Classic Style July 4th Party
The countdown is on for the 4th of July celebrations and Rachel of A Little Cuppa Tea sent over some lovely patio party ideas from a recent gathering. Read on for all of Rachel’s inspiration and details in her own words…
To start off with I adorned the table with my antique bobbin find from a yard sale. The bright red napkin was folded to create a torch effect and then pushed into the top of the bobbin. In honor of our Lady LIBERTY! An antique styled red bucket holds a brilliant red and white Dahlia. This flower reminds me of a beautiful 4th of July FIREWORK bursting in the night sky. I love these flowers that spatter our yard with color and are usually in bloom during our summer BBQ’s.
The fun STARS and STRIPES fanfare backdrop attached to the fence made the perfect backdrop for the festive dessert table. The inspiration for this came from another fabulous yard sale find and it formed the setting for this party. The aged BLUE SCONCES were picked up for 3 dollars and turned sideways to frame the backdrop. I turned them on their side and nailed one towards the top of our fence. I painted a 3/4 dowel white and drilled a hole in the center of each end of the dowel. The sconces were meant to hold candles so they each had a spike in the center. I inserted the dowel onto the first nailed sconce and then onto the second sconce. I nailed the second sconce to the fence. The backdrop was a round tablecloth I found at Tai Pan Trading Company. I arranged it with folded corners and topped it off with ribbons and stars also from Tai Pan. I loved the effect. The party was on! The fitted denim buffet table cloth was also from Tai pan as was the draped table banner. The dinner table enjoyed checkered and rick rack place mats from Tuesday morning. All great finds.”
Whats the 4th of July without ROOT BEER FLOATS! Since this celebration was a tribute to dad as well, I picked up Dads Root beer in classic bottles and served the floats in Vintage style milk glasses with old fashioned paper straws. Then to capture the whole root beer float theme I made ROOT BEER FLOAT CUPCAKES with a root beer filling for the middle topped with a yummy vanilla Icing to mimic the ice cream on a root beer float. These were a party favorite.”
Some of the things I love about Rachel’s party are:
- The mini pies at each place setting.
- The creative napkin display.
- The incredible DIY finial & fabric backdrop.
- The interesting and unique donuts display.
Thanks for sharing your lovely celebrations with us Rachel!
This is probably the prettiest, coolest July 4th setup EVER!!
so timeless & classic-love all the creative display ideas!
looks so old fashioned and rustic. Love it!
Love the creative ideas and fun colors! Great party