Re: Christmas Table Decorations - Read it here

 

Let me explain…

Do you want a particular color or colors? People, who especially
love Christmas, still rely on the old stand-bys. I will admit that
red, green, white, gold and silver are still my favorites and
probably always will be.

Perhaps you’re in the mood for a wintery look. Simple. Just use
white, blue, light shades of purple and you’re on your way. Along
with candles you can add ornamental snowflakes, little snowmen, or
strands of clear beads or snowy white garlands.

If you have a color scheme in your home that you would like to play
off of, then that can make it even simpler. You can always find
candles, ribbons, napkins, beads, etc. online or at the store. Add
touches of winter greenery or tiny Christmas trees to solidify the
look.

A Christmas wreath laid in the center of the table can be the
beginning of a perfect centerpiece. It can be decorated with any
object you may want to use as a theme. If you have no theme in mind
other than something special, then ribbons and bows can always come
to the rescue. Inside the wreath, place a large candle or several
tapers. The tapers can be the same height or differing heights. The
choice is yours. Just make certain that the flames or hot wax do not
come in contact with anything that could cause a fire. I was at a
dinner party once where that happened. We certainly had a lively
Christmas party that night!

Hurricane lanterns placed in a row down the center of the table can
take the place of a traditional centerpiece. Stemware filled with
beads, nuts, berries, glass marbles, or any small festive objects
can be used as well. You can use themed pieces to decorate in
between. We’ll use Christmas bells as our example of a theme. Bells
can be purchased in packages or they can be purchased already strung
on wire. If they are on wire, they can be wrapped around the base of
the hurricane lanterns, or you can attach them to ribbon and wrap
the ribbon around the lanterns. Long strands of ribbon and beads can
flow around the decorations.

Continue to carry out your theme with your table napkins. Use two
napkins of different colors for each place setting. Place one napkin
on top of the other. You can roll them separately or roll them
together, but the important thing is to tie them together. Tie them
with a beautiful wired ribbon with the bell attached to the ribbon.
Because wired ribbon can be shaped, it is easy to make the perfect
size napkin holder. With your napkins inside your ribbon napkin
holder, artfully arrange them and place them in the center of each
plate. You now have bells on your napkin holders and bells on your
table decorations. You can continue the theme with bells tied to the
backs of chairs, hanging from the chandelier or attached to your
stemware.

The idea is to repeat your color or decoration. By using a theme,
your Christmas table decorations will go from ho-hum to spectacular!
Happy decorating.