A Little Christmas Tea

I found these cute little tea set Christmas dishes at a condo garage sale for $5 for a set of 8! I couldn't wait to use them.

They are Johnson Brothers Merry Christmas. They have a little cup inset in the corner for the tea cup. 

I went out looking for red plaid napkins today, and imagine this-- I couldn't find any! But that's me, good ideas, a little late!

I am making initialed ornaments for each guest. 

I got the idea from The Creativity Exchange.

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Santa Hutch

Santas and silver seem to be what appealed to me this year.

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Red Bird Table

Have you seen these Walmart plates yet? They were at our store only about a week before they were gone. Not bad for Wally World! I paired them with my JC Penney Outlet red dinner plates, and chargers from Michael's. 

I love the faint gold pattern in the background of the plate. 

I stepped outside the front door for some holly. The tablecloth I picked up at Home Goods. It has a nice quilty texture to it. 

Two of the little red birds are salt and peppers from the same collection.

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Thanksgiving 2011

Well, at 5:08 am, I got my table set for Thanksgiving......so might as well do Tablescape Thursday! Thank you Susan for taking the time to host for us.... um..... last minute people.

There will be only 4 of us today, but they are the most important ones!

You won't see these overused acorn plates again.... until next year.

 I went with coppery browns, and neutrals this year, with a little blue and white to brighten it up. My grandma's napkins are huge compared to the ones you buy today, so I rolled them and secured with a little ribbon.

I like the coppery tea lights at each place. 

Mom is getting a little surprise at  her place. As soon as I saw this little squirrel, I laughed out loud in the store and scooped him up. She battles the squirrels on her deck all year, as she tries to feed the birds. Not her favorite critter! 

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My Thanksgiving Table

Are you behind already for Thanksgiving, like me? I just went to the store Monday nite, and gotta get the turkey thawin'.


 I had hoped to have an idea for my Thanksgiving tablescape by now, and have a beautiful blog about it. Time is running out, I am tired and this is my last chance for this year,  so I decided to show you what I did for Thanksgiving another year. It's just something I pulled together at the last minute. I had a hard time getting those chairs all lined up. I know you can't see everything in the photo, but you get the idea. That was a busy year, too.



Last year I  had the clan outside for Thanksgiving, and I won't do that again. I am almost ashamed to show you these photos!



I don't even know some of those people in the photo.I am glad we had it outside, though, because someone always brings a guest who thinks it's ok to smoke in the house. That smoke smelled funny, too.  Every family has a few who don't dress appropriately for the occasion, don't you? Please say it is not just my family.  And those feathers in the hair! I guess my family teens were just a little ahead of the fashion last year. And the dog ended up sick, cause the kids kept feeding him. That's Uncle John on the right in his tin foil hat. It keeps the aliens from reading his thoughts.

What I really look forward to  after Thanksgiving dinner is sitting around playing cards and having a couple of cocktails. And I mean we play until we are dog tired!


Ok, I may have been able to make a real tablescape to show you in the time I spent on this blog. But I am tired, and now I feel better. I'll take photos for next year!

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