Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Coast-To-Coast Visions of Sugarplums

Today's post for Tablescape Thursday over at Between Naps On The Porch is the result of a collaboration among four far flung friends loosely known as the Dish Divas or Tablecloth Fairies, who often bestow unexpected gifts upon their fellow collectors and share a mutual love for Homer Laughlin dinnerware and both contemporary and vintage table linens.

The four fairies bringing you Coast-to-Coast Visions of Sugarplums today are Fairy Daphne from Tabletop Time in the Boston area and Fairy Elaine from lovely Virginia, along with their west coast counterparts Fairy Rebecca from the Pacific Northwest and Fairy Candy @ The Little Round Table from the fringes of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Merry Christmas from Virginia!

Elaine whets your appetite for Christmas with a vintage California Hand Prints gingerbread man tablecloth layered over gingham and featuring HLCCA polka dot Fiesta dinnerware, vintage Vistosa dinnerware and all manner of sweet treats for your Christmas Eve dreams!

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Don't you just love the dainty little ruffle on the Vistosa? The flatware is post-86Fiesta.

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Elaine reports that the napkins and napkin rings are from Kohls. The candy votive holder, bread plates and red glasses are from Pier One. The green glasses are a yard sale find from last summer. All the gingerbread odds and ends accent the snow globe are a mix of things borrowed from the Christmas tree! "When I think of 'sugar plums' and Christmas sweets, I think of old fashioned hard candies, gingerbread, chocolate mints, and home made sugar cookies." Mr. Gingerbread invites you to indulge!

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Did you enjoy your Southern sugarplums? Now you can wipe your mouth and get ready for still more sweets in New England!

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Merry Christmas from Boston!

I think I've been as excited for this week's Tablescape Thursday as I have been for Christmas! It's so special to do a quadruple tablescape!

On my tabletop you will find a vintage Vera candy jar tablecloth as the anchor for Fiesta dinnerware plates in HLCCA polka dot and Betty Crocker peppermint. The flatware is Cambridge Dot Gingham or Duplex Happy. The napkin rings are a lucky find from a local shop. The napkins are Pier 1 last year (back in stock for this year), and the glassware is Crate and Barrel.









The centerpiece is a study in Christmas over-the-top. When my metal gumdrop tree did not arrive as scheduled, I used the Fiesta cheese shaker to improvise a base for the tree. Other elements include peppermint trees and elf candle holders keeping watch over the miniature Candyland. The residents here are so lucky. They need only glance out the window to for their holiday sugarplums!









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Thanks for sharing our quadruple sugarplum fun! All best holiday wishes from Candy, Daphne, Elaine and Rebecca!

11 comments:

  1. So fun to see BOTH tablescapes - and two more from Candy, I'm thinking. Love the Vistosa, and your creative use of the cheese shaker is too cute!!

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  2. These tables are amazing.. I love the tablecloths too. Merry Christmas!

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  3. Wowee! Great job ladies! I love all the accessories!

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  4. Wow!!! So colorful and fun!!! I LOVE the twisted candy pieces in the centerpiece!!! Those are so unique and add a lot of character and dimension to the tablescape! Also head over heels with what you did with the napkins!!! Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!

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  5. What a fun trip around the different places. Loved them all. So festive. Have a very Merry Christmas.

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  6. Hi Elaine and Daphne!

    Such great tables and so great that we all had cross-over elements, but 4 very different looks!

    We need to do this for every holiday!

    Candy

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  7. You all obviously had a marvelous time with your collaboration. The candy jar tablecloth is unique and wonderful. It's a great anchor for your precious tablescape. Thank you for sharing your delightful design. Merry Christmas! Cherry Kay

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  8. These are such wonderful tables! I love so many elements for each one! Beautiful collections!
    Merry Christmas!

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  9. Oh! I just LOVE both of them, it would be soooo hard to pick! Everything is just perfect and I would love to eat my dinner at either one. Have a very Merry Christmas!!

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  10. FABulous tables, ladies! Christmas cheer to all the divas!

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  11. Two wonderful tables! Both are so fun and whimsical! Thanks for sharing. Happy TT and Merry Christmas!
    ~Holly

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