A Winter Village Tablescape — Whispers of the Heart

This tablescape has been in the back of my mind for a few years now. I did a tablescape using these plates a few years ago (you can see that tablescape here) but they are some of my favorites so I wanted to use them again. This heavyweight Jacquard tablecloth was made by Benson Mills and I found it on Amazon last year. The color of it in these photos is not really correct. It is a darker red and leans toward burgundy.

These winter snow scene stoneware plates were made by Juliska and the pattern was called Country Estate Winter Frolic in Ruby. They were manufactured starting in 2012. These plates were called party plates and they were sold in a set of four with four different designs on the plates. This one was called Winter Stable with the horse stable in the background and the horse pulling a sleigh in the front. I bought this plate set a few plates at a time over a couple of years until I had the number I needed. I can’t remember where I bought them but it was online and probably on several different sites. Although these designs are no longer being made, Juliska has plates that are very similar still in production I think.

This party plate was called Winter Manor House with the large home in the background and people riding sleds in front.

This party plate was called Winter Conservatory with the conservatory building in the back and people building a snowman in the front.

This party plate was called Winter Boathouse with a boathouse building in the back on the edge of the lake and people ice skating in the front. I love the simple drawings on these plate and the heavy scalloped edges.

The dinner plates all have the same design on them and some of the designs repeat the designs on the party plates.

This white charger is one of the first charger sets I bought when I started tablescaping. The pattern is called Antique Beaded and I bought them at Williams Sonoma several years ago. I use this charger constantly in my table settings. If you look back through my blog at my tablescapes, you will see it often. A simple white charger is a great first purchase if you want to create more interest in your table settings. To read about what you should consider when you are buying charger plates please click here.

I bought this frosted white flatware on sale online at Wayfair several years ago, it was made by Cambridge. It is 18/0 so the fork tines are a bit sharper than I would like but I really liked the frosted color. Wayfair has really good sales on flatware sometimes. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I can’t remember where I found the red pottery napkin rings online. I have had them for a few years. I bought the poinsettia and holly napkins at HomeGoods a few years ago, they were made by Ralph Lauren. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

These Robert Stanley white house place card holders probably came from Ebay a few years ago. I was trying to think what would work on this tablescape for a place card holder and I suddenly remembered these. Perfect! To read about the what, where and how of place card holders, please click here.

I decided to use two of the same red goblets on this table. These goblets were made by Cristal D’Arques-Durand and the pattern was called Antique Ruby. They are a pressed glass diamond and fan pattern. I think I bought them years ago a few at a time on Ebay until I had a set. They were made between 1990 and 2008. They are not quite as dark as these photos show. 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 bought these ceramic white houses at Sur La Table online several years ago. I have been waiting to use them for quite some time and this tablescape seemed the perfect opportunity.

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