In honor of Veterans Day, I’m waving the flag and sharing a tablescape with a patriotic nod to Thanksgiving.
Veterans Day is a day set aside to give thanks for American veterans who served our country. Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” in 1919 on November 11th, the first anniversary of the signing of the armistice at the end of World War I.
In 1954, Armistice Day was changed to Veterans Day, paying tribute to all American veterans, especially those living veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.
I’ve always loved vintage postcards. Millions of postcards were printed, imported, sold and mailed in the U.S. during the years of 1905 – 1915, known as “The Golden Age of Postcards”. According to official U.S. Post Office figures for the year ending June 30, 1908, approximately seven hundred million postcards had been mailed in this country, with that number increasing to over nine hundred million by 1913.
Postcards with patriotic symbols and flags gained popularity prior and during World War I.
I loved this charming image of a boy riding a turkey and waving a flag! I found these images at the Graphics Fairy, available for download for a Patriotic Thanksgiving table.
Napkins are folded to mimic a turkey fantail.
For best results, choose a fabric napkin that has some ‘body’ to help the fantail hold its shape. You can find the easy tutorial and how to create your turkey fantail napkins, HERE.
Pumpkins, leaves, and nuts parade down the table for a casual and easy Thanksgiving centerpiece.
And a pair of boys in Navy uniforms carry American flags, parading with a proud Tom turkey in a basket.
A plaid tablecloth provides a warm palette of pumpkin and brown for the table.
White embossed turkey plates are layered on Victorian English Pottery Turkey by Edward Challinor has an acorn and oak leaf border.
An ear of Indian corn at each place setting adds a harvest note. . .
And colorful foil-wrapped chocolate turkeys at each place setting provide a Thanksgiving treat.
Table Details:
White turkey plates / Pottery Barn, several years ago
Victorian English Pottery Turkey by Edward Challinor / HomeGoods
Mini turkey tureens / World Market, several years ago
Plaid Tablecloth and White Chargers / HomeGoods
Copper Chargers and Napkin Rings / Hobby Lobby
Napkins / Pier1
Flatware / Towle Seville
Goblets / Mikasa French Countryside
Where the glorious Star Spangled Banner waves,
May there ever be cause for Thanksgiving days.
A heartfelt thank you to our veterans and their families who have served and sacrificed for freedom.
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“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”
– Elmer Davis
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Dear Mary, as a wife of a deceased retired Air Force veteran I truly appreciate your gratitude and reverence that you continue to show our veterans. God bless America!
Beautiful! Thank you.
Absolutely beautiful. As the granddaughter of a purple heart recipient you have touched my heart.
Mary, this is a beautiful table to honor veterans. I love all of the postcards with their patriotic theme mixed with Thanksgiving. We owe a debt of gratitude to all who have served our country in war and in peace. May we never forget them and may we honor them.
Thank you for the beauty this morning. Happy Monday ❤️🤍💙
As the wife of a retired Sailor (21years in the Navy) thank you for your wonderful tribute. The postcards are amazing! Wouldn’t it be nice if we started sending postcards again instead of texts and emails? Peace.
What a lovely tribute table, Mary! Love the vintage postcards and the cute fantail napkins. Your leaf, pumpkin, and acorn ‘runner’ is so pretty.
Thank you Mary, we honor my Father and Husband today, for their service to our county. thank you for your respect.
So lovely and a wonderful combination…Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. It’s interesting that both holidays fall in the same month but most don’t put two and two together as you have done (and we all should). Love all the postcards! Thank you.
A wonderful tribute to veterans with a beautiful patriotic table incorporating a gorgeous Thanksgiving theme. I love postcards, especially the vintage ones! Happy Veterans Day to all our vets. Thanks for your service. We sincerely appreciate your commitment to our country. Clara ❤️
BEAUTIFUL TABLE!!! Thank you for sharing!!!! 🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸🦃🇺🇸♥️
Love all the postcards and other items that honors our vets and history! We are so thankful for their service over the years and decades.
Mary, a beautiful tribute to our veterans. I love the vintage postcards. I have several sets I have ordered from your posts. They are so lovely and the sentiments so true.
Bless those that give so much for our country.
Many thanks!
Thank you for this special tribute to our veterans Mary. Pairing Veteran’s Day with Thanksgiving is perfect, as we are so thankful to all that have served. I love all the vintage postcards with the turkeys! Your tablescape is wonderful!
Jenna
Mary, my patriotic loving heart is waving the flag in honor of all veterans and also you. You never miss a beat for celebrating in the most appropriate way. You know my turkey loving heart is “gobbling” up all these vintage postcard images. I’m off to go download these for my own files. Thank you.
I actually have 3 original Thanksgiving/Turkey post cards, one handwritten and postmarked 1907. None of mine are patriotic.
I’m definitely going to copy the turkey tail napkin fold for my current table setting. Thank you, again!
Always a pleasure and delight to be a guest at one of your tables, Mary!
As a daughter, wife and mother of those who served and are serving, I thank you. Your tribute is beautiful and truly appreciated. God bless you. 🇺🇸
Beautiful, as always. My dad was a marine in WWII. Thank you for honoring our Veterans!
I love your table and the postcards, Mary. A big thanks to all our veterans who have and are serving our great country!
Many thanks, Mary dear, for this beautiful tribute to those who gallantly
served our Nation through the years….they are to be cherished. Leave it
to your creative spirit to make of it a colorful and meaningful panorama
of patriotic thanksgiving across the table. Brava!
Having two military grandsons makes me really appreciate your patriotic Thanksgiving table, dear Mary. I will share this with my daughter because she would love it, too. Your vintage postcards and the little flags interspersed are the perfect touch. Thank you for sharing all the wonderful quotes to honor our vets. 🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸
Mary, this is such a beautiful tribute to our veterans. Today, I have been thinking of my grandfathers who are no longer with us. They both served in World War II. It is so appropriate that you shared a combined Thanksgiving and Veterans Day table. We have so much to be grateful for due to the sacrifices of our veterans. May God bless America and all those who have and continue to serve!🇺🇸
Your table setting looks awesome and I love your collection of vintage postcards!
Beautiful Fall tablescape….I especially love the tribute to veterans and the vintage men in uniform!! My husband and father-in-law are retired Navy Chaplains and Veterans Day always has a special place in our heart!