~~~A Candy Cane Luncheon!!!~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello my friends! Today I had a small lunch for Yvonne (of STONE GABLE!!!!) and another friend!!!!! I was so happy and excited to have them come to my house! I wanted to make them feel at home and relaxed so set a fun table!!!! I used a red tablecloth, a candy striped place,at, my white charger, red dinner plate, candy swirl dessert plate and white bowl for salad.  The napkin is a CUTE pattern of candy and candy canes!!!! It is gathered in a candy napkin ring!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8Y6_zVoGfwEhDQPPpSTWwpNOhjVIOWw_xzqt3cbzIKIps8A1am3lW0XfYirtOtDMive3HyXA09GP40rKv1ZdEizKGSkl6Mu1s1Zb0Yggn3o4e-1QE2z86PURe9MLbVswvlrdgRDdZmYa/s1600/IMG_0361.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8Y6_zVoGfwEhDQPPpSTWwpNOhjVIOWw_xzqt3cbzIKIps8A1am3lW0XfYirtOtDMive3HyXA09GP40rKv1ZdEizKGSkl6Mu1s1Zb0Yggn3o4e-1QE2z86PURe9MLbVswvlrdgRDdZmYa/s400/IMG_0361.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div> At each place we had a candy cane votive holder and red stemmed goblets for our beverages.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dxE33BaSVXTJ0dx6Kc4G1sfGndLqLvJEry2kLYX05RQbaBZkxwLqAtgLnp4AaruSPPm3eJaK6GR5x1bGui6oAmegviNowyW3PNGi4Xt5-2u6irEZBHUeiOYnZxP6sdawGnEa7BDJR3x9/s1600/IMG_0362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dxE33BaSVXTJ0dx6Kc4G1sfGndLqLvJEry2kLYX05RQbaBZkxwLqAtgLnp4AaruSPPm3eJaK6GR5x1bGui6oAmegviNowyW3PNGi4Xt5-2u6irEZBHUeiOYnZxP6sdawGnEa7BDJR3x9/s400/IMG_0362.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div> My gingerbread luminary is the centerpiece on a candy swirl cake plate. One of my kindles sits on the GB house and 2 more are perched on the cake plate.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekjYbP4Ws6vqWhh15xpIxL65rb7dvZNdzuny2jCBzUu4d_1-LJFCj2imuYzgRjCiWYI4REMX53TdRCZnkXUx8RjpdvjeHzxjmArkXAgmm9OCJeOI-7ScJ6fNmqIKDpxJDUaVW7yiKCWmm/s1600/IMG_0363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekjYbP4Ws6vqWhh15xpIxL65rb7dvZNdzuny2jCBzUu4d_1-LJFCj2imuYzgRjCiWYI4REMX53TdRCZnkXUx8RjpdvjeHzxjmArkXAgmm9OCJeOI-7ScJ6fNmqIKDpxJDUaVW7yiKCWmm/s400/IMG_0363.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div> This little guy just compelted his gingerbread house:)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyLKu4-5f2OUbtDx1hK6WuP8kYaWgy_Ami0zvQo0RtOm7PN1c1fLF2HKVacXUQwT58UeOI5jGLJt-OT4614OVlMQdkxxhIKV7fBJQanDj0nr3RekEsEE5KC7zYcWhdikOYz1bZY8NhMvD/s1600/IMG_0364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I love it for the holidays and use it every day!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TQCjBlx3N2a7d0_ooKafkv8eAYmNJbT3soo7i97AqN_mWo3belqKwWozMABvHXhzao3On3dohZmqbXd_EurSVKnlN15vc5E8Z2wCXCriUNSS0EfWbMuxEgH-NVcLSNWCS3ALDOQ5YKJD/s1600/IMG_0373.