Poinsettia Christmas Table

Yes - we, too, have jumped on the Christmas tablescape bandwagon like many other tablescapers even though it is still November. Christmas is our favorite time of year, and both Pat and I start planning for next year the day after Christmas. So it seems natural to start setting the table for the season now.

Over view of the table

The place setting consists of a glitzy red charger holding poinsettia plates with a glass poinsettia plate on top. Gold flatware and gold-like crackle glassware match the center of the poinsettia.

Flatware is "Gold Iconic" by Wallace Silver

We bought these glitzy red chargers at Pier 1 last year

Love these glass candle holders from Ross

Pat arranged a huge handful of silk poinsettia in a large milk glass pedestal bowl

Pat added these small gold packages and red berries to the greenery for more color

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
Gold Flatware - "Gold Iconic" by Wallace Silver Co. from Replacements, Ltd.
Red Glitter Charger - from Pier 1 last year
Dinnerware - "Poinsettia" by Hallmark (purchased by Pat at a rummage sale to support Hospice)
Poinsettia Plate - from Michael's and Pier 1 last year
Glassware - Amber "Crackle" from Pier 1
Napkin Ring - from Pier 1
White Napkin Overlay - a gift from Pat
Red Candle Holders - from Ross Dress For Less
White Bowl (holding Poinsettia) - Milk Glass from the Westmoreland Glass Co.
Gold Packages - from Pier 1
Candles, Flowers, Greenery - Michael's

We will be joining Christine's "Table It!" at Rustic & Refined this Monday:  http://www.rustic-refined.com/

We will also be joining Susan for "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch this Thursday:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Bundt Pan Challenge

With sincere apologies to Cuisine Kathleen, we are taking some liberties as we participate in her Bundt Pan Challenge this week. Yes, we are using a bundt pan - two in fact - and yes, we are setting a table, but that's where we begin to digress from the original challenge. As everyone knows, Pat likes to be a bit unconventional when it comes to tablescaping....so here is her version of Kathleen's challenge.

Pat's beat-up bundt pan has seen better days......used many, many times, here it sits among bird seed, gelatin, and Sandra Lee's 2009 Christmas Special Collector's Issue magazine with the bundt pan wreath bird feeder recipe that we used.

Over view of the table - each guest is given a small bundt pan wreath birdfeeder as a favor. It also acts as the place card holder.

A large piece of burlap was laid across the table before it was set

The place setting - each place setting features a different accent plate showing one of several birds from the Audubon Society's "Birds of America" collection. The plates were made by Alfred Meakin over 70 years ago.

Flatware is "Montana" by Gourmet Settings

Pat used a green tumbler instead of a stem glass because the place setting is rustic.

Two napkins - one olive green, one cinnamon to match the charger - are held by a wire napkin ring that matches the votive holders on the table

Each accent plate is done in great detail

The dinner plate is an inexpensive ironstone from Pier 1

We got these chargers on sale a few years ago - we already had eight in the original brown wood tone, but Pat thought these would be perfect spray painted in this unusual cinnamon color.

The centerpiece

Pat used just the base from the individual cupcake holders - these bird seed wreaths are made from small bundt pans

The votive candles match the chargers and cinnamon napkins

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
Olive Green Placemats - Bed, Bath, and Beyond several years ago
Flatware - "Montana" by Gourmet Settings from Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Cinnamon Charger and White Dinner Plate - from Pier 1
Salad/Accent Plates - "Birds of America" from the National Audubon Society by Alfred Meakin purchased from eBay and Replacements
Glassware - "Lawrence" from Pier 1
Bread/Butter Plate - "Racine" by Hutschenreuther from eBay and Replacements
Small Cake Stands - from Ross
Large Cake Stand - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Nest-like Votive Holders - from Michael's
Napkin Rings - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond

We will be joining Christine's "Table It!" this Monday at Rustic & Refined:  http://www.rustic-refined.com/

We will also be joining Cuisine Kathleen's "Let's Dish" for her Bundt Pan Challenge this Wednesday:  http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/

And we will be joining Susan's "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch this Thursday: http://betweennapsontheporch.net/