If Uncle Sam Were Frugal Tablescapes!

I showed most of the patriotic tablescapes I came up with on my post from last week. But, I saved  back a couple to share this week.

Both of these were created using a mish-mash of dishes...which I guess is my usual style!

There are so many breathtakingly-beautiful tablescapes

each week.

They make me green with envy. Truly.

But I have kind of made it a

habit of trying to do

tablescapes

without spending a fortune.

These dishes were from an estate sale that my girls got for me (the large blue plates),

from Dollar General (the red chargers and the blue bowl)

and from Dollar Tree

(the star plate).

The napkins are really dish cloths

that have never seen a dish!

The Uncle Sam hat was in the dollar bin at Target.

 

This star plate is actually just the blue part. That is a large

red plate under it.

The star is from Target.

The red plate is from the 100 pieces of red dishes my Hubby

bought for me and I use all the time....mixing and matching

it with everything.

The "charger" here is one of my much-used enamel plates I

got at Pottery Barn years ago.

Again, the napkins are dish cloths

from the Dollar Tree

that have never seen a dish!

The paper lantern is part of a three-piece set,

and the table runner is reversible,

allowing for yet

another look.

When I began this tablescape (and last week's),

I gathered together

red, white and blue

items I had in my

cabinets and closets.

When you collect items that

can easily match

when put together,

then why not have fun with them

and arrange and rearrange?

I said it before, but will repeat it...

when possible, I always try to buy four

of whatever dish I am buying.

That way it is easy to keep

the look

and to

mish and mash!

Yes, still more props I brought out

for the tablescapes.

Collect what you love

and love what you have...

and use it every chance you get!

That is my message to all the young women

that read this....(you know who you are!)

(If only Uncle Sam were so practical!!)

I am linking this up to

Wow Us Wednesday's

Tablescape Thursday's and

Open House Thursday's.

Go by and get some great ideas!