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TQCjBlx3N2a7d0_ooKafkv8eAYmNJbT3soo7i97AqN_mWo3belqKwWozMABvHXhzao3On3dohZmqbXd_EurSVKnlN15vc5E8Z2wCXCriUNSS0EfWbMuxEgH-NVcLSNWCS3ALDOQ5YKJD/s640/IMG_0373.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Q-5lW7VjaV7uzAHKWxyTmxkBOfZlJkz3Bbfm_Zb_yMznRcaUiYvbQFSK8zwNEQ8qJ8QV5oJLSxseSN58BNgn7XpF-Zmd2NF77anCLhYhKB4Ez1T4aFe5EACQli-bYKDPsefI2Ksl5nKj/s1600/IMG_0374.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They are both bakers and have their own houses in hand.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPRha1MKB_hlMHKgPRZTO7GowVIhOY3VyutHoHCFpljMpOBfjdgvbydH_Nt0tHzEgnVhodCBvl0pVdKd5XsNQ76vD-vpL882aPTV2_ROMXesUEYEbWkH0yzkwT4dO-hmDHdHn7aHiWmEP/s1600/IMG_0387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPRha1MKB_hlMHKgPRZTO7GowVIhOY3VyutHoHCFpljMpOBfjdgvbydH_Nt0tHzEgnVhodCBvl0pVdKd5XsNQ76vD-vpL882aPTV2_ROMXesUEYEbWkH0yzkwT4dO-hmDHdHn7aHiWmEP/s640/IMG_0387.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MlnFhQM6sc9aOrR27Ol5HpmEWyghGj-Jl88ZtKorcE4W8jncjOIm5lgOf4u4xt2Q9RgDY5FAPyv1e128aVKHk4jNb8NTOKG40zDmQTQK0V3r83JNML-tCQpR831FxYOYkEDUqDYij9Tt/s1600/IMG_0388_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MlnFhQM6sc9aOrR27Ol5HpmEWyghGj-Jl88ZtKorcE4W8jncjOIm5lgOf4u4xt2Q9RgDY5FAPyv1e128aVKHk4jNb8NTOKG40zDmQTQK0V3r83JNML-tCQpR831FxYOYkEDUqDYij9Tt/s640/IMG_0388_1.JPG" width="480px" /></a></div> They are both Byers Choice caroler pieces.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQkov-HFUakf-gyQJ_Ifh32qtrFCTBsH_YC2JcTNqt49XeblB-klZEjcguSuPXY6UMPpD9trcuhXgdp-swkSPq23i4VRQEbF27RSZNBb0slw_X0JenxSExa4XBs-T9zD_3RDjwoHpWLDI/s1600/IMG_0389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQkov-HFUakf-gyQJ_Ifh32qtrFCTBsH_YC2JcTNqt49XeblB-klZEjcguSuPXY6UMPpD9trcuhXgdp-swkSPq23i4VRQEbF27RSZNBb0slw_X0JenxSExa4XBs-T9zD_3RDjwoHpWLDI/s640/IMG_0389.JPG" width="480px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-z_xwGi0Tuwjad2_53Q96i502JXjWSzKiRvOqJo2Yc3lx1Fp4B72q5ElSj_2_ACkJenKNnaNAOtHitgeMld_Rwp6pXBRaeeSkwXDgoi3CBH2upjTN4Avq51AyEo5I1_dl82loCD62TC4/s1600/IMG_0390_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-z_xwGi0Tuwjad2_53Q96i502JXjWSzKiRvOqJo2Yc3lx1Fp4B72q5ElSj_2_ACkJenKNnaNAOtHitgeMld_Rwp6pXBRaeeSkwXDgoi3CBH2upjTN4Avq51AyEo5I1_dl82loCD62TC4/s640/IMG_0390_1.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZA8OOUVq3f_Tg4CmRvHx_sJFHa5xAxMQxoXdkQIKho64xJhBUkS9NPkc8dLE1UnurlBk03ny-QXmLhPw11d4SInYpF4dKajsKj7usKE792Ge2ZK-5GycwN7BUuLRoIRGwir6hi8T0NufL/s1600/IMG_0391_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZA8OOUVq3f_Tg4CmRvHx_sJFHa5xAxMQxoXdkQIKho64xJhBUkS9NPkc8dLE1UnurlBk03ny-QXmLhPw11d4SInYpF4dKajsKj7usKE792Ge2ZK-5GycwN7BUuLRoIRGwir6hi8T0NufL/s640/IMG_0391_1.