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Setting A Festive Table - Tips For A Striking Presentation

You'll be slaving over a hot stove for wherever possible.
hours, preparing a feast fit for kings Napkins
this Christmas. From the turkey to the You don't have to limit yourself to
desserts, you put love into every recipe, simple linen napkins, although these work
and your family digs in with gusto. Why perfectly well. Use facecloths, small
not add some festive touches to the table hand towels, or handkerchiefs instead if
as well, and make the presentation as you prefer. Roll your napkins and fold
breathtaking as the dishes you'll be the roll in half, securing with a pretty
serving? It doesn't take much time or bow, or fold them origami style into an
money to transform your table from humbug interesting shape.
to very merry. Napkin rings can be made from pipe
Choosing a Theme cleaners, mini wreaths, licorice strings,
The easiest way to coordinate your decor ribbons, artificial flower stems, or
is to choose a theme. Your theme can be anything else you can think of that will
as specific as a single Christmas carol, look festive and do the job. Tie bells,
or as broad as a certain style or colors. small ornaments, pinecones, silk flowers,
For example, you could choose "Jingle or even small toys onto each napkin ring
Bells" as your theme, making the for added decoration.
centerpiece a miniature one-horse open Serving Dishes and Platters
sleigh, and attaching bells to everything Your serving dishes don't need to match
that doesn't voluntarily move. Or, choose each other to look pretty. A mixture of
a "Country Christmas" theme and add lots different styles and colors add whimsy
of country touches to your table, like and a country feel to your presentation.
felt cut-outs and cross-stitched napkins. If you don't have enough trivets for all
If you're planning on selecting colors of your dishes, cover pre-cut pieces of
for your table, stick with one main color thick cardboard with aluminum foil and
and a maximum of two accent colors. use these as shiny mats that will protect
Holiday colors of green, red, and white your table and still look nice.
look very festive, or accent with silver Place Cards
or gold for a more elegant touch. Blue If you want to use place cards to
and white work nicely together for a prearrange the seating at your table, use
winter theme. your theme to come up with imaginative
Table Coverings ways to create or display them. Gift tags
You may have your are an easy idea, and they can be
great-great-grandmother's handmade lace attached to each napkin or wine glass
tablecloth stowed away, ready to use for with ribbon or pipe cleaners. Miniature
your Christmas dinner. There's nothing artificial poinsettia pots are available
wrong with this, of course, but if at many dollar stores, and they make
spillage and possible staining are a gorgeous place card holders. Simply
major worry for you, save the lace for fashion your cards and attach them to
accenting your decorative holiday straws or toothpicks, then secure them
displays instead and pick up some into the pots.
inexpensive cotton or other fabric to Pinecones can hold name cards as well, if
cover your table with, or use clean you maneuver the cards so that the
sheets in various colors. You can even 'teeth' of the cones hold them in place.
use two contrasting colors of fabric, and Create shapes out of clay or dough,
use the second, smaller piece to hang at thread the cards through candy cane
an angle over the larger one. Christmas sticks, or simply place your cards on the
prints are cute and charming, but try to top of each dinner plate. The
steer clear of anything too busy or possibilities here are endless.
bright, as the fabric will overshadow any Extras and Finishing Touches
other accents you add. Adding candles of varying heights and
For a children's table, cover the surface colors will add warmth to your table
with butcher paper or inverted wrapping setting. Scatter tea lights, votives,
paper and provide crayons at each pillars, and tapers around the center of
setting. Christmas crackers are also the table, making sure that they are
great fun for kids, and look cute sitting secure and not interfering with anything
on each dinner plate. that could be flammable.
Centerpieces You can also decorate the stems on wine
Centerpieces can be as simple as a small glasses with purchased wine charms or
grouping of different sized candles. You pipe cleaners, or tie small bells to each
needn't go overboard and spend hundreds one with ribbon. Tie cutlery together in
of dollars on fresh flowers and a a similar fashion if you wish, or tuck
beautiful decorator's vase to hold them utensils securely inside rolled napkins.
in. Potted Poinsettias make a pretty For an added touch, decorate each chair
centerpiece, as do small baskets filled with bows, bits of garland, or pretty
with pine sprigs and pinecones, or clear fabric. Anything goes as long as it
glass bowls full of bright Christmas tree doesn't scratch or otherwise interfere
balls. with your guests' enjoyment of your
Keeping your chosen theme in mind, choose wonderful meal.
a centerpiece that will stand out among With a bit of extra effort, you can take
your dishes of food, and become a a plain and boring table and create a
conversation piece for guests. If you stunning masterpiece that will impress
plan to use lit candles, never leave them your guests even before the first course
unattended, and choose unscented candles is served.




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