A Star-Spangled 4th of July Summer Tablescape

June 29, 2026 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

Nothing more appropriate than stars for a 4th of July summer tablescape. I found this Tommy Bahama star studded tablecloth at HomeGoods. I love all the clusters of red and blue stars and it sets such a festive mood for the Fourth of July. You can see 16 other 4th of July tablescapes that I have created as well as 300+ other themed tablescapes of mine on my blog here: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/tablescapes .

I often forget to take a photo of the tablecloth before I set the table but I remembered this time!

I think that I found the blue melamine star shaped salad plates at Michael’s. I bought red ones too because I like the color and shape. To add some interest I added a Geelin felt star ornament to the center of the plate that I found on Amazon. I just turned the hanging ribbon under.

I found these melamine white star shaped dinner plates at Kohl’s several years ago. I bought them in blue and red as well. I like the design around the rim.

I bought these resin red chargers at our Pier 1 store many years ago before it closed. I bought them in blue and white as well. I really like the stars on them. I love decorating for the 4th of July and I have lots of patriotic dishes now.

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. I now have this set in several other colors as well. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I think I bought these red napkins on Amazon. I’m not sure where I found the blue metal napkin rings.

I can’t remember where I bought the metal star place card holders. I have had them for years. The set came with three navy, three red, three turquoise, and three white stars in the set.

Hubby found the red glass goblet on the left at an estate sale several years ago. I think they are hand blown Ruby Red Bubble Glass Goblets made by Artland. I have this glass goblet in yellow, amber, and purple now as well. The blue goblets are definitely hand blown Iris Blue Bubble Glass Goblets made by Artland. I bought them at Replacements online.

I found these white ceramic stars on Amazon. They were made by Santa Barbara Design Studios. I set them on three drink dispenser stands that I bought at Pottery Barn many years ago and then I scattered tiny red, blue, and clear acrylic star gems that I found on Amazon around the stars.

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Uncle Sam's 4th of July Tablescape

June 23, 2026 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I created an Uncle Sam Tablescape seven years ago and I have wanted to do another one for a few years now. I finally gathered what I needed for this one. Uncle Sam figures are difficult to find, the good ones anyway. I am happy with the ones that I found for this tablescape. This tablescape is very different from the older one. You can see that one as well as 300+ other themed tablescapes that I have created on my blog here: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/tablescapes . I post a different and new themed tablescape every week. This Uncle Sam tablecloth came from Spoonflower online. Their tablecloths are expensive so I wait for them to go on sale.

I looked for a long time for an Uncle Sam salad plate but I couldn’t find anything that I liked. So I found these paper Uncle Sams on Etsy and I set them on a simple small white plate. I really love this image of Uncle Sam! I was struggling with the plate stack trying to get the colors right and decided that I really needed a small white plate to set on the top of the stack and I didn’t have one. I found these white melamine plates on Amazon. They come in three different sizes and I bought the smallest 7 inch size, just what I needed for this plate stack.

This salad plate is made by Fiesta and the color is called Cobalt, it is now discontinued. This set is part of our every day dish set.

This dinner plate is another Fiesta plate and the color is navy blue, I think! Sometimes it is difficult to sort out the colors of Fiesta plates depending on how your monitor shows colors.

This is a Mikasa Color Spectrum Charger in the color Alpine White. I have this charger in several different colors and I bought them all on Ebay as I saw them over a few years. The Internet says that this pattern was only made between 1992 and 1993. I am not sure that is true but in any case they are no longer being manufactured. I have been trying to get six of this white color and pattern for years with no success until this last year when suddenly I found six at different places online after occasional google searches. You need to have patience when you are looking for things for tablescaping, that’s for sure!

You can really see the tablecloth Uncle Sam design in this photo. I bought this frosted white flatware set on sale online at Wayfair several years ago, it was made by Cambridge. It is 18/0 so the fork tines are a bit sharper than they would have been if it was 18/10 but I really liked the frosted white color on the handles. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

This plastic Uncle Sam napkin ring is actually an outdoor tablecloth clip. The back is a clip but when I saw it a few years ago I realized that I could use it as a napkin ring also. I can’t remember where I bought the red cotton napkins. To read about the What, When and How of napkin rings please click here.

I found these Sebastian Miniature Uncle Sam figures on Ebay. When I saw them I knew that I could use them as place card holders. Sebastian Miniatures are a line of small, hand-cast, and hand-painted figurines created by American artist Prescott W. Baston, Sr. starting in 1938. Originally designed as educational tools for classrooms, they evolved into collectibles depicting historical figures, literary characters, and everyday New England life. This figure was made between 1975 and 2013. To read about the What, When and Why 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 wished I had bought more but Hubby found six other red glass goblets at HomeGoods that are so similar you can’t tell the difference. The polymer Monique Lhuillier Campania navy blue goblet on the right came from Pottery Barn a few years ago. I am still on the lookout for a simple navy blue glass goblet that is a true navy blue and not cobalt blue or a purplish blue. 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 love Johanna Parker products, her designs are so cute! I like Uncle Sam and when I saw this Johanna Parker Uncle Sam cookie jar a few years ago I bought it. I can’t remember where I found it. I set it on a Pottery Barn drink dispenser stand.

I wanted to add two smaller Uncle Sam figures on the left and right of the centerpiece and I found these BkeeCten wood Uncle Sam figures on Amazon. There were five different designs in the set.

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A Flag-tastic Fourth of July Tablescape

June 14, 2026 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I love creating 4th of July tablescapes because the colors red, white, and blue always look great together. I decided to just use a white cotton tablecloth on this tablescape so that the colors would really pop out. I think the tablecloth came from HomeGoods many years ago. You can see 17 other 4th of July tablescapes that I have created as well as 300+ other themed tablescapes of mine on my blog here: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/tablescapes .

