Happy Birthday America Tablescape

<div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I <span style="color: red;">LOVE</span> the <span style="color: #0b5394;">Fourth of July! </span> </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The carefree days of Summer are in full bloom and everyone seems more relaxed and ready for a great party.  We are home this year for the Fourth.  So, we will be celebrating with friends and family and viewing fireworks later.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  How about you? </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> How do you celebrate?</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWxNTbwa0CaETHWEh5u2vaORVMKUJwvyHTt6LNhXLUuRLAxR-0FNhH4z8AQ4LLyBMroJvlcdU0Zrm_kksfhoIAYw9537T4Zb9e4K-DN8pytrwWRuh9md8iwz811VaJCHhA71gQeEdRyE/s1600/IMG_4723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWxNTbwa0CaETHWEh5u2vaORVMKUJwvyHTt6LNhXLUuRLAxR-0FNhH4z8AQ4LLyBMroJvlcdU0Zrm_kksfhoIAYw9537T4Zb9e4K-DN8pytrwWRuh9md8iwz811VaJCHhA71gQeEdRyE/s640/IMG_4723.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Just for fun I put together a 4th of July table.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBhB5nM4Q9nJr09P26k71hwWDzu9Yvc7dOjwY7Of7SZ40aPf-ZpuVqtIe8iFmUOreOh-HJqR5WnvcT-M86M0TePFlmR6ALq4iW-9U_FNB2GB4EbOZ-aTeLlJ7q-3PCFrlNQLkp0n1_Ds/s1600/IMG_4707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBhB5nM4Q9nJr09P26k71hwWDzu9Yvc7dOjwY7Of7SZ40aPf-ZpuVqtIe8iFmUOreOh-HJqR5WnvcT-M86M0TePFlmR6ALq4iW-9U_FNB2GB4EbOZ-aTeLlJ7q-3PCFrlNQLkp0n1_Ds/s640/IMG_4707.jpg" width="524" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I bought some things last year on clearance and was eager to put them to use.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhfHzqdfubzIQ4YNerb_F4EBgqZdBqRwj_8f6I_un_3zw-prF1578vcmSBiNhLWZ9-5-_LS5wjdZoEsqf4FBBtAcqPBQMEsfB6AHc2FkhS7Of0pmWB1iTsbvifhSrObVsOHMiMeLwm7k/s1600/IMG_4709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhfHzqdfubzIQ4YNerb_F4EBgqZdBqRwj_8f6I_un_3zw-prF1578vcmSBiNhLWZ9-5-_LS5wjdZoEsqf4FBBtAcqPBQMEsfB6AHc2FkhS7Of0pmWB1iTsbvifhSrObVsOHMiMeLwm7k/s640/IMG_4709.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Blue and white napkins and plates from JCP.  The plates were on clearance for $2.50 a piece.  It's from their Americana line.  The table runner is an Estate Sale find for $5.00.  It's just a remnant of lightweight burlap or a similar fabric.  The white napkins were a WM clearance item at $1.00.  Popcorn holders were also at World Market.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3BvfMBmYUfea59PHOFMtRTfXQdX_OrirlnALl9qkoSC2lfRUQmwQtooyUbZaQaDHRfa8jgCec1vKFgpWRxnspR-DG9D4Aihxmux7BEih_d6Db2fsniEujeSAB-uflOaxd4llnWOn06A/s1600/IMG_4720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3BvfMBmYUfea59PHOFMtRTfXQdX_OrirlnALl9qkoSC2lfRUQmwQtooyUbZaQaDHRfa8jgCec1vKFgpWRxnspR-DG9D4Aihxmux7BEih_d6Db2fsniEujeSAB-uflOaxd4llnWOn06A/s640/IMG_4720.jpg" width="360" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I couldn't resist them!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">And they matched my Bandanas that I picked up at an Estate Sale a few weeks ago.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMG15BfqegtogDSgeu4H91-7O31nOBwqEpA_REOtpoHm8UXVgSCPiOO1pGmtwQSC3WMVNGpXmZMCkY4gLJcPlCgm8wMRT_uvV9Cl4HWrcbPRFOUw37MYc7CBLyOACT0ttQQN3AKsZjJ0/s1600/IMG_4714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMG15BfqegtogDSgeu4H91-7O31nOBwqEpA_REOtpoHm8UXVgSCPiOO1pGmtwQSC3WMVNGpXmZMCkY4gLJcPlCgm8wMRT_uvV9Cl4HWrcbPRFOUw37MYc7CBLyOACT0ttQQN3AKsZjJ0/s640/IMG_4714.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Have I showed you my new red and white</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> transfer dishes yet?  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">This is one of my most exciting finds this year!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I have been searching for red transferware for a long time. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I passed up a set at an antique store a few months ago.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzyuTon5ZCk9W31R3SEe7pbzZODQswpqdG9aKaVr1U8KJHMQldDu400MDNb7oyai3e1SYmIyOmC52nz92oc7KsRXq77tN_8PBbj7riAXUl2zliKNEi4xhPcHkNhxds5MpIZ4mLTpjf8k/s1600/IMG_4711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzyuTon5ZCk9W31R3SEe7pbzZODQswpqdG9aKaVr1U8KJHMQldDu400MDNb7oyai3e1SYmIyOmC52nz92oc7KsRXq77tN_8PBbj7riAXUl2zliKNEi4xhPcHkNhxds5MpIZ4mLTpjf8k/s640/IMG_4711.