Happy Monday dear friends. I am so glad you are here for a special edition of Monday Morning Blooms!
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.”
Proverbs 25:11
Lidy, Mary, and I are excited to share with you the newest book from the editors of Victoria, The Art of Beautiful Tables! If you love gorgeous table settings, dining alfresco, and enjoying afternoon tea, this book is a must add to your collection!
Not only do you get a glimpse of some of the beautiful pages, you have an opportunity to enter a giveaway. Victoria has graciously provided each one of us with a book to give away to one of our readers. Please read to the bottom of the post for details on how to enter.
I have been subscribing to Victoria Magazine for years, and yes, I keep all of my old issues. I also have most of their book publications…I am definitely a fan! When my book arrived, I was so excited to open its pages and just take in all of the cherished tableware, luxurious linens, and stunning bouquets. The book is divided into seven chapters…Elements Of Style, Alfresco Gatherings, Lovely Settings, Teatime Occasions, Holiday Celebrations, Tastemaker Tables, and The China Cabinet.
Can you imagine spending an afternoon at this charming table, in its lovely garden setting, and with an eye-catching arrangement of tulips?
In a kaleidoscope of colors and vivid patterns, a display of Sevres-inspired porcelain is breathtaking!
Long-time readers know how much I love creating an alfresco table. With autumn being my favorite season, this polished picnic in the Scottish countryside offers an enticing setting for guests to gather and linger. I could easily spend hours at this inspiring setting!
As summer fades into autumn, caramel tones grace this beautifully appointed table. The elegantly designed dinnerware patterns of Gold Oak and Game Birds are by Julie Wear!
A Blue and white breakfast nook is casual, but still refined. It is a delightful space to enjoy the first meal of the day!
I would be ecstatic to enjoy tea and macarons in this setting befitting royalty!
Inspiration for a handful of the most popular observances on the calendar are included in the chapter on Holiday Celebrations.
A table for two tucked into a garden laden with dainty treats is the perfect setting for a daughter and her mother to celebrate Mother’s Day. I always look forward to setting a table in the garden in memory of my beloved mother!
I am so thrilled that my dear friend, Lidy is a featured Tastemaker in The Art of Beautiful Tables. Her impeccable taste and French style is evident in all that she does. Beautiful vintage linens, sparkling crystal, and antique dishware grace her stunning tables.
As a designer, antiques dealer, and owner of French Garden House, Lidy’s tables are true works of art! I am happy to be in the company of my talented friends, Lidy and Mary, for our Monday Morning Blooms!
To enter the giveaway to win a copy of The Art of Beautiful Tables:
1) Leave a comment telling me your favorite flower(s).
2) Follow Victoria Magazine on Instagram or Facebook and leave a comment letting me know.
3) Follow Everyday Living on Instagram or Pinterest and let me know by comment.
This giveaway is open to residents of the the continental U.S. through midnight April 2nd.
For more chances to win a copy of The Art of Beautiful Tables visit my friends below to enter.
Mary ~ Home Is Where The Boat Is
Lidy ~ French Garden House
The winner of the giveaway will be announced on Monday Morning Blooms April 3.
This giveaway is now closed!
Thank you to Hoffman Media for providing a copy of The Art of Beautiful Tables and for this giveaway.
Thank you for your visit! Wishing you a joy-filled week!
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Imparting Grace,Life and Linda
Hi! I follow both you and Victoria magazine on Instagram and Pinterest. My favorite flowers are roses and hydrangeas although I love them all.
Good Morning Pam, There is so much beautiful floral and table inspiration in this book! I’m happy to join you and Lidy for some flower therapy and share it today. I hope you’re out of harms way of any storms moving through today and enjoy some beautiful spring weather this week. 🌷💐🌸🍽️💗
Good morning, friend. I love Victoria also! My favorite flower is Peony, followed close behind by Camellia and rose. I would love to win this book! I followed Victoria on Instagram, and you also, although I thought I already followed you there.
Thank you for the opportunity to win the awesome Victoria Magazine Tablescapes book! I’m entering in hopes of winning one. My favorite flower is hydrangeas. This may be a silly question (it’s early in the morning ;-)), are the instructions for entering saying to do all three or that there are three opportunities?
Of course, all are wonderful, but personally love spray roses, alstroemeria for their long lives, and greenery harvested from my yard!
This book and pictures are gorgeous! I would love to win a copy. My favorite flowers are irises and roses. My longtime friend has gifted me many irises over the years for my own garden. Roses are so easy to arrange in a vase. I follow you on Instagram and am now following Victoria magazine.
