Christmas Goes out with a Bang

This evening  we are celebrating  Christmas one more time  to finish up this yuletide season... a dinner party with some very special couples from our church and choir.  We decided we were a bit tired of Christmas food so  we opted for  a spaghetti dinner with all the trimmings!

I changed up the table arrangement just for the occasion!
I remembered my festive green and red/pink placemats I purchased last year at the end of season sale and thought what a grand way to freshen up a new yule look!!!

My Johnson Brother's Christmas tree plates  pair lovely with the   White Essential  plates I   purchased this year from Home Goods...  I love that they were  fired in Portugal...  I like their quality and I think  they will serve us well as we  enjoy our pasta!

I am so pleased with my  cute napkins and jingle bell rings I  purchased for a song  this week at Pier1.

 To jazz up the scene I also  bought  those two tree ornaments in such bold colors they  tend to  inspire thoughts of a festive New Year  on the horizon as they take top billing  on the  brass candlesticks!!

You might notice the design on the placements  are  beautiful  ornament shapes in many shades of red and green..I am happily using the same understated  centerpiece that  is happy and bright,  but doesn't interrupt the flow of  lively  banter..  and we will definitely  be bantering tonight... so many  Christmas  stories to share... I can hardly wait!!!!

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