Santa on a Christmas Tablescape

I did my first Santa Tablescape in 2012, then another one in 2014, and 2019. I did another one in 2022 after this one. They have all been a variation of each other with some things added and some things deleted. The cotton tablecloth probably came from HomeGoods many years ago.

If I had to pick a few plates to keep from my collection of plates, this Santa salad plate would be one of them. I love this Santa face. They were made by Fitz and Floyd and they were part of their Peppermint Santa series made between 2008 and 2010. I have several pieces from that collection and I love them all. I bought them all a few at a time on Ebay.

This is a Fiesta dinner plate in the color Scarlet. They are actually our everyday dishes. We bought them when we remodeled our kitchen a few years ago. It would be a great choice if you need a basic red dinner plate for your tablescaping collection.

These chargers were made by Mikasa and the pattern was Color Spectrum, this one in Hunter Green. I have several different colors of this charger and I really love the size, design and shape. They were all discontinued but I bought them all on Ebay a few at a time over the years.

I tried forest green flatware and then red but finally decided that I liked the contrast of the white flatware against the red tablecloth. I bought this frosted white flatware on sale online at Wayfair a few years ago, it was made by Cambridge. It is 18/0 so the fork tines are a bit sharper than I would like but I really liked the frosted color. Wayfair has really good sales on flatware sometimes.

The Merry napkins came from Pier 1 several years ago. I found the Santa napkin rings on Etsy a few years ago.

I am always on the lookout for Santas with cute faces.

This cute little Santa is actually a lip balm container. I saw them in a gift shop in Salt Lake City when I was there a few years ago and they were inexpensive and I immediately knew they would be perfect as place card holders. (A good lesson about seeing different uses for different things that you find when you are out and about.) I got some snowmen at the same time. The Santa is sitting on a clear glass cube place card holder that was made by Oleg Cassini that I found at HomeGoods several years ago. They are heavy and solid and I really like the design.

These Santa goblets are favorites of mine. I bought them online several years ago but I can’t remember where and I haven’t seen anything like them since. I love the face and the designs on the stem and the handle are so much fun. The label on the bottom says burton + BURTON. The green glass goblets on the right come from The Vermont Country Store online. They are made by Mosser and the pattern is Georgia. They are really heavy glass and very good quality. I have bought a few at a time over the years and I also have them in cobalt blue.

I think these Santa chair covers came from Miles Kimball online many years ago. I have six Santas and six Mrs. Claus but I decided to just use the Santas with this tablescape.

The Santa cookie jar centerpiece came from Macys a few years ago. It is sitting on a Pottery Barn Rhodes drink dispenser stand for a bit more height. I added a vintage Christmas hankie from my collection with Santas around the edges. The Believe sign in the background came from Grandin Road online several years ago.

Can’t remember where I found this Santa salt and pepper set. I like the flowing beards.

This small vintage candy container was made by Holt Howard probably sometime in the late 1950’s or early 1960’s. I have a few cups that match this design too. I bought it many years ago probably on Ebay. It usually sits on the family room coffee table with M&M’s in it all during the holiday season. Everyone knows to sneak a few when they come over and it magically gets filled over and over. (There is another candy container on the living room coffee table too with the same contents and same magic.)

Just for fun I am showing you one of our five Christmas trees, this is the Santa tree in the family room, only Santa ornaments on this tree. (I collected Christmas ornaments for over 40 years.)

Can’t have Christmas without at least one Santa tablescape!

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Poinsettias on a Christmas Tablescape

This is a repeat of a tablescape that I did several years ago before I started blogging. I changed it just a bit for this tablescape. The poinsettia tablecloth and napkins came from HomeGoods several years ago. I like the shiny raised thread poinsettia design. I love poinsettias at Christmas time, they remind me of my mother who loved to decorate with them during the holidays.

These poinsettia salad plates came from Cracker Barrel several years ago. We were on our way driving back from a visit to our son and his family in Virginia when I saw a few of these in the gift shop while we were eating at a Cracker Barrel. They only had a few so during the rest of the drive home we kept stopping at Cracker Barrel Restaurants to look for more. Finally, when we were almost home, someone told me that I could order the rest online! As soon as we got home I bought the rest of them. I really love the design on the plate with the poinsettias, berries, pine cones, and greenery.

I love these red ruffled edge melamine dinner plates. They were made by Baci Milano and I bought them online at Neiman Marcus on sale several years ago. The pattern was called Baroque & Rock. I bought the same plate in a salad plate size and a lime green salad size.

These chargers were made by Mikasa and the pattern was Color Spectrum, this one in the color Hunter Green. I have several different colors of this charger and I really love the size, design and shape. They were discontinued but I bought them all on Ebay a few at a time over the years.

This frosted flatware was made by D & D Inox in Italy. I bought it at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale several years ago. I love this flatware pattern, I have it in a few other colors as well. There are similar patterns available online now. I really like the marbleized design on the handles.

I love this small poinsettia bread and butter plate. You could use it as an appetizer plate as well. You can really see the raised beaded thread design on the tablecloth in this photo.

I bought these poinsettia place card holders online at Oriental Trading several years ago. The green place cards came from Amazon earlier this year. I really enjoy finding place card holders that carry out the themes on my tablescapes. They just add that extra special touch.