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> These were purchased last week at an Estate Sale.  A set of 44 Johnson Brothers "Strawberry Fair" for $125.00.  They were made between 1959 and 1973 in England.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviI3lauLi_82kBfdBpcSWPpaR2i8KBjYlcxGIL-o1dqEsrQ1aqblXzZ-chRwX6n4qH_cuoBb0B3W_fJUuG857u7OlN3GwF2Bu3GpBFSeaV6i5G7Eg8iQebMUTIFiJ0u3w7NgPtgFYD88/s1600/IMG_4721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviI3lauLi_82kBfdBpcSWPpaR2i8KBjYlcxGIL-o1dqEsrQ1aqblXzZ-chRwX6n4qH_cuoBb0B3W_fJUuG857u7OlN3GwF2Bu3GpBFSeaV6i5G7Eg8iQebMUTIFiJ0u3w7NgPtgFYD88/s640/IMG_4721.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I'm in love! I have kept them on the counter all week now.  I just pass by and look at them!</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I have a problem, I know! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Dishaholic!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_kDYCgVPeo5if970ONI-WfXX8XijsptB4BYTWhbJFsDwM7N0Dqk4jbgwp0e5yXEkWVM582yxYxNKuZmycQLkznEtXcTNA9Jr7YE2w9HCiJ0oigMIe3ue1I7gw_qy1DgtZi_4qcqdEjQ/s1600/IMG_4715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_kDYCgVPeo5if970ONI-WfXX8XijsptB4BYTWhbJFsDwM7N0Dqk4jbgwp0e5yXEkWVM582yxYxNKuZmycQLkznEtXcTNA9Jr7YE2w9HCiJ0oigMIe3ue1I7gw_qy1DgtZi_4qcqdEjQ/s640/IMG_4715.jpg" width="602" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I finally put them away in the dish cupboard. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> It's all decked out for the 4th too.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkIna3awBbkerz0k2p0jR75rmv3WQkZ_lExDw9PQyL3lwoiCvIB9YW7xc5X0Ab7pAHcmye1LDnGGvghFYrqVp-fyINJUneXa1R9WTqkdIEW8v59HZDyEdt4CEbtFJWg3GBVhv2NU99EA/s1600/IMG_4719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkIna3awBbkerz0k2p0jR75rmv3WQkZ_lExDw9PQyL3lwoiCvIB9YW7xc5X0Ab7pAHcmye1LDnGGvghFYrqVp-fyINJUneXa1R9WTqkdIEW8v59HZDyEdt4CEbtFJWg3GBVhv2NU99EA/s640/IMG_4719.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">And so is Mr. Rooster.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSrIb58FukuXN7sNN7PO828bKYwHcxp4Z8zPQDkvmjUhtphqHYlUPTdM5Etd55wcqdHVxu_ZvcAgIyzEsoZdRbWacqVe31JjnD0-C1clHEir6OVjdxKp9g966LUgUXYiFfnVP2nbamk0/s1600/IMG_4713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSrIb58FukuXN7sNN7PO828bKYwHcxp4Z8zPQDkvmjUhtphqHYlUPTdM5Etd55wcqdHVxu_ZvcAgIyzEsoZdRbWacqVe31JjnD0-C1clHEir6OVjdxKp9g966LUgUXYiFfnVP2nbamk0/s640/IMG_4713.jpg" width="372" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I think this is one of my favorite tables!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgwy0xql_UaEh227-ohumVP2XRY5T1JbtiyGxVG8UHVTaZm8_2-QU5kw0Uu-oMZHMzos7iQCisBMPNpENHQLYNdaGTBWvvS2CeFrOkpIpeDBTANt32eFSyyMueIhr-1wlhmcrlSIakJ0/s1600/IMG_4724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgwy0xql_UaEh227-ohumVP2XRY5T1JbtiyGxVG8UHVTaZm8_2-QU5kw0Uu-oMZHMzos7iQCisBMPNpENHQLYNdaGTBWvvS2CeFrOkpIpeDBTANt32eFSyyMueIhr-1wlhmcrlSIakJ0/s640/IMG_4724.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Happy 4th of July! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Have a brownie! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> <b>And a special thank you to those </b></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>who serve our country</b></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"> and keep us safe!  </span></i></b></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Until Next Time,</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves,</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">XO Cindy</span></i><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;">I'll be linking up to these wonderful parties:</span></i><br /><a href="http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Cuisine Kathleen's-Let's Dish</span></i></a><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;">and </span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Susan's Tablescape Thursday </a></span></i></div><br />

Happy Birthday America Tablescape

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