The idea for this tablescape started with this melamine flag salad plate that I found online at Pottery Barn. The pattern is called Cabana Americana Bunting.

I decided to just set the salad plate on a simple white dinner plate. This dinner plate was made by Ralph Lauren and it was called Club Porcelain. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago. I really like having a simple white dinner plate in my tablescaping collection and I use it often. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

I found these Avanti Liberty Woven Braided Round Placemats at Macy’s online. I knew that they would be a great addition to my 4th of July tablescaping collection.

When I want a flatware set that is a darker red I reach for this set. The frosted red handles are actually prettier than they show in this blog photo. This flatware was made by D & D Inox in Italy and the pattern was called Roma. I bought them at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale many years ago. I really like the marbleized design on the handles. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I think these navy with white stars napkins came from Sur La Table several years ago. I bought the red metal napkin rings on Amazon several years ago. To read about the What, When and How of napkin rings please click here.

I can’t remember where I bought these metal star place card holders. I have had them for years. The set came with three navy, three red, three turquoise, and three white stars in the set. To read about the What, When and Why of place card holders, please click here.

I have been searching for a simple true navy blue glass goblet that is about eight inches tall for years. I have some that are navy and made of acrylic like this one but all I can find are blue glass goblets that lean toward a darker cobalt blue color or a purplish blue color. I keep looking! These acrylic blue goblets came from Pottery Barn a few years ago and the pattern was called Monique Lhuillier Campania. These red glass goblets were made by Cristal D’Arques-Durand and the pattern was called Antique Ruby. They are a pressed glass diamond and fan pattern. I bought them years ago a few at a time on Ebay until I had the number that I wanted. They were made between 1990 and 2008. I recently bought them in green also so I could use them together at Christmas time. 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.

Every time I use this white wood flag stand on a tablescape I get lots of questions and comments about it. I bought it online at Grandin Road many years ago. I really love the design, with all the flags it definitely makes a statement! Someone even had a carpenter friend look at the photo and build a similar one for them. Sometimes I see something and I just must have it and this flag stand was one of those times!

I found this star salt and pepper set at a gift shop on a trip up the coast a few weeks ago.

I found this Transpac patriotic mason jars salt and pepper set on Amazon. I have such a weakness for cute salt and pepper sets.

Ready for 4th of July!

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A Grand Old Fourth of July Tablescape

June 26, 2024 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I love creating 4th of July tablescapes, this summer holiday is such a fun one to celebrate with friends and family. I have had this tablecloth for many years. I bought it with the matching napkins at Pottery Barn many years ago. I love primary colors and my 4th of July tablescapes are always true primary colors, red, white, and blue but when I saw this tablecloth I decided to create a table with colors that had more of a country style. You can see sixteen other Fourth of July tablescapes that I have created as well as 300+ other themed tablescapes of mine on my blog here: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/tablescapes

Hubby found these stoneware salad plates and matching dinner plates at our local Habitat for Humanity store a few years ago. The flag on wood design was copyrighted by Warren Kimble, and the plates are marked Sakura Casual Dining by Oneida. The pattern was called Colonial. These plates were made with a black edge and also without it. They were produced starting in 1997 and they are now discontinued. You can find them online on the secondary market.

The dinner plate has a white center instead of a design that covers the entire plate.

This charger was made by Mikasa and it is called Color Spectrum in Navy Blue. I love this charger, it is heavy and a great true navy blue color. I have several of these chargers in other colors as well that I bought a few at a time on Ebay over several years.

This flatware is marked D & D Inox, made in Italy. I bought the flatware set online at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale many years ago. I really liked this pattern and it was a really good sale so I have the same pattern in dark caramel, wine red, and dark aqua. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

When I buy a tablecloth I seldom buy the matching napkins because I don’t want to spend the extra money when I have so many solid color napkin sets already that I could use but I did buy them with this tablecloth because I wanted that look. I didn’t use a napkin ring here because I wanted a more formal looking place setting.

I can’t remember where I bought these metal star place card holders. I have had them for many years. The set came with three navy blue, three red, three turquoise, and three white stars in the set. I used the red and the navy blue stars on this tablescape. To read about the What, Where, and When of place card holders please click here: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/blog/2022/12/27/place-card-holders-what-where-when

I think these simple red glass goblets 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. Now I wish I had ordered more of them. The acrylic cobalt blue goblets on the right came from Pier 1 several 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.

When I created a similar tablescape like this one before, I was trying to find something to use as a centerpiece and I remembered that I had this patriotic ceramic shallow bowl. It is marked on the back sweet olive designs. I stood it on a fake book decorated with stars and stripes. Because the centerpiece is so tall it will be removed before the food is served so that people can see each other across the table to talk. Both the bowl and the book are the same colors as the table linens and plates that are on the table. They were part of some Americana decorations in our family room before we redecorated many years ago. I have had them both for many years and I can’t remember where I found them but it was probably at a local gift shop that I loved that closed several years ago.

I added two small wood flags that I found at Michaels on each side of the centerpiece.

I’ll let you in on a little secret about this tablecloth. When I pulled it out and put it on the table the first time that I used it to try it out I realized that it was way too wide and the blue stars border wouldn’t show on either side. Hubby helped me fold it in the center just so and line it up so the blue borders matched on each side of the table. The fold is on one of the center stripes and it doesn’t show at all. (I ironed it down so that helped.) Sometimes really large tablecloths are cheaper because people usually have smaller tables so it is good to remember that you might be able to fold them down or cut them down in some way.

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