Christmas With all the Trimmings
I love Christmas, and a Christmas with all the trimmings is just what I enjoy. Therefore Christmas luncheon had on the back terrace is always a classic and formal three or four course affair. Antique Edwardian salon chairs, Royal Albert "Val d'Or" tableware, crystal glasses, Sheffield cutlery, antique silverware, embroidered table runners, and my Grandmother's napkin rings holding antique napery.
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" on the 8th of December is "napkins" In keeping with the spirit of the season, I always transform my photostream into a Christmas wonderland every December in the lead up to the festive season, so I have photographed the beautifully hand embroidered napkins I use every Christmas, held by my Grandmother's napkin rings, stacked on one of my embroidered Christmas table runners and accessorised with some of my hand beaded Christmas baubles that I make as gifts every year. The napkins are a set of eight made around 1910 of fine white Irish linen with some dainty embroidered lace leaf decoration. They require a considerable amount of starch and very careful ironing after every use. I hope you like my choice for this week's theme, and that it makes you smile!
Christmas With all the Trimmings
I love Christmas, and a Christmas with all the trimmings is just what I enjoy. Therefore Christmas luncheon had on the back terrace is always a classic and formal three or four course affair. Antique Edwardian salon chairs, Royal Albert "Val d'Or" tableware, crystal glasses, Sheffield cutlery, antique silverware, embroidered table runners, and my Grandmother's napkin rings holding antique napery.
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" on the 8th of December is "napkins" In keeping with the spirit of the season, I always transform my photostream into a Christmas wonderland every December in the lead up to the festive season, so I have photographed the beautifully hand embroidered napkins I use every Christmas, held by my Grandmother's napkin rings, stacked on one of my embroidered Christmas table runners and accessorised with some of my hand beaded Christmas baubles that I make as gifts every year. The napkins are a set of eight made around 1910 of fine white Irish linen with some dainty embroidered lace leaf decoration. They require a considerable amount of starch and very careful ironing after every use. I hope you like my choice for this week's theme, and that it makes you smile!