Christmas Traditions, in memory of Grandma

Monday night was our church's annual Christmas Traditions dinner. Women in the church sign up to host a table, and decorate it with all their own dishes and centerpieces. The night is always so magical, with all the gorgeous tables to admire, so I always participate. This year I decided to do a different table, using my Grandma's china (which was actually her mother's!). I also used my other great-grandmother's silverware, and my Grandma's silver tea service. I used a table runner I found in Grandma's linens and put it all together quite beautifully!

I added a couple of pictures of Grandma and a written memorial to her so everyone would know the significance of the table. My sweet friend Leigha tied gorgeous napkin ring bows and each place setting had a bag of chocolate truffles to take home. Instead of just inviting my friends, I invited Grandma's friends and my mom to sit at the table with me. We had a wonderful night. I know Grandma would have loved it.






Me and Mom


Grandma's friend Evelyn and her daughter Jewel


Grandma's friends Joanne and Mary Wanda


I took pictures of nearly all of the tables, and here are a couple of notable ones!

Leigha's table was gorgeous! I was supposed to help her with it, but she ended up putting it together all on her own!


I liked the centerpiece on this one...


This one cracked me up. A couple of teenagers did it, and it had high-heeled shoes in the centerpiece!



And if you want to see all the tables I got pictures of, here's a slideshow with more of them!