A Cozy Christmas Eve Tablescape

I love using buffalo print tablecloths sometimes. This black and red one came from Amazon a few years ago. I have one with larger squares but I wanted a smaller square design for this tablescape. I wanted a cozy feel for this tablescape.

I have been thinking about using these salad plates on a Christmas table for a few years but the colors are not true Christmas colors so I kept putting it off because I couldn’t figure out what colors should be on the plate stack. I finally gave in this year and went with black and red, not my first choices for Christmas colors together. I bought these salad plates at HomeGoods and Ebay a few years ago. They are labeled Royal Stafford, Made in Burslem the Heart of Potteries, England. I love the cozy house in the snow with lighted windows.

I am using our everyday Fiesta Scarlet dinner plates on this tablescape. I have this dinner plate in several different basic colors now.

I could not get rid of the light reflection on the chargers in this photo and I finally gave up. These black glass Starburst chargers are called Charge It and they were made by Jay. I bought them several years ago on Amazon. They are heavy glass and work well with many different color schemes.

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. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

These black and red buffalo print flannel napkins are a pretty good match with this polyester tablecloth with squares that are just a bit smaller. They probably came from HomeGoods or Amazon. The black and white Merry napkin rings came from Kirkland’s online a few years ago. There are four different font designs that say merry on this set of napkin rings. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I like these black house place card holders. I bought them on Ebay several years ago. To read about the what, where, and how of place card holders, please click here.

The black glass goblet on the left with the black bowl and clear stem was made by Classic Touch and it is called V-Shaped Water Glass, Black With Clear Stem. I bought them at Houzz online several years ago. I bought the black black glass goblets on the right on Ebay and they were one of the first sets that I bought several years ago. They are Lenox Midnight Mood black glass water goblets and they were made between 1974 and 1982. They are 7 1/4 inches tall. When I started buying goblets I didn’t pay attention to the height but now I like to buy goblets that are at least about 8 inches tall because my table is large and I think they show better. Ebay has them for sale from time to time. 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 found this wonderful Santa Claus at Smith’s in Salt Lake City a few years ago. He has a red velvet coat and a hat trimmed with faux fur and I love his plaid vest.

I set a red Luminara candle on a Pottery Barn bronze Booker Pillar Candleholder and I put one on each side of the Santa. I bought them several years ago when I started tablescaping. I added a bit of garland and red berries that I found at Joann’s today.

During some Christmases this Santa sits on the sofa table in the living room.

This tablescape reminds me of our mountain cabin.

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Christmas Tree Decorating Ideas

This is our Family Tree in the living room. It has all different kinds of ornaments on it that I have gathered over the past almost 50 years. Every one has a special meaning for me and a story about why I added it to my ornament collection. The tree tells our family story in some ways.

This is the Santa Tree in the family room. It only has Santa ornaments on it, again gathered over 50 years.

This is the newest tree, Elves and Reindeer, that was added this year because I was running out of space on the Family Tree. On the bottom there are a few tin village ornaments too.

I have a soft spot for this Gingerbread and Candy Tree in our guest room. It is a fun tree to decorate.

This is the snow people and snowflakes tree in the Main Bedroom. We grew up where it would snow in the winter once in a while and our cabin has lots of snow right now.

This is the Reading Tree in my study. All the ornaments are related to libraries and reading. During my Librarian career it was always up in my office every holiday season.

Whatever your interests may be there are often ornaments to tell that story. A quick google search will help you find them.

My son has put together a video showing all our trees as well as our other Christmas Decorations. Turn on your sound and you can see it here: Christmas Jinkies, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unVL148fIfM

Christmas Trees on a Christmas Tablescape

I have been thinking about a Christmas Tree Tablescape for a while. This red gingham tablecloth is one of my favorites. It is heavy cotton and I bought it at Sur La Table several years ago. This is another red and green color combination tablescape, my favorite colors for Christmas.

These Christmas Tree salad plates came from World Market a few years ago. I really like the tree design with all the different colored ornaments and the string of lights around the edge of the plate.

I am using our everyday Fiesta Scarlet dinner plates again on this tablescape. I seem to choose them often for Christmas tablescapes.

These chargers were made by Mikasa and the pattern was Color Spectrum, this charger 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.

This flatware is made by D & D Inox in Italy and the pattern is called Roma. I bought them at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale several years ago. There are similar patterns available online now. I really like the marbleized design on the handles.

