I always enjoy setting special tables for Christmas Eve, Christmas morning breakfast, and Christmas dinner. I try to vary them at least a bit each year, but there are also some constants. I love the look of fresh evergreens, mixed with ornaments and candles or flowers. So easy, but very festive! I like this mostly all-green centerpiece I used last Christmas Eve. (Click the link under the photos to visit the original post.)
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| Christmas Eve 2011 |
I used a very similar centerpiece for Christmas Eve dinner in 2010, using a silver sandwich tray to contain the greenery, green and silver ornaments, and white candles.
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| Christmas Eve, 2010 |
For a more formal Christmas table, I simply removed the green ornaments and added a few more silver ones.
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| White Christmas, 2010 |
This centerpiece is still one of my favorites -- so simple, yet elegant. I just combined fresh greenery with white mums and green hypericum berries in a pretty bowl from my in-laws' collection.
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| Christmas Dinner, 2010 |
I continued the theme with the napkin rings -- a Christmas gift opened that morning! -- adding a mum and sprigs of greenery to each one.
I found one pre-blog photo from Christmas 2006! You can just get a glimpse of another simple and monochromatic centerpiece using fresh greenery and lime green "Kermit" mums from the grocery store in my silver Revere bowl.
Each year I usually buy one or two small live trees to use on a sideboard or in a centerpiece, as I did for Christmas breakfast last year. With a couple of Santas from my mother-in-law's collection, they made for a simple but festive centerpiece.
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| Christmas morning, 2011 |
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| Christmas morning, 2010 |
Cuisine Kathleen for Let's Dish #19-- Christmas in July
Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Yvonne of StoneGable for the Christmas in July blog hop
Your Christmas tablescapes are so pretty! It's hard do decide which I like best. Your White Christmas one is gorgeous and I also like the Christmas morning 2011, too. They're all great!
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Beautiful Christmas in July tables! Actually made me feel cooler!:-)
ReplyDeleteYour Christmas tables are all so festive! Your Christmas morning table 2011 with your Joy plates is my favorite :)
ReplyDeletePretty Christmas tables, Tricia! Where do you live in Texas? I noticed that you wished we had a Christmas Tree Shop in Texas, on Kathleen's comment box. We do have one in Dallas, if you ever get this way, just to let you know. I went once, but didn't find all the wonderful things that everyone else seems to.
ReplyDeleteTricia, I couldn't bring myself to do Christmas yet, but I've certainly enjoyed your stroll down memory lane!
ReplyDeleteAaah Tricia.. thank you.. my gosh. I loved seeing all your pretty tables. And the notes on the centerpieces. I too love a good bunch of greenery in the center of the table. Doesn't it just smell so good? I am going to use the candles and ornaments theme somehow this year.. thanks for the tips. The Christmas Tree shop is in Dallas by the Galleria. However, as with Kitty, I didn't find all the goodies either.. Hugs.. xo marlis
ReplyDeleteTricia, each of these holiday tables are perfect for the season. Love the white and silver details of your Christmas dinner in 2010.
ReplyDeleteReading Kitty's note above, I went to CTS in Dallas last time I was there. Sorry to say, it was a big disappointment. I think we need to make a trip to Long Island and shop with Kathleen and Alma. ;-)
Oh, so many beautiful and fun tablescapes...I couldn't even pick a favorite! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing and I hope you have a wonderful night!
Aledia @ Plum Perfect
That chrysanthemum/hypericum berry arrangement is my favorite, too! It looks so elegant, and the fact that it's in a square rather than round bowl makes it extra cool!!! Uh oh....I'll be going to Pennsylvania later this year and hoping that I can score at a CTS there. I might have to take a side trip to Alma and Kathleen's territory!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love how you go all out evening for Christmas morning!!
ReplyDeleteI love Christmas. I have the same crystal bowl on the silver base that was your in-laws. If you ever need a pair, we can meet some place on the H. E. Bailey, and I'll loan it to you. Beautiful tables. Thanks for the reprise. Cherry Kay
ReplyDeleteIt is so much fun to look back at previous Christmas tables. I really enjoyed all of yours but my favorite is Christmas morning 2011...love those colors and fun plates! Hugs, Linda
ReplyDeleteI love to see the different tables you set up, always festive and beautiful. You have a real gift for creating a lovely space for guests. Reading an old Gladys Taber book the other day, she mentioned using fresh greenery in a long container with red geraniums in pots, that made me think of some of your combinations. Not to mention, Christmas in July takes us momentarily away from the Texas summer!
ReplyDeleteThey are all wonderful! I thought it might be painful to look at Christmas tables, but I am actually enjoying them. Thanks for sharing yours!
ReplyDeleteSomeday I will have a collection of Christmas tables, like you. I like them all but especially the all green centerpiece.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty Christmas tablescapes! I love the white mum centerpiece in the footed silver piece!
ReplyDeleteLove all you festive ideas. I will borrowing one of them, since I have that same footed rectangle bowl! Dianne
ReplyDeleteYou have had some very pretty Christmas tablescapes!. Each so different, each so fabulous!
ReplyDeleteYour Christmas tables make me dreamof the coolness of winter. My favorite was the Christmas dinner 2010. The silver with the greenery and white mums was fabulous.
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OH GOODNESS, I love all your beautiful tables. I am going back and pin all of them. Thank you for putting this together.
ReplyDeletexo, Ginger
Lovely table -- thanks for sharing -- looking at Christmas things when it was triple digits made me feel so much cooler!
ReplyDeleteLoved seeing your pretty tables, each one different and festive!
ReplyDeleteThe white is certainly cooling!
Thanks for sharing at Let's Dish!
Tables for Christmas are all great. We have the same green glasses. My mom had a set but when I decided that I wanted them she had already sold them all in a garage sale. She got hers as a grocery store give away with tea. I now have many of each of the 5 differen sizes.
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All these beautiful tables make me want cold weather to get here tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteTricia, I've been so remiss with my blog but I had to take a peek to see what you had done this week. I just love thinking about Christmas this time of year. Seeing your pretty tables was just the thing! I too, love a simple table with some greenery. Thank you for a special treat on this hot summer's day!
ReplyDeleteI love easch and everyone of your Christmas tables, Ticia. So many neat ideas!...Christine
ReplyDeleteGreat idea Tricia! I have been so busy with summer activities that I haven't done a table in a few weeks. It is fun to see all of the fun tables!
ReplyDeleteTricia, You have certainly set some gorgeous tables with gorgeous centerpieces. I always short my centerpieces a bit, you real greenery and hypericum (sp?) are beautiful. Joni
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