Fourth Of July Tablescape

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Fourth Of July Tablespace

We have been spending our Fourth Of July the last few years in Las Vegas with family.  It’s hot and dry and that desert heat is real!  But we love it, and we get our swimming fix in for the season.  My sister is always so kind to host a Fourth of July barbecue party with family and friends.  She has an amazing backyard with a pool and entertaining space.  So, we decided to do a Fourth of July Tablespace with a desert theme to prep for the big patriotic holiday.  Most of the Fourth of July decorations were from items she had from previous years.  So throwing this Fourth Of July tablespace was quite easy and fun to do, especially with a sister who is a best friend!

Here are a few basic items we did to add a patriotic punch to this desert theme Fourth of July tablespace:

  1. Flowers that originate from the area.  You don’t think of flowers in the desert but there are beautiful flowers that have a cactus-like look.  Also succulents are perfect and budget friendly for desert theme tablespace.  The flowers I used for our Fourth of July tablespace are ones that I cut from around the neighborhood common place.
  2. Use a large American flag as a table runner or to bunch around the center pieces of the table.  This is a quick decoration tactic for adding red, white and blue without a thought.  And it’s budget friendly.
  3. Add an assortment of different sizes of American flags to your Fourth of July Tablescape.  Stick the flags in flower arrangements or on the place setting.  American flags are a fun party favor for your guests to enjoy during the night long.
  4. Bring the indoor outdoor with red, white and blue pillows or a throw to add to your outdoor table.  Place a rug under your table to create a beautiful, comfortable patio.  We added candles for ambience.  This will make it so your guests won’t want to leave!

Hope your enjoyed this Fourth of July tablespace, and thank you to my sister for opening up her beautiful backyard and sharing it with you!

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Farm To Table Inspired Thanksgiving

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Farm to Table Inspired Thanksgiving 

I always imagine the first Thanksgiving had in the center of the table a huge wooden bowl filled with fresh fruit, root vegetables and leafy greens.  Deep red color palette with pale pinks and soft greens probably covered the table.  This year I wanted to create a farm to table inspired Thanksgiving.  The best seasonal colors of autumn come from some of the best seasonal foods like pomegranate, fig, pears, plum and grapes.  And I wanted to make our Thanksgiving table have some of those elements.  A Thanksgiving table that was edible and brought together the family around the table before the main feast–enjoying fresh fruit, nuts and even dried fruits.  Thanksgiving can be such a long day, and we usually don’t eat until the late afternoon.  So having healthy eating options is a good idea.  This farm to table inspired Thanksgiving has a lot of DIYs to keep the costs down.  I listed them below.  If you noticed from last year, I also reused my black thanksgiving plates and my guests will have a happy saying once they move their name placemat.

1.Marble Tile Name Placemats: The marble tile name placemats are my favorite and inexpensive.  Head to the tile store and grab a few 4×4 or smaller marble tiles.  Use the gold leaf technique for the sides of the tile for a more dramatic look.  (and so they don’t look like boring tile that you picked up at the hardware store.)  Then using your cricut, take gold vinyl and cut out a script font in the guests’ names and then use transfer paper to transfer the vinyl on the gold-leaf tile.  Don’t have a cricut?  No problem!  You can still get a similar look using the graphite paper technique.

2.  Tassel Table Runner:  Dress up your table with a simple table runner.  I mostly like to put a runner under the branches, so they don’t scratch up my dinner room table.  I had a simple table runner from Ikea and just sewed on some gold tassels.  You can always make your own tassels!

3.  Metallic Edible Pear: Another DIY favorite.  An easy step but makes a huge statement!  Do it the night before Thanksgiving!  Pick up some pears at your grocer.  Make sure to grab the pears that have a stem.  Pick up some edible metallic dust and clear extract like lemon extract or almond extract.  Mix equal parts of the metallic dust with the extract in a small bowl.  Take a clean painting brush (or better yet, a new painting brush) and mix the parts together.  Then brush the metallic dust on a wash and dried pear.  Let it dry and gently transfer to your thanksgiving table!  Add a fun grateful banner tag that hangs around the pear stem.

This farm to table inspired Thanksgiving table was so easy to pull together.  The table setting I already had and then it was just a trip to my local grocer (wish it was to a local farm) and picking up fresh fruit, fresh flowers and eucalyptus branches.  Hope this inspires your upcoming Thanksgiving!

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