Happy Monday sweet friends. Christmas is fast approaching and I still have much to do. How about you? I am putting some finishing touches on Sunshine Cottage in hopes that I can share on Thursday. There is still shopping to be done and goodies to be baked. I will be baking fruitcakes this week for my precious Daddy, sister-in-love, and myself. We are the only three people that I know that love fruitcake!! Christmas wouldn’t seem like Christmas without Pam’s fruitcake, says my very wise Daddy!
“Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!””
1 Chronicles 16:31
It is Monday Morning Blooms with my blogging friends. It is an exciting one…we all have a centerpiece giveaway! Be sure to waltz on over to the end of this post to see how to enter, after all…it’s that time of year!
I enjoy keeping a table set during the holidays. Changing it often, guarantees I can see all of the Christmas dishware that I have collected through the years.
You will find the links for my talented friends at the bottom of this post.
Who doesn’t love a beautiful no fuss centerpiece that is delivered to your home??
Once again we are collaborating with Lynch Creek Farm, a family owned business established in 1980 producing sustainable evergreen products.
I moved the Christmas Traditions arrangement to Sunshine Cottage for this photo. The merry Christmas arrangement is fresh and fragrant with noble fir, incense cedar, and white pine. Frosted white pine cones, red berry clusters, white twigs, red and green ball clusters create a classic look. Metallic taper candles and a glittering striped bows are added for a polished look!
“It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.”
-W.T. Ellis
I have often been asked about the colorful stemware. A lovely friend gifted them to me many years ago. They came from Pier 1, and were discontinued several years ago.
Tip: Buy Christmas salad plates and pair with dishes that you have for cost-saving and space saving holiday tables. I love the nostalgia of these four different Christmas village scenes. This one is my favorite…my Daddy is retired from the Post Office!
Snowy village scenes…a candy shop…
…toy shop…
…and pet store!
The centerpiece will last approximately three weeks indoors when watered and spritzed every two to three days as needed.
American Atelier “baroque” ironstone chargers and dinner plates pair perfectly with the Christmas village scenes salad plates. Christmas wreath ornaments serve as napkin rings holding tartan plaid napkins.
Fresh cedar (smells like Christmas) and a pair of wooden lanterns rest atop a silk chartreuse runner. The Leyland Cypress has lasted three weeks on the chandelier, hasn’t even been spritzed. I added the satin dotted stars, that are actually ornaments, to the chandelier…love adorning the chandelier at Christmas!
The fresh arrangement made a quick trip to the picnic table for a photo! And now read below to see how you can enter my giveaway.
Lynch Creek Farm has generously offered to give away a centerpiece to one of my readers. Apparently a lot of people also loved the Christmas Traditions centerpiece because it is sold out. But if you are my winner you can choose a lovely and fragrant centerpiece from those still available on the Lynch Creek Farm website.
To enter the giveaway:
Follow Lynch Creek Farm on their Facebook page and let me know by comment.
Leave a comment sharing the name of your favorite Christmas carol.
The giveaway is open to residents of the continental U.S. through midnight Wednesday, December 9th.
Please make sure your email is correct in the comment section so that I can notify you if you are the winner.
For more chances to win, be sure to visit Lidy, Mary, and Shirley. You are in for a treat as you visit my creative friends.
Lidy – FrenchGardenHouse
Mary – Home Is Where The Boat Is
Shirley – Housepitality Designs
A special thank you to Lynch Creek Farm for providing me this beautiful centerpiece and one to give away to a reader.
Thank you for your visits and gracious comments. Wishing you a joy-filled week!
Linking with:
Pieced Pastimes, Between Naps on the Porch, Katherines Corner, Follow The Yellow Brick Home,
Imparting Grace,Life and Linda
I a following Lynch Creek Farms. My favorite Christmas hymn is I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day. This year and many years, the last verse means so much to me. It says “Then rang the bells more loud and deep, God is not dead nor doth He sleep. The wrong shall fail, the right prevail, with peace on earth, good will to man.
