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Winter White Twigs:
Spray tall twigs from your yard with white
spray paint and, while the paint is still wet, sprinkle silver
glitter all over the twigs – after they’ve dried shake them to
remove the excess glitter. Set them in a silver ice bucket and
place them on your mantle/fireplace hearth or entry table for
a dramatic holiday look.
If you don’t have a silver ice bucket
you can line a tall glass cylinder vase with green moss which
looks great by bringing in some green as well as covers the bases
of the stems. If you want to bring in some more color, add some
tall sprigs of red berries…if you use silk ones they will last
all holiday season!
Cool Candy Cane Vase:
For a festive twist on a vase, completely wrap
a clear cylinder vase (or a coffee can) with lots of candy cane
sticks and secure them with a ribbon (if you use green candy canes
use a red ribbon and red candy canes use a green ribbon) , group
them together for a luxurious look. You can then fill the vases
with a variety of items…anything
from flower arrangements, to pinecones, tall twigs, or fresh apples…use
your imagination and you can transform the content of your candy
canes vases throughout the holiday season!
Easy Elegant Entry Décor:
Create a simple dramatic holiday arrangement by using tall twigs and red silk orchid stems (you can find them at any local craft store in the floral dept.) in a simple clear vase (or silver ice bucket) and wrap a wide hunter green satin ribbon around the vase. I prefer these on a mantle or an entry table because they are too tall for guests to talk over at dinner. They are also wonderful on either side of your front door if you are hosting a party.
For a casual table centerpiece wrap lots of small potted herb plants (rosemary/ oregano/thyme) in small burlap squares and tie them with a red satin or plaid ribbon. Then use a simple small cream labeling tag (the ones with the little strings) and write a word you associate the holidays with such as “family”, “love”, “music” on the tags and tie them on the bows. Intersperse lots of votive candles in and around the small pots for dinner and when your guests leave offer them each one of the little herb plants as a keepsake from the evening.
Merry Moss Bowl:
Line the inside of a clear glass bowl with moss and then fill it with anything red, like pomegranates, red Christmas ornaments , big clusters of red berries, or silk amaryllis blooms. You can also use silk leaves, like magnolia or lemon leaves to line the bowl, it’s a quick and easy table décor idea but it works well on a dinner table because guests can see over them…you can also add a special touch by mixing ion some votive candles in clear glass holders.
Simple Seasonal Cylinders:
Use 3 to 5 extra large glass cylinder vases in different heights and set a pillar candle in each one, then in the space between the candle and the inside of your cylinder fill it with whatever season item you like, a few options are: small Christmas ball ornaments in red, green, gold and silver (just make sure not to mix the colors in the cylinder – make one red, one green, one silver and gold), you can also use fruits such as small crab apples, cranberries, cherries, small green pears and baby artichokes, or you can use traditional sprigs of evergreen mixed with sprigs of holly and red berries…small pine cones work…candy canes work…actually just about anything works..Have some fun with it!
Cool Colossal Wreath:
Find the largest wreath possible and hang white sparkly ornaments on it and a large white satin bow, then hang it on a wall instead of on the door…treat it as a piece of art. It also looks great over a fireplace with lots of silver and glass candlesticks mixed together on either end of your mantle. (don’t be afraid to take down the art over your fireplace for the holidays and replace it with a wreath) and adds a great hit of green color! If you travel over the holidays and don’t want to take the time to put up (and then take down) a Christmas tree this is a great lower commitment option to a traditional tree!
Square Wreath Door Frames:
If your front door is a wooden double panel door (meaning you have two square panels on top of each other) get two square wreaths and hang one over the other in the squares on your door. Suspend them with a solid silver satin ribbon and insert sprayed silver berries into the body of the wreaths, it’s a modern twist on the classic Christmas décor!
Quick Exterior Entry Décor:
Spray clumps of magnolia branches and the underside of the leaves gold (or silver)
and spray some thin tall tree twigs gold (or silver) as well…place the magnolia
branches in two outdoor planters or urns on either side of your front door, then
mix in the sprayed twigs with the magnolia branches in the urns. Make sure the
twigs and branches are tall (3’-4’) and finish it off by wrapping the urn with
a wide (gold or silver) ribbon…it’s quick and easy and it lasts all holiday season!
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