
Layered naked cake for Easter
Robins egg blue cake for Easter

When MKR originally teamed up with Eileen Carter Creations and Whipped Bakeshop, no one could deny that Easter truly takes the cake when it comes to desserts. And if you’re like me, you didn’t even realize how much you loved Easter desserts until you saw this shoot! The pretty pastels, the intricate details and hints of spring…I’m in love.

This table’s gorgeous styling serves as some of the sweetest Easter desserts I’ve seen around (seriously, I see way too much tchotchke stuff out there this time of year).  Just look at these three glorious cakes (my favorite is the speckled robin’s egg blue buttercream with a chocolate and Baileys center of course!) by Eileen Carter, an irresistible batch of homemade pistachio pudding, blooming cherry blossom branches with Easter egg cookies from Whipped Bakeshop, and last but not least, Easter eggs for all to enjoy. 

I’ll admit that this Easter dessert table goes above and beyond what we have planned at my house; but oh what a great way to celebrate the holiday. What Easter desserts will you be making come Easter Sunday?  Cheers, Kat

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Photography, Rustic White for Waiting on Martha

For the Love of the Irish

A Warm, Rustic Gathering by Some of our Favorite Creatives to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day
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An Irish inspired dinner via Waiting on Martha
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With St. Patty’s Day being right around the corner I’m dreaming of an Irish inspired dinner and this shoot is literally everything that dreams are made of (and maybe goes beyond that). I think of a warm tablescape set with rustic earthenware, vintage flatware and flowers picked from the garden.  I think of a meal full of comforting, hearty and robust flavors…and a pint or two of stout ale of course. 

The talented team behind this shoot completely nailed this gorgeous gathering, first featured in Cottage Hill Magazine, and we knew we had to share it here on the blog for all to enjoy.  Forget the typical tchotchke decor you’d expect for St. Patrick’s Day, and instead soak up each and every expressive detail: Rustic White masterfully captured the feelings of a true Irish inspired dinner.  Homespun served tasty, traditional fare, while the Tailor & Table team styled the inviting table to perfection. Marked designed its delightful menu and invites (frame-worthy, don’t you think?) and Goodwin Events set the scene with rustic furniture rentals fit for the Irish feast. Cheers, Kat

Stay tuned tomorrow and come hungry; we’ll be sharing a few recipes from this Irish inspired dinner. xo

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As Featured In Cottage Hill Magazine | Photography, Rustic White | Venue, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center | Food, Homespun | Design, Florals & Styling, Tailor & Table | Fine Paper and Calligraphy, Marked | Furniture Rentals, Goodwin Events | Cinematography, Hampton Roads Studios

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