I Need Christmas Table Scaping Advice

I am a big fan of the blog "The Tablescaper" seen here

and

the blog "Between Naps on the Porch" seen here

 I thought how hard could it be to do a tablescape?

Well for me, at least, it seems to be a challenge. 

Here is my kitchen table...

all decked out with Christmas...um...cheer?

It all started a few years ago when I found 
this wonderful
reindeer cookie jar from Pottery Barn.

This is a picture form their website.

The reindeer cookie jar is beautiful....

only, I can't seem to capture that

warm "milk and cookies" homey feel.

I'm also a fan of the blog "Mod Vintage Life"

here 

and was inspired by

Nita's fascination with mercury glass.

So I added these Target

mercury glass candle holders I found 

last year and these Kohl's

faux birch bark pillar candles

I found this year.

Thought they would add a country woodland feel to the deer.

While I was at Kohl's I spied these deer placemats

and imagined they would be a perfect pairing with the

reindeer cookie jar.

Next to the placemat wall I found this holiday dinnerware

I thought to myself, the reindeer's finish

matched perfectly with their ivory tones

and the pottery can be seen through the glaze on both.

I purchased just two bowls with the idea

 they would be nice candy or fruit bowls.

My wife said the scape lacked red.

I went to Michael's and found two pine and red berry sprigs

that would go with the placemats.

 She also loves Bobs Sweet Stripes

(no apostrophy, because there are two Bobs, or least there were)

Read more about Bobs here

I figure "why not get a small apothicary jar

and display the Sweet Stripes in it"

So... here is the result thus far...

It's coming together...but... I feel like it still needs something.

Any suggestions?

Update: 2012 I've added to the Scape even more!!!
Today I'm linking with:
Susan's Tablescape Thursday