Do you have special Holiday linens, dishes, etc?

[Melaine]

I have a red kitchen so lots of red accessories that look Christmas-ish. I also have the 12 days of Christmas glasses and a few random platters picked up here and there. That's the kind of thing I like finding at thrift stores and yard sales.

[MaiseyDog]

I have Gail Pittman Hollylujah plates that we use from Thanksgiving through Christmas.

[AngelaS]

I have snowflake dishes I picked up on clearance at Target years ago (they're a Debbie Mumm design) and I break them out the first day it snows. We use them daily until the first day of spring.

[Fairy]

I have about half of the Reindeer line from Pottery Barn. I get a few more things each year. This year it's a toss up between add'l appetizer plates, glass coffee mugs, the appetizer tray, or the big round platter. I wanted to get the sugar & creamer set, but they don't seem to offer it this year. I will probably stick with our nice white everyday plates that are beautiful from Crate & Barrel and not get the Reindeer plates cuz otherwise that's alot of Reindeer.

[SnuggleBuggles]

I have dishes (Pfaltzgraph Nordic Christmas) but it's been many years since I bothered to swap them out and use them during the holidays. I have a lot of the the serving things for that set too and we just don't use them. They have fallen down the list of chores and decorating I want to take on!

We have 2 other holiday plate sets and they both go on the plate rail that goes around the dining room.

I have winter themed placemats and they go on the center of the table. I only put out the tablecloth when hosting a dinner and for day to day use I just use regular placemats. I should ask for some wintery day to day ones. I like that idea.

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[lizzywednesday]

We don't have holiday dishes, but we do have a couple of holiday serving pieces - platters & bowls, etc. - from various places.

In addition to those, I have two "fancy" tablecloths I bought from Target and one linen hemstitch one I bought at the Crate & Barrel Outlet.

If I entertain during the holidays, I serve my guests on paper plates with paper napkins and plastic utensils because I just can't face doing a lot of dishes. Maybe when I grow up, I will use dishes...

Since I live near both a Lenox outlet and a Crate & Barrel outlet, I can go and get things for reduced prices. Right now, my Lenox outlet is running a Warehouse Sale, so I can go check it out as supplemental for Christmas presents.

[bnme]

I don't because I usually have 14 or more people and do a buffet. I'd like to in the future but right now I don't even love my everday dishes so I'd have to upgrade that first.

My mom slowly collected the Lenox Holiday china when we were growing up and now has a full service for 16 plus many serving pieces. She uses it from Thanksgiving through New Years. It is more formal than my taste but I love it and she plans to split it between me and my sister some day.

[czekit7]

Hate to say it, but have always loved the holidays, so my EVERYDAY plateware is Pfaltgraft Winterberry. Luckily, my husband knew of my "issues" and STILL married me. We have around a serving for 12, plus serving trays, deviled egg trays, bowls, crocks, linen...pretty much all cooking AND serving-ware, except for drinking glasses and silverware...can't justify those, plus don't really like the quality of drinking glasses. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

[carolinamama]

No actual dishes that we use other than Christmas mugs and platters. We have plastic kid-friendly Santa placemats and red cloth ones for dinners that are a bit more special. I also have a tablecloth that I only use if I am hosting a nice Christmas meal. I can see Christmas dishes being fun but I don't know that I want that chore at this stage of my life.

[kijip]

No.

We have regular white dishes for everyday and we have a full set of fine china which we use for holidays and big Sunday dinners.

Oh wait, we do have snow man mugs with lids for hot chocolate. The snowman hats are Santa hats. They came from Starbucks a few years ago on after holiday sale.