A Budget Friendly Easter Table Setting

With Easter quickly approaching I thought it would be nice to set up an Easter table setting and dessert table. After all, tablescapes are a favorite. I used things that I had as well as a few new things from my go-to places - Dollar Tree, the thrift shop and Amazon. Here is what I put together...

Place Setting

One of the main things I wanted for my tablescape were rattan chargers, I thought for sure I was going to find an affordable set on Amazon, but to my dismay I wasn't successful. The cheapest charger plate I found was this one, $16.90 from Amazon. That wasn't inexpensive enough for me so I went with 9 1/2" bamboo paper plate holders from eBay. You can find a similar set here. You can image how upset I was to find them at Michael's for $4.90 on sale after taking the pictures for the post.

Since the rattan plate holders are smaller than traditional chargers I went ahead and used my trusty old gold $1 AC Moore chargers, to add some layering and depth to the setting. Love the place card? It's a custom set from my blogger friend - Lee's The LVR Shop on Etsy. 

How adorable are those venetian inspired dessert plates? Can you tell they are paper plates?! You can pick up a set here.

Decor

To decorate the table I used a $1 yellow table cover along with a burlap ribbon as a runner. I found the most awesome beaded Easter eggs at the thrift shop and scattered them on the table. I wanted to create some height but didn't have a candelabra set, I used 2 Barefoot Bubbly bottles that were leftover from my Blogger + Friends Galentine's Meetup. Also from the Galentine's meetup, I repurposed two tiny bottles from Target's dollar section and placed a fake flower in one.  

Another item I already owned was the Target "Happy Easter" banner. I loved investing in items I can reuse every year. The gold candle I've had for a few years, I currently use it to decorate my office closet but works well on the table among the bottles and decorative eggs.

Dessert Table

With all of my tablescapes I like to put down a tablecloth not only for aesthetic purposes but also to hide my risers. As with my last tablescape I borrowed a tablecloth from my mother, this time a white crochet table cover. Promise, as soon as I buy my own home I will invest in my own tablecloths. I used many of my staple pieces - a cupcake tower, a petite cake stand, serving tray and glass ramekins.

I created a floral arrangement using things I already and just added some dollar store styrofoam glitter eggs at the bottom. Nothing says Easter like Peeps, jelly beans and chocolate robins eggs so I made sure to include those on the dessert table.  All paper goods including the banner, cupcake toppers and cake topper are from The LVR Shop, use promo code ALICIA20 for 20% discount off!