White Ironstone Finds For A Christmas Table

I pulled out my Quaker Lace table cloth to layer under this vintage 1950's Christmas table cloth.

 

I realized that they both needed pressing...DARN! So I put a large, folded several times, heavy  cloth down on the table and pressed each one on the table. My table is not the greatest so I didn't have a lot of worries I'd do it damage. I'm not saying this is how it should be done but, it worked really well.
 

The newest finds are the platter it's just a simple squarish-oval. A Mid Century coffee pot marked USA. Some references say that it's restaurant ware...it's home ware now!!! And those pretty doily's.

 Just realized you can't even see the top of the platter!!! But here's a shot of the back. Loved that it's named Snowhite~~~

A pretty ironstone bowl with pink roses and a blue ribbon. I just filled it with glittered pine cones and glass ornaments.

The Salvation Army had about eight of these  petite sauce boats. I limited myself to just one. At fifty cents each I probably should of got two!

I also just found the silver wire and capiz shell cross while out junking. Capiz shell is so hard to resist...it whispers to me..."take me home". The shell actually comes from the Windowpane Oyster, which is edible, but valued more for their pearls and translucence shells

Picked up several boxes of those glittery snowflakes last year, so they will be popping up here and there in my decorations. I'm liking them on the table with the aged music sheets.

This little Angel is from Germany and I found him several years ago.  I think it's the most sweetest of figurines. 

 Every time I look at him (he stays out all year in my bookcase) with his hand to his heart at the wonder of the child before him, I always have a rush of sweet emotion.

Got this huge candle several years ago while out junking. It had several layers of a cellophane type wrapping, so I didn't know that it was broken in half and it was literally hanging by a wick! So I had to get creative in order to salvage it. The vintage page was the folder for the music sheets and is of a heavy weight paper so I thought that it would work well. I aged it some more and just modge podged it on.

Added a couple of different widths of lace and tied on the big button with aged rayon seam binding. 

 

 Used two sizes of small dishes layered with a doily and set the candle on top and propped up a snowflake. And here's my Fitz and Floyd Christmas Geese shakers from my previous post.

These pears were such a great find. They're ceramic with metal stems and I believe they were rather high end. I found them while out junking...they were offered as a set, you got the six pears and a glass bowl for one price. Of course it took about a half bottle of Goo Gone to get all of the tape residue off of them. They had secured the "set" extremely well!

Just layered a doily under the pears to add pattern and interest. Two of the plates are French Haviland and two are White Mist, Staffordshire England

Since it's mostly just me, when I have a meal, I move things over and pop down a place mat . I can have my table and enjoy it too!

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A Quick Wrap

Thanksgiving morning I was getting ready to go to my sister-in-laws for dinner, when I realized that I had forgot to purchased something to fancy up the two bottles of wine I was bringing as a gift.  So I had to improvise, and this is what I came up with.

In my search for something to use as wrapping I came across these new tea towels that I had left over when I closed my shop. 

Some jute twine and  silvery bells and I had those bottles all wrapped up!!!

The third bottle is my gift for my early evening dinner with more family. Yes, I had TWO Thanksgiving dinners!!!

 Here's a quick peek at my French Limoges casserole dish holding some pretty glittered pine cones and vintage glass ornaments and tree topper. The metal candle holder is the perfect size to fit the base of the dish so I don't have to worry about it being tipsy. Just doing small vignettes this year instead of a tree.

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Taking shelter from a sudden snowstorm

 

 

There is a tradition, originating from Iceland or Germany, about birds and Christmas. The bird has always been a symbol of luck and fortune. Because of that, there was a belief that a bird’s nest was also a source of that luck. So finding a bird’s nest in a tree that had been selected for Christmas was a sign that the family would have good luck and health throughout the year.

Decorative candles from this post with Fairey lights and white poinsettias.

Getting ready for 2015 All the best to you~~~Mickie

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My Country Christmas Table

My first ever tablescape! 

I like a simpler more country look to my table, that I can take into the New Year.

I'm sure you'll recognize the flower vase from this post.

 

My first layer is this white and blue striped runner that I made out of vintage 

roll toweling. I just cut a portion off and then cut that in half lengthwise, gathered,

then resewed a section to each end. Thank goodness my table is small and that

I had a piece long enough to give a nice drop of ruffle on each end.

I crossed the first layer with a red cross stitch runner done in roses and vines. I'm not even a fair embroiderer, but I know great needle work when I see it and this piece is lovely!

Next, my white and blue snowflake luncheon plates. This one with a blue and white buffalo plaid napkin wrapped in a gold holly leaf and jingle bell napkin holder.

And the other two plates get a red and white plaid napkin in a holly and jingle bell napkin ring.Not sure about these napkin rings, they way they are shaped makes them sit at an odd angle. Why the mix of napkins? Well, I had two of the blue and three of the red...so I had to mix it up a bit!

This blue and white serving piece (usually holds holiday treats) I'm using as a charger underneath the pitcher of flowers.  It has a beautiful gold flower in the middle and just look at those handles...so pretty! Don't know the maker as the pottery mark underneath is terribly blurred. Any ideas on maker?

 The transoms across the french doors are filled with wire bird cages, fluer de lis, faux citrus fruit vines and a sign declaring "Bon Appetit".

 I added the water pitcher with bunches of red and white poinsettias

 And tucked in a vintage postcard on a wire holder.

A little silver and light into the mix~~~

 A pair of Gorham Sterling candle holders given to me by a very dear friend (thanks Terrie). They're holding toile candles that I made by covering with tissue paper a few years ago.

And then I brought the heard of celluloid deer in. These were a find 

from last year.  They are a wonderful size and so very "dear!

My Merry Christmas Country Table

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