Deer Christmas Tablescape!

I took a few moments last Sunday to put together a simple 'table scape' for a little Christmas brunch/lunch/gathering.  We ended up not even using the table to eat because the Vikings were on television, but we did enjoy the festive setting that night for dinner. 

Here were my supplies:

There was a little glare with this picture.  Whoops.  I used white antler picks from Mara Mi and 3 cardboard tree cutouts from Mara Mi as well.  (Both the trees and antler picks were gifts from the lovely Oma (and Opa, I guess too:).)  Thank you!)  The trees were about $6 and were available at Target this year too.  I also used a roll of brown wrapping paper from the dollar store and some of the leftover faux snow from our photo shoot.  I didn't end up using the red napkins.  I opted to stick with the blue, green, brown and white color scheme that the room has going on already.  I did add in some round slate coasters for drinks/name markers that I had picked up from Michael's on the cheap this summer.  I believe it was a couple dollars for 4 of them.  I had Bill drill holes in most of them for beverage dispenser markers at Charm's Party. 

 

Here's how it looked:

 



I just rolled out the paper, centered it in the middle of the table and taped it underneath the table on the ends.  It stayed really well.  It would have been fun to have the kids draw on it when we were done too...we could have used it as wrapping paper!:)

 



See how the slate coasters worked well as place markers too?

 

I just love this deer!  I saw him on clearance yesterday at Target for 50% off: $15!  I almost got a spare:)!  As an aside, tons of Christmas decor is already marked down to 50% off at Target and the Neiman Marcus line is 50% off as well.  (Clearance markdowns vary regionally, so you might want to call ahead first!)

 

 

Another festive and simple holiday project!

Christmas Tablescape!

I've never made a formal tablescape before.  I just learned that tablescape is a word actually.  I made a centerpiece for Thanksgiving, but not an all out tablescape.  My Christmas tablescape experience was fun with Lucky by my side.  First, we looked through a few magazines and catalogs for ideas, ripping out pages (and coupons) as we went.  Next, Lucky helped me carry up lots of things from the basement decor nook so that I could try out different options.  While Bill is excited to get all this stuff off of our dining room table:), I just love looking at it!

It's a nature based tablescape with birds, antlers, sticks and pine cones.

At night, it makes the room feel so cozy!

I love these shipping tags that I picked up at Staples a while back.

I wrote out the names of our extended family members and added them to napkin rings and in the branch/vase piece on the table.  I think the branch/tag idea would be a great 'Thankful Tree' for Thanksgiving next year.  It would even be an interesting 'Family Tree' if you added birth dates and could figure out a way to dust it:)!

With most projects I try, there are usually a few things I would change if I were to do it again.  The first thing I would change in this tablescape is my table runner fabric.  I have a bunch of this chenille houndstooth fabric that I LOVE, but I have a few projects that I'll be using this fabric for and I'm not sure if I'd have enough left over to sew a table runner, so I used a smaller scale houndstooth instead.

See how the larger scale houndstooth looks better next to the woven place mat?

Also, I'd love some linen slipcovers for my Pier 1 Chairs for the sides of the table instead of the Lucky Shamrock Blue Chairs.  I'll be working on that sooner or later.

The kids are certainly enjoying the new view:)!

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