Create a red, white, and blue patriotic tablescape is perfect inspiration for Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Flag Day festivities.
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- Create a red, white, and blue patriotic tablescape is perfect inspiration for Fourth of July, Memorial Day, or Flag Day festivities.
- Red, White, and Blue Patriotic Tablescape
- The Tablescape Details
- Patriotic Place-Setting
- Creating Family Memories
- My Own Families Service in our Armed Forces
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Red, White, and Blue Patriotic Tablescape
I love the Fourth of July! Celebrating this holiday has always been so fun and meaningful for me and my family. I also get an excuse to create a Red, White, and Blue Patriotic Tablescape and use my dishes in different ways!
I’ve traveled the world playing and coaching soccer, and whenever I have been in other countries, I almost always choke up when our national anthem is played. I have been able to observe how other people in various countries sing their national anthem at the top of their lungs with as much pride for their country as I have for mine. It’s such a beautiful thing!
I’m that person who will always sing it when it’s appropriate and my kids look at me weird and probably wish I’d just stand there with my hand on my heart. I am a stickler for putting the hand on the heart, hat off, and taking that time to show the respect to our flag and our country and the thousands of people who have sacrificed for our nation. I love my country and am grateful for the freedoms I have here in America!
In honor of our Independence Day, I created this patriotic tablescape from mostly things I had on hand. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to find little patriotic trinkets to put on the table! I found the star candles and flags in the dollar bins at Target and have seen them at the dollar store as well!
The Tablescape Details
For the center swag I used faux eucalyptus as a base. I layered individual stems on top of the table runner. Then I added in a mix of faux white flowers stems and faux blueberries. I tucked them in until it looked balanced and then nestled in the candles and wooden stars. To finish off the middle I added in two small flags.
Patriotic Place-Setting
For the dishes, I had these pretty blue and white plates and then I found a pretty red salad plate to layer on top! I pulled out some cobalt blue tumblers and finished it off with a red cloth napkin and a white napkin ring. My cute mom was in town and had the idea to slide the dollar store flags into the napkins, which added a nice patriotic finish!
Holly’s Helpful Tips
*Keep it simple. The colors with your plate settings will do most of the work
*Try to incorporate things that you already have in your home, like candles or other little trinkets like the stars
*Mix and match dish patterns to create the dimension and contrast.
*Incorporate your own style! If you are more feminine or traditional in your style, choose pieces that reflect it
*Use real or faux flowers to build your swag. The faux flowers can be nice, because you can reuse them over and over again
Creating Family Memories
My mom, niece, sister-in-law, and daughter helped me put it all together. One of my favorite parts of doing tablescapes is having my family work together with me and creating memories we will enjoy for years to come! My mom’s love of dishes has passed on to me, and now I’m passing it down to my own daughter. It brings us all together and photographing and sharing them preserve it for us! I hope that someday my granddaughters will look back at my photos of these tablescapes and feel inspired to create too!
My Own Families Service in our Armed Forces
I have so much gratitude and respect for those men and women that have chosen to serve in the armed forces. My husband served in the U. S. Army for 6 years as a dentist and I was an Army wife. It was difficult at times to be in the service with a young family but I’m so grateful for that experience and for my husbands service.
My second son, Jordan, enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp just 5 days ago (June 2019) and is hopefully surviving his first week in boot camp. He went into the delayed entry leadership program and just turned twenty five. I am so proud of his willingness to serve his country and to delay his pilot career to enlist in the Marines. I can’t wait for his graduation from boot camp in September.
My third son, Cameron, has been doing the U.S. Air Force ROTC program while attending UVU/BYU. He’s been at field training the past few weeks and I’m looking forward to seeing him when he returns. He just received a scholarship for the remainder of his college education and will enter the Air Force in two years after graduation. I am also extremely proud of him and know he will be amazing at whatever he does.
My heart if full as I write this post and I’m looking forward to celebrating our countries independence in a few weeks with an even greater respect for the men and women that serve this great nation we are so blessed to live in.
I hope this patriotic tablescape inspires you to create a beautiful and fun table-setting for your own family gatherings. Wishing you all a wonderful and safe Fourth of July. Enjoy!
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