Gingerbread Christmas Table - Already?? What????

Yes, a Christmas tablescape already....there are several reasons why:  Pat will be leaving town to visit her daughter for a while before Christmas. Also, she is having a major remodel of her bathroom done which is taking up a lot of her time. And, most importantly, we just love Christmas tables more than any other kind of tablescapes. So, please bear with us. Chalk it up to us being old, eccentric, unconventional, weird, wacky, outlandish, or odd.....take your pick.

This table makes me smile!

Flatware is "Primary" by Noritake

Pat started with a Gingerbread Boy plate

Most of the dinnerware is Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin

The Luncheon Plate is checked "At Home with Marieke"

The "Open Work" Charger Plate is from Maryland China Company

For napkin rings, Pat took clay dough cookie ornaments and attached them to plain white PVC pipe cut into 1" rounds and spray painted white. She hand-made the check napkins to match the red-checked luncheon plate.

Pat couldn't resist using Santa's helper elves on the table.

We found several Gingerbread Houses at TJMaxx this year and couldn't resist.

Where it came from:

Red Place Mats - from Bed, Bath and Beyond several years ago

White Charger and matching small coaster - from the Maryland China Company (still available) seven or eight years ago

Red Dinnerware - "Scarlett" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Macy's and Replacements,Ltd.

Checked Luncheon Plate - Red Checked Porcelain by "At Home with Marieke" from eBay

Salad Plate - White Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Macy's

Gingerbread Boy Plate - from Pier 1 six or seven years ago

Flatware - "Primary" by Noritake from eBay and Replacements,Ltd.

Red Goblet - Pattern unknown but from the Ferndale Emporium (a local kitchen and gift boutique) years ago

Small Wine/Champagne Glass - from the Dollar Tree

Checked Napkins - Handmade by Pat to match the Luncheon Plate 

White Napkin - from Linentablecloth.com

Gingerbread Cottage and Red Reindeer - from TJMaxx this year

Assorted Gingerbread Cookies - from a local Department store now out of business

Santa's Helper Elves - "Elves Themselves" from Wayfair four or five years ago

Baker Santa - a gift from Pat years ago

Tree, Small Ornaments, and Snow - from Michael's

This week, we will be joining "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/ 

Each Guest was given a different Gingerbread House Ornament as a gift. They sat on a small white coaster that matched the charger.