For Those Who Like Blue and White Christmas Decor

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It can be a challenge to find tasteful blue and white Christmas decor, so I wanted to share this chinoiserie Christmas tree from Two’s Company that I ordered last month and just received. It exceeded all expectations and I’ve ordered a second one for the mantel. The height is just over 12” and it is slim, so will fit nicely on a shallow mantel or shelf or in front of other decor. The blue is a lovely shade and there are just a few tiny bands of gold around the base that are not gaudy in the least (one of my pet peeves). At under $50 it’s a very good value. The first one I ordered came from Califormia, but now Amazon has them for $42 with free shipping if you are a prime subscriber.

PLEASE, if you have come across any pretty blue and white anything for Christmas, post it here. I’m still assembling stuff for my LR tree.

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New house Inaugural tree in 2020, very skimpy ornaments!

This year the white urn will hold it

Delft

Tea set and Etsy kid

Nutcracker and a Ballard ornament

This is part of the Nativity set that will be anchored on the mantel by those two chinoiserie trees.

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jojoco
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Oh, that's beautiful! And of course I had to go looking for other decor. These are stunning:

blue toile ornaments
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Kswl
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Thank you Jojoco, I just ordered six of the large size; I need some larger ornaments for the lower half of the tree and those are perfect!
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Bluebell66
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Gorgeous! Most of our decor is blue, but I've never done blue and white Christmas decor. May have to consider it for this year. KSWL, did you see the blue and white porcelain tree ornaments on Etsy? This store also has other shapes: Christmas Ornament Christmas Decoration Tree Decoration - Etsy
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Annie Deighnaugh
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Love blue & white for xmas.

A little different blue, but my table from decades ago....ice and snow....it doesn't show here but the table cloth is a light blue sheer over a white cloth.
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Lyban zone 4
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You probably already know that the envhanted home has lots of blue and white christmas but i find all her prices really high.
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Kswl
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I do like some of The Enchanted Home’s merchandise but have found the quality of her goods to be less than stellar so I haven’t ordered from her in a few years. I already have some delft ornaments, and all of these below from Etsy:

and the following from Ballard’s:

white bisque pears with gold stem

twine wrapped pears with stick stem

Three types of large china ornaments, I have 8 of each I think

and I also have about 25 Royal Copenhagen 3” butter pat dishes that can be hung on the tree (Ebay).

and some plain blue and plain white ball ornaments. I am looking for things in a lighter blue (which is why the ones Jojoco linked will be perfect) and also some things in other patterns, like plaid, polka dot, stripe stripe, etc.

This is a smaller flocked 7ft tree that will be put in this urn:
Kswl
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Annie, love the combination of ice blue with a more aqua blue!
Eileen
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I would use paper ornaments instead of using more glass and a different shape than round. There are some nice ones here that don't look too hard to make. I don't know if they use cardstock and if it comes in patterns, but I often used scrapbook paper when I was into paper crafting.

https://www.diys.com/paper-christmas-ornaments/
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bbstx
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Ginger Jar ornaments from PBS

https://shop.pbs.org/XC9402.html?p=1&OP1=BL&websource=PBSGOOGLE7&source_code=PBSGOOGLE7&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&coupon_code=PBSGS21&websource=PBSGOOGLE76&source_code=PBSGOOGLE76&gclid=CjwKCAjw-rOaBhA9EiwAUkLV4sOTrKKWruUMEcYJq-rxm8AFiIZGaxMpZJLNQmHBEYkUxeBcWa81kRoCi2AQAvD_BwE
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mtnrdredux_gw
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I've always done a pink/chartreuse Christmas, since it seems like a riff on the traditional, but blue and white sounds beautiful. Have you shared it before?
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Annie Deighnaugh
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kswl, it was inspired by an issue of Veranda magazine that was full of blue and white for xmas including recipes and rooms and decor....but it was more aqua...like the colors of glaciers rather than the deeper blues you are using.
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Annie Deighnaugh
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If you're doing any baking... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LTX66KF/ref=sspa_dk_detail_3?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B08LTX66KF&pd_rd_w=NZ8LH&content-id=amzn1.sym.88097cb9-5064-44ef-891b-abfacbc1c44b&pf_rd_p=88097cb9-5064-44ef-891b-abfacbc1c44b&pf_rd_r=Z2KV0NKKWD5ZFBN4FADM&pd_rd_wg=fDYks&pd_rd_r=099a82f7-1a6c-414a-abf9-fcb6e850f401&s=grocery&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw
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Oh, LOVELY AnnieD! A range of blues is always better than one.

Eileen you are right, i need a different material. I do have some glass icicle ornaments (long) I can use. Also I have a whole set of blue nutcracker ornaments that I’ve used on this tree— glass also but at least a different shape. I also have all family members’ names in a long script font in brass… those average 7” in length. Paper would be very nice, although i am not sure I am the one to make them.

I like a tree to be loaded with ornaments, positively groaning with them, like our big library tree of old. It took me 40+ years to collect those ornaments and i’m trying to assemble these in a few years.

