Design
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July | 2021
As celebrations with family resume,
here's a fun Christmas-in-July-themed
tablescape to liven up a midsummer party.
I
grew up in a large family with eight siblings, and on Christmas
morning, our family room was so packed with gifts that there
was hardly a place for all of us to sit and unwrap presents.
Because of my experience, I like to create "fantasy" tablescapes
that are packed full, like our family room was, and deeply layered,
to create a feeling of abundant bounty, with hardly an open spot
for people to sit and enjoy all the goodies.
To create this fantasy holiday tablescape, I curated a collection
of vintage milk-glass containers and mixed them with more
contemporary vessels. For my traditional red-and-white color
palette, I selected all white flowers; red-and-white place settings;
and red fruits and veggies, including 'Bing' cherries, strawberries,
raspberries, grapes, apples, bell and cherry peppers, pears, and
even watermelon, to make Christmas-tree-shaped cake toppers.
Bell peppers, when sliced in half horizontally, can serve as great
vessels for miniature arrangements or single blooms.
Chri mas
Floral design, photos
and text by TJ McGrath
Fresh botanicals
courtesy of e Floral
Source and Ferris Brothers
Wholesale Florist
Confections courtesy of
e Peasant Baker
IN JULY
