A Pretty Christmas Tablescape

This year we have 13 family members attending

 Christmas Day dinner here.

I set up our formal dining room tablescape  in green and gold

 with a touch of deep crimson red to pull it all together.

Red, green and gold is just so Christmas-y and traditional.

And for those who know me, I seldom use color.

My Christmas decor is all white - but the table is a nice

bit of color in my very neutral universe. ♥

I have six here and will host another six plus high chair in kitchen.

I thank God every day for the blessing of family,
 and for providing our home and space so that we may share it

 with our beloved family and friends whenever we are able to do so.

I only bought a couple of new or new-to-me things this year,
 as I am trying to lighten the "stuff" load we have for the holidays.

However, I recently bought this opaque glass centerpiece

candle holder base at my favorite local thrift store.

I placed it in a vintage silver plated bowl from my stash,

cut some arborbitae from out back and placed a few

smaller glass ornament bulbs around it, making 

a simple, traditional and inexpensive centerpiece.

And this is how it looks when lit with a candle,
casting its peaceful warm glow on the setting.

The two faux boxwood tree things I had in the basement

haven't seen the light of day in a long time.

I thought they completed the look,

 along with a metal reindeer.

I think post-Christmas by using white plates and 
different napkins,  and putting away the ornament bulbs
this tablescape could be used most of the winter.

That is until we get lots and lots of snow,
then I may have to go all out using my glittering snowflake stuff.

Earlier in the Advent season I had been playing with my holiday table

and had set it up in a much more red and bold style.

I thought I'd show you how the table looked then.

It's fun to compare how different with just a few simple
changes it can make. 

I used the gifts I had then later taken and given to my tea sisters

 when we exchanged gifts as part of the tablescape decor.

If you missed the extraordinary Christmas Afternoon Tea party
 I went to there's a link to it at the end of this post
 you won't want to miss. *

Tying ornaments on is a nice way to embellish any packaging.

This was what I used in the centerpiece

 before I found that new-to-me candle vase.

It's much larger than it looks in this pic.

I ended just flipping over the table runner

 when I finally decided to lose all the bright red

 in my final decision on the table this year.

*Here is the tea party link in case you missed it earlier.

It is a two-parter, and part 2 is at the bottom of this

post in a clicky link, too. 

As always, thank you for your visit.

♥

~Michele

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