Christmas Brunch is a big event at StoneGable. Even bigger than Christmas dinner. Just like most holidays, the menu never changes... it's TRADITION!
The inspiration for this table is the Christmas Woodland dinnerware. I purchased it after Christmas several years ago at Reading China and Glass. It was on sale and ridiculously inexpensive. I bought 18 place settings and all the servings pieces.
It is a hardy porcelain. And it has to be! We use it everyday from the day after Thanksgiving until Jan 31st every year.
The plates have a lovely evergreen, holly, berries and ribbon border. Although they are definitely Christmas dishes, their motif will work just fine through the month of January too!
Four different birds perched on an evergreen bough grace the center of the dessert/salad plates and mugs (not shown).
The Christmas dishes are stacked with my signature white leaf and berry charger as well as 2 different green plates. The different green colors are a rich contrast to the red tablecloth.
A large green dinner plate with a scalloped edge acts as a second charger and give color and a very interesting edge.
A darker, heavily embossed green plate with a bronze oil rubbed band gives texture to the stack. The banding on the plate compliments the wrought iron pieces on the table.
The tablecloth is a cheery red woven cotton with a small white embroidered pattern. For today's table, red marbleized forks and knives are used. I purchased 18 forks and knives last year at HomeGoods. They are wonderful to use when having a large group for dessert.
When I serve Christmas brunch I'll be using my silver and will save the red flatware for desserts. Even though this is a casual table, silver is ALWAYS welcomed at the table!
Napkins that match the tablecloth are caught up with crisp white cotton napkin with an interesting cutwork border.
Little white bird napkin rings continue the bird and woodland theme. These pretty little birdies came from Luckett's famous antique store.
Greens, a holly leaf, tiny pine cones and a small glass ornament are tucked into the napkin ring to give these napkins a festive look.
A pine cone rests at each place. I may add a small name card to each pine cones. I LOVE place cards. It tells the family and guests around my table, " I planned this place especially for you".
Red ribbed gobbets await Mimosa's... another StoneGable tradition!
And don't forget the coffee! Christmas woodland cups and saucers will probably be traded out for a larger mug from the set with a bird that matches the salad/dessert plates. I set up a coffee bar on my kitchen counter.
The centerpiece is a wrought iron tiered bowl. I filled it with all sorts of greens, berries, pine cones, willow balls and shiny ornaments. It has a casual and pretty look. Nothing too fussy.
Making these arrangements are easy if you have little bits and pieces of things on hand. I keep clear boxes with all sorts of berries, greens etc. for each season. Look for an upcoming post about keeping things organized and on hand to make arrangements.
Can you see my kitchen tree in the background?
At the base of the arrangement is a sweet little bird nest, keeping with the bird theme. Encrusted with pine cone scales, the nest is filled with elements that are found in the arrangement.
Willow balls and pine cones are scattered around the base of the arrangement.
No formal candlesticks for this table. Wrought iron risers give height to rustic green glazed post with pine cone candles. A little faux snow was added to the bottom of the pots to nestle the pine cones in. They give the table a lovely glow!
Dessert plates and bowl sit on a low wrought iron stand encircled by a rustic evergreen wreath. A real bird's nest becomes a part of the Christmas decor. No longer holding baby birds, it holds touches of nature and sparkle!
Christmas Day Brunch will be the start of a day filled celebrating Jesus' birthday, opening gifts, family, food and making memories!
StoneGable Christmas Brunch Menu
Mimosa's
Coffee
Fruit Salad
Egg and Sausage Casserole
Kielbasa
Land Of Nod Pastry
Poppyseed Roll
Pizzelles
I am joining Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for TABLESCAPE THURSDAY.
Just beautiful Yvonne, Have a very Merry Christmas! Hugs, Marilou
ReplyDeleteYvonne, your brunch table setting is just scrumptious. I see we have a similar theme going. I love your pine cone candles and those red glasses are gorgeous. I need some red glasses.
ReplyDeleteJust simply lovely brunch table Yvonne!
ReplyDeleteOh my,if I were to be seated at this table, I would not touch a thing. It is simply too beautiful to be messed up. I love it!!
ReplyDeleteHI Yvonne! Oh, my goodness - your table is beautiful! Only one thing missing - me! :)
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Beautiful table Yvonne! Lovin' the bird plates, they are great! Your brunch looks and sounds like a lot of fun-enjoy:@)
ReplyDeleteit is just songbird sweet~ i love your pinecone candle too. a wonderful, warm and inviting holiday table.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful table. I love the layered plates topped with the gorgeous birds that just say winter/Christmas. The reds and the greens are bright and cheery and the pine branches and pinecones give it such a woodsy feel, making it so cozy. Wonderful. Have a Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYvonne,
ReplyDeleteWhile your table is exceptionaly elegant. . .it breathes of warmth and comfort, as well. Family traditions are the glue that holds a family together in these trying times! I adore the pinecone candles tucked away in the faux snow and carry His light and grace to your gathering. Thank you for sharing this lovely table setting with us. God richly bless you and your family during the Holiday season, dear friend.
