Candy...you are absolutely AMAZING. Totally, completely, amazing! I can't wait to see your house decorated as I know you go all out with it.
FOUR 10 hr days? Where do you get that much energy? My
bit of decorating is just the opposite, TEN 4 hr days. LOL.
I know you could do mine in an afternoon!!

The snowman table is really cute and certainly doesn't look "last minute"! That Santa table is definitely a WOW one. As usual, I'm shaking my head at the bargains you find thru out the year!
You ROCK, Girl.

hugs, Karen

Candy, What Karen said!
I love, love, love Santas! I could look at this table for hours.
The snowman table is equally delightful I love it!
Thanks for sharing your remarkable talent with us.
Nana

Candy : Both of your tables are absolutly fabulous!! For "last minute", you certainly did a lovely job and it doesn't look like it at all.
I'd love to be in attendance to your luncheon just to look at all the different pretties.
You've really been busy busy with the Christmas decor. If I spent 4 10 hr days working on all that, I'd fall over....lol
I can't wait to see all that you've done!!

Okay, picture this....I am bowing up and down to you because you are the QUEEN of table decor Candy!! Not only is the first table amazing, you pulled off a second in one day....amazing job! Everything about them looks fabulous!

Candy...WOW! your volunteer work is FABULOUS! And talk about 'getting 'er done' in a late notice situation, you are a MASTER!!!

Your snowman table is GORGEOUS! Those dinner plates are perfect & your expertise w/napkin folding/arranging is over-the-top! (love it!) All those snowman accessories look like you've been planning this table for weeks! & also adding to the chairs besides! You did a wonderful service (pun intended)! Anyone sitting at that table will enjoy the 'jingle-belling' all the way home! (Blue is so pretty for this snowman table!)

Now, your 'pre-planned' Santa table! What visualization you have when shopping for bargains! Those gift Santa's on the plates are winners & your centerpc 'fix & repair' Santa certainly brings a smiley 'Ho Ho Ho' to the table! And love the Santa hat chair back decor!

Peppermint theme is so Christmasy! I saw those trees at HL, too...such fun to shop there & so many $$$ bargains esp w/your insight to 90% off possiblilites! Linens, flatware & esp those Radko dishes just shout CELEBRATION! And what a celebration for your church holiday luncheon! TFS, candy! Love it all! Jeanne S.

Both tables are equally delightful and would be a pleasure to dine at but I really have to give you 'high 5's' for the snowman table and the fact that you had to pull it together in a hurry. It looks like it had every bit as much planning over time as the Santa table. You tablescapes are always a such a pleasure to look at. Really looking forward to seeing your house decorations this year :) .....

Lynne

Candy, I think we all feel the same thing....LOL

Add me to the bowing down crowd! 2 wonderful tables done inexpensively, yet beautifully! You are the queen, there is no doubt!
Kathe

Definitely add me to the bowing crowd - both tables are amazing! What a coup to be able to pull off that second one in just 1 day - no one would guess that the same thoughtful long-term planning wasn't applied to both tables - hat's off to a perfect score on both tables!

Candy, You win hands down on the table decor!!! Both tables are beauties. Love how you pulled the snow man table off in so short of notice. The Santa table really calls to me because I have so many Santas that I have collected over the past 25 years. You really made me feel bad about fixing the broken one with sculpty. I throwed out a beautiful Santa and a Santa with sleigh and reindeer because Santa's hand was broken and the reindeers horns were missing. It never even occured to me that they could be replaced with sculpty. They were in a box lot that I paid $5 for and I just tossed them. I could kick myself now. That was long before I found this forum and all the tricks of repairing like spackling and repainting. Loving all your beautiful tables and the bargins you find . TFS JANET

Candy, totally agree with all the above posts. Your Santa ts is my favorite but the snowmen ts is delightful too. I love the santas and santa cp.

All the peppermint decor is stunning. The white swirls to make your tc look like a large peppermint candy is genius. Love the Radko plates. I have some of those too.

Hope to see all of your Christmas decor soon. Sounds like you put in alot of hours. I'm so excited to see all of it!

Punk

There's nothing I can say except that I agree with all of the above comments and am right there with the bowing. Wonderful tables, you did a great job on both! Very impressive and you are amazing!

Luvs

Your tables are lovely. Since this is a church sponsored affair I am just wondering if all the tables are secular in their decorations? It is sad enough the lack of christian symbols we feature in our homes. One might expect to see something more related to the REASON FOR THE SEASON at a "church" function. Also the metal card table chairs do not do any of the tables justice!!

Kind of hard to have elegant chairs to set up in a church basement or Sunday school classroom...would be nice tho, arcy! And Candy being a volunteer for the event certainly portrays the REASON FOR THE SEASON! Thank you, candy! Jeanne S.

Thanks everybody! I do love decorating a table and since I have joined here I had no problem coming up with another table decor. I just felt badly that I didn't have a better gift for the guests at the snowman table.

arcy, the church supplies the tables and chairs. I agree that folding chairs are not the most attractive, which is why both of my tables have chair decor in addition to the table decor. The blessing before we eat, and the inspirational message address the Reason for the Season. A couple of years ago, I did have a nativity set on my table, but the table decor can be ANY holiday, or even just a pretty table. The focus is on the fellowship and the message. The decor is for fun.

In my own home, in addition to my holiday decor, there is at least one nativity set in every single room, sometimes more.

Target does not carry the Radko plates anymore! I'll have to find where else they are sold, besides the pieces I find at TS's, LOL

Thanks again everybody. You are the best bunch of cheerleaders around!

TTFN,
Candy

Wow! Both of those are truly magazine material!

Very nice Job!! I love all the candy cane stripes! Even the table cloth looks like a peppermint twist! You really did a great job, I love it! :)

-SD