Rachel Hill, TX
My most recent flower attraction, to get me through the winter, has been spray roses that I pick up at the local market. The sweetest are the pink ones, but I have enjoyed several colors. Since the buds never open, after about 10 days, I tie the bouquet with string and hang it, upside down, in the garage. When dry, I remove most of the remaining leaves and mix with dried Dusty Miller or Baby’s Breath. Displayed in a small vase, they are rather quaint. Some things aren’t meant to be thrown away just because they start to wilt!
It is so befitting that Victoria selected you three to showcase and share this latest work of beauty! Whether I win one or not, I look forward to sinking myself into this guide, and appreciate the chance they’ve given your readers. My favorite flower(s) are the iris, and perhaps peonies as a close second (hence, my time and trouble to cover my largest one over these past recent cold nights). Of course I already follow Victoria magazine on FB and you on Pinterest. Thanks, Pam!
I love Victoria magazine and would love this book as well. My favorite flowers are hydrangeas.
Good morning dear friend. What a joy it is to join you this morning to feature Victoria’s beautiful book and being able to offer a give away together! I’m happy to join you and Mary for some flower therapy and share it today. Hoping you have a beautiful week ahead! xo Lidy
All three of you should be in this book with your beautiful table setting vignettes. Victoria is always so beautiful. Nice to escape in a book and dream about eating at each one of those tables. Have a beautiful week ahead. Hugs. Kris
Thank you, Kris. A beautiful book is a nice escape!
“Victoria” does do the most gorgeous publications and this looks like another treasure. I rather think it is perfect that you are able to share this book, given that you should probably be writing it in the first place! (And, just to mention it — when WILL you?!!)
Jeanie, you are so kind and your comments certainly are an encouragement!
This book is certainly a tablescaper’s dream Pam, so full of gorgeous inspirations and table setting ideas! Congrats to Lidy, but you and Mary should be featured in this book too!! Thank you for a peek into the pages, each table is so unique and beautiful! Victoria’s books are always such a treasure!
Lovely! I have most of Victoria’s books as well, love the magazine of gentle, quiet beauty. My favorite flower is a white rose. I really love almost all white flowers with their delicate fragrances.
My favorite flowers are hydrangeas, lily of the valley, and peonies. I would be happy to win the lovely Victoria book, The Art of Beautiful Tables.
I follow Victoria on Facebook.
The Victoria Books are stunning and beautiful.
My absolute favorite flower are Tulips.
Beautiful pics! This looks like a lovely book. Iris’ are my favorite flower as are roses. That Scottish countryside is gorgeous! Clara ❤️
Thank you for this opportunity. So many beautiful things to experience in this book I’m sure. I have many favorite flowers but I’m always anxious to see the bluebonnets appear all over my area of Texas. Cherry
I love all flowers so much it is hard to pick a favorite but one of my favorites is an old fashioned Columbine. I love how they naturalize in the garden and their flowers are like lanterns that light up the Spring Garden. I also like how they have long strong stems and add a different dimension in bouquets. I have ordered Victoria Magazine for years and I would swoon over every page of The Art of Beautiful Flowers. Thank you for the chance to win a copy.
I love that blue and white breakfast nook and the kitty in that lush garden! I’ve never met a flower I didn’t like, but I’m especially fond of camellias, azaleas, and hydrangeas. Been a flower of you and Victoria for years on all social platforms. I love how I recognize your beautiful work when it pops up on Pinterest!
I delightfully follow Victoria Magazine and delighfully as well I follow you on Instagram and Pinterest.
Pam I love Victoria / My favorite flower is the Gladioli. I follow Victoria and you on instagram.
Marilyn
My favorite flowers are The Pansy and the Morning Glory. I follow you and Victoria on Pinterest and Facebook.
Marion
Pam my favorite flower is The Lily Of The Valley. Thank You for a chance to win.
Joan
I too have been a fan of Victoria for years! When the magazine and books arrive its like taking a vacation each month with out having to pack! I have many favorite flowers depending on the time of the year and I am grateful for the Texas wildflowers that are embracing us now! Thanks for sharing this book- it’s a real winner in my eyes!
Pam my favorite flower is all of them but if I have to choose a favorite, the purple Spring lilac would be the winner. It just shouts Spring with it’s lovely fragrance but alas, we can’t grow them in Florida so I have to enjoy them vicariously. Isn’t our God amazing in his creation of each and every living thing. BTW, have you and Butch watched the TV series “The Chosen” ? Amazing and enlightening.
Your many beautiful tables rival any book, so I feel I might learn a thing or two by having that lovely book. I, too enjoy Victoria Magazine on FB and of course I follow you.
Blessings Always
Large hydrangeas are my centerpiece of choice.
My favorite flowers are daisies…they were in my bouquet for my wedding in 1976. Thanks for the chance to win this beautiful book! 🌼🌷🌻🌸🌹🌺💐❤️
Lovely giveaway! Very generous of Victoria Magazine.
