REDnesday - Red Decorations/Tablescape

 I am joining up with Sue at It's A Very Cherry World! 

for REDnesday. 

Lots of RED at Christmas time.

 In the kitchen on top of the microwave 

I have this canister and pitcher set.

Makes you think of Gingerbread.

I got it at the Hallmark store at their after Christmas sale a couple of 

years ago.

The napkin holder I found at Ross also a couple of years ago

I think.

 My kitchen tree with cookie cutters on it.

I stuffed a clear cookie jar with silver and green garland

and stuck the base of the tree in the opening.

 Another teapot I got at an after Christmas sale.

This time at Joann's Fabrics. This one is a 

Debbie Mumm design.

 My table setting on Christmas Day.

The tablecloth is a vintage one.

I think it was my mothers tablecloth.

I bought the green chargers at Michael's the week before 

Christmas.

The plates we got at Target when I decided to start adding RED to my kitchen.

The silverware was my grandmothers. It is quite old now.

 I put balls in the cloche just like Shelia did over at Note Songs.

The crochet items were made by my sister-in-law as gifts 

one year.

 Lars my therapy bear has stolen one of the seats.

He is the one I won in a give away. He has hearing aids

just like me.

Other bears are keeping him company over there on my old 

high chair. Yes mine. I sat in that chair as a child.

 A place setting the opposite of the one I showed you before.

I have 4 place settings of each design. So if there are more than four of us,

I have to be creative with the setting.

 An overview.

 Looking the other way towards the china cabinet.

My mother made that stocking when I was a child.

So that is also old!

 By this time, I have added the coffee cups and water goblets.

And the wine is on the table.

My brother and parents have arrived, because my brother's jacket

is slung over the chair. Lars is going to have to move.

Dessert from Trader Joe's.

Served on my Princess House dessert plates.

I kept the meal simple.

Deep dish hamburger pie and applesauce jello.

I was going to make it with RED jello, then I remembered

that I was using RED dishes.

So I made it with green jello instead.

Just as tasty.

To make applesauce jello, you make your jello as usual with the hot water.

Then instead of adding cold water, you add applesauce instead.

Very refreshing taste.

I will also be hooking up with

 Susan at Between Naps on the Porch.

~Linnea~