God Bless America

Welcome to a Patriotic Tablescape Blog Hop sponsored by Chloe Crabtree @Celebrate and Decorate and Andrea@ Design Morsels.

 As we celebrate the birthday of our country this year our nation has suffered some major catastrophic events beyond our control. It has been a difficult time in our country for the past four months.  

Welcome to a Patriotic Tablescape. I dedicate this post to the principles our country was founded on. May we remember them and strive to live our lives reflecting them.

In 1938, as fascism and war threatened Europe, Irving Berlin wrote these words...

While the storm clouds gather, far across the sea, Let us swear allegiance 

To a land that's free;

 Let us all be grateful,

For a land so fair,

As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer.

God bless America, Land that I love,

Stand beside her and guide her

Thru the night with a light from above;

From the mountains, to the prairies,

To the oceans white with foam,

God Bless America

My home sweet home.

Chloe Crabtree has sponsored these blog hops since 2017. Thank you, Chloe, for your dedication and hard work keeping our group together and running smoothly. 

We welcome Andrea @Design Morsels to the blog hop group and for organizing us for this particular hop. 

The links to those participating can be found at the bottom of this post. Please visit each participant and leave them a comment so they will know you have visited them.

Place mats-Dollar Tree

Tablecloth- Pioneer Woman- Wal Mart

White plates, Mansard by Spode

Red glasses- Bought at a local gift shop

Flatware- Williams Sonoma

Napkins- Ralph Lauren/Home Goods

Blue and White platter, Urn and vases collected over the years

As we raise our voices in this solemn prayer, I am reminded of the inspired words of Jeremiah in 2 Chronicles 7:13-14

When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague, among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

May God Bless America!

Click on the links below to view each blogger's tablescape.

Celebrate and Decorate

Design Morsels

Simple Nature Decor Blog

White Arrows Home

Calypso In The Country

Panoply

Decorate and More with Tip

The Little Yellow Corner Store

Corner of Plaid and Paisley

Home Is Where The Boat Is

My Thrift Store Addiction

Every Day Living

Our Crafty Mom

Life and Linda

Living With Thanksgiving

The Painted Apron

Belle Bleu Interiors

Zucchinisisters

At Home With Jemma

Create With Cynthia

My Family Thyme

Follow The Yellow Brick Home

Living Thankfully, 

Bonnie

America the Beautiful

We will all be celebrating the birthday of our country soon. We proudly bring out the red, white and blue of our flag in our decorations to remember our countries heritage. 

America means so much to us! 

Today, I am joining a blog hop sponsored by Chloe Crabtree @Celebrate and Decorate with a patriotic theme. I am always amazed at the versatility and creativeness of each tablerscaper that participates in these blog hops. The schedule for the blog hop will be listed at the bottom of this post for your viewing. Thank you, Chloe, for organizing these blog hops.

The song," America the beautiful "is so meaningful. Sing along with me and think of the meaning of the words. I thank every leader of our country, every soldier who has fought and served our country, and I acknowledge God's guidance and protection all these years.

Oh, beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! 

O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern impassioned stress 

A thorough-fare for freedom beat 

Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self control, Thy liberty in law!

O beautiful for heroes proved

 In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine Till all success be nobleness and every gain divine!

O beautiful for patriot dream 

That sees beyond the years 

 Thine alabaster cities gleam, Undimmed by human tears! America! America! 

God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

My granddaddy was very fond of Dr. Pepper. He always kept a large supply of drinks on hand for all the grandchildren. I remember cases like this one with bottled Dr. Pepper in his storage room. I bought this crate at a thrift store years ago but have never used it. It came to mind that it would be a great centerpiece for my patriotic table and I have enjoyed recalling childhood memories. There were no soda cans for many years of my childhood, only glass bottles. And there was always pound cake available to go with our Dr. Pepper at my grandparent's home.

I enjoy looking back on previous themed tablescapes and it is fun to see them again. The continual challenge to myself to use what I have in a different way sometimes is hard. You can see other patriotic tablescapes here,  here, and here.  There are several more there and I am thankful they are gathered together titled tablescapes under my header picture on the navigation bar for easy reviewing. 

Having enough light is always a challenge in my home so I opened the shutters but as you can see that was not a good idea.  I am always learning! 

This red and white runner has proved versatile. I used it Christmas and now in this patriotic tablescape.  It was fun to get out my Johnson Brother's Blue Willow transferware dishes for this table since I haven't used them in a long time. I remember well ordering these dishes from Southern Living when we lived in Alaska and that's been thirty years ago! 

The small cobalt vases with gardenias are actually pill bottles that I repurposed. They are the perfect size for a few blooms and I still had a few gardenia blossoms left.  I love white hydrangeas and have two small bushes in my garden but I didn't want to cut them so I was glad they were available locally to buy for this tablescape.

I have been craving pound cake laden with fruit and whipped cream so this tablescape was a great excuse to have some cake. When I served six servings I realized I needed help eating all this cake so I snagged a few friends on short notice to "eat the props." I texted them a picture of my table and they hurried right over and said they had never "eaten the props before."

Table Details:

Dishes-Johnson Brothers Willow

Glasses- Wal Mart years ago

Flatware- Williams Sonoma

White Chargers- Ikea

Placemats-Wal Mart

Napkins-  Cynthia Rowley, TJMaxx

Runner- Country Living Fair

Transferware Pitcher- Consignment Shop 

Dr. Pepper crate- Flea Market

                                                                                                                    Monday

Corner of Plaid and Paisley | Red Cottage Chronicles | a casa di Bianca | Bluesky at Home

Tuesday

Everyday Living | Life and Linda | Home is Where the Boat Is | Living With Thanksgiving

Wednesday

White Arrows Home | The Painted Apron | Me and My Captain | Panoply

Thursday

My Family Thyme | Celebrate and Decorate | Darviny | Intelligent Domestications

Friday

Follow the Yellow Brick Home | Katherine's Corner | My Thrift Store Addiction | Zucchini Sisters

Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1821422588143694/Monday

 

Hooray for the red, white and blue

July 4th is a time to celebrate our country. May we  reflect on our heritage, our bountiful blessings, our customs, and our values of freedom and liberty for all.
As we set our holiday tables in red, white and blue and prepare traditional barbecues for family and friends let us reflect on our wonderful country.