Parties on a 4th of July Tablescape
I have been wanting to do this tablescape for about 15 years. I bought the donkey and elephant small pitchers (left of the centerpiece and partly hidden in this photo) about 20 years ago at a local gift shop that is now closed. Once I started tablescaping I started looking for what else I could add to a table setting with them. It has taken me this long to pull it all together. I am only posting this tablescape on a very few sites, I don’t want to create drama for anyone. Please, no political comments, let’s all just enjoy all the red, white, and blue together. The white cotton tablecloth may have come from HomeGoods several years ago.
The only political parties ceramic plates that I could find were really expensive so I decided to buy donkey and elephant patches on Etsy and just put them on a simple white salad plate for a fun accent. I bought these plain white salad plates at HomeGoods when I started tablescaping several years ago because I knew I would need some white plates of various sizes. The back of the plate is marked Gibson Elite bone china.
I am using our everyday Fiesta Scarlet dinner plates on this tablescape. I have this dinner plate in a few different basic colors now. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.
Mikasa Color Spectrum Chargers
This charger was made by Mikasa and the pattern was called Color Spectrum. They came in several different colors and this color was Royal Blue, I love this shade of blue. I bought them on Ebay several years ago, a few at a time as I saw them until I had the number that I needed. I used this charger on my last two 4th of July tablescapes last week and the week before. You can see those tablescapes here and here.
This red placemat probably came from Pier 1 many years ago. I have this one in several different colors.
Milano Red Ginkgo International LePrix Flatware
This flatware set is called Milano Red Ginkgo International LePrix. I have had this set for years but it is still for sale. I am not sure where I bought it. I use it often when I need a more informal red flatware set for a tablescape. You can see it on a Candy Cane Christmas tablescape that I did here. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.
Republican Napkins
I found the Republican and Democrat napkins on Etsy last year, just what I was looking for for this tablescape. The white metal star napkin rings came from Amazon last year. The set came with red and blue stars also, six stars to a set.
Democrat Napkins
Democrat Place Card Holders
I found the donkey and elephant photo/balloon holders online at Christmas Central online. As soon as I saw them I knew I could use them as place card holders.
Republican Place Card Holders
I love the colors of these goblets for a 4th of July tablescape. I can’t remember where I found the red glass goblet a couple of years ago. I found the blue plastic goblet on the right at HomeGoods last year. They were made by Rachel Zoe. They are the perfect color for this tablescape but I can’t recommend buying them because it took a great deal of effort to get the labels off of the outside of the bowl and the bottom. Usually I can soak things in water for a bit and the labels will come right off but these goblets took Goo-Gone and lots of elbow grease to get the labels off, very time consuming, and a real pain! You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets (including the colors I use the most) for your tablescaping collection here.
Republican Table Setting
Democrat Table Setting
Uncle Sam Centerpiece
I was looking for a neutral type centerpiece and remembered my Uncle Sam nutcracker. I have had him for many years, not sure where he came from. He always comes out around the 4th of July.
Political Parties Pitchers
These small political party donkey and elephant pitchers are what started the idea of a political parties tablescape. They came from a wonderful local gift shop that has been closed for several years now unfortunately. They are labeled Gift Gallery by Fitz and Floyd.
Jim Shore Political Parties Figures
These guys caught my eye several years ago and because we are a two political parties household, I knew they had to come home with me. I can’t remember where I found them. They are from Jim Shore’s Heartwood Creek 2015 collection and they are called Patriotic Pride.
I love decorating for the 4th of July! I have created several different Fourth of July Tablescapes during the past several years. You can see other 4th of July tablescapes that I have done here.
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