Christmas Eve Tablescape

My favorite time with the family is on Christmas Eve.

We do our celebration on the Eve of Christmas,

presents, and our big dinner.

I spend days preparing for it, all the festivities,

nothing brings me greater joy on Christmas than to 

spend time with our grandkids and kids.

Here is my tablescape for this year.

So much fun!

This year I used some very special items from my favorite

boxes, some from the past, my mothers crochet red and white

table cloth.  I think it is actually for a bed, but

I decided to use it this year on the table.

A few years ago I purchased these angel wings for pictures I do each

summer with my grand children.  They really are angels!

I used them on the back of each chair, and tied them

with these gold and red rope tassels.

The table setting is so gorgeous!

Gold plated stainless, that my close friend brought to me

a few weeks ago.  She found them when she was cleaning out a house

of a man who had passed away, and everything was going to a yard

sale.  She knew I loved to do these table settings, and so shared

them with me.  Such a great gift, such a special friend.

White chargers, under silver chargers, then red plates, and beautiful

white bowls, on top of that green fruit salad plates.

Red goblets, and white cupcake pedestal plates. 

Each place setting has black and white cloth napkins from Pier I,

and red embroidered cloth napkins from Ralph Lauren. 

The center piece Dana made for me with wood from  a palate,

I filled it with greenery, red pine cones, red pomegranates, cream candles,

and beautiful hand cut glass candle holders. 

I repainted this table a few weeks ago, it was black.

I used Mindful Gray paint from Sherwin Williams.  I 

distressed this with a brick color on top of the gray.

This table cloth I purchased at the Christmas Markets in Germany

a few years ago.  I fell in love with it, it really was my intent to buy a 

tablecloth that I could embroider myself, but only finished ones

were available.  Really to my advantage!

My special find this year.  I found this at a vintage store.

I changed the chairs in the dinning room to white for Christmas,

and it brightens the room to have them in here.

I used red ribbon to tie a bow on my pillows.  They feel so 

festive!  I did them on all the pillows in my family room too!

So a Merry Christmas to you!

I hope that you will have as much fun on Christmas Eve as

we are planning on this year.

Have a great Holiday!

Robin

Christmas Mantel

One of my favorite things I love to do is decorate!

It brings such joy to my soul!

Our mantel is such an odd shape, the stone consumes the entire wall.

Then there are 2 long pieces of rocks across the top

of the fireplace.  So it has always been quite a challenge to make

it look inviting and beautiful.

I love the contrast of the grey stone and the red and green of Christmas.

I love the simplicity of the wall behind the Christmas

decorations.  I also love the white in the decorations that pop from 

the grey wall.  I used white, brown, greenery, and books

covered in brown paper.

 I still need to get the stockings hung around on the rock too.

The stockings will cover the cord to the lights.

I sure love the look of this mantel.

I decided to center the living room around the Savior.  His birth, and the 

meanings of his name.  Here is one of my favorite nativities.  I put a mirror behind

it along with names of the Savior.  

The Mighty God,

The Everlasting Father

The Prince of Peace.

I also have this beautiful piece of Mary holding baby Jesus on a donkey.  It is from 

Hansen Creations.  My absolute favorite motif is the Fleur de lis.  I have them

all over my house.  This one is metal.

I made my sign with my cricut and Robin's Nest papers.

The crown also represents the Savior.  Lord of Lords.

It was found at the Home store, new to Salt Lake City.

Another statue of the Savior, also from Hansen Creations.  It stays out

all year long, along with other statues I have that stay out all year long.

The candle was given to me from my aunt, it is from Germany.

These are a few more pictures after I hung the stockings,

This room is so warm and inviting now that the fireplace

has been washed grey.  It has change the whole look of my 

living room, I am so very glad that I made the change.

A Merry Christmas to you!!!

Robin