I just love all of the cute Valentine decor ideas out there. Especially when they involve candy! Here is a sweet little bouquet to display this time of year.
To make each flower cut 6 hearts out of colored card stock. Punch a hole near the tip of each heart. Thread a lollipop through the holes. Arrange hearts on stick and fan out to make petals.
Use this as a centerpiece or give as a Valentine!
(photo from bhg.com)
I love decorating with items that have other uses than just decoration. For my friends baby shower we incorporated her gift into part of the decor. You can do this with glassware, gifts, games, etc. The possibilities are endless.
Here is a great example of this for your New Year's celebrations.
For a fun and functional centerpiece, gather your noisemakers and display them on a cake plate. Fill the gaps with shiny tinsel and you have a double duty centerpiece. Your guests won't have to look far for a noisemaker when the countdown begins!
(photo from marthastewart.com)
I love the look of mirrors when it comes to decorating for New Year's. They add sparkle and shine and are easy to find. Here is an example of an easy New Year's table scape using mirrors.
To recreate this look purchase small mirrors or mirrored coasters. Reuse your cylinder candle vases. Fill with disco ball ornaments or any other sparkly ornaments you have. Decorate the outside of the vases with more mirrored ornaments. Scatter colored ornaments on the table on a pretty colored table cloth. Voila!
(photo from bhg.com)
This weekend we had our Christmas Potluck Party. I kept decorations simple and went with a red and aqua snowflake theme and it looked great! The colors were fun and really popped against each other. I ended up using one of my manzanita branch centerpieces. They are just so versatile, I couldn't resist. Hope you enjoy the pics!
Dining Table/Centerpiece
Plates from Hostess Jo
Red and aqua snowflake napkin rings from Print Your Party. These were a big hit.
Red glitter snowflake ornaments.
Peppermints made the perfect filler for the base.
Drink Station
Pretty AND tasty Champagne Punch-get the recipe here.
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Hope this inspires you to try different color combos for the holidays! These colors would also be great for New Year's and winter themed parties.
These cookie trees would make a great addition to your holiday dessert tables! Just make your favorite sugar cookie recipe and stack on cake plates. Make varying sizes to create the tree look.
Get Martha's cookie recipe here.
I am still looking for centerpiece ideas for my Christmas Party. I want something simple but eye catching. I've definitely decided it will be something with ornaments. They add a lot of glitz for not a lot of money. You can find them in any shade of the rainbow and reuse them next year.
I love the look of this tiered tray. They used three different sized silver trays with glasses as pedestals held together with floral clay. The metallic trays really reflect the shine and colors of the ornaments.
I also love this idea. The beads add a little extra to the arrangement.
Both of these would also work great for a New Year's Party!
(photos from bhg.com)
My friend is celebrating her birthday next week with a peppermint themed party. This is a theme that I could go crazy with! Peppermints are inexpensive, readily available and so festive. They are great to use this time of year for birthdays, showers and Christmas parties. Here is a collection of easy decorating ideas with peppermints I've collected to inspire you.
(click titles for instructions)
Peppermint Disk Vase
I just love this natural Thanksgiving table scape from Real Simple!
The bright greens just pop against the browns and white. Not your traditional Thanksgiving palette but just as beautiful.
With a few twigs, twine and greenery, you have a natural and lovely Thanksgiving table. I think the twig bundles as place card holders are my favorite part!
This look would also work well for a fall dinner party or fall shower.
Go here for the how-to.
Here is an easy way to transform a regular terra cotta pot into a pilgrim's hat for a festive Thanksgiving centerpiece! So cute.
Materials:
Oak tag
8"-wide terra-cotta pot
Scissors or craft knife
Mini glue gun
Terra-cotta spray (we used American Accents)
28" x 2" brown velvet ribbon or fabric
Metallic gold paper
Instructions:
Cut approximately 15"-diam circle from oak tag using a compass or bowl for guide.
Turn terra-cotta pot upside down, center on oak tag circle and trace.
Cut out inner circle 1⁄2" smaller in diameter than pot opening.
Make small slits about every 1⁄2" around the inner circle.
Cut a line between inner and outer circles. Overlap and glue back together to form beveled hat brim.
Fold down inner circle slits and glue to inside of pot.
Paint pot and brim with terra-cotta spray. Let dry.
Glue ribbon or fabric band around pot.
Cut buckle shape from gold paper backed with oak tag and glue to hat band
(photo and how-to from womansday.com)
I love the look of this citrus fruit centerpiece with the addition of the shiny ornaments. It's perfect for the holiday season! BONUS-it's easy and inexpensive too.
What you need:
• Metal tiered tray
• Florist foam, soaked
• Lemons
• Limes
• Clementines
• Blood oranges
• Sphagnum moss
• Florist pins
Use one third of the florist foam on the top tier and the remaining on the bottom one. Cover the florist foam with moss, secure with florist pins. Pierce the fruit with the picks and then secure them to the foam. The day of your gathering, slice a couple of pieces of fruit for the display.
This would also be pretty in a glass bowl or on a cake stand if you don't want to work with the florist foam.
(photo from myhomeideas.com)
