Rudolph on the Christmas Tablescape

I had been thinking about trying to create a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer tablescape for a while. I decided to try and find a Rudolph centerpiece and if I could find one, I would then look for everything else. I found the centerpiece fairly quickly and the tablescape was on its way. I bought the green tablecloth on Amazon a few years ago. I wanted a Christmassy green color and this one was perfect.

I found these Rudolph salad plates on Ebay and I bought them one at a time a a few years ago as I saw them. They were made by New Seasons and the plate was illustrated by Sue DiCicco. I love this version of Rudolph. I was trying to figure out what other colors should be on the table and I was fixated on the blue background color on this plate but I wanted the table to be Christmas colors and more blue just wasn’t working for me with the centerpiece colors. I was talking to my daughter about it and she suggested a green tablecloth and a red charger and that worked perfectly.

I added my green Shamrock Fiesta dinner plate to the plate stack. This is one of my favorite green plates, I just love the bright green color.

I haven’t used this red charger much and when Hubby was pulling things for this table for me he brought this one in instead of the one I have used several times and I decided to use this one instead. The pattern was Ruby Berry and Thread and they were made by Juliska. Several years ago I bought these chargers a few at a time over several months from various places online until I had the number I needed. I like the simple design on the rim and it is a bit larger than some of the chargers I have.

This flatware was made by D & D Inox in Italy and the pattern was called Roma. I bought them at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale a few years ago. There are similar patterns available online now. I really like the marbleized design on the handles. I used this same flatware on my Gingerbread People tablescape. You can see it here.

These plastic Rudolph napkin rings are actually Christmas ornaments that I found online at Target a few years ago. An ornament napkin ring would be a fun party favor for your dinner guests. The Christmas napkins probably came from HomeGoods, they were designed and signed by Vera. Vera Neumann designed many fabrics for home use for many years in the 1960’s and 1970’s and her work is being reproduced now. Some people collect her older designs.

I love these Rudolph place card holders! They were made by a British company, Ginger Ray. I bought them online somewhere a few years ago but I can’t find the order so I am not sure where I found them.

The green glass goblets come from The Vermont Country Store online. They are made by Mosser in the U.S. and the pattern is Georgia. They are really heavy glass and very good quality. I have bought a few at a time over the years. I also have them in cobalt blue. I used my red Waterford Marquis Brookside goblets for this table setting. I bought them at HomeGoods several years ago. Hubby and I were there and I suddenly saw a few and quickly found twelve and bought them all! I buy dishes in sets of 12 usually since there are 11 of us now when we are all together. If you read the tablescapes section on my blog you have seen this red goblet on several tablescapes.

I found this Rudolph cookie jar at Mercari online. He has such a sweet face! He’s called Rudolph and the Island of Misfit Toys and the design was copyrighted by The Rudolph Company in 2001. Rudolph is sitting on a red Rhodes stoneware drink dispenser stand from Pottery Barn. I bought these stands in a few colors several years ago to use when I need to add height to a centerpiece. Under the stand is one of my vintage Christmas hankies with Santa and his reindeer. This is a smaller hankie, probably made in the 1940’s or 1950’s, and they were usually made for children. About 30 years ago I started collecting holiday hankies after I found one in my mother’s things and I have a few hundred of them. They were a dollar or two and something fun to look for on a mom’s day out at antique malls because you didn’t see them that often and they don’t take up any space. Then Ebay arrived and suddenly there were hundreds of them right there and the demand for them raised the prices considerably so I stopped collecting them. Some of the signed and special design hankies can sell for over $50 each now, crazy!

I added my two sets of scarlet Fiesta salt and peppers to fill the table space a bit. They remind my of Rudolph’s red nose!

I have always had a soft spot for Rudolph. I’m glad he ended up on a tablescape this season!

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