Welcome to The Tablescaper.
With Memorial Day just around the corner, it was time to pull our the red, white and blue but…
…I wanted to do something a bit different.
These toile napkins (a Williams Sonoma outlet purchase a couple of years ago) were my inspiration – I know, toile is French and this is an American holiday, but work with me.
I liked the idea of using a different shade of blue.
Still very much patriotic, but with a little twist.
These amazing napkin rings were a wonderful surprise gift from fellow blogger, Dani at Porta Guardanapos Dani Pessoa. If you haven’t been to her blog, be sure to visit.
She made these amazing napkin rings.
I’ve had them tucked away for a bit and was waiting for just the right tablescape for them to make their debut.
The mini roses carried out the red rose theme in little pots recently purchased at Michael's.
Lots of fun layers: the blue glass bowl and little matching plate were from many years ago at Target; the square red glass plates I believe were from Christmas Tree Shops many years ago, the blue dinner plates were a recent purchase from HomeGoods; the red square dinner plates were from crazy sale that Kathleen tuned me into at Pfaltzgraff; all upon a red linen placemat from some after Christmas sale at Century 21
I hope that you enjoy a Memorial Day honoring those that have served on our behalf.
Tip: Change up a traditional holiday theme by varying the shade of one of the traditional colors for that holiday.
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- The Tablescaper
Each week I host a party called “Oh the PLACES I’ve been!” on Fridays. It’s about different places, perhaps your local bakery or your most recent vacation. The link goes up at 7 pm EST on Thursdays.
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