As you all know this year Mr Slicker and I are hosting
Christmas morning/breakfast at our house. As #Bumpkin has already pointed out,
I have OCD, well maybe not really but I’m just very, very particular, I like things to
match and to sit perfectly etc, who doesn’t really?
So for the Christmas table you need to decide on a
theme or a colour scheme, I have decided to go green and red. The table will
mainly be red with hints of green.
Hands up who else isn’t a fan of eating off plastic and
certainly not paper plates? They flip everywhere; once you start using them
they are wet and soggy and trying to cut anything on them is a nightmare! So I decided to buy some plates from Kmart for my table. They are called
‘Beaded Charger Plate’ and are $2.00, made of melamine and come in gold, red
and silver, I decided on red. The best thing
about them being made of melamine, is that the kids can have the same plates so they
match (yes OCD, i know!!) and they won't break. They are quite a large plate, so
there is lots of room to fill your plate with all those Christmas goodies! The
picture is actually quite deceiving; they have a sparkly fleck through them
which is lovely. 
For Master Slicker (2.5yo) and his cousin (8 months) I
purchased two of these Santa tumblers, they are so cute and I just couldn’t
resist!! These will be on the table at their place setting and are really a bit
of fun! They are also from Kmart and
were $3.00, yep only $3.00!
What will the adults be using you say? Mason jars of course.
On our honeymoon to the USA back in 2011 we drank at my (now)
favourite bar in Las Vegas, out of Mason jars, it was one of the best nights ever
and ever since I have been obsessed with Mason jars. Kmart doesn’t disappoint, the glass Mason jars were also
purchased from there at only $2.00 a pop!!!
Each guest, excluding the littlies will have one to sip their beverages
out of, trust me everything tastes better out of a mason jar! These could also be used for a sneaky Christmas beverage later in the day too.
Looky looky, the straw is also red which fits in perfectly
with my theme! (yes that’s my OCD again!). Before December hit and the
crazy Christmas people came out, Kmart also had green and red colours Mason
jars for Christmas, I was so disappointed I missed out on them, I should have
bought them when I saw them! Kmart have all different coloured jars all year
round, pop in and get one today, you won't regret it!
I also decided to stick with red for the placemats as well as I
couldn’t really find any green ones and quite frankly green ones may have been
a little bit too much to look at! I purchased $2.00 placemats from good ol’
Kmart (yes there's a theme here, I LOVE Kmart!) They are a cotton type material so they are washable and will last for quite
some time. They have a silver fleck through them which fit in well with the plates and also my
centrepieces. 
To finish the table off and to make it even more merry I will add these cute bonbon's from Woolworths to our table. They were only $15 for a pack of eight, I love a bon bon, the cute party hat and the corny jokes make it really feel like Christmas. 
Our Christmas feast will be a help yourself kind of occasion with all the food laid out through the middle of the table. These will be served on, yep you guessed it, green platters, and these green platters are as old as the hills and were from Target. To protect our wooden table from all the platters and possible food spillage, I will put a red table runner over the table.
Every good Christmas table needs a beautiful centrepiece. I have decided to keep it simple because our table will be jam packed with the place settings and lots of yummy food! I will be putting two silver glitter reindeer in the middle of the table also purchased from my favourite shop Kmart for $6.00 each.
Another awesome idea I saw on Pinterest was so simple but so effective but definitely for the table that has more room. Collect a dead branch from your yard or Local Park. Remove all dead leaves. Spray paint tree your desired colours – silver or gold is best for Christmas and looks so effective. Dry in the sun. Place pebbles, baubles or stones in the base of a jar filling ¾ of the way up, place branch in. You will need to fill the vase high to ensure the branch is kept steady and in place. You can also leave the vase empty as seen below. You can decorate the tree with those special ornaments, Christmas decorations or leave empty.
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