I used my red Waterford Marquis Brookside goblets on this table setting. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago. Hubby and I were wandering around and I suddenly saw a few of them and quickly looked and found twelve. I was so lucky! The green glass goblets on the right come from The Vermont Country Store online. They are made by Mosser in the United States and the pattern is called Georgia. They are really heavy glass and very good quality. I have bought a few at a time over the years. I also have them in cobalt blue and I am eyeing the red ones.

I found some faux poinsettias for this tablescape’s centerpiece, it is a bit early for good quality real ones. I can’t remember where I bought them, I have had them for a while. They are sitting in a red and green handblown Blenko Monticello Poinsettia Vase from Monticello Shop online, a Christmas present from Hubby last year. The base looks black in the photos but it is really a pretty Christmas green color like the green goblets.

I can’t remember where I bought these metal Heritage Pottery poinsettia taper candle holders. They might be vintage. I always have taper candles in different colors to use on my tablescapes.

It wouldn’t be a Wilson Christmas without poinsettias in the house!

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Squirrels on a November Thanksgiving Buffet Tablescape

I have a soft spot for squirrels. Although we live in a suburban area we still have squirrels that come around from time to time. Sometimes they sit on the wall outside my kitchen window and stare in at me. Someone in the neighborhood feeds them peanuts and I think they are wondering if I have a few too. I did a tablescape with an acorn theme, you can see it here. I have used a few of the same items on this tablescape that I used on that one. I found the beige tablecloth at HomeGoods a few years ago. It has a slight brown tweed design. The Gather sign came from Grandin Road online a few years ago. It was a distressed gold color but Hubby painted it brown for me.

I found these squirrel salad plates on Ebay a few years ago. They were made by Better Homes and Gardens in 2013 and they were part of their Heritage Collection. I love that sweeping tail.

This brown dinner plate was Double Ridge Cocoa Brown by Rachael Ray. They were made between 2012 and 2014 and they have been discontinued. I wanted a simple brown dinner plate and I finally found these several years ago, I can’t remember where.

I bought these Acacia wood round bark edge chargers at Target a few years ago. They were made by Threshold. I thought they would be perfect on this squirrel tablescape. I used them on a winter themed tablescape that you can see here. Search Google for bark charger to find others like this.

This amber flatware was made by D & D Inox in Italy. I bought it online at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale several years ago. I have this flatware in a few other colors too, I really like the design. You can see the tweed design of the tablecloth in this photo. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I bought these Park Designs squirrel napkins rings at Target online a few years ago. I found the acorn napkins on Etsy a few years ago too. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I found the Tag small squirrel place card holders on Ebay a few years ago. The place cards came from Amazon a few years ago. To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here.

I can’t remember where I bought the amber glass goblets, if anyone recognizes the pattern, please let me know. The brown goblet was made by Lenox between 1966 and 1985. It was called Antique Brown. I bought them on Ebay several years ago. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection including the colors that I use most often here.

I think I found this centerpiece squirrel at HomeGoods a few years ago. As soon as I saw him I knew there was going to be a squirrel tablescape in my future. I had some acorns that I had bought on Etsy and I scattered them around for additional interest.

The two smaller squirrels came from Amazon a few years ago. This one looks real!

Ready for the Thanksgiving buffet!

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A Tablescape for Thanksgiving Turkey Soup

How I love this turkey tureen centerpiece. He comes out early in November usually and stays around until Christmas goes up. I looked for a turkey tureen to use as a centerpiece for a long time and finally found this one several years ago. It was made by Spode and it was part of their Harvest Collection. I can’t remember where I found it. The sage green tablecloth probably came from Amazon, I have had it for a while. I found the sage green crochet doily placemats at Bed, Bath, & Beyond several years ago. I wish they had come in other colors too because I really like the ruffled edge and the way they set off whatever is on top of them. Some say that you shouldn’t use a placemat with a tablecloth but I do it anyway sometimes!

I found this Plymouth Turkey coupe bowl online a few years ago at Pfaltzgraff on sale. I really like the colors and the raised details on it.

This dinner plate came from Pier 1 several years ago before our store closed. It was part of their Spice Route collection and the color was called Clove. I use this plate often in the fall. I like the beaded design on the rim.

I found these orange distressed pumpkin chargers at Pier 1 several years ago before our store closed. I really like this shade of orange for fall tablescapes.

This frosted green flatware is Madeline Green flatware and I bought it at World Market several years ago. I use this flatware often this time of year.

These bright plaid napkins probably came from HomeGoods or Pier 1. I have had them for a few years. I love using them during the Fall season. The Manor Luxe Gobble Turkey brass metal napkin rings came from Amazon several years ago.

I found these resin turkey place card holders on Ebay a few years ago.

The amber goblet on the left came from Pier 1 on sale right before our store closed. I love how tall they are. The green acrylic goblet on the right is a good match for a fall table and it came from our Pier 1 store before it closed too.

I love this turkey! He has such a presence!

The salt and pepper sets probably came from Amazon or HomeGoods a few years ago.

Here’s hoping for colder weather for soup time!

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