Christmas Eve 2012

Here's another Christmas table setting.  Our school had a snow day so I took the opportunity to do a practice table setting for Christmas Eve.

My Lenox tablecloth was too short to use on the table so I layered a dark green poinsettia-patterned tablecloth under it.  I turned the smaller tablecloth sideways so that it lays across the middle of the table.

 Fiesta plates and bowls in juniper and cinnabar complement the tablecloth colors

Lenox cardinal napkin rings

Cape Cod by Avon accent/serving pieces mix nicely with the cinnabar and juniper Fiestaware pieces.

Pretty cardinal

This cute little chickadee adorns the hem of the tablecloth.

Another tablecloth close up showing the cardinal design

Avon Cape Cod cruet

Love the evergreen tree candle!  I don't want to burn it, but suppose I shouldn't keep saving it.

Here's the real thing - our Christmas Eve 2012 tablescape.

There were 9 diners so I added place settings, and I removed a few of the accessories on the table to make room for the food.

The napkins are accordion folded before putting them into the napkin rings.  Then they are fanned out.

I think they look like flowers (or bird wings).

Centerpiece Idea

Elevate your centerpiece on a pretty cake plate.

Tablecloth Tip II

Layer a tablecloth that is too small for your table over a larger, neutral tablecloth.

First Snow

I created this tablescape in honor of the first snowstorm of the season (Caesar).  The storm was a near miss in my town, but we still got to enjoy the sub-zero windchills which followed the storm front.

I've had this snowflake tablecloth for years.  I use periwinkle and cobalt blue Fiesta dinnerware with the tablecloth. 

White milk glass dessert plates accent periwinkle blue dinner plates, cobalt berry bowls and periwinkle bouillon cups

Bird's eye view

Ritz makes snowflake-shaped crackers during the holiday season.

Snowmen stand guard atop a cake plate.

White snowflake plates from Blessings, Unlimited, are a new addition to my plate collection.

"True Gift"

He loves winter "this much"!