DIY Christmas Party Decorating
You can entertain friends and family at Christmas without stressing over the decorations. Combine items already in your home with some purchased items into festive Christmas party decor. You don't have to be an expert to create holiday surroundings that make your guests feel as though they are surrounded by a magical wonderland suitable for young and old alike. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Plain tablecloth
- Cookie cutters
- Glitter pens
- Fabric markers
- Hard candy
- Foil-wrapped chocolates
- Clear glass jars
- Clear compotes
- Decorative plates and small dishes
- Christmas finger towels
- Candy canes
- Tulle or netting in red, green, silver and gold
- Rubber bands
- White ribbon
- Cloves
- Cinnamon sticks
- Cranberries
- Dried orange slices
- Ball ornaments, various sizes
- Beaded garland
- Hot glue
- Foam cones
- Miniature gift boxes
- Gift wrap
- Bows
Instructions
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Trace cookie cutter shapes onto a plain tablecloth. Use stars and bells for an elegant adult party. Fill the shapes in with gold and silver glitter pens or craft paint. For more casual parties or children's parties, you can trace snowmen and candy canes onto your tablecloth. Let the children color the shapes with fabric markers in the same way they would decorate Christmas cookies.
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Decorate your home with edible treats. Fill clear jars and compotes with colorful hard candy, peppermints and foil-wrapped chocolates. Set these displays around the house. Your guests can enjoy the aesthetics, while indulging in the tasty treats.
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Hang four holiday plates horizontally across the wall in your kitchen. You can also use small Christmas dishes to hold soaps and Christmas finger towels that guests use in your bathroom. Tie candy canes to decorative plates and arrange them across your mantel above your Christmas stockings. If you have several, you can give the plates with the candy canes to your guests as parting gifts.
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Fill red, green, silver and gold tulle swatches with cinnamon sticks, cloves, dried oranges and cranberries. Close the fabric swatches above the fillings you choose with rubber bands. Cover the rubber bands by knotting white ribbons around them and form a bow. Tie them around door handles.
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Use ball ornaments to make colorful Christmas trees. Hot glue Christmas balls on various sized foam cones. You can group these on your foyer table or set them around the house on end tables and counters. Fill the spaces between the balls with beads you pull from strands of beaded garland. You can pick up the garland and small, medium and large ball ornaments at your local dollar store.
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Fill several miniature boxes with candy. Wrap each with festive gift wrapping. Place a bow on top of each. Place a single box in each plate at the table for guests. These serve as delightful decorations before guests sit down to eat.
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References
- Photo Credit christmass balls image by Elena kouptsova-vasic from Fotolia.com colorful hard candy image by robert mobley from Fotolia.com christmas-tree ornaments image by Maria Brzostowska from Fotolia.com