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mLPV2MenGvEzAEOOujOk9k0hO7guyPJZvEWsgMVgk-dtGb59-p7e6hAP5GAU-9DEn7JnR2xIAbzzKt-gfQt42QdxQscSKctR5EJd5bNhGutCNCuuf6n1RyuMOymzRHqk67azwJHYoWg7/s1600/IMG_0393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mLPV2MenGvEzAEOOujOk9k0hO7guyPJZvEWsgMVgk-dtGb59-p7e6hAP5GAU-9DEn7JnR2xIAbzzKt-gfQt42QdxQscSKctR5EJd5bNhGutCNCuuf6n1RyuMOymzRHqk67azwJHYoWg7/s640/IMG_0393.JPG" width="480px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNlNw1eImEeAXb_2pDBSf7aJOSanH1VOmICc3yaEobtz8K6MME3fdmQEZTE_qlVOb-4YYINYGi4cNhh6-7DDW6kHXSYxZOSWpMGNfM1yqeUIQu4y0EKqqc-Y6geSGOahIW9WFsgMCSm3u/s1600/IMG_0394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNlNw1eImEeAXb_2pDBSf7aJOSanH1VOmICc3yaEobtz8K6MME3fdmQEZTE_qlVOb-4YYINYGi4cNhh6-7DDW6kHXSYxZOSWpMGNfM1yqeUIQu4y0EKqqc-Y6geSGOahIW9WFsgMCSm3u/s640/IMG_0394.JPG" width="480px" /></a></div> Before we ate I removed the gingerbread house and Santas and placed this candy cane pillar on the table. We had to have room for the FOOD!!!!!:):)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujEtlhCF8bWKGDEPnOP6rS8v0Cq78KmJpjU44ndT3xwVUIVOHjZokVilG8HwsNFDDVpblfwkTg-K8HigneMZX8y9jn3mNjJ8as9YYMjj6nfS8J2yqnoA9_EYja8z7XZ8rSRnhfAvzlhsw/s1600/IMG_0461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujEtlhCF8bWKGDEPnOP6rS8v0Cq78KmJpjU44ndT3xwVUIVOHjZokVilG8HwsNFDDVpblfwkTg-K8HigneMZX8y9jn3mNjJ8as9YYMjj6nfS8J2yqnoA9_EYja8z7XZ8rSRnhfAvzlhsw/s640/IMG_0461.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div> We had a chicken and broccoli casserole, <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gI4pELRtxjhXMbbLbS0AgwR5672W7RhMhSd9taOUmJMgPCBGHDj2G3n3ZgbMO_-0lMCDCvYwNnJQrLkr2xU-RYE8xNxndQY2f3fU6KzuCjeojgQa0o6C0RJgChKZFbnFbjM0hHoMkSvs/s1600/IMG_0456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gI4pELRtxjhXMbbLbS0AgwR5672W7RhMhSd9taOUmJMgPCBGHDj2G3n3ZgbMO_-0lMCDCvYwNnJQrLkr2xU-RYE8xNxndQY2f3fU6KzuCjeojgQa0o6C0RJgChKZFbnFbjM0hHoMkSvs/s640/IMG_0456.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div> a cranberry and jello mold in a tree plate,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTW83E2sKyBZC8nhvQYkg-qaI4Ok6Vmsd945rVweyChNutxonIsnGJDAj_0S_z4w3U8G_yCC3Ty5x7AgF4LvWSZswVTZqtE6ROMj6vPBl4tyJflN5KJtz-R5f2KoqtLV1en3oKqb65QHat/s1600/IMG_0457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTW83E2sKyBZC8nhvQYkg-qaI4Ok6Vmsd945rVweyChNutxonIsnGJDAj_0S_z4w3U8G_yCC3Ty5x7AgF4LvWSZswVTZqtE6ROMj6vPBl4tyJflN5KJtz-R5f2KoqtLV1en3oKqb65QHat/s640/IMG_0457.