Yes, a nice giveaway!
What a gorgeous book! Lovely tablescapes!
It is a lovely book, Liz!
Thanks so much, Liz!
My favorite flowers are gardenias, hydrangeas, and stock.
I followed Everyday Living and Victoria on Instagram.
I think I like alstroemeria the best because they are easy to find, come in variety of colors, and last long. I suppose my favorite flower would be the tulip, but I tend to not have much luck with those.
I follow Victoria on both Instagram and Facebook.
I follow Everyday Living on Instagram
My favorite flowers are roses, hydrangeas, wisteria, zinnias, hyacinths, black-eyed susans, and gerbera daisies. I am not on facebook or instagram, but I do follow you on Pinterest. Thank you so much for the opportunity to win this beautiful book!
Good morning! I was delighted to wake up to my favorite bloggers and find a treasure of reading, gazing, and dreaming. I did not realize I hadn’t been following you on pinterest(my only social media guilty pleasure). I am Now and I’m looking forward to seeing your tables and Butch’s Sunday morning musings pop up. I’m sad I haven’t kept all my Victoria magazines through the years, but have some favorites and some recipes from the 90’s! Thanks for the inspiration!
My favorite flowers are roses! I just started following you on Pinterest, and I already follow Victoria on Instagram! Thanks!
How does one choose a favorite flower? Since I must, I will say hydrangeas. I have followed Victoria on facebook for a long time and I follow you on Pinterest. Thanks for this opportunity!
Pam, what a beautiful glimpse of this lovely book. I love Victoria Magazine along with many of their books. I save my magazines, too. I think I may be magazine hoarder-lol. I hope you are enjoying your week, sweet friend!
Great giveaway. I agree with Jeanie from marmeladegipsy , I am waiting for your own wonderful book… My favorite flowers are roses. Blessings from far far away!
What a sweet giveaway! I think I must follow you on everything! LOL! I am now following Victoria Magazine as well. It’s so hard for me to choose just one flower as a favorite as I actually love mixed bouquets. However, some of my most favs are roses, sunflowers and daisy’s. I pinned the picture of that beautiful table setting against that breathtaking scenery in the field. WOW! Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Good afternoon on this fine and beautiful Tuesday. I am so enjoying all the lovely pictures you have shared from Victoria, The Art of Beautiful Tables.
You also share the most beautiful tables and I enjoy always coming to see what your next table is going to look like! Your lovely posts always bring me peace and happiness.
Congratulations to Lidy for being in the book! The three of you together are an amazing trio!
I can not choose a favorite flower as they are all so beautiful. My roses are blooming right now here in AZ so I am in love with them now. When I get to Pennsylvania I will be calling my Irises and Zinnias my favorites.
I follow you on IG and Pinterest and I follow Victoria Magazine on Facebook.
What a great giveaway! Have a beautiful week!
Hi! I’m a long time follower of you and Victoria. My favorite flowers are camellias, especially pink and white ones. I’m so excited to see this book!
Hi! I’m a long time follower of yours as well as Victoria magazine. Camellias are my favorite flower closely followed by hydrangeas. I’m so excited to see this book!
Thanks for sharing the book for a giveaway. Rose’s are my favorite due to the lot of rosi from my grandmother beautiful roses garden
I spend many a hour with her there enjoying the smells and cutting some to take home to put in my special vase from her. Thanks again have a wonderful day. Ce Ce
So happy to have the opportunity to win the Victoria book I follow you and Victoria on Instagram. My favorite flower for the table is a mixed bouquet, but my favorite flower is the rose. Monday Morning Blooms is a real treat to read you gal’s are the best I have spent many happy hours with you all!
Peonies are my very favorite flower! They are such ethereal beauties in a vase on a table-scape! I am following Victoria Magazine on Instagram and am also following Every Day Living on Instagram.
My favorite flowers to use on the table are hydrangeas!!!
Bless you for that special giveaway of the new Victoria book…I follow you anywhere lol. My beloved AZ cousins gifts me with Victoria magazine each year and it has become treasured and one of my favorites. So difficult to choose a favorite flower, but I’d have to say peony first, followed by yellow roses, then tulips. Brava to Liddy on her inclusion in Victoria’s Art of Beautiful Tables…God bless all ……
I don’t know what it is about tablescapes that warm the heart. Color is certainly an important factor, as well as shape and texture. Perhaps our imagination plays a part as we picture ourselves in each setting, reveling in the beauty and delights with loved ones. All I know is, Pam, I always come away from your posts with a sense of tranquility. Thank you for that! P.S. You don’t have to enter my name in the giveaway.
Nancy, you are a sweet encourager!