Christine's Home and Travel Adventures

Monday, December 14, 2015

Villeroy & Boch and Plaid Christmas Table

I hope you are all having an enjoyable Christmas season. I feel so bad for the people who were killed in Paris and in San Bernardino, CA. and the families they left behind. Let's all pray for them and for world peace!

This Christmas tablescape is staged and I have to take it down soon so I can set up for a buffet for our party on Saturday. But before I take it down, I might as well blog about it. I missed blogging and tablescaping and visiting all of you. We went to Natchez for almost a month to clean and organize and do more packing there. I have canceled the internet and cable when we left there last May so I could not blog.

We rented a trailer and brought a few furniture and a lot of my dinnerware and Lladro collection.

I finally got that oil painting from Natchez during our trip a few days ago.

Here is a close up. I love how the bucket was painted. It looks so real.

The plaid plate charger is from William Sonoma.

The dinner plates are made by Villeroy & Boch. Pattern is French Garden "Noel"

I love the salad plates, also from Villeroy & Boch "Toy's Delight". I really like the shape.

I had to mix my goblets because I could not find a complete set. I am still organizing the garage and so much more work now because we just brought more stuff from Natchez. The crystal wine stems are all the same though.

Even the flatware have sort of a plaid handles in gold and silver.

Burlap reindeer napkin rings from either Joss & Main or Zullily.

Snowman and Santa S&P shakers.

I used a plaid tablecloth and with satin quilted plain red with green edging placemats. They are reversible to green with red edging.

Cardinals S&P shakers. They are actually made by Pfaltzgraff.

I love these candle holders bought from Old Time Pottery a few years ago.

So much to do! After unloading the trailer and returning it. I started decorating for Christmas. I put up the tree and the Christmas Village. Tomorrow I will start baking in preparation for our party.

Teapot is Spode's Christmas Tree

Thank you so much for stopping by. I would like to link with the following parties. Thank you so much to the hostesses. Merry Christmas to all!

Christine's Table it Monday http://www.rustic-refined.com/

Show and Share http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com

Cindy's Amaze me Mondayhttp://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/

Kathryn's Make it Pretty Monday
Christmas in Texas Wrap Up and Link Party
http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/

Marty's Inspire Me Tuesday http://www.astrollthrulife.net/

Sandi's Teatime Tues http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com

Ruth's Tuesday Cuppa Teahttp://www.antiquesandteacups.info

Martha and Terri's Teacup Tues http://www.marthasfavorites.com/

Maria Elena's Tuesdays at Our Home http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com/

Paula's What's It Wed http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/

Show and Share Wednesday Link Partyhttp://www.mostlyhomemademom.com/

Sarah's Homemaking party http://www.hopeineveryseason.com/

Kathy's Home and Garden Thursday http://www.adelightsomelife.com/

Tablescape Thursday http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Bernideen's Tea Time, Cottage and Garden Blog Party!
http://blog.bernideens.com/

Share your Style Thursday
http://northernnesting.blogspot.com/

Kate's Flaunt it Friday http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com

Courtney's Feathered Nest Fridayhttp://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/

Lorelai's Home Mattershttp://lifewithlorelai.com/

Kate's Flaunt it Friday http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com

Friday, November 13, 2015

White Turkey Salad Plates, a Thanksgiving Table

We are going to Natchez, MS soon and possibly spend Thanksgiving there but I thought I would set some Thanksgiving table here to post before we leave. This is actually the second one I have done and if I have a chance, I might do one last one before we leave, which I will post weekly before Thanksgiving.

I am using the white oval turkey salad plates I bought from Pottery Barn 2 years ago. I used them once last year too.

I covered the table with a Tommy Bahama table cloth, followed by gold placemats to make them look more formal since the tablecloth looks kinda casual and tropical, but it just has the right colors that is why I decided to use it. Then I used another placemat, a round green twiny one. I then layered green MacKenzie Childs plate chargers followed by American Atelier's "Abigail" dinner plates and finally the turkey plates.

The goblets with green stems are from the Dollar Tree and I paired them with a green Mexican glass champagne flutes. I just love their twisted stem.

Green handled flatware to keep up with my green color motif.

I used 2 types of napkin rings, a ceramic pumpkin and artichoke.

4 types of S& P servers

For the tea, I am using a white medallion set with "Lily of the Valley" tea cups.

Thank you so much for stopping by and to the hostesses, for these lovely parties!

Beverly's Pink Saturday

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Natasha's Weekly Sundays Down Under

http://www.natashainoz.com/

Chloe's Celebrate it Sunday
http://celebrateanddecorate.com/

Inspire Me Monday

http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/

Show and Share

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com

Christine's Table it Monday

http://www.rustic-refined.com/

Cindy's Amaze me Monday

http://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/

Creative Mondays Blog Hop

www.clairejustineoxox.com

Kathryn's Make it Pretty Monday

http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/

Sandi's Teatime Tues

http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com

Ruth's Tuesday Cuppa Tea

http://www.antiquesandteacups.info

Kathy's A Return To Loveliness

http://www.adelightsomelife.com/

Martha and Terri's Teacup Tues

http://www.marthasfavorites.com/

Marty's Inspire Me Tuesday

http://www.astrollthrulife.net/

Maria Elena's Tuesdays at Our Home

http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com/

Paula's What's It Wed

http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/

Show and Share Wednesday Link Party

http://www.mostlyhomemademom.com/

Sarah's Homemaking party

http://www.hopeineveryseason.com/

Idea Box Thursday Party

http://milaslittlethings.com

Kathy's Home and Garden Thursday

http://www.adelightsomelife.com/

Share Your Cup Thursday

http://jannolson.blogspot.com/

Bernideen's Friends Sharing Tea

http://blog.bernideens.com/

Share your Style Thursday

http://northernnesting.blogspot.com/

Tablescape Thursday

http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Kathy's Home and Garden Thursday

http://www.adelightsomelife.com/

Share your Style Thursday

http://northernnesting.blogspot.com/

Home Sweet Home

The Charm of Home

Lorelai's Home Matters

http://lifewithlorelai.com/

Kate's Flaunt it Friday

http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com

Anything Blue Friday

http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/

Courtney's Feathered Nest Friday

http://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/

Friday, November 6, 2015

Pierced Tableware!

I was organizing the garage to try to fit whatever is left in Natchez when I spotted these pierced salad plates. I noticed they had maple leaves in various colors so I decided to use them to create a table. Perfect for Fall, isn't it?

I also spotted a pierced ceramic basket in the garage so I somehow managed to include it in my centerpiece.

I decided to use my white wooden plate chargers. I have some white pierced ceramic ones too but they are still in Natchez. I used plain peachy dinner plates.

They are plain but the borders are ribbed. I bought them from West Elm about 3 years ago.

I remembered I had some pierced flatware too so on the table they went.

Do you like my flowers in a pot? I found them at Goodwill when I gave a box of donations and bought it for I think, $1.80. I like how the flowers are arranged and I like the pot they're in too.

I picked a tea set by Kent Pottery. I don't know the pattern name but they are floral and I just added a Portmeiron "Botanic Garden" cup in similar colors.