Fondly,
Pat
Oh Yvonne, what I wouldn't give to be a guest at your home - everything you touch is SO beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a wonderful Christmas and I know there won't be a single crumb left after your brunch!
Hugs
Ramona
http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com
Beautiful!!! Who would not like to sit there and enjoy a good meal. Your menu sounds yummy!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Very festive, Yvonne!
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful table and fabulous menu! I would love to sit here for that fabulous brunch~
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful, Yvonne! Love the tablescape, the centerpiece and those napkin rings are too cute! The plates are just gorgeous. I love that you use them everyday.
ReplyDeleteyummy Yummy! What a lovely brunch. I love your dishes. they are fabulous and right at home with all your beautiful trimmings. Simply splendid. Thanks for sharing. Love those pinecone candles!
ReplyDeleteThis setting would make any holiday skeptic a believer in Christmas! I absolutely love this Yvonne. I love love your eye. It would be an honor to sit at this table. Thank you for sharing its beauty and magnificence with us. Happy Holidays
ReplyDeleteMagnificent with a capital M!!! Wow, Yvonne...this is beautiful! I love the stacked plates and the plates themselves are just a knockout for the holidays! I'd use them every day, too!!! They're perfect! You got 18 of each place setting??? Fabulous! "Go big or go home!", right! :-) Your centerpiece is really cool. That must have taken a lot of work, and it looks fantastic! I really like those pine cone candles, too! Everything is fabulous!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis has a little of everything I love~ greenery, birds, red, and your wonderful layers of plates! Christmas brunch would be delightful & delicious at your house :-)
ReplyDeleteYvonne, Your table is so pretty. I love the dinnerware and your red goblets. The menu sounds great too. Enjoy your Christmas brunch, Yvonne! You make it very special.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Beth
Yvonne,
ReplyDeleteYour table is just perfect! Perfectly wonderful. Love the bird plates and the bird theme. This table would be perfect in January too. You have such a knack for layering and putting everything together.
xo Delores
BTW, I'll check out Rebecca. If you say it's a good book, it must be!
Yvonne, you are just somethin' girl! Beautiful dishes, centerpiece, napkins, cloth! Everything is just so well thought out and presented.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to your organization post!
Pretty dishes Yvonne. They remind me a little of Lenox Winter Greetings. I have the casual version, well some of it...but I love it. I use to use mine until the end of January too. Unfortunately I misplaced most of the dinner plates during a move so now I'm down to the dessert plates but they've been in use lately.
ReplyDeleteAs always, your table is beautiful. You've got a true talent for arranging everything including your floral arrangements. They are always sooooo beautiful!
Nancy
I would be quite giddy to have brunch with you at this table, and it would'nt all be from the mimosa's! Your tablescape is just so delightful! It's positively gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYvonne, Your table setting is so pretty and it looks so inviting. I love your plates. The menu looks very temping. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting dishes that are Christmasy without screaming it. I found myself wondering what would Yvonne do? This is exactly what I was trying to find! Love the idea of using them from Thanksgiving to the end of January. I get so much wonderful ideas visiting here!
ReplyDeleteI don't know who you do this: you continually outdo yourself!!!!!!! So, how many are you expecting for brunch? If someone cancels I can be there in no time!!!!!!!!!:):) It would be a REAL Christmas gift to sit at your table and share the brunch with you!!! I wish you and your family a BLESSED Christmas!!!! XO, Pinky
ReplyDeleteYour table is so pretty and festive -- love those dishes and those pinecone candles.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks beautiful. We always had our Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve and a big breakfast on Christmas morning...later on Christmas Day we would have soups, cheese and fruit. It allowed my mom (and later my sister and me) the chance to enjoy Christmas Day and not spend it cooking.
ReplyDeleteI really like your dishes...elegant and casual at the same time.
Hi Yvonne,
ReplyDeleteI had to stop over and see what wonderful things you were up to for the holidays. As usual, everything is spectacular! What time is brunch, anyway? I hope you set enough places for my family and me :) It all looks too good to be true. I hope your family appreciates all you hard work and talent!!
I hope you are enjoying this next week before Christmas
xoxo
Gail
Yvonne, This post is wonderful in so many ways. Your table is casual but oh, so lovely. I love the way you used the bird plates with the chargers. The menu sounds wonderful, too. It would be so special to be a guest at your table. Thank you for sharing with all of us. God Bless and Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYour compositions are always inspirational. Lovely table.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful Yvonne! Beautiful details, as always! Merry Christmas to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteYvonne, you table is gorgeous. And how lucky you were to find the dishes on sale at Reading. I love that store and was sad when ours closed. Thank you for sharing and Happy Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI just adore those plates! And the gorgeous setting you have created!
ReplyDeleteA Christmas Brunch sounds just wonderful!
Cindy
I am GASPING Yvonne! I would love to dine at your beautiful table, and I wouldn't need to eat a thing! Your home is so very beautiful, year round!
ReplyDeleteI always feel such a sweet spirit when I visit your blog!
