Last Minute Christmas Touches

Last year I needed some advice with my first attempt

at tablescaping.
HERE

I used the advice to add more red

to the table as well as plates and napkins.

Here are the results...

Still featuring the Pottery Barn deer cookie jar,

this year I added a plaid table runner

from HomeGoods

and Pottery Barn's "Deers in the snow"

salad plates,

 A gift from Sam to me for Christmas.

image source Pottery Barn

and matching napkins.

 Another Christmas gift from Sam.

image source Pottery Barn

They compliment the deer cookie jar nicely

as well as last year's place mats.

We've had these enormous red chargers

from Pier 1 for years,
they were perfect for this setting.

we found these "Carson Plaid Dinner Plates" 

on sale at Pottery Barn so we picked up 4.

and  considered them another

gift from Sam to me. 

 image source Pottery Barn

Bobs "Sweet Stripes" candy sticks

bring the color again this year,

and another practically perfect apothecary jar

from HomeGoods adds the height.

Overall, I think I definitely brought the

Christmas cheer level up several notches this year

thanks to all the advice.

Next, 

Let me also show off  the Ozark Christmas hutch

one last time...
HERE and HERE are previous posts on it.

Ozark Kitchen Hutch for Christmas 

We have acquired a Mrs. Claus cookie jar,

 with BLUE HAIR!!!

I had a great grandmother with blue hair,

so I guess it's a thing....?

She is the AppleTree Design

"Mrs. Claus Preparing Cookies For Santa"

cookie jar.
 HERE is the post on her.

get one here

She is certainly sweet,

but I would have preferred white hair.

Here is the Radko "Sleepytime Santa"

salt and pepper shaker circa 2006

but new to the collection this year.
HERE is the post I did on him.

He naps next to the Hallmark

"North Pole Countdown" to Christmas ornament

image source Hallmark

"Spark your little one's curiosity about Santa's to-do list.

Kids will love turning the dial on this ornament to hear updates

from the North Pole as you count down the days until Christmas."

It was a gift from my daughter this year,

and I felt it fit in better on the hutch than

on the tree.

Next we jump to the dry goods pantry to see

the old red truck...

It's the Cracker Barrel Candy Jar.
HERE is the post on it.

It fits in so nice with the

Spode train station cookie jar and country picture.

I can just picture a farmer waiting for the
train to arrive with his loved ones,
coming home for Christmas,

and then they'll head home to put up the tree.

Sheesh...I need to get a life.

Speaking of Christmas trees...

let me show you ours!

 Sam is collecting the Hallmark
gingerbread house ornament series "Noelville".

She has quite the neighborhood.

I want to wish everyone
a very Merry Christmas.
Hold your loved ones close,
and enjoy the moments
you have with them.
 Thanks for stopping in!

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