Romantic England for Christmas

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! I know I am in post overload, as I am way over my 'once a month if I'm lucky' quota, but there are so many great blogger parties going on I wanted to link up to! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today we are dining with the J & G Meakin "Romantic England" red transferware. It goes so nicely with the English country cottage style I am embracing this season. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_0grKlPCIRD8gd32KwkIwKc_lNbc8iiuchW2-ECkhpgJK-a8PsD_44vU0aYNdIlcFVBzx7ZvE_KHtmIOuVh97UXmlkZoPx2AWIY_k2VskPQLJlDikoNlL2Dlpbs8dumsVyxefK9NGg/s1600/2011xmastableEngland5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_0grKlPCIRD8gd32KwkIwKc_lNbc8iiuchW2-ECkhpgJK-a8PsD_44vU0aYNdIlcFVBzx7ZvE_KHtmIOuVh97UXmlkZoPx2AWIY_k2VskPQLJlDikoNlL2Dlpbs8dumsVyxefK9NGg/s1600/2011xmastableEngland5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh how I love this pattern!! I mentioned back when I got it that both my dad and my husband love it also. I never thought about using it for Christmas, but it really is just perfect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWgIOgrIES37SihSV7kTvfqyDnRiFkKSIU7l03h1BMlVzftcMR9S-nGY0af1kn1NSyJD_TY2UB4_kYLr0gaYX7pytYBonn-2GpKBpMXyYU-uURQCJqoHTbyH2hVd82AYZlQjX7IqXKw/s1600/2011xmastableEngland10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWgIOgrIES37SihSV7kTvfqyDnRiFkKSIU7l03h1BMlVzftcMR9S-nGY0af1kn1NSyJD_TY2UB4_kYLr0gaYX7pytYBonn-2GpKBpMXyYU-uURQCJqoHTbyH2hVd82AYZlQjX7IqXKw/s1600/2011xmastableEngland10.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Odnnc1FA6myHw6ENFM0nkAmL_Tg33Mul99FRA2_g6BVJqu7vUwv6TqRy7RqdSgw-yLiyDgNARkFdwGhPw9WyI3WvI5uXj77sLhZxaS67wnL5k2RUyo-8XLY6t_dIjC5yme11D-fpLQ/s1600/2011xmastableEngland9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Odnnc1FA6myHw6ENFM0nkAmL_Tg33Mul99FRA2_g6BVJqu7vUwv6TqRy7RqdSgw-yLiyDgNARkFdwGhPw9WyI3WvI5uXj77sLhZxaS67wnL5k2RUyo-8XLY6t_dIjC5yme11D-fpLQ/s1600/2011xmastableEngland9.jpg" /></a></div><br />I am mixing the rustic and organic elements with silver and crystal I do so frequently, including the walnut-stained woven chargers, the bamboo napkin rings, the Durand Cristal D'arques "Longchamp" crystal, and the Wallace and Sons "Louvre" sterling flatware from 1893.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vQcyTrj478Pc1MsV59GSA6Bxh3h6lGNijq-bHhO3hL3ToPU2L7CpNc3VQYp2jgMuJwASVN_uc1kvHEtUxhJY4tRivSYgy5iPO95GGy5MbuBwhW4Pc3T3VNRnc3DKRgFczvUSrKYvVg/s1600/2011xmastableEngland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vQcyTrj478Pc1MsV59GSA6Bxh3h6lGNijq-bHhO3hL3ToPU2L7CpNc3VQYp2jgMuJwASVN_uc1kvHEtUxhJY4tRivSYgy5iPO95GGy5MbuBwhW4Pc3T3VNRnc3DKRgFczvUSrKYvVg/s1600/2011xmastableEngland.jpg" /></a></div><br />I filled the box we made for Thanksgiving with a layer of florist foam, then small pots of floral oasis filled with fresh Balsam, white pine, arborvitae, cedar, boxwood and pine cones. I added faux red berries along with the holly.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8HKwJUjJrXt7P73shxYB3XjHIwNlpwF3URqCo8xeYB6GPE4zTueIO0DQ9PUdwshWJr5A30vsKF11A_M1uAHZ-3Tr-H2AghbdUJxMQxyO4aAj1Ly8nPm9E4uCpox3yY1mzTXygUFyzQ/s1600/2011xmastableEngland8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8HKwJUjJrXt7P73shxYB3XjHIwNlpwF3URqCo8xeYB6GPE4zTueIO0DQ9PUdwshWJr5A30vsKF11A_M1uAHZ-3Tr-H2AghbdUJxMQxyO4aAj1Ly8nPm9E4uCpox3yY1mzTXygUFyzQ/s1600/2011xmastableEngland8.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60tHuCFKytGDt_QBeNe3_73gjw9WB6IGkC5ongE03976LXfuEp3HlZXSJHb50ICaG5xkcPIQjzxABgdT37jo_HxxHQRMmBA5gENzNaL70Ku5He-WIIF4kIwS6ePJnMQbZoTspiqX0XA/s1600/2011xmastableEngland2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60tHuCFKytGDt_QBeNe3_73gjw9WB6IGkC5ongE03976LXfuEp3HlZXSJHb50ICaG5xkcPIQjzxABgdT37jo_HxxHQRMmBA5gENzNaL70Ku5He-WIIF4kIwS6ePJnMQbZoTspiqX0XA/s1600/2011xmastableEngland2.jpg" /></a></div><br />A little background on the pieces I am using from this  pattern...