Mtn I did post this tree year before last I think. I’ve been collecting since then and it will be fuller this time. Last year we were going to Washington DC so often for DH’s clinical trial treatment we did not decorate at all except for the mantel 😢
Annie Deighnaugh
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At one of the holiday house tours, they turned fancy round xmas ornaments upside down onto the top of candlesticks as part of the dining table decor. Loved the idea and now I do it every year.
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salonva
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As a long time very major blue and white lover, I have to say this is absolutely gorgeous!

(and I don't celebrate Christmas)
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Tina Marie
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@Kswl just beautiful! i love that nativity set. ive never seen a blue and white one.
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bpath
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Kswl, I have some little Danish butter pats. How do you hang them? Do they have little holes?
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Kswl
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Tina, funny story about that Nativity. I had planned to paint and fire a set myself at our local art studio where I occasionally paint and had actually bought the full set but hadn’t had time to start on it. One day, felt compelled to stop at a small vintage / resale shop I had never been in before and found that Nativity set in perfect condition in exactly the colors I had planned to use —white, blue and just a few touches of gold. It had obviously been made by an amateur like myself, as her name, Betty, was scratched into each base. I was thrilled to have this wonderful gift from someone who would never know how much I appreciated finding it.

I’ve still got the set of greenware and will paint and fire it one day for DD and her family. In the meantime I will enjoy the fruits of Betty’s loving hands.
Kswl
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Bpath on the back is a ridge in a circle shape about a half the circumference of the dish. It has two holes through which wire can be passed and joined together to form a loop for hanging. i think more people probably use them for decor than butter pats.
bpath
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I have the Danish plates with the little wire holes, but my butter pats do not. Well, perhaps I need to start putting molded butter pats on them like the Danes do!
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Tina Marie
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Kswl, what a sweet find! Added bonus that your daughter will have a nativity set made by her mother ❤️
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gigitn
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Kswl, that tree is a thing of beauty! Can't wait to see it this year with all the new aquisitions!
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Kswl
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Bpath, google glue on plate hanger and you’ll find some possibilities. A has lots of them.

Thanks for the nice comments about the tree; it was more of a concept its first time out and I hope to improve it this year.
arcy_gw
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Blue and white are the colors of Hanukkah so make a nice compromise for homes where both faith traditions reside. I have seem more and more blue options in decorations in recent years. That nativity set is a classic! We purchased that same set at a craft sale our first year married. The best part was how many characters it included! I found an exact match at a garage sale for a pittance and couldn't help but add to mine--extra animals and shepherds etc. I think the 'less is more' on your blue and white tree is perfect. It enables each ornament to shine.
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bpath
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Blue is also the color of Advent, so it's perfect for the season
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bpath
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I have a blue and white nativity set I found at one of the missions in San Antonio TX many years ago. It’s very ”earthy”, made in Central or South America I think. When I get it out for the season I’ll have to remind myself. I don’t use it every year. It’s probably 12 pieces and is a nice memento of my first visit to San Antonio.
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Kswl
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I also really like that combination of blue and white and terra cotta, Bpath.
beckysharp Reinstate SW Unconditionally
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Just saw this blue and white tree topper,

https://amandalindroth.com/products/paper-star-tree-topper
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mtnrdredux_gw
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ooh, how pretty is that!
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Funkyart
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I love the tree topper-- it makes me happy! I may even get a tree JUST to use it!
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Kswl
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Beckysharp I have already preordered it— they ship first week of November! Thank you!!!!

adding…for those onterested in the topper, ot is just the star— the pagoda is a separate item that is very tall, much too tall for a tree, or at least my tree. The star is perfect.
nekotish
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Just the other day I saw a photo of a home done in very dark teal and burnished gold for Christmas, Can't find the link at the moment, but it was gorgeous!
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Kswl
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Please do post it if you run across it again!
lovemycorgi z5b SE michigan
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These aren’t Christmas decor, but they are very cute blue and white pumpkins that i’ve been tempted to purchase.…

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09P2JWCR2?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title&th=1
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lovemycorgi z5b SE michigan
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And these Kurt Adler ornaments are very pretty, but wow has the price increased since I purchased them!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SB721FR/ref=sspa_mw_detail_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9kZXRhaWw
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Kswl
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Those Adler ornaments are very pretty and vintage looking, lovemycorgi, and the pumpkins are very cute indeed!
mtnrdredux_gw
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Love the AL site.

Swoon.
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beckysharp Reinstate SW Unconditionally
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Kswl, glad you liked the tree topper. I love blue and white and have so much in the house, from various plates (antique and contemporary Spode and Burleigh etc) to some Asian pieces and my cobalt blue Bluestar range, but I've never done a tree. Maybe now that we are empty nesters : ) .

Mtn, I could happily buy at least one of everything on her website!
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arcy_gw
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Shopped a couple of home decor stores this weekend. PLENTY of blues out there for the upcoming holidays. Blue pumpkins to turquoise be-jeweled birds for trees.....
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