Jerusalem Greer’s Vintage Garden Inspired Mother’s Day Brunch

Posted on 06 May 2010

It’s Week 1, Day 2 of our Spring Guest Blogger Series, and none other than local blogging sensation Jerusalem Greer, of Jolly Goode Gal, is here to set the scene for a delightfully beautiful Mother’s Day Brunch! Jerusalem, whose own blog is a mountain of colorful vintage and craft-inspired ideas, is also the proud winner of the Before & After category of our Arkansas’ Best Contest! Check it out soon in our July issue, and keep reading here for a snippet of Jerusalem’s sensational style. You’ll be charmed through and through.

At Home is smitten with the table you set for us, Jerusalem. Thank you!

Spring is the time of year that is filled with celebrations of the heart – weddings, births, graduations. And sort of in the middle, squeezed in between the goodbyes of graduations and hellos of weddings, there is Mother’s Day. A day that should be filled with all things lovely for all the hard working mother’s, but a day instead that is often filled with (well intentioned of course) hastily purchased gifts and predicable lunches.

Well this year, why not instead take the reins, and throw a Vintage Garden Inspired Mother’s Day Brunch for all the wonderful mothers in your life? Why leave loveliness up to chance?

Here are a few key ingredients when planning your décor for a Vintage Inspired event such as this:

• Remember the adage: “Everything old is new again” – A vintage sheet made into table cloth brings color and a sense of comfort, while vintage vases & creamers look all grouped together add a touch of whimsy. Antique silverware finishes the look by adding the perfect touch of elegance.

• Mix & Match – The clean lines of new tea glasses sit perfectly beside the more intricate pattern of the vintage juice glasses. Delicate vintage tea cups sit on hand-painted pottery snack plates.

• The Unexpected Can Be Delightful – Handmade crepe paper flowers and pink napkins are mixed together in the vintage vases instead of a traditional (and more expensive) floral arrangement. Simple to make, they can be used over and over, or passed on to your guest as a party favor.

• Speaking of Party Favors – Don’t forget, everyone likes a little gift or two or three, especially mothers! Hand-crafted signs reading “Bloom Where You Are Planted” help provide a color and texture for this table setting. Chopsticks in festive colors and small candies in pink boxes are additional party favors for each guest, along with a sweet note card and fancy tissues all tucked into the tea cup.

By showing each guest that you are their biggest fan, and by having the forethought to plan a lovely brunch, lunch or tea experience for the mothers in your life, you will be showing just how much you care with style!