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Christmas/Winter Tea
Christmas or Winter Tea
Celebrate the season or chase away the Mid-Winter blues!
Christmas and the winter season in general can be a lonely or difficult time for many, maybe even you. So, start a new tradition. Host a Christmas tea or chase away the winter blues in the company of friends, old and new!
Tablecloth Idea:
Cover table with a solid color tablecloth. Arrange paper doilies or handmade snowflakes on it. Cover the snowflakes with store bought net or tulle. This will keep the snowflakes in place. And it’s inexpensive!
Centerpiece Idea:
Place a flat mirror of any shape on table. Arrange pillar candles, sculpted candles or themed candles (like fruit, trees, etc) of different heights in your chosen color scheme on the mirror. Sprinkle table with some iridescent glitter. Or check out our Quick & Easy centerpiece ideas.
Tip: Look in bargain stores for candles.
Hostess Gift Idea:
A new ornament, a handmade Christmas treat, or a bubble bath gift bag made up of a scented votive candle, a packet of bubble bath, a tea bag and a piece of chocolate placed in a decorated paper sack.
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Add comment February 9, 2008
Candles and Autumn Leaves Centerpiece
Candles and Autumn Leaves Centerpiece
Simple and Inexpensive!
Non-matching Candlesticks of varying heights
Candles to fit color scheme
Fall color leaves
Arrange candlesticks in center of table with candles.
Scatter fall leaves at base around and among candlesticks.
Add some nuts, acorns or fall berries if desired.
Other ideas:
Spring/Summer: Scatter rose petals around candlesticks.
Christmas/Winter: Arrange evergreens and gold painted
pinecones or fruit around candlesticks.
Tips: Try Glass or Crystal candelsticks.
Don’t leave candles burning unattended.
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Add comment February 7, 2008
Rose Flower Pot Centerpiece
Rose Flower Pot Centerpiece
A centerpiece idea for every season…
8” Clay Flower Pot with Saucer
2 bricks of florist foam (soaked overnight in water)
16” circle of cellophane
1 package of Spanish moss
Twenty Large Roses (keep stems in water)
4 Large Hydrangea Blooms (keep stems in water)
Large leafed Greenery to use as filler (keep stems in water) Place cellophane circle in flower pot. Cut one florist foam brick in half & place in bottom of pot. Place other brick on top, wedge into place if necessary. Top brick will show about 1/2” above pot. Cut remaining ½ brick in ½ again and fill in on sides of top brick. Cut 5 rose stems to desired length (8”-10”). Push a rose into the top center of foam and on the sides at the four points of the compass. These will be your guides. (You’ll want the final measurements of the arrangement to be approximately 14” high by 14” wide. Keep that in mind as you cut stems and push in flowers.) Place Hydrangeas where you want them in arrangement, then fill in with roses. Any remaining spaces may be filled in with the leaf greenery. Place pot on saucer and fill saucer with Spanish moss. Keep well watered and in a cool place (like a refrigerator) until ready for use.
Hydrangea Tip: Split stem in half up to flower head to soak up water better.
Other Flower Pot Ideas
Christmas: Evergreens, white spider chrysanthemums and candy canes taped to sticks with florist tape. Sprinkle with iridescent glitter.
Spring: Lots of Lilacs and Camellia leaves. Pack the pot and let them cascade down. Be sure to split the lilac stems to help with water absorbtion.
Autumn: Fall colored chrysanthemums, small apples pushed onto sticks, some greenery and fall colored leaves.
Simple: A purchased potted plant and Spanish moss to hide the plastic pot.
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Add comment January 31, 2008