The pine and candy cane Christmas napkins probably came from HomeGoods, they were designed and signed by Vera. Vera Neumann designed many fabrics for home use for many years in the 1960’s and 1970’s and her work is being reproduced now. Some people collect her older designs. I think I bought the red wood napkin rings on Ebay a few years ago. I am always looking for simple napkin rings in basic primary colors.

These mercury glass green tree place card holders came from Pier 1 online a few years ago. They are actually heavier than I thought they would be. The red place cards came from Amazon a few years ago.

The green glass goblet on the right comes from The Vermont Country Store online. It is made by Mosser in the U.S. and the pattern is Georgia. They are really heavy glass and very good quality. I have bought a few of them at a time over the years. I also have them in cobalt blue. I used my red Waterford Marquis Brookside goblets for this table setting. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago. Hubby and I were there and I suddenly saw a few and quickly found twelve and bought them all. I sometimes buy some dishes and glassware in sets of 12 since there are 12 of us now when the family is all together. If you read the tablescapes section of my blog you have seen these red goblets on several tablescapes.

This Christmas Tree cookie jar came from PIer 1 online a couple of years ago. I put it on a red drink dispenser stand from Pottery Barn to give it a bit more height. Just for fun I looked through my vintage Christmas hankie collection and I found a Christmas hankie with Christmas trees on it and they are a pretty good match for the Christmas trees on the salad plates. I added some small plastic red and green Christmas tree scatter that Hubby found for me at Hobby Lobby today.

I added these red glass trees to the table to break up the red gingham tablecloth a bit. I found three of them at HomeGoods a few years ago. They are actually ornaments because they have a loop at the top but they would need a really big tree! I borrowed them from my Christmas mantel display for this tablescape.

Red and green together always says Christmas to me.

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Candy Canes on a Christmas Tablescape

I did a similar candy themed tablescape like this one several years ago before I started blogging and I have been wanting to do another one for a few years. I made some changes to this one. The marching elves with candy that are on the table are favorites of mine. I was looking for a candy themed tablecloth and I found this one on Mercari a few years ago. It is probably vintage and it is a bit too small for my table so I am using it as a table topper on top of a red tablecloth that I have had for a long time that I bought on Amazon. I love to decorate with red and green at Christmas time, no neutrals for me! My mother loved that color combination at Christmas time and it reminds me of our house during the holidays when I was growing up.

I found these small appetizer or tidbit candy plates at World Market online a few years ago and I knew that I wanted to use them on this tablescape.

I can’t remember where I found these candy cane salad plates, I have had them for several years. They are labeled Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. on the back.

This green dinner plate was called Fun Factory and it was made by Waechtersbach. I have had them for several years and I can’t remember where I bought them.

This stoneware charger or dinner plate came from Pottery Barn several years ago. I love this plate, I also have it in other colors. The pattern is called Cambria. It is the perfect size to be either a dinner plate or a charger plate and I love plates that have that kind of versatility. Pottery Barn doesn’t have this color in this pattern now.

I love these green placemats, they are so whimsical. They are a hard foam material and I can’t remember where I found them. I have had them for several years.

This Milano Red flatware set is by Ginkgo International LePrix. I have had this set for years but it is still for sale. Not sure where I bought it.

My mother made a set of these candy cane napkins for our cousin many years ago. After my mother passed, when my cousin down-sized, she gave them back to me and they are special to me because my mother made them. WIth their colors they are a perfect match for this table topper and this tablescape. I can’t remember where I bought the candy cane napkin rings but it was probably Ebay. I have had them for many years.

I found these candy cane place card holders at Overstock.com a few years ago. The red place cards came from Amazon.

I used my red Waterford Marquis Brookside goblets for this table setting. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago. If you read my blog you have seen this goblet on many tablescapes. I think if I were starting a tablescaping hobby, a set of red goblets would be one of my first purchases. They can be used several times a year. I bought the green goblets at Pier 1 several years ago. I really like the design of both of these goblets and the colors are perfect for this table setting.

These candy cane striped cake stands were made by Glitterville and they came in a set of three. I bought them many years ago. I love the candy designs around the edges of the stands. I had the smallest one on the top of the stack but I removed it because it made the centerpiece too tall. The small cookie jar on the top was made by Heartfelt Kitchen Creations, Young’s Inc., in 2012.

I truly love this row of four elves with candy on parade! I have had them for a while and I can’t remember where I bought them. The boots, the hats, the one with his hat over his eyes, I love it all! I have to smile every time I look at them.

Who is ready for some candy canes!

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