Christmas Table

With Christmas just around the corner, it's time to set the table using my favorite centerpiece - Santa. Since we have been collecting them for years, we have dozens of Santas to choose from - so Pat just took the closest one on the shelf and used it....

Flatware is gold satin "Kyoto" by Holister

The napkin ring is a simple Christmas pick from Michael's. Pat chose this one because the bird is green and red

The dinner plate and matching bread and butter plate are "Evergreen" Fiesta(ware)

Pat used a "White" Fiesta(ware) chop plate as a charger

The wool flannel place mat was a gift from a friend who lives in England - she bought it during one of her trips to Scotland

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without Santa's elves - this one is Clifford. Look at that face! So sweet. He's wearing a plaid vest to coordinate with Santa's coat. 

Where it came from:
Plaid Place Mat - a gift from a friend who lives in England
Antique Gold Charger - from Tuesday Morning three years ago
White Charger - "White" Fiesta(ware) Chop Plate by Homer Laughlin from Replacements.com
Dinner Plate and Bread/Butter Plate - "Evergreen" Fiesta(ware) [2007-2009] by Homer Laughlin from Replacements.com
White Salad Plate - "Everyday" by Food Network from Kohl's several years ago
Flatware - "Kyoto" by Holister from Wayfair two years ago
Glassware - from Pier 1 four or five years ago
Napkin Ring - Christmas pick from Michael's this year
Cone Trees - from Costco several years ago
Santa's Elf - "Clifford" Elves Themselves by the Whitehurst Company from Wayfair last year

We will be joining the following Blog parties this week:

"Dishing It! & Digging It!" at Rustic & Refined this Sunday:  http://www.rustic-refined.com/ 
"Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/  
"The Scoop Link  Party" at Stone Gable: (Here)  

Winter Table

I love decorating with reindeer. So does Pat. And when we find an unusual pair, we just have to have them. This was true recently when we went into Pier 1 a month or so ago. I found a really neat set of gray reindeer that I thought would look great on my hall table. Pat saw them and thought they would be perfect for a table. (They'll go on the hall table next week.....)

We found the plates at Pier 1 last year - they go well with the gray theme of the table

Flatware is "Montana" by Gourmet Settings

The "Faience Gray" charger by Christofle is a favorite choice to use

Where it came from:
"Snowy" Place Mat - from Pier 1's sale shelf early this Summer
Gray Charger - "Faience Gray" by Christofle from eBay
Dinnerware - from Pier 1 last year
Bread/Butter Plate - "Pearl Gray" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements.com
Mug - "The Burbs" by Dansk from Tuesday Morning two or three years ago
Flatware - "Montana" by Gourmet Settings from Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Glassware - Inexpensive glasses from the Dollar Store
Gray Napkin - Handmade by Pat
Napkin Ring - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond years ago
Reindeer Duo - from Pier 1 this season

We will be joining the following Blog parties this week:

"Dishing It! & Digging It!" at Rustic & Refined this Sunday:  http://www.rustic-refined.com/ 
"Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/  
"The Scoop Link  Party" at Stone Gable: (Here)