Christmas Élégance...From Christmas Past

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Hello my friends...I hope you're having a fabulous day!
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The Christmas Countdown continues! Ohhh boy, I'm not sure if I'm going to get everything done in time or not. I had planned on having my autumn/Thanksgiving decor down and put away by now...with my Christmas decor well under way...but the Colorado cold has my ol' bones screaming at me and I'm moving very slow! Hopefully I can start some of my "TO DO" list tomorrow. In the meantime, I have another Christmas post from Christmas Past (2009) to share with you. I hope you enjoy!!!
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Christmas Past
December 16, 2009
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Christmas Elegance...Three Christmas Place Settings
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Hello my friends...I'm so happy that you came by today!!!
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Today I am joining in with Tablescape Thursday and Thrifty Thursday...you will find the information for these two fabulous events at the end of this post.
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I have had so much fun decorating for Christmas! I finally finished "decking out" my French Country dining room and posted about it just a few days ago. Today is a bit of a continuation from that post...I decided to have fun with the Christmas centerpiece that I created for the dining room table by trying a few Christmas place settings...each one a bit different! Hope you enjoy!!!
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Silver Élégance & A Christmas Table Centerpiece

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To me...Christmas is about many things! First and foremost...it's the time when I celebrate the birth of my Savior Jesus Christ and it's also a time when I celebrate my family and friends!

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When it comes to decorating... Christmas is the time when I can be a bit extravagant! So to celebrate this wonderful season, I brought out the silver and created a Christmas table centerpiece!
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I just love the look of silver and burgandy together...ahhh, sooo elegant!!!
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I have been collecting silver candlesticks for some time now....but I have a new treasure find! A couple of weeks ago, I found this beautiful silver soup tureen at the Goodwill for just $19! It's in great condition and even has the soup ladle! Ohhh boy...you should have seen me doin' the "happy dance"! Hehe! It is the perfect addition to my Christmas centerpiece!!!

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Now...the fun begins....

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Three Different Christmas Place Settings*

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Christmas Place Setting #1...Red Transferware!
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I just love red transferware dishes...and they look so Christmasy...don't you think?
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This place setting consists of a red transferware dinner plate...a larger solid red dinner plate, and a red transferware charger plate. All sitting atop a silver tray! I have added a red satin dinner napkin and a few pieces of flatware (more silver...yay!)
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Both of the red transferware pieces are different patterns, but one of the great things about red transferware is that you can mix and match them for a great look!
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I also had some fun putting together this little pretty!!!

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I used one of my silver pedestal plates and the glass cloche that my friend Sally (from Salamagundi Blog) gave me when we met! I just couldn't believe my good fortune...this glass cloche fits perfectly upon the pedestal plate! Thank you again, Sally!!! I then added a silver beaded garland with tassels and a silver filigree ornament to the mix! Just look at that silver sparkle...I love it!!! Ohhh...so pretty!!!
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Place Setting #2...Solid Red Dinnerware
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For this second place setting, I used a dinner plate and a salad/dessert plate from my solid red dinnerware set. I also kept the red transferware plate for a little added interest! Ohhh yes...and I added a new silver plate...a gift from Leann over at The Old Parsonage! I just got it in the mail yesterday. Thank you, Leann....I love it!!!
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A close-up of the red transferware plate. Ohhh...so pretty and frenchy looking!!!
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Just a pretty photo of place setting #2 and my red dining room.
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Place Setting #3...Classic Christmas Red and Green
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Is these anything more classic than red & green for Christmas? I decided to change out the red transferware for my olive green transferware! As you can see, the solid red dinner plate is large enough to be used as a charger plate...I love that about this dinnerware! I found this fabulous set of olive green transferware dishes on ebay last Spring. There is a 5 piece place setting for six and I got it all for a mere...are you ready? For just $10! Yeehawww!!! Definitely a "thrifty" treasure find!!! This beautiful olive green transferware/ironstone is manufactured by Kinsington Staffordshire of England.
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I think this might just be my favorite of the three different place settings! Which one do you like best?
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A close-up of the olive green transferware plate. I just love how it looks with the red!!!
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Just having fun! The red poinsettia looks beautiful with this place setting...don't you think?
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Just a couple of "artsy" photos. I used a "frosted glass" effect to frame these photos.
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Ahhhh...silver elegance!!!
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And...there you have it! Three different Christmas place settings! I hope you enjoyed them...I sure had fun playing!!! Hehe!
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Tablescape Thursday

I am joining in with Susan's Tablescape Thursday today! Please go by Susan's place, Between Naps on the Porch...and see what she has for us today and while you're there you can check out all the other Tablescape Thursday particiapants!

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I am also joining in with Leigh over at Tales from Bloggeritaville for her Thrifty Thursday party! Please go pay Leigh a visit and see the other Thrifty Thursday participants! Thank you, Leigh...for hosting this fun filled Thursday event!!!
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Well my friends...I'm so happy that you came by for a visit today!!! I hope you enjoyed a little trip back into Christmas Past! Hopefully I will have some new things to share with you very soon!

Warmest Wishes!