Work-in-progress, thats a nice table. Love the gold placemats and the nutcrackers. Your cat pic is very nice - look at his eyes!!

Mo

Beautiful table, but I'm really loving the kitty!!!!

Love those huge candle holders!! Did anyone win big??
I love your table it's very pretty love the placemats!!!

Oh such a pretty table & I luv the nutcrackers at the placesettings! What a neat idea! Thanks for sharing your pics!

Thanks for the kind words. Yep, the big winner was me, to the tune of $40. No one really cared, they were more into their paper hats and toys. We always have lots of fun with the chargers. We swap hat colors, toys, love the silly jokes as well.

I guess Louie is a hit - I'll have to tell DD as he is all hers, except of course for the feeding, the changing of the litter, vet visits, etc. LOL

Love the Santa Cat, LOL.
And the centerpiece, and the little bowl of ornies on the far corner of the table, and the little nutcrackers, and and and....

hugs, Karen

Your table is pretty. Love the touch with the nutcrackers. The cat looks like he wants to say "oh brother, get this over with". So cute.

work-in-progress, very nice table. I really like your Christmas plates and the napkin rings not to mention the fabulous candle holders, nice idea with the ornaments in them! You are fortunate that your DH thought to take a few pics - I know how it is once the guests arrive and then the only pics you have, have people in them!

DD

Nice tablesetting! I like the idea of the lottery tickets.

Your table turned out really nice. Love those big candle holders and the nutcrackers. Nice holly pattern on your dishes too. Kitty doesn't seem too overjoyed--but he sure looks cute! Luvs

Your dishes are really nice! Mind sharing where you got them?

Very pretty! Is that pattern Lenox Holiday? The Christmas crackers are always a nice touch (I fogot to add those this year.) Keep those pictures coming!

Okay - My china pattern is Lenox Holiday. I have been collecting it forever, I believe it was the first Lenox holiday pattern offered. The chargers are red plastic from CVS at a steal, and gold beaded placemats are from Target, not such a steal, but I loved them and know I'll get my money's worth.

The hurricanes are from Williams-Sonoma a few years ago. This year W/S advertised "pillar sleeves" which come in 3 sizes. I had to wait a bit as the size I wanted was backordered. The sleeves work well when you want to "decorate" the hurricanes. Very versitile for any season! One thing to keep in mind with the sleeves, they do not have bottoms (open at both ends) so I improvised and used 2 of those small flavored olive oil dishes. They are white, but you can't see them at all when decorated, and they did stabilize the candles in the hurricane.

I founds lots of ideas of what to use in the hurricanes. The decorated hurricanes are apparently popular as I saw them in many different catalogs during the holidays between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I wanted to use the hurricanes in the dining room, but they seemed bland with just the pillar candle. Voila, W/S came up with an option!

Thanks to all for the kind comments!

Thank you for sharing the pillar sleeve idea. I often wondered how to do that, and I do agree that it's just blah without something added to the hurricane.

What a pretty and Fun table setting! Everything just 'pops' with your color combination, and is all so festive looking. I like your hurricane candle holders and the nutcrackers are a nice touch. Christmas Kitty...'Louie'..is too cute!!
jane

Another beautiful table. I love your hurricanes and your Lenox I have the big round platter in that pattern, but it's the only piece I have. - Gail