It’s almost New Year’s Eve and the end of another strange year. Like many of you, my plans are small but I will be celebrating the end of 2021 for sure! There will be no elaborate dinner...just immediate family. Sooo... I decided to share my New Year's tablescape from several years ago instead. It's one of my favorite posts from my Country French design series and it definitely has a French accent! It's rustic and simple and stars lots of texture with a generous helping of frenchiness!
And here it is! I started with a nubby painter’s drop cloth as a tablecloth and layered on my ruffled burlap table runner. 
In the center is my favorite French galvanized container, a gift from a sweet friend, filled with lots of fresh greenery from the yard and a trio of cream candles. Tiny tartlet tins holding tea lights add a Scandinavian air, I think.
Don’t you just love how these little gems reflect the candlelight?
Mercury glass votive holders twinkle among the cypress branches that serve as a sort of natural table runner. And I have a secret that I am sharing…
These wonderful candle holders came from Dollar Tree! Yep…can you believe it? And they are just as pretty as the more expensive ones!
A burlap bow ties the branches together at the centerpiece, topped off with a mercury glass acorn ornament…a Walmart find from a few years ago.
At each place is a pewter-look charger and my favorite go-to plates, Felice by Chris Madden…a thrift store find at $10 for a set for four. I am using my pewter flatware…Octette by Gorham…and the matching goblets, along with some thrift store wine glasses. The over-sized French script napkins are actually tea towels that I found at World Market…love them!
At each place is a handmade New Year’s Eve party cracker. It’s very simple…just a paper towel tube cut into 4 inch sections and covered with a French script paper guest towel that I found at Jo-Ann’s several years ago. I tucked a lottery ticket and some imported candy inside each of them, then tied them off with a bit of organdy ribbon. Mine don’t actually pop but I found directions for making some that do here.
And there you have it…my Country French New Year’s tablescape! It will remind me of welcoming in the New Year with my French friends in a little village in Lorraine not so long ago. It's one of my favorite memories.And just in case you missed any of my posts on previous topics in my Country French Design series, here they are…
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Hi Debbie, I shared a link yesterday of this lovely post. I remember when you first posted it. Hope you're doing well and had a great Christmas. Have a happy, happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Debra! I am honored! Happy New Year!
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What is the name of the lovely embossed white dinnerware you're using?
ReplyDeleteIf you will check the info under the close-up of the plates, you will find the name of the pattern. I bought them a while back so I am not sure if they are still available. So glad that you like them!
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