Seasons Greetings: Monday Morning Blooms

“The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.”
‭‭John‬ ‭1:9‬ ‭

Happy December dear friends and welcome to Monday Morning Blooms. Are you busy decking the halls, or perhaps you have finished? It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at our Appalachian Foothills home! I spent the weekend decorating the inside of our home while my Renaissance Man was cutting and hanging boughs of pine on our kitchen porch. In addition to hanging pine boughs, he crafted his Williamsburg fruit fan to hang above the entrance to his workshop. I still have a little more to complete before I can prop up my feet, drink cappuccinos, and eat fruitcake!

This is a most exciting First Monday in December! Our dear friend and leader, Shirley is back with us today. Lidy, Mary, and I are just so thrilled that she felt well enough to join us. I have missed her these past few months, just as I know you have. Her talent and creativity are beyond amazing as are her kindness and sweet spirit.

I am also excited to share a fabulous centerpiece giveaway today. Be sure to read to the bottom to see how to enter! Seasons Greetings sweet friends!

If you are a long time reader, you know I enjoy setting a pretty table. There is nothing that evokes more warmth and love than making sure your table is inviting for your guests. I particularly love using blue and white any time, any season…

…especially mixed with tartan for Christmas!

The links for my talented blogging friends are provided at the bottom of this post.

Once again we are collaborating with Lynch Creek Farm, a family owned business established in 1980 producing sustainable evergreen products.

A centerpiece is most important for your holiday table and I chose this woodsy, beautiful, and fragrant Woodland Birch. A striking birch-log pillar LED candle provides a soft flickering luminescent glow that adds warmth and beauty to any room or table. The birch candle is encircled by a lush ring of fresh noble fir, incense cedar, and white pine. Pine cones, clusters of red ball ornaments, and gorgeous red burlap bows finish this striking ensemble.

Queen’s Seasons Greetings blue and white dinnerware was discovered at Tuesday Morning many years ago. We use it for everyday during the Christmas season. I paired the Seasons Greetings with tartan chargers and Ralph Lauren cutwork placemats that rest atop a wool tartan throw. Yes, I mix tartans…the more the merrier!

The centerpiece slipped so easily inside this blue and white bowl. It isn’t an antique or anything special, just a piece I picked up somewhere along the way! It does make a statement with the stunning Woodland Birch centerpiece tucked inside!

Tip: look for cute ornaments that can be used as napkin rings, they are half the price of a real napkin ring. I think I picked these up at Walmart.

“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”
-Norman Vincent Peale

The gorgeous centerpiece is low enough not to block the faces of those seated across from you. That is most important for warm conversation.

Caring for the centerpiece is quite easy. With proper care the centerpiece should last at least three weeks. My centerpiece from Lynch Creek Farm last year was beautiful until mid January. Upon arrival, add 1/2 cup water to the center of the oasis form. To properly care for the centerpiece, add 1/2 cup water and spritz every 2-3 days to bring out the natural fragrance.

 

To the center of the table, I added fresh cut cedar, vintage sterling candle stands…

…and hurricane globes filled with blue and silver ornaments.

 

“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”
-Peg Bracken

Now for the GIVEAWAY!

Lynch Creek Farm has generously offered to give away a centerpiece to one of my readers. The Woodland Birch centerpiece has been extremely popular and has sold out. But my lucky winner can choose from any of the centerpieces found on the Lynch Creek Farm website. There are a few that are sold out, but still so many beautiful ones to choose from. How fabulous is that?

So how do you enter? Leave me a comment about your most cherished Christmas ornament or decoration. Now, isn’t that easy?

This giveaway is open to residents of the continental U.S. through midnight (EST) Thursday, December 5, 2019.

Please be sure your email is correct in the comment section so that I can notify the winner.

For more chances to win be sure to visit Shirley, Mary, and Lidy and comment according to their directions.

Shirley @ Housepitality Designs

Mary @ Home Is Where The Boat Is

Lidy @ French Garden House

Thank you so much for your lovely visits and a special thank you to Lynch Creek Farm for providing me with this lovely centerpiece and one to giveaway to a reader. Be sure to come back tomorrow for a Christmas Tablescape Blog Hop. Wishing you a joy-filled day!

The winner of a Lynch Creek Farm centerpiece is Sandra L. Thank you to all who entered!

Linking with:
 Pieced Pastimes,  Between Naps on the Porch, Katherines Corner, Follow The Yellow Brick Home,
 Imparting Grace, Calypso in the Country