Christmas on a Vintage Silver Tray

Hi Friends, I'm so glad you're here today because I'm joining in with a great bunch of bloggers for a really fun get together. We're sharing Holiday inspirational ideas for some easy decorating for Christmas. I think most of us have some kind of tray, shallow basket, or antique pan that can easily be dressed up with greenery, candles, dishes etc. for a unique and even functional addition to our Christmas decor. Let's grab some inspiration for an easy movable decor vignette.

Our sweet friend Katherine from Katherine's Corner is hosting this fun Tray Tour, and if you're coming from Katherine's blog, Hello, and I'm so glad you're here. We hope you'll click through to the rest of the group and see how we've all dressed up our "trays" for Christmas.

I have a lot of what could be called "trays" that I use throughout the year, mostly for decor.  As I mentioned earlier, a tray doesn't have to be limited to just a metal or wooden serving piece. If we think outside of the box, it could be any number of fun and interesting flat surfaces that we can use to serve food, decorate a table, or actually functionally carry items from one place to another. 

The first thing I thought about was one of my vintage silver trays. I love to use them especially during the Christmas Holiday because they are a bit more formal and lend themselves to the idea of serving a lovely "tea" with elegant little "biscuits" and Christmas goodies. I had plans to make some delicious little cookies, and when that didn't happen I even sent my husband out to find pretty decorated tea cakes or sugar cookies. No luck. So let's just imagine some sparkly confections that make our mouths water!

OK, back to reality and my waistline..

I thought I'd put together a few of my favorite things... like a silver tea/coffee pot, a few pieces of old red transferware, and a mini faux Christmas tree in a sugar bowl. A favorite Christmas Church tea light and the rest are gathered on this heavy old tray from probably the 40's. A quick and easy way to give a touch of Christmas is with a ribbon tied around the teapot handle... and for me that's a red Tartan Plaid ribbon. Instant Christmas!!

I have the tray sitting out in the Garden Room on an antique table in the sitting area. The Garden Room is a large sunroom sitting across the back of our house facing southeast. It has windows on 3 sides and most of my white chippy vintage furniture pieces are out here filled with Holiday fun.

Faux Paperwhites in an antique cubby drawer.

Paper Mache Scandinavian white reindeer.

I love using silver sugar and creamers as elegant little votive candle cups. They are easy to find at almost any flea or vintage market. One year I even used silver pieces to decorate a Christmas tree.

I also collect white churches and houses that I love to use at Christmas. This one is made to hold a tea light for some extra special evening ambiance. 

I bring out my red transferware bits and pieces for Christmas. It's perfect to use as a base with Christmas china and pottery, Tartan Plaids, and any Christmas decorative pieces. Right now you can find most of my hodge podge collection of red transferware in my Holiday Cupboard in the Garden Room.

Antique and vintage Christmas cards are a fun and nostalgic way to add some graphic interest to any Holiday vignette. Group them together on a mirror, or add them to a vignette or display. I love reading the personal messages from a hundred or so years ago.

Merry Christmas, Everyone!!

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Sandra at  Dinner At Eight 

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