18 Treats & Trinkets for Spring Entertaining
These colorful tabletop supplies, home accessories, and edible delights will get you ready for a season of entertaining — whether you're hosting dinner for two, brunch for the family, or a Derby party for 50!
Birds are chirping. Calendars are filling. Spring is officially springing. On this list of delightful and delicious entertaining supplies, you won’t find bunny decor or painted eggs — just pretty and practical things that will help you usher in a new season of soirees. These fun items (all available online) will see you through Easter, Mother’s Day, graduation season, and beyond.
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TABLETOP & SERVEWARE
Ceramic egg tray
This robin’s egg blue egg platter is just what you need to serve deviled eggs … or to help with the mess of egg decorating. Cassafina’s durable stoneware is handmade, fired, and glazed in Portugal and is safe in the dishwasher, microwave, freezer, and oven. This makes a great gift, too! Shop this tray for $63 on Amazon.
Whimsical tablecloth and napkins
We’ve deemed Furbish Studios one of the South’s best online shops, and their Nammos theme is a maximalist’s dream. These blockprint-inspired table textiles are handmade in India with bold colors and charming imagery. Mushrooms, palm trees, and spaceships — oh my! This set of four napkins is $48, and the tablecloth is $78 at Furbish Studios.
Julep cup place cards
The Kentucky Derby isn’t until May 4, but these festive silverplate julep cup place cards are apropos all season. Make your guests feel extra special by penning their names on the ample writing area, or use them to label the components of your race-day buffet or bar. Hester & Cook designs and prints on luxe, recycled paper in the USA. This set of 12 is currently on sale for $10.56 at Maisonette.
Hand-painted teacups
Your favorite large mug’s primary role is for the perfect coffee or tea, but it takes on a new life once spring hits. Use these porcelain darlings to present desserts, cereal, soup, ice cream, and more. The inside design and unique colorways make them a steal for the price. Four 15-ounce mugs (and many more pattern options) are $23.65 on Amazon. Add some more little luxuries to the scene, like dainty gold spoons.
Paper plates and cups
If you’re hosting a bridal shower, baby shower, or a kid’s party, this 200-piece set will be your springtime bestie. It comes with 100 nine-ounce paper tea cups with handles and 100 tea plates in four vibrant hues. Brighten up the soirée with easy clean-up. This set is $42.99 at Amazon.
Butter dish and salt and pepper shakers
Swapping out the butter dish and salt and pepper shakers makes for an easy seasonal change-up. And here’s a set that few others will have. Lively Parisian sidewalk cafes inspire the bistro garden-tiled mosaic motif. Tip: remove the shakers from their dish and use the dish in a guest or half bath! The butter dish is $26, and the salt and pepper shakers (with the dish!) are $22 at Anthropologie.
EDIBLE & SIPPABLE
Edible flowers
If you’ve seen the edible flower trend popping up everywhere, here’s your chance to hop on the train. Each blend of consumable botanicals is hand-dried and selected at a woman-owned studio in Aiken, South Carolina. This pink-hued blend of jasmine flowers, roses, stock, dianthus, pansies, and peonies can garnish everything from cocktails and coffee to baked desserts and charcuterie spreads! A jar is $28 at Anthropologie and has a year-long shelf life.
Date-sweetened dark chocolates
As tasty as they are beautiful, these date-sweetened chocolates are all of the indulgence with none of the sugar. Break them up to embellish a snack board, or enjoy a chunk with your morning coffee or after-dinner aperitif. They’re made with simple, organic ingredients and come in a pack of three bars — pure dark, mixed berries, and pecan date — for $29.99 on Amazon. (It’s a worthy splurge, we promise.)
Bridgerton floral lollipops
As delicious as the series’s never-ending scandals, these Bridgerton-inspired citrus-flavored lollipops are the perfect spring treat. The old-school homemade candy recipe is poured into custom molds and decorated with vibrant edible paper pansies. They’re shipped chilled and individually wrapped for easy hostess gifts or party favors. A set of four is $19.95 at William Sonoma.
Cocktail mixers
We did a ton of digging and found a nearly perfectly reviewed and delicious handcrafted cocktail mixer maker from Columbus, Ohio. Simple Times Mixers are full of natural, fresh ingredients — plus lots of actual juice — and are effortlessly mixed with spirits, champagne, beer, or a zero-proof bubbly beverage. No artificial anything here. Porch weather, meet pineapple mule, strawberry lemonade, raspberry mule, and blueberry basil lemonade! This set of four most-loved flavors in cute glass bottles is $29.99 at Simple Times on Etsy.
Unicorn M&Ms
Growing up, my mom always had little bowls of red and green M&M’s around the house for the holidays. I’ve gotten in the habit of keeping this tradition alive through all seasons. These pastel-colored M&M’s will brighten your day (and your kids’ and guests’). Show them off in your favorite glass vessels, and sneak a few or a few handfuls … no shame. A two-pound resealable bag is $39.99 on Amazon.
HOME DECOR & BAR CART
String lights
Set the mood at your next backyard bash with these glowing garlands of frosted globe bulbs. Stringed lanterns effortlessly light up both indoor and outdoor spaces, and the stainless steel comes in a brass or dark bronze finish. A string of 10 lights is $69 at West Elm.
Botanical taper candles
Leave it to a spread of staggered taper candles to romanticize your spring entertaining. These fit our spring theme beautifully with the dried flowers inlaid along the paraffin wax. A pair of four (in three color combinations) is on sale for $11 exclusively at Urban Outfitters — snag this deal before it’s gone!
Dried floral bouquets
We discussed edible flowers, but dried flowers are always having a moment. These hand-tied bouquets come ready to be displayed in your vase or gifted to your favorite person (vases not included!). These require no water and will last for years. Shop these beautifully arranged dried floral bouquets for $59.12 (on sale!) from this For Love of Pampas.
Woven bucket
This champagne chiller is handwoven from durable Burmese rattan with easy-to-transport handles. It feels both rustic and modern with the matching acrylic ice bucket. Use it for guest towels, toys, or flowers when you’re not entertaining. It comes in white wash (shown), honey, and espresso colors for $199 at Pottery Barn.
Luxurious candle
Diptyque’s 34 Boulevard Saint Germain candle is the ideal scent to carry us from a cozy winter to a warmer spring. It’s neither feminine nor masculine but a bold, delicious combination of fresh, green, and spicy notes. Think moss and crushed black-currant leaves mingling with floral notes, spices, and warm woods. Diptyque is a splurge, but there’s a reason they have hundreds of five-star reviews. This one comes in three sizes: 10.5 ounces ($120), 21 ounces ($240), and 51.3 ounces ($445) at Nordstrom.
Vases
Can you deal with the delightfulness of this striped vase family?! The set comes with all five of these different sizes and colors. Keep them together for the ultimate tablescape, separate them throughout the house for a cheeky design through-line, or gift them with fresh flowers. Snag this set for $305 on Maat Luxe on Etsy.
Lucite tray
No seasonal entertaining list is complete without the latest and greatest from Texas designer Katie Kime. This lucite tray in her “Animal Kingdom” print is a flurry of fun. It comes in three sizes: 11″ by 4″ ($58), 12″ by 12″ ($98), and the below 11″ by 17″ ($118) at Katie Kime. Psst! Check out the entire Animal Kingdom collection.
Bonne santé, bon appétit, and happy spring entertaining!
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Zoe Yarborough
Zoe is a StyleBlueprint staff writer, Charlotte native, Washington & Lee graduate, and Nashville transplant of eleven years. She teaches Pilates, helps manage recording artists, and likes to "research" Germantown's food scene.