My best pal, Ashby, had a birthday on Tuesday, so I wanted to do something special with the table setting on her day. After all, she is pretty amazing. I just put a blue and white rug on the wall, so I decided to build on that.

The blue glasses are from the dollar store and the mismatching plates were all bought at various times at TJ Maxx.

By the way, a florist once told me to rough up the bottom of hydrangeas with a hammer to make them last longer. (I use the back of the hammer.) It helps the woody stems soak up the water. Works!