Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue!

The founding fathers would surely endorse this patriotic tablescape.
The large white dinner plates which I have used rather than chargers are the Shannon china pattern by Montgomery Ward.
The red water goblets were purchased from Herberger's at an after-Christmas sale as were the red bowls.

The blue and white pieces are Historic Liberty Blue china.  More information about this china pattern follows.

The centerpiece consists of daisies and America flags in cobalt blue vases.









Dinner plate featuring picture of Independence Hall

Vegetable bowl featuring picture of Fraunces Tavern

Wine goblet in the Cape Cod pattern from Avon

Information sheet from Tour of Tables event held in the late 1990s

For more information about Historic Liberty Blue dishes, go to this site:
http://www.countryconsultant.com/blogspot/?p=731.  It's an article that quotes information I authored for the Associated Content website in 2008.

Chocolate and peacock is one of my favorite Fiesta combinations.  I threw in a few periwinkle pieces for  good measure.  I found the napkins at a local grocery store and the place mats came from WalMart.  Did we really need all those dishes for our dinner this evening?  No...but they sure are pretty!

Here is part of my Fiesta collection above my dining area cabinets again - in summer colors.  Note the periwinkle carafe, marigold and seasmist green mini disk pitchers and the turquoise disk picture.

I have also included some Willow Tree figures.  From left to right, they are:  fall, summer, hero, winter and spring.

PRETTY PANSIES


My sister's framed pansy picture on this tablescape was the inspiration for this theme.  The search soon began for all things "pansy".  I purchased a pansy photo from ebay, made color photocopies and laminated the photos to serve as placemats.  I found pansy themed fabric on ebay to layer over a plain white table cloth.  Pansy tea light candles were purchased at the dollar store.  More pansy art and a basket with silk pansies were added to the centerpiece.  Pansy notecards were also set up at each place at the table.

LUAU TABLE

This tablescape was created for my daughter's birthday party.  I got many of the accessories for the party from Oriental Trading Company (www.orientaltrading.com) including the luau banner, the leis, the green plastic bamboo drinking glasses, the paper umbrellas and the coconut glasses which were party favors.

I hung beach towels over the backs of the chairs along with the leis.

The table was covered with a blue tablecloth.  I used plastic place mats in shades of blue and green.  Three mirror tiles were placed in the middle of the table.   I put tropical/ocean themed items such as glass sea shells and starfish on the mirror tiles.

Plates used for this table were periwinkle blue, seamist green and turquoise Fiesta.

This tablescape is from Christmas Eve 2011.  I used the same red glass goblets and bowls, chargers, Shannon china, and red poinsettia textured tablecloth I've used in years past but added items from my cardinal collection and cardinal-themed napkins (on the plates) to create a cheerful and warm table setting.

Christmas/Winter Tablescape

This simple snowman table began with a blue and white snowflake patterned table cloth.  From that point, I simply used items I already owned such as periwinkle blue and cobalt Fiesta dinnerware, some blue goblets I had and snowmen for the centerpiece.

One in a Melon Tablescape

A few years ago I went to a garage sale because I thought I'd find some Fiesta dinnerware for sale there.  There wasn't any Fiesta but I bought a partial set of watermelon dishes for $10.  The dishes were marked "Cracker Barrel 1996" and served as the inspiration for this "One in a Melon" tablescape.

 

I found more watermelon themed table accessories and used my Fiesta seamist green and juniper dishes.  The small watermelon slice dishes on the dinner plates are appetizer plates I found at a local drug/gift shop.

I first created this tablescape for a luncheon that was held during a Garden Tour fundraiser in my town.

Christmas Tablescape

I employed a red and white theme for the main table on Christmas Eve, 2009.  The red chargers came from WalMart.  The white on white patterned china is Shannon from Montgomery Ward purchased in 1978.  The red goblets and red bowls came from Herbergers a few years ago.  The white textured tablecloth has a poinsettia pattern on it.
I didn't use any candles or flowers on the table.  I filled a large glass vase with red ornaments and laid a string of red beads in the center of the table.  I also set out several crystal candle holders but topped them with red ornaments rather than candles.

Happy birthday, America!


This photo is from a family gathering around the Fourth of July.  I believe the year was 1994.

The red, white and blue color scheme is carried out through my Shannon white china, a white table cloth, blue placemats and red glasses.  The paper napkins feature a flag theme.

Note the dessert parfaits in the Longchamps crystal goblets which also echo the patriotic theme.  I made blueberry and strawberry finger jello and cut it into small squares.  I also cut angel food cake into squares.  I layered the blue jello, cake and red jello squares in the glasses and then topped each parfait with whipped cream.

Fiesta!


Fiesta dinnerware by the Homer Laughlin Company comes in many colors and features concentric rings around the perimeter of the pieces.  One of the most recognizable Fiesta pieces is their disk pitcher.  You can see two of these pitchers in the image below.


I became a Fiesta addict in the early 1990s.  I started with three colors - seamist green, periwinkle blue, and turquoise.  As you can see from the image above, I have since added several more colors to my collection.

This dinnerware is colorful and surprisingly durable and I can't wait for the arrival of their newest color release - flamingo.

Hello!

I have lots of photos of tablescapes I've seen and some I've created through the years, and I thought others might enjoy seeing them, too.

This is a picture of a table I decorated for a little family get together for my mom and dad's 40th anniversary in 1994.
The red and white color palette seemed appropriate for a ruby wedding anniversary.
The white china is the Shannon pattern from Montgomery Ward which I received as a wedding gift in 1978.
The flatware is the Kenwood pattern from Oneida which I received as wedding gifts in 1992.
The stemware and ice bucket are Cristal d'Arques' Longchamp pattern, some of which I purchased through the years and the rest were also wedding gifts in 1992.
I used a white table cloth.  There are red candles behind the cake, red napkins and red heart-shaped doilies scattered around the table.