Winter Wonders Christmas Tablescape - #10

For this week's table Pat used one of the last patterns that we purchased at our local Pier 1 before it sadly closed for good. "Winter Wonders" is a set of ironstone dinnerware and is designed for a more fun holiday table.

Pat used traditional Christmas colors of red and green 

Flatware is "Decision" Primastone  by Noritake

The Santa head napkin rings belonged to our Mother who passed them down to us

Where it comes from:

White Place Mats - from Tuesday Morning years ago

Charger Plate -  Hunter Green "Color Spectrum" by Mikasa from eBay and Replacements,Ltd.

Second Charger and Matching Bread and Butter Plate - "Scarlett" Fiesta(ware) Chop Plate by Homer Laughlin from Replacements,Ltd.

Flatware - "Decision" Primastone by Noritake from eBay

Glassware - Pattern unknown from the Ferndale Emporium (a local kitchen and gift store) years ago

Napkins - from Linentablecloth.com

Napkin Rings - from our Mother years ago

Glass Candle Holders - from TJMaxx three or four years ago

Greenery, Tree, and Ornaments - from Michael's

Santa - from Wayfair three or four years ago

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

John Deere Tractor Christmas Tablescape - #9

Every year one of our small local communities has their annual Tractor Parade down Main Street in the town. It brings out huge numbers of people from all over the county lining up and down the street to see how tractors can be decorated for Christmas. In recognition of the yearly event, we decided to pull out the John Deere Tractor salad plates by Gibson Design to use on this week's table.

Where it came from:

Denim Place Mats - Handmade by Pat

Extra larger Dinner Plate - "Espana Green" by Tabletops Unlimited found at the Cancer Society's Discovery Thrift Store

Blue Dinner Plate - "Lapis" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Macy's eleven or twelve years ago

Accent Plate - "John Deere Tractor by Gibson Designs from eBay 

Bread and Butter Plate - "Sunflower" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from my collection of Fiesta(ware) bread and butter plates

Flatware - "Meridian" by Cambridge from Bed, Bath and Beyond years ago

Glassware - Pattern unknown but from Pier 1 years ago

Wire Napkin Rings - from Pier 1 years ago

Napkins - from Linentablecloth.com 

John Deere Santa - from our local building supply store years ago

Christmas Tree Centerpiece - from Michael's

Black Candle Holders - from Pier 1 several years ago

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

Christmas Plaid Tablescape - #8

Inspiration for this tablescape comes from Santa and his elves. Santa is wearing a Christmas plaid shirt and his elves are dressed in matching plaid vests. Pat chose plaid themed dinnerware and charger accented with black.

Where it came from:

Metal Plaid Charger and Plaid Dinnerware - from Pier 1 over the years

Black Charger (Chop) Plate and Matching Bread and Butter Plate - Black Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements,Ltd.

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

Red Water Goblets - from the Ferndale Emporium (a local gift and kitchen boutique) years ago

Green Wine Glass - from the Dollar Tree several years ago (when it was a dollar)

Black Napkins - from Linentablecloth,com (a great mail order site for inexpensive table and wedding linens and supplies)

Plaid Napkins and Glitter Bow Napkin Rings - from Pier 1 several years ago

Santa - from TJMaxx this year

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

Small Centerpiece Christmas Tree and Ornaments - from Michael's 

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

Traditional Teal and White Christmas Tablescape with American Sweetheart Monax - #7

This week's table is set in a more traditional way - Winter themed with only white and teal blue color. The dinnerware is American Sweetheart "Monax" by MacBeth-Evans Glass Company produced from 1930 thru 1936. 

Flatware is "King James" silverplate by Oneida

The "charger" plate in this stack is actually a 12" salver plate, then a dinner plate and next, a salad plate

Glassware is from Pier 1 years ago

Where it came from:

Reversible leather-like place mats - from Pier 1 years ago

Dinnerware = "American Sweetheart Monax" by MacBeth-Evans from where ever we could find it (antique stores, thrift stores, eBay, Replacement,Ltd., lucky finds)

Flatware - "King James" silverplate by Oneida from our Mother

Glassware - "Claude" from Pier 1 eleven or twelve years ago

Teal Hemstitched Napkins - from Pier 1 years ago

Chiffon Overlay Napkins - a gift from Pat many, many years ago

Napkin Rings - Made from Christmas Picks and PVC pipe rounds spray painted

White Christmas Trees - from Costco four or five years ago

White Santa - from Michael's eight or nine years ago

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