Well, 2008 is almost over, but I still have some holiday decorating ideas...maybe next year. Along with my sad holly Christmas tree, we cut some small branches from the evergreens that surround our house and brought them inside to make some centerpieces for the tables. Fresh evergreen branches (these are cedar) smell great, and make the whole house seem earthy and fresh and natural. On the big table I made a fun, silly spread with garlands, round shiny candles, some ornaments, and some larger pieces I found in the depths of the dreaded "Holiday Decorations - Misc." box. What a great source for inspiration - I don't know the last time some of these things saw the light of day. You know you have a box like that - why not go rummaging and see what you can find?
Here is the fun, bright tablescape:
I also found some beautiful gold pinecones and sweetgum pods (the round spiky ones), as well as a large gold bow that used to be on a wreath. I decided to make another, smaller spray on a different table, and to make this one a little more sophisticated by sticking to a gold color theme. What do you think?
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