Christmas tablescapes.

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So yesterday was immediate family. I used Hester & Cook magnolia paper placemats, my old Lenox and my John Derian turkey napkins and John Derian mushroom plates. And, of course, my Goodwill turkey for fruit.

We are having 10-12 Christmas Eve. One given is, no tablecloth --- And I want to use paper placemats again. I only have eight mushroom plates, and I don't want to repeat that anyway.

I often use my woodland plates (I think of them as my Jojo plates because she made me buy them) for winter holidays, e.g. ... but both the white cabbagewear and these woodlland plates are in our apartment and it is a pain to wrap them up and move them.

And it is the wrong time of year for my "main" Maine plates,

So, I would like to some subset of these plates .for my Christmas table.

Also in love with these as a centerpiece.

Thinking about two schemes, both with a runner...Votes?

Please read: words to the effect of "traditional Christmas colors" will void your vote.

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porkandham

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I lovethe trees, and I think the pink plate will be really nice with them. Does the pink plate work with the plate with the wide gold rim?

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njmomma
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One more to throw into the ring….. would you consider the large white plate with the gray and yellow trim with the small red and pink plate onto with the placemat you chose? Sorry if I got the colors wrong, looking through my cell. Love the colorful trees!
njmomma
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I need an edit button 😩
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njmomma
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*holly placemat
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rubyclaire
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Holly leaves & green stripe. Love the nutcrackers too but they seem to compete with the trees a bit.
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Kswl
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I vote for scheme #2, the colors of trees and nutcrackers go nicely together.
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Arapaho-Rd
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#2. As Kswl said, they look very pretty together.
arcy_gw
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Not the holly placemats with the trees and nutcrackers.
rubyclaire
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Ha ha - by “compete” I mean go great together! The colors in #2 do look really good.
blfenton
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I too like the pink (?) rimmed small plates with the trees.
mtnrdredux_gw
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I only have 6 of those, never really use them, and I thought well, maybe i will just buy a few more.

But I just looked it up and dessert plates are $1300 each. Uhh, so no on those. I bought them in Paris year back, and I knew they were expensive but yikes.
njmomma
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Only six Pink plates……, pink plates, every other plate? Or would that just look weird?
mtnrdredux_gw
Original Author
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I think it could work if, for example, you had the pattern in two colors, and mixed colors. But I don't think it would work here. Maybe I can disinvite some people!?
njmomma
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🤣
blfenton
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Read your crowd - fun, playful and lively would be the nutcrackers with the trees. More subdued would be the other choice.
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mtnrdredux_gw
Original Author
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Good point, BLF. Just though of something else that seals the deal; one of these @ each place!
Kswl
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You have time to find some far less expensive solid pink plates with which to alternate with those you have. Fun!
HU-745354998
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Mtn...where are your bottle brush trees from?? Pretty colors!! Thx
Fun2BHere
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I took a look at eBay for some add-in pink plates and didn't see any that I would recommend, but there are lots of patterns with aqua, so you could alternate those with the pink and make it work, I think.
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mtnrdredux_gw
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@HU-745354998

Mtn...where are your bottle brush trees from??

https://hesterandcook.com/collections/home-for-the-holidays/products/french-forest-sisal-tree-extra-large

I have bad news on that front. I planned to buy all nine trees, as shown. I liked the size because my table is 10 feet long. Problem one, they are sold out in several sizes/colors. Problem two, they range fro ~$100-$200 a piece. Meaning it could cost as much as $1800 to recreate that look. It's not even a look I'd want to commit to year after year.

There are a few other vendors out there; try googling "sisal tree" and "gilt." Or you can find them on Etsy under "bottle tree" but without the gilt base.

I've not decided. And meanwhile more and more sell out.
Fun2BHere
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Anthropologie has some cute ones - 30% off now - but not exactly the same look.
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blfenton
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The ones in the last pic are so very very cute.
Kswl
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I like the Anthropologie ones best! Whatever trees you get, the bases can easily be painted. (Remember, this is the deer lady talking 🙄 )