Festive Holiday Tables

This setting looks like the jolly old fellow created it himself. A classic red-and-green color scheme highlights white accent dishware molded in St. Nick’s likeness (similar pieces are easy to find around the holidays).

Make place cards by gluing black-and-white copies of family members’ baby photos onto red craft paper and decorating with paper Santa hats and pom-poms. Prop them on candy cane tripods made by hot-gluing three canes together. White napkins fold up to act as cuffs on Santa’s red gloves, which hold crinkled ribbonlike silverware and crisp red napkins. Candies and bottle brush trees complete the playful look.

Dinnerware Cherry Color Burst. Oneida. (888) 263-7195; oneida.com Flatware Ori. Oneida. (888) 263-7195; oneida.com Salad Plate Santa white canape. Vietri. (919) 245-4180; vietri.com