The Vintage Swap and the festive table it inspired!

Good morning!  Did everyone has a fantastic 4th?

Since my mom was in town, we gathered at my brother’s place, watched movies, played games, ate too much and caught the fireworks at Lenox Mall.  It was a great 4th!

I wanted to pop in today and share the 4th of July table setting I created for our feast.

I hadn’t planned on decorating the table for our dinner but last week I received an awesome item as part of Paige’s Vintage Swap.  Paige is the sweet southern gem behind the blog The Pink Clutch and she had this great idea of hosting a vintage swap between bloggers.  When she posted the swap on her blog, I responded faster than the speed of light because the combination of vintage + swap sounded like too much fun.

As part of the swap, Paige paired up bloggers who then shopped for a vintage item and swapped it with their partner.  Once the partner received the item, we were to style it up and blog about it. I was paired with the Kristen of Pursuing Vintage and couldn’t have been more excited.  I’ve followed Kristen on Instagram for a while, love her style AND I’m a big fan of her blog and Etsy shop.

Since Kristen and I have similar taste when it comes to vintage, I knew I was going to receive a great piece from her and boy was I thrilled when the box arrived and I opened it.  Inside was this beautiful blue and white serving dish in a lidded wicker basket.  The minute I laid eyes on this piece I knew I had to create a holiday tablescape to show off my new treasure.

So here it is…my 4th of July table inspired by a vintage swap!

What I love most about this blue and white serving piece (besides it being blue and white & pretty) is its versatility.  The dishes can be used to serve anything from dips and appetizers to cookies and desserts.  And the lidded top will come in handy if I’m using the piece outdoors or transporting it somewhere.

To show off the serving dish, I created a 4th of July tablescape the featured a mix of red, white and blue items.  I used things I already owned and pulled my brothers’ gold place mats into the mix for added shine.

The dish was almost too pretty to use but I filled it with holiday cookies and coordinated just perfectly with the table setting.

I used a red bandanna for napkins  and added die-cut wood letters as name tags.

The flower container played off the blue and white of the vintage swap serving dish and was really festive once I filled it with white hydrangea, glitter stars and mini flags.

And in my book, a party is not a party without party favors. To create mine, I filled small red buckets with Americana treats, a mini flag and a glittered star.

A big hug to Kristen at Pursuing Vintage for sending me such a beautiful piece.  I know I’ll enjoy this beautiful blue and white serving piece for years to come.

Paige will be hosting a Vintage Swap link party tomorrow so stop The Pink Clutch see what the other swap participants received and how they styled their piece.

Thanks Paige for a fun collaboration!