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div> I placed a small vase of tulips at each place setting too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZv9TE7yAwUxLZxnNKH-OPxNLu5NVYsgF-V3JvGrYO0OFyWb9LI3wk-8PsH90vchsFnP7vmULnOYZPaRgLknrtuEwZ7iK8Iea-Im9mvO1L0vhOaNbRIhLAvjl6-ej_wc2e4gVAJQ9k3RPz/s1600/IMG_0458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZv9TE7yAwUxLZxnNKH-OPxNLu5NVYsgF-V3JvGrYO0OFyWb9LI3wk-8PsH90vchsFnP7vmULnOYZPaRgLknrtuEwZ7iK8Iea-Im9mvO1L0vhOaNbRIhLAvjl6-ej_wc2e4gVAJQ9k3RPz/s640/IMG_0458.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZqveGDuVr1pCvWhutava9_rY0LIe8nP-BXgP8-E9eE1Xcz6KPsrCowmElWKqYdthZQ022CegOm6phx0DGMnTfOs0_B7Iu1MFAPyCLLa9MGgDBQxmv0KmOegF23QA2Iit8cagAsUuWuTp/s1600/IMG_0459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZqveGDuVr1pCvWhutava9_rY0LIe8nP-BXgP8-E9eE1Xcz6KPsrCowmElWKqYdthZQ022CegOm6phx0DGMnTfOs0_B7Iu1MFAPyCLLa9MGgDBQxmv0KmOegF23QA2Iit8cagAsUuWuTp/s640/IMG_0459.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div> I also love to have a little take home gift for my guests. I filled these bags with Christmas cookies, macaroons, and chocolate covered pretzels.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlxGknkrBZA3xMndbz62dPrGyug6YCKZJ13wTSATxq8GwC6odMGexlEeAecQpzluob2UP3Js16Zytuu6Up_VZNzDndrlCyur4uVOaKh6ogvnEVDwTYH2UT8PV7xzrotzLeKY4pEQRGkaU/s1600/IMG_0460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlxGknkrBZA3xMndbz62dPrGyug6YCKZJ13wTSATxq8GwC6odMGexlEeAecQpzluob2UP3Js16Zytuu6Up_VZNzDndrlCyur4uVOaKh6ogvnEVDwTYH2UT8PV7xzrotzLeKY4pEQRGkaU/s640/IMG_0460.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div> We also had a yummy salad of spinach, feta, walnuts, mandarin oranges and pomegranete craisins with a raspberry hazelnut dressing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHc353roZYs5rBDI9dd9EZJvzvowfxPUCLSBlV5CbCw1GIpJyl4vEwe54k7pMA_tuugKMAzHojDf77rWmvMGYW489c8xx5fyWLQZO7NDbYF6oC3jo4tpA5EjGZJXTj_53xNThKOWElSuN0/s1600/IMG_0465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHc353roZYs5rBDI9dd9EZJvzvowfxPUCLSBlV5CbCw1GIpJyl4vEwe54k7pMA_tuugKMAzHojDf77rWmvMGYW489c8xx5fyWLQZO7NDbYF6oC3jo4tpA5EjGZJXTj_53xNThKOWElSuN0/s640/IMG_0465.JPG" width="480px" /></a></div>I forgot to get a picture of our dessert:( We had brownies with ice cream and fudge sauce!!!! What a wonderful afternoon we had! It was great fun and lots of conversation. I wish you could all have been here! Thanks for your visit. I will be joining these wonderful parties and I hope you wil visit some for more wonderful inspiration!!!! The time of Christmas is coming FAST!!!!! Hope you are all ready. 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~~~A Candy Cane Luncheon!!!~~~

Hello my friends! Today I had a small lunch for Yvonne (of STONE GABLE!!!!) and another friend!!!!! I was so happy and excited to have them ...

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