<br /><br />The bowl features the 16th century mansion, "Chequers" in Buckinghamshire, England, which has been the official country residence of British Prime Ministers since 1921.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsZbmG7dqInDGCkQdpJp7eOv_XfA7BoIEeMUIfiqLOu5cJHJe-Uh_W0CkOfA5d87foVPNT6k2WCFYvPdu9cgoJaL5ThyphenhyphendtUd6fO9eSZ3XPrmdqHGG7xKq82r32eN-Cox02eBZchPa3A/s1600/2011xmastable26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsZbmG7dqInDGCkQdpJp7eOv_XfA7BoIEeMUIfiqLOu5cJHJe-Uh_W0CkOfA5d87foVPNT6k2WCFYvPdu9cgoJaL5ThyphenhyphendtUd6fO9eSZ3XPrmdqHGG7xKq82r32eN-Cox02eBZchPa3A/s1600/2011xmastable26.jpg" /></a></div><br />The plates feature "Haddon Hall" in Derbyshire...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91dnU_gfmyA4VdCyGFKey5itnxh7xPij7bXaj1cUsKU9izaKkJ9DntHVxfcOTt-KyEcDM28G3E0sM69eoG5NCaM8xc-HZQni_fJcxj2wvdU1T2TlakGhAl-yC8TbA9c7nsnMyOt_QfA/s1600/2011xmastable27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91dnU_gfmyA4VdCyGFKey5itnxh7xPij7bXaj1cUsKU9izaKkJ9DntHVxfcOTt-KyEcDM28G3E0sM69eoG5NCaM8xc-HZQni_fJcxj2wvdU1T2TlakGhAl-yC8TbA9c7nsnMyOt_QfA/s1600/2011xmastable27.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />The cups feature "Ann Hathaway's cottage" Shottery...<br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcZm6fuyzMLTjzB22_PlBLCaBhlzoonKxJp6AAGprGhRKqqbIGhopKHuLqFzONGqiM4uqoTxlHiYy7kK64q21j90j242Ek5yQB1qpn9g1izLH2eZYNAZhMGcr9SSErpOeQ75cHdyMe-Y/s1600/romanticcup2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcZm6fuyzMLTjzB22_PlBLCaBhlzoonKxJp6AAGprGhRKqqbIGhopKHuLqFzONGqiM4uqoTxlHiYy7kK64q21j90j242Ek5yQB1qpn9g1izLH2eZYNAZhMGcr9SSErpOeQ75cHdyMe-Y/s640/romanticcup2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />...while the saucer features the "Holy Trinity Church" Stratford-on-Avon.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJQ_q0u2ED942H_7mRHnlH6Fj8jScy1BRc7Uti4p3N5NG9KjjKUl3dmuaHPV6LCthruzEA7gGpu6mQ4vkxIXugOFRsB7fOkShTLUHQWEU8ZK4x0vjiLwIl9udA8X5Wc6mGBp8FTYv98M/s1600/1romantic24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJQ_q0u2ED942H_7mRHnlH6Fj8jScy1BRc7Uti4p3N5NG9KjjKUl3dmuaHPV6LCthruzEA7gGpu6mQ4vkxIXugOFRsB7fOkShTLUHQWEU8ZK4x0vjiLwIl9udA8X5Wc6mGBp8FTYv98M/s640/1romantic24.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I carried the tartan window treatments in here and added a toile shade trimmed in a striped taffeta, which I'll show in more detail later.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We are certainly enjoying this pattern. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The most important thing for us is to sit for meals together, whether it's at the breakfast bar or at the table. We are always reminded, however, that not everyone has that opportunity and make it a priority to help out where we can with meals, food or volunteering. Share what you have and receive a blessing this Christmas season:-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you so much for stopping by! I am, as usual way behind in getting around to visit, but I will get there eventually. I so appreciate your very kind comments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anita</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be joining:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/">No Minimalist Here for Holiday Dining</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRKEGIbwvh8rHMe-qEi-j0KXPhZRG6Y8uXVqsIF1zWHirC81FWIWqrAV8X4FRTEVWWNd_8uW3aL-vZuLzDiadYDkb2v9emyZle4AsbNxwaU09NY3p-kvMTMGjbDlEzN8PuT_mS5vsZck/s1600/christmasblockpartyfinal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRKEGIbwvh8rHMe-qEi-j0KXPhZRG6Y8uXVqsIF1zWHirC81FWIWqrAV8X4FRTEVWWNd_8uW3aL-vZuLzDiadYDkb2v9emyZle4AsbNxwaU09NY3p-kvMTMGjbDlEzN8PuT_mS5vsZck/s320/christmasblockpartyfinal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Romantic England for Christmas

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