I am just now taking a moment to catch my breath after all of the Christmas preparations for our family Christmas celebration. I went with a nutcracker theme this year for our Christmas tablescape. After months of looking for this and that in the local thrift stores to try and set a nutcracker theme table I resorted to Ebay for a suitable festive tablecloth plus a couple of other items (the tablecloth turned out to be a bit large for my table so I had MDF boards cut to enlarge my table surface). We used this table the night before Christmas Eve. We extended and reset the table (without the boards) for Christmas dinner itself with a white tablecloth with a basic hunter green runner lined up with only my crystal nutcracker candle holders.
My son Rick had been taking pictures of the nutcrackers for me since Thanksgiving, I was really all hyped up to create a nutcracker tablescape. I had visions of a parade of nutcrackers displayed across our holiday table....
My Daughter in Law and I started by placing the MDF boards that the Home Depot had cut to size for me (two 24" x x72") side by side on the dining room table to make a 48" by 72" surface. The actual tabletop size is 38" x 66" and the tablecloth is made for a 48" x 72" table, the boards allowed a little more room for the nut crackers and a perfect fit for the tablecloth.
The nutcracker wine glasses were a Home Goods Store find, the price was not bad at all. I thought they were really cute.
The crystal nutcracker candle holders were collected over many years. The first one was bought about fifteen years or so ago at Marc's for under two dollars. The rest were bought at thrift stores except for one that I bought off of Ebay (and yes the shipping cost more than the candle holder).
The salad plates came from the World Market around Thanksgiving. I saw that they are half price now on their web site.
The White Holly dinner plates were bought from the Pfaltzgraff site on Ebay. They are a very white color with a slight grey blue tinge. I probably would not have bought them if I had seen them first. I really like a warmer tone to a white plate.
The tablecloth depicts the characters of the Nutcracker Ballet Story. It is very colorful and has clean crisp graphics.
I tried several gold and stainless flatware patterns before deciding to use the Yamazaki Alexandra pattern.
Have a happy and safe New Year.
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