Fiesta!

Using colorful Fiesta dinnerware is a no-brainer when celebrating Cinco de Mayo.  

The tablecloth is a licensed Fiesta design.

My Blessings Blocks from Blessings, Unlimited, announce the celebration.

Peacock dinner plate, shamrock luncheon plate, and marigold berry bowl accented by a maraca from Oriental Trading Company

Peacock dinner plates, paprika luncheon plate and shamrock berry bowl

Marigold vase with silk daisies, scarlet and lemongrass mini pitchers and shamrock and lemongrass salt and pepper shakers

Child-sized sombreros from Oriental Trading Company

Sunflower covered buttered dish and tequila bottle and colorful shot glasses from Mexico

Chili pepper swizzle sticks (in Fiesta goblet) from Oriental Trading Company

Cinco de Mayo

This is a Cinco de Mayo table I created for a local Tour of Tables fundraiser several years ago.  There's lots going on here.  These are some of the highlights:

Jarritos sodas, sold at our local Mexican restaurant and grocery stores;
Mini-maracas, chili pepper swizzle sticks, cactus margarita glasses,  and "Ole" napkins purchased from www.orientaltrading.com;
Mexican print fabric purchased from JoAnn Fabrics, cut into squares, and placed over chair backs in triangle shapes to look like little ponchos/serapes;
Two Mexican blankets purchased on ebay were crisscrossed and placed on the table in lieu of tablecloths;
Large sombrero bowl in center of the table holds multi-colored tortilla chips;
Colorful Jelly Belly jelly beans were placed in a periwinkle Fiesta gusto bowl;
Many Fiesta dinnerware pieces were used in the place settings and as accessory pieces; and
Gerbera daisies are the perfect floral accent for this colorful table.

OLE!