Decorating My Christmas Table For A Tier 4 Lockdown!!!

Hello everyone it's Jeanette again from Enthusiastic Gardener and we're at the final stage of our Christmas preparations because it's time to set the table Now you'll see and you'll probably think Jeanette have you got a whole bunch of these big cotton balls Because I've put them everywhere I liked them and they've fallen down more times than they've stayed up so far but I think that's part of Christmas Things fall down and you have to stick them up for quite a few weeks but it doesn't matter it's Christmas So that's my take on a little mini chandelier above my table So I'm going to set the table I don't have a lot of different ideas I do have one good idea but you probably all know this good idea anyway Is that the tablecloth I use is actually a bottom sheet a flat sheet because I think it's hard to find tablecloths in the sizes you need But I had a good idea a couple of years ago I bought a cheap old single bed sheet that does the trick no one would know by the time you put everything over the top of it So I hope that's one good idea I've maybe given you and the rest of it well that's just how I do things A fitted bottom sheet this is what this is because it's so much cheaper a couple of pounds really you can get any color you like And they wash and wash and wash they're big enough and I think that's my number one tip Now I bought this which I think is beautiful it's a lovely woven tapestry-style runner with a beautiful Christmas design So that's what I use in the center but we only need four chairs so I need to take two away That means we have more space So this table actually seats eight people and in previous years we've had 12 or 14 around the table at Christmas but of course it's lockdown this year and we're not allowed to have many people and you can only have people in your bubble So my bubble is Richard my mom and my dad So I've taken some of the chairs away we've got more room we can fit more food on our table so it's a win-win Let me show you my table mats as I've had these for years and I'm going with a wood and red theme this year I've had these for years and people love these table mats because you can fold them People sit there after dinner folding in and out you don't need any party games when you've got these mats Now that I've had these plates I've figured it out I've had these plates as long as I've had the kitchen done and the kitchen was done in 2007 so that was 13 years ago goodness and I remember thinking that I really liked the shiny red and thinking well I'm going to get fed up with that And it's going to go out of fashion but you know what I still like it and it doesn't matter if it's in or out of fashion It's whether you like something or not and I remember thinking at the time maybe I should go with something a little bit more ordinary because it might stay in fashion longer But who's to say something ordinary will stay in fashion so you might as well just have what you like Anyway these are just simple white plates that's all they are and that's all I have for fancy things And I'm definitely not the type to save things for the best because I'm saving things for the best And I have these which I've also had for donkey shears donkey shears and all they are is to go with my wood theme They're just little napkins they have a texture a bit velvety but obviously they're not velvety You would not have velvet napkins but I like them Now we don't have starters if you go to Christmas dinner we've never had one with my family I think it's because there's so much to eat that we've never worried about it Of course everyone needs a glass toast the Queen at three o'clock and I have splashed out on some luxury Christmas crackers which supposedly have wonderful gifts inside We shall see We are almost there we need a centerpiece and I have a beautiful centerpiece to show you Here is my centrepiece and I don't know how to describe it it's gold twigs with a bowl inside And I'm going to put it there See even with a bowl there's not much room Now I've got something beautiful to go inside and it's not a candle let me show you So this is my beautiful centerpiece it's an amaryllis isn't it gorgeous Now I bought this I don't know two weeks ago three weeks ago And it has grown we've been measuring it it's been so funny it's grown one to two centimeters every day and then two days ago it flowered Isn't that the most gorgeous thing And you don't need to plant it you don't need to water it it's got a little silver ring there It has a wax coating and once it is finished and dyed you can peel away the wax to reveal the bowl and then you can store the bowl That is my centerpiece which I think is just beautiful and perfect So that's it that's my Christmas table it's very simple just brown white and red and I'm ready for lunch I hope you're enjoying all your preparations and that everything is going well I hope you get to see your families this strange and unusual year And I know I will have a lovely day it will be quieter than usual but there's nothing wrong with that Take care and I'll see you very soon thank you so much for watching goodbye