Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Dishes, 2010-2014 and my Christmas 2013 Tablescape

Hello, Welcome to my tablescape blog. I'm glad you found me and hope 

you'll grab some coffee or tea and enjoy looking around for a bit.

Here's a quick overview of what you'll find in this post:

Better Homes and Gardens Christmas dish patterns, past and present

Links to 2014 Christmas dishes

Where to find them in store

A Christmas tablescape

Close-ups of dishes and tablescape

Complete tablescape source list

(I am not paid or compensated in any way for this blog. All opinions are my own.)

So Let's Get Started!

Do you love Better Homes and Gardens Christmas dishes as much as I do?

As far as I can tell, they are only available at Walmart (or secondhand from Ebay.) 

If you're not familiar with this line of dishes, don't let your judgements of Walmart stop you from checking them out! To my knowledge, Better Homes and Gardens have had some form of mistletoe Christmas dishes every year since at least 2010.  The patterns have changed slightly and so have the range of products available.

Past products in this line...

Sorry charlie, if you like anything in this picture you'll have to search for it on Ebay. None of these products from 2011 are currently in store, but some similar items are available. I just wanted to post an example of some of the products that have been previously offered in this line. In this picture, I like the mistletoe salad plates the best, which can be found on Ebay right now, I checked!  Wanna see more products from this line? Keep reading!

Here you can see the Joy and Hope plates (there were also Love and Peace) accent plates or dessert plates, the 2011 version of the cardinal salad plates, and the Amaryllis salad plates...although I had a hard time finding many pictures of the Amaryllis plates. Looks like they came out in 2011 as well.

 

Are you not impressed?  Wait till you see the table settings!!  

On these Walmart shelves I spy 3 bowl condiment caddies, spoon rests, cake plates, gravy boats, serving bowls, mugs, dinner plates, salad plates, and dessert/accent plates.

These are the dishes I have, including the 2013 version of the cardinal salad plate which they swapped out for a white owl salad plate this year. This also shows the old dinner plate design which was switched out with a new 2014 design.

New Products
Here is the new 2014 dinner plate (Compare to the old dinner plate above)

Here is the new white owl salad plate for 2014

Old salad plates on the left with the cardinal, new salad plates on the right with the owls. As you can see, the deer, red barn, and Christmas tree salad plates remain the same. (The yellow dots are stickers that say "New for 2014, Limited Edition" just like in the pictures above)

How to get ahold of the Better Homes and Gardens 

Christmas dishes

They are a little tricky to find in store, but they are always roughly in the same area every year, and as you can see from the picture below, the shelf at my local Walmart in Virginia is fully stocked as of mid November 2014. In this picture, the Home & Living entrance (as opposed to the Market & Pharmacy entrance) is to the left of that guy's head in the top left of the photo. The lit Christmas tree is where the entrance is. When you walk in, the Customer Service desk is to the right and the seasonal items are to the left. Right past the seasonal items is this aisle which tends to have seasonal dishes. It is separate from the area of the store dedicated to everyday dishes. I have never seen these seasonal dishes near the everyday dishes.

Buy them online 

(I am in no way compensated by or affiliated with Walmart. I just really love these dishes!)

Link for the 8 dishes pictured above:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Better-Homes-and-Gardens-Plate-Set-8-Piece/39074758

This link is for an 8 piece set which includes four dinner plates (new 2014 design) and four salad plates (they switched last year's cardinal salad plates out for these white owl salad plates, and the other 3 salad plates are the same as last year--deer, red barn, and Christmas tree salad plates.) This eight piece set is $23.84.

Link for the Platter pictured above:

Postcard Platter Link

Here is the link for the beautiful Better Homes and Gardens Postcard Platter, which is only $12.96, squeal!!!!  I can't get over how gorgeous and yet how affordable this is.

Nesting Bowls and Serving Bowl Close-ups

Unfortunately, the nesting bowls and serving bowls are only available in store, and I can't find them on Walmart.com at all.  But here is a close-up look at those items.