Merry Christmas!
Hugs,
Maryjane
Stunning! Love the traditional colours and all the touches you've added to make the table look extra special! I need to let Santa know, I've changed my mind....I want a set of those dishes!!
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A woman after my own heart. I like to have enough of my patterns to serve a large group. Your Christmas dishes are lovely. You've created a wonderful setting for your yearly brunch. I know that each of the guest felt so special. Thank you for sharinig your charming design. Cherry Kay
ReplyDelete"Nothing too fussy" she says...*ZONK*...excuse me while I pick myself up off the floor! LOL This is OUTSTANDING & I know it took a long time to set it all up & do that beautiful center arrangement.
ReplyDeleteYou do have the Midas touch, Yvonne! Everything flows together seamlessly. I love your *bargain* Christmas Woodland dinnerware & I agree, it would work beautifully throughout the winter months.
BRAVO on another awesome tablescape!
fondly,
Rett
BTW...we have the exact same Christmas brunch menu at our house, including the kielbasa & poppyseed roll!
Yvonne! Where do I begin? Every aspect of this table is absolutely amazing! I love the dish stack - especially the bronze rubbed plates - green is my favorite color. And the little candle holder, napkin rings with the little birdies - it's all perfection! Thanks for sharing. It was a pleasure.
ReplyDeleteYvonne,
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing your creations! Just beautiful - I wish we were neighbors.
Merry Christmas -
Cathy
Hello Yvonne, your Christmas Woodland china is just darling with the nice birds and the colorful garland and ribbons. Soooo pretty!
ReplyDeleteAll the rest look wonderful, too.
Greetings and Merry Christmas,
Johanna
Very pretty on the plate layering -- those look terrific and I really like the way you've worked the centerpiece into the wrought iron. I think your table is even nicer than the the ones Royal Copenhagen have done. Jane
ReplyDeleteYvonne, nobody layers plates like you do -- such eye candy! We also enjoy mimosas on Christmas morning, but I like you idea to serve them in nice, BIG glasses instead of champagne flutes! I also love the look of your double napkins -- very appealing!
ReplyDeleteYvonne...this table is right up my alley! I LOVE doing brunch and all the red and birds (I'll be showing off my cardinal brunch table next week) is simply gorgeous....casual, yet so very elegant in my opinion :)
ReplyDeleteMerry CHRISTmas!
Gail
My friend you have done it again!
ReplyDeleteYour entire tabletop make me very merry and bright!
Seasons greetings to you.
Your Christmas table is quite literally picture perfect. Everything looks wonderfully festive and is, as usual, beautiful. I hope you have a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning.
ReplyDeleteThe menu sounds delightful, too. :)
Beautiful! My kind of table setting!!
ReplyDeleteI love that you use the plates often during the holidays and that it stands up to it, that is quite a vote for it. Such a beautiful centerpiece too. Hope you are getting all set, my how the time flies this time of year. I would love to be a fly on the wall and see everything in person.
ReplyDeleteYour table looks fabulous as always. I'm using your ideas from your rooster red and white tablescape for my Christmas table. I already have the tablecloth, napkins, lots of red and white decor and using new red toile plates. Wish me luck.
ReplyDeleteBonjour Yvonne,
ReplyDeleteYour brunch table looks absolutely gorgeous - so does the menu. When you find a winning combination, it is best to stick with it.
Enjoy your time with friends and family!
Mimi
How beautiful, Yvonne! I love the bird plates...so pretty! Your pics look like a magazine layout! Merry Christmas!...hugs...Debbie
ReplyDeleteAs usual, I wish I was invited! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour decorations from nature are just beautiful but I have to say I am totally in LOVE with your bird plates!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI want to come to brunch at your home, Yvonne! You are a girl after my own heart, buying service for 18, and serving Mimosa's for brunch; wishing you a lovely weekend.
ReplyDeleteEverything about your table is just delightful. No matter what you serve, it will taste great in this perfect setting!
ReplyDeleteOh, so lovely! I love that china. My mother would love it too. I really enjoyed looking at your arrangements on the table too. All the natural elements look so wonderful. As the year draws to a close, I want to thank you for your support when I started blogging this year. It meant a lot to me. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThis is soooo lovely!
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ReplyDeleteThis is soooo lovely!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful as always! Hope you are feeling better!
ReplyDeleteLovely! My tables are hopelessly old fashioned and simple... your table is wild and a riot of color and patterns... just gorgeous, you do inspire!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful! An inspiration to clean off my dining room table and get my Christmas linens and dishes out. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteKelli
what a lovely festive Brunch table! I don't think I could muster the strength to do a big Brunch and then a traditional Cmas dinner on the same day! You are a wonder woman!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
Amazing....I love casual mixed with glitz.....so lovely. Show us your Christmas trees too, ok? Toni
ReplyDeleteJust got to see your lovel brunch table now - and it's almost time for another tablescape Thursday. So fun and festive. What a great set of dishes. I remember years ago getting some amazing bargains at Reading China and Glass.
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