Snowmen on a Buffalo Check Winter Tablescape

I knew that I wanted to create a snowman themed tablescape after the Christmas season was over last year and I decided to use a buffalo check design. I found this black and white buffalo check tablecloth on Amazon a couple of years ago. It is heavy cotton and it is really easy to iron with a steam iron. I used this tablecloth on a Valentine’s Day tablescape last year, you can see that tablescape here. I also used it on a Farm Animals themed Summer tablescape last Summer and you can see that tablescape here.

I have a couple of different snowman salad plate designs in my tablescaping collection but they don’t have a black and white buffalo check design. I looked for a design that had a snowman with black and white buffalo check and couldn’t find anything. When that happens I often start looking for something to set on a solid colored salad plate and I always check Etsy. This is a circle of aluminum that has been painted. It was sold as a large ornament for a wreath but it was the perfect design for this tablescape. I set it on a square black glass salad plate. We found these black glass plates somewhere in Virginia while we were visiting our son and his family a few years ago. They were made by Luminarc France. They are salad or tidbit plates. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying salad plates here.

Because of the square check design on the tablecloth I decided that I wanted the plate stack to be all square shaped plates. I only have a few square plates in my dish collection and they are all in solid primary colors. This large beaded square white dinner plate was made by 10 Strawberry Street. I probably found them at HomeGoods several years ago. HomeGoods always has an aisle full of white dishes in lots of different shapes and sizes that are inexpensive. You can read about what you need to think about when you are buying dinner plates here.

I needed a basic square black charger for my dish collection and I found these on Amazon a few years ago. They are melamine and they were made by American Atelier. They almost look like glass. To read about what you should consider when you are buying charger plates please click here.

This black flatware is Ginkgo International LePrix. I have had this set for several years and it came from Overstock.com. I have this set in a few different colors now. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I turned to Etsy again to find a black and white buffalo check snowman design to use for a napkin ring. This design is custom printed on hardboard. I think I was lucky to find it! I just taped it temporarily to a simple white porcelain napkin ring that I had. These basic cotton black napkins came from Crate and Barrel last year.

I have used this technique more than once on tablescapes. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I found these snowman place card holders at Hobby Lobby last year. The ribbon was a tartan design but I bought a buffalo check ribbon on Amazon and changed it out. To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here.

I knew that I wanted black and white goblets for this tablescape. The goblet with the black bowl and clear stem on the left was made by Classic Touch and it is called V-Shaped Water Glass, Black With Clear Stem. I bought them at Houzz online a few years ago. I have very very tall white goblets but I had been looking for shorter white ones for a long time. I finally found these white goblets at Walmart a few years ago. They were made by Artland and the pattern is called Veranda. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets (including the colors I use the most) for your tablescaping collection here.

I found this snowman cookie jar at Hobby Lobby last year. I decided to set it on a small black cake stand that I had but it didn’t fit flat because of the rim on the stand so I turned the stand upside down and I actually love the way it looks.

I added two Mosser Glass salt and pepper sets in black and white to each side of the snowman centerpiece.

I love using the color combination of black and white on a tablescape.

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