Silver Wonderland

What's It Wednesday #51

This year I decided to add silver and white to my Christmas decor. Since I live in the tropics, I wanted a reminder of a snowy winter day. So we are having a Silver Wonderland.

I am just loving this season's silver christmas accessories. This tall nutcracker was the perfect addition to my ever growing nutcracker collection. 

 The silver bells, bows, and balls add great texture to this center piece. 

The silver pinecone Christmas tree sits in the middle of the two center pieces. 

Place settings are great ways to add texture to the table as well as gives the perfect opportunity to mix and match china. From the placemat up I started with a silver charger. Then I placed a cobalt blue charger on top of the silver charger. On top of the blue charger is my mother's white wedding china, trimmed in platinum. The salad dish on the very top of the place setting is a new find from the Home Goods store. It was the perfect addition to the place setting. 

The holidays are the perfect time for me to bring out four generations of china, glass, crystal and silverware. My great-grandmother Helen's bread dish is an annual addition to the dining table. Around the textured rim it reads, "GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD". 

Lovely friends from Georgia were gracious enough to send us a rather large box of pecans. Pecans are a major part of our family Christmas tradition. As a little girl, my grandmother would shell pecans, put them in a cup, and top them with Alaga syrup. I can't wait to share that with my son. I placed pecans all around the house in a variety of apothecary jars. This Christmas I will be baking one of my favorite pies that Patti makes. It is called Mystery Pecan Pie. Just imagine pecan pie meets cheese cake. 

This antique carousel cruet is all polished up and ready to receive the necessary condiments for our Christmas meals.

Now that my great-grandmother Helen's dining room table is all set for the holidays, I am looking forward to holiday breakfasts, weekend brunches, and family dinners. 

Please, share with us what you did differently in your holiday decorating this year. 

xoxoxo

Paula

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