Lol I like everything, but given it's a Victorian homes tour I will stick to being somewhat traditional, lots of sparkle and glass. I love that blog. I have quite a bit of silver including some huge trays so I a, going to pull those out and copy her a little :). I love the plates, but they appear to be resting on the branches which tells me that she does not have a five year old red headed devil running around her trees :). I do have 40 plus china tea cups though.....that would be a fun theme on the dining room tree. With lots of white lights and silver...crystals....ok now you have me thinking lol Thanks!

ncnana...we just posted the link below yesterday that shows both links to Holiday albums...& Tablescape...just click on link below & read down abit & you'll see I've posted Purplemoon's albums. enjoy! Jeannespines Here is a link that might be useful: Missing alot of our gang...album links

That's really pretty. You did a great job for Christmas! Do you collect anything? Or have a set of dishes that would look good in there. I'd fill it with yellow ware, ironstone, antique transferware, pewter pieces, or silver. Or something mirrored. I'm sure you have some pieces around that would look great. And the process is fun!

I started in the kitchen because I knew I wouldn't have much sentimental attachment to that stuff! Pantry cabinet before and after. Discarded a bunch of out of date products and discovered we have 8 cans of baked beans! The whole top shelf is now empty. I also went through the cabinet above the pantry where I have cookbooks and misc. stuff stored. Threw away a lot of recipes clipped from magazines that I never used and discovered a box of powdered banana daquari mix from 1994. And I cleaned out the drawer under the oven and trashed or donated items from it. Now it is nearly empty. Here is my car loaded with stuff that is good enough to donate. I guess I forgot to pack my discarded cookbooks. Marcia