Dearest Pam… your Christmas table is such a colorful and vibrant display of what happiness is at Christmas! Each one of those plates is adorable! Love the Post Office one too! And you chose the perfect stemware to go along.
You chose a lovely centerpiece! Perfect in every way.
The stars hanging from your chandelier are such a delight!
Merry Merry!
PS Enjoy baking and save me a bite of fruitcake… I love it too!
Thank you Nancy, I am so glad to find others that also like fruitcake. Merry, Merry to you!
I am following Lynch Creek Farms on Facebook.
Your table looks so pretty. Love the town scene plates; so cute. My favorite Christmas carol is “Oh Holy Night”!
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Your town scene plates are so cute. My favorite carol is “Oh Holy Night”.
I actually have so many favorite Christmas carols, but the one that always seems to rise to the top for me is “O, Holy Night,” with “What Child is This?” coming in a close second! I truly love them all, and there is no happier time of year for me than Christmas, especially since our own dear boy was born the day after. I love celebrating Jesus’ birthday, then Zach’s birthday the next day. I was actually in labor on Christmas Day, but Zach was born at 10:32 the next morning. God is SO good. I LOVE the beautiful centerpiece, and oh, I would just love to win! We always use our same fake Christmas tree, so it would be amazing to have those wonderful aromas in our home this Christmas! And, about the fruitcake – I thought I was the only one left who loves it! LOL! It’s good to know that there are at least three more out there who love it as much as I do. To me, you can’t go wrong with fruit, no matter what form it comes in. LOL! Your post brightened my whole day, as it always does. God bless you, sweet friend.
How exciting! I’ve liked them on Facebook. My favorite Christmas carol is Silent Night. I’d choose Home for the Holidays for a centerpiece, and if for some reason that isn’t available I’d choose Forever Green!
Your table is beautiful and I love those Pier 1 dishes!
I love your festive table and those fun plates! Thanks for sharing. The centerpiece looks so pretty and fresh. I have a lot of favorite carols, but I especially like Silent Night and Joy to the World.
Pam, I always leave your post with a big fat smile. Thanks you for sharing your talent with us. Your table is stunning.
You are a sweetheart, Katie!
I am following Lynch Creek Farm on Facebook. Your table centerpiece is so pretty!
My favorite Christmas carol is Silent Night
Favorite carol “The Friendly Beasts
Favorite Carol – The Friendly Beasts – the melody based upon an ancient Gregorian chant. I
learned it as a child and that haunting melody and memories of that time are real tear starters.
I am following Creek Farm and am in love with their cover wreath…. Love your table settings
an elegant treatment of the beautiful chandelier.
Thanks for the opportunity to participate in this great Christmas giveaway from Lynch Creek Farms. I think any arrangement would be fabulous to grace a holiday table! Your table setting is so nice, love the chartreuse polka dot stars hanging from the chandelier. Thanks again!
Denise
Oh so fun and festive. Thank you for the beautiful offer from Lynch Creek. It would be a beautiful addition to our table. “Joy to the World” is probably my all time favorite Christmas carol. We all need more “Joy”, don’t we?
Your Christmas table is exquisite! The table settings are darling…the salad plates are so sweet…just like a Christmas Village. The beautiful centerpiece and the plaid napkins all blend so perfectly together. You are so creative with color! My most favorite Christmas Carol is “What Child is This”. I have a deep love for our beautiful Blessed Mother Mary and as a mother myself this song has touched my heart since I was a young woman.
Your table is so beautiful Pam. Thank you for sharing with us at Charming Homes and Gardens. Your centerpiece is so wonderful.
My pleasure, thank you dearest Kim!
I love the Christmas village scenes salad plates as they are reminders of simpler times. I agree with you and your Daddy about fruitcake…it is a must have at Christmas.
I made fruitcakes earlier this week, I am letting them soak, can’t wait for a slice!