Since we have just a few days until Christmas, I had to incorporate my Christmas cactus today. I got it during the season a year ago and I was determined to get it to bloom again this year. I am so happy that it cooperated!😊
My matching plaid placemats and napkins were a gift the first Christmas we were married, so they have been around for some time! I have to say that I would probably not have coupled plaid with cobalt and white until I saw it in a magazine about a year ago. I loved the combination, so decided to copy!
My everyday white dishes, some confetti and a bright ornament for each place setting rounded-out the table. By the way, did you notice that I didn't get the glasses set? This is the second time, recently, that I have done that. Be prepared if you ever eat a meal here!!
I used four different colors of ornaments.
As you know, a Christmas cactus requires 12 hours of darkness for six weeks to trigger blooming. As silly as it sounds, I recorded it on my calendar to do my part in getting mine to blossom. Life is so busy that I was afraid I would forget to do it, so my calendar told me when to place the plant in darkness. I stuck it in the powder room from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am for a six week period beginning the first of October. It seems to have worked because it's loaded with buds and a few are already opening!
Happy Tuesday!