A Happy Groundhog's Day Winter Tablescape

Groundhog’s Day (February 2nd) is my husband’s favorite holiday (go figure!). He has always loved that day and when we took our six week driving trip across the country and back in the fall of 2022 we made a special detour to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to see groundhog Punxsutawney Phil and his wife Phyliss. Every February 2nd Punxsutawney Phil looks for his shadow at Gobbler’s Knob to see if he has a shadow. If he sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of winter. It is always on the national news and Hubby always sends the results out to family on that day. I have thought about a tablescape celebrating Groundhog’s Day for years but I couldn’t find anything related to the theme here in Southern California. I knew there would be Groundhog’s Day things for sale in Punxsutawney and I was right so this tablescape was off and running. (A google search will turn up items as well now.) I decided to use a simple white polyester tablecloth on the table, I probably bought it on Amazon.

Here is Hubby in front of Punxsutawney Phil’s Groundhog Zoo at the Punxsutawney Memorial Library in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Phil can be seen with his wife Phyliss all the time through this exterior window in the wall of the library. They were in hibernation when we were there but you could see them sleeping in their burrows. Their zoo is climate controlled and light regulated. Hubby was so excited to see them!

This is the statue of Punxsutawney Phil at the library. We then drove out to Gobbler’s Knob where Phil actually looks for his shadow and I found several things at the gift shop there.

Where Punxsutawney Phil actually looks for his shadow. You always see this stage on national news on Groundhog’s Day.

There were no salad plates for Groundhog’s Day but I found these decals and I knew I could set them on a solid colored plate and that would work.

These simple white salad plates probably came from HomeGoods several years ago. They are marked elite, Gibson bone china. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying salad plates here.

These black porcelain dinner plates were made by 10 Strawberry Street and they were called Classic Black Porcelain. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago. It’s always good to add dinner plates in basic colors to your tablescaping collection especially black. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

These chargers were made by Juliska and the pattern was called Ruby Berry and Thread. Several years ago I bought these chargers a few at a time over several months from various places online until I had the number I needed. I like the simple design on the rim and it is a bit larger than some of the chargers I have. It is a darker red than a true red.

I wanted another set of black flatware that was all black and different from my Ginkgo International LePrix set to use on my Halloween tablescapes a few years ago and I found this set on sale at Macy’s online. It was made by Lenox and the pattern is called Portola. I love the simple design and shiny black color. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

These napkin rings are actually buttons that I found at Gobbler’s Knob and I attached them to a white napkin ring. When I found a Ralph Lauren red brocade tablecloth at HomeGoods a few years ago I also bought the matching napkins. I really love the rich red color. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I found these small Punxsutawney Phil figures at Gobbler’s Knob also and I set them on a clear square place card holder. I bought these crystal place card holders at HomeGoods several years ago when I first started tablescaping. They were made by Oleg Cassini. They are heavy and solid and I really like the design. To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here.

I think the red glass goblet on the left came from Crate and Barrel a few years ago. I had been looking for some simple red goblets and I grabbed these when I saw them online. I only bought six and I wish now that I had bought more. The goblet with the black bowl and clear stem on the right was made by Classic Touch and is called V-Shaped Water Glass, Black With Clear Stem. I bought them at Houzz online a few years ago. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection including the colors that I use most often here.

I was really hoping to find a groundhog centerpiece in Punxsutawney and when I saw this plastic Punxsutawney Phil bank at Gobbler’s Knob, I knew my search was over. He was just the right size. I set him on a small black cake stand that I found at HomeGoods.

I couldn’t resist this Punxsutawney Phil salt and pepper set either!

I added a small Punxsutawney Phil figure to the table too.

I found the garland in Punxsutawney too. Hubby loves this tablescape!

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