How to Make Christmas Place Card Holders for the Table

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Many festive symbols of Christmas can become clever place card holders. Here are a few ideas for inspiration.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Place Cards
Raffia
Ribbons
Recycled Christmas Cards
Christmas Tree Ornaments
Cellophanes Wrap
Felt
Glitter
Glue Sticks
Low-temperature Melt Hot Glues
Paints
Pine Cones
Small Artificial Poinsettias
White Glues
Apples
Candy Canes
Icing
Sugar Cookie Dough
Construction Paper
White Notebook Papers
Apples

Step 1

Purchase a small artificial poinsettia for each place and write the person's name on one petal with a pen or marker.
Step 2

Cut a Christmas stocking shape from felt or construction paper and write the person's name in white glue. Cover the glue with glitter and let it dry.
Step 3

Bake sugar cookies in Christmasy shapes and write each person's name on the cookie in icing. Wrap each cookie in clear cellophane and tie with a small bow of ribbon or raffia.
Step 4

Write the person's name on an ornament (plastic-apple ornaments or homemade salt-dough ornaments work well) that will become a party favor and can be used on the guest's tree next year.
Step 5

Cut a slit in a shiny red apple and slip in a plain or Christmas-themed place card. You could make the place card from the fronts of last year's Christmas cards.
Step 6

Hot glue a Christmas place card on a pine cone. The pine cone can be painted in festive holidays colors before the card is attached if you wish.
Step 7

Cut out small, white-paper snowflakes and set them on the table above each place setting. (This is a great project to occupy children on holiday from school while you tend to other tasks.)
Step 8

Put two wrapped candy canes nose to nose and trace the heart-shape perimeter on white paper. Write the person's name on the paper and attach the wrapped candy canes with a glue stick or low-temperature melt hot glue.

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on 1/18/2006 Why not buy some elegant (but not too expensive) wine glasses and write the persons name on in black paint. When your guests leave, wrap the glasses up in bubble wrap and present them to your guests as a special reminder of your celebration.