2014 Better Homes and Gardens Christmas nesting bowl set, $7.48, in store only

2014 Better Homes and Gardens Christmas serving bowl, $9.94, in store only

Christmas Tablescape 2013

I quit blogging for awhile and although I did create a 2013 Christmas tablescape, I never posted it on here...until now! I think my 2013 tablescape turned out much better than my 2012 setting though, which you can see here for comparison:

My first Christmas Tablescape, 2012

http://dinelikeaking.blogspot.com/2013/02/christmas-2012.html

But back to Christmas 2013...

I had been eyeing these Christmas dishes for years before I finally took the plunge. By the time I went looking for them in November 2013 they were almost gone! I ordered them online because I couldn't find them in store.  I ordered 2 sets of 4 place settings to pick up at Walmart so I could get free shipping, and with the craziness that is the Christmas season, the box got lost inside the Walmart store after the shipment was delivered to the store!  I had to jump through a few hoops to finally get the dishes since by then they had sold out online. But in my opinion, these gorgeous dishes were worth the trouble! 

I will say though--if I had to get them this year I probably would have no trouble at all. 

Complete Source list:

Better Homes and Gardens dinner, salad, dessert plates, and "postcard platter"--Walmart 2013

Gold ruffled chargers--Michaels craft store 2012

Gold poinsettia placemats--Bed Bath and Beyond 2013

Plaid stag table runner--World Market 2012

Natural tablecloth--Target 2011

Oneida Wordsworth flatware--Target

Willow House Amelia Thimble Domes--Ebay 2013

Ornament place card holders--Michaels craft store

Southern Living Iced Tea Goblet--Ballard Designs 2013

Crystal wine glass--inherited, source unknown

Stemmed shot glass--IKEA (Hey, it looked pretty on the table! :)

Arv Brollop cake dome--You guessed it, IKEA

Misc. ornaments in cake stand--Target

Pheasant gravy boat--Williams Sonoma 2013

White Christmas tree candles--Walmart

Gold wire reindeer--Pier 1

Paper poinsettia napkins--Walmart

Now Let's See Some Close-ups!

Here you can see the Willow House Amelia Thimble Dome in the middle. You can't see it in this pic, but there is an ornament place card holder inside.  If you look closely you'll also see 3 pieces of stemware to the right.  

Here is a close-up of the Willow House Amelia Thimble Dome with 

ornament place card holder on top of the dessert plate.

And here is a close-up of the mix and match stemware I chose for this tablescape.

Left to right, IKEA stemmed shot glass, Ballard Designs Southern Living Iced Tea Goblet, 

inherited crystal wine glass.

My centerpiece was an Arv Brollop cake dome from IKEA, filled with sparkly ornaments from Target.  I simply turned the dome upside down, filled it with ornaments, carefully placed the cake stand on top, and flipped it right side up.  Then I told my family I would hurt them if they dared to lift the dome off and send my ornaments spilling all over the place, haha!  They actually did leave it alone and no one had to get hurt ha ha:)

Do you like my plaid & burlap stag table runner?  Found that at World Market. 

My tablecloth is just a plain tan tablecloth from Target.

I referenced this postcard platter earlier, with a link to purchase it.  I put mine on a cookbook stand at the end of my table and created a display around it. This forest of white candle Christmas trees came from Walmart, the pheasant gravy boat was from Williams Sonoma, and the gold wire reindeer was from Pier 1.

Close-up

Lastly, here are the individual place settings with the thimble domes removed so you can see the dessert/accent plates, which are off to the side so you can see the patterns on the salad plates. I posted a close-up of the dinner plates earlier, but they are plain other than the border which you can see here poking out from underneath the dessert plates.  In these pictures you can also see the gold poinsettia placemats from Bed Bath and Beyond, the gold ruffled chargers from Michaels, the paper poinsettia napkins from Walmart, and the Oneida Wordsworth flatware from Target.

Wouldn't you feel festive eating your Christmas dinner at this table??  

The salad plates and dinner plates are only $3 each, the charger was $1 on sale, but full price it was only $2 anyway. I don't remember the price of the placemats, but probably only a few dollars since I always have Bed Bath and Beyond coupons on hand.  My point is, this tablescape is very budget friendly but so festive and elegant.  I hope this inspires you to come up with your own beautiful Christmas tablescape!  It is so much fun, and I have been able to pull this off with young children in the house too!  I just make sure to store these things out of reach when we are done with them.