Monday, October 1, 2012

Make Your Own Inexpensive Holiday Centerpieces

By Shawna Trujillo


Holiday centerpieces can be used on any table of flat surface in the house. They are not just for the dining area. These do not have to be expensive or elaborate. As a matter of fact you can often make them using items that you already have around your home. Take stock before the season begins to get some ideas of items you can use.

Do a practice run. Sit at the table and have another family member sit across from you. Make sure that your display is not too high. You do after all want to be able to see and have a conversation with your guests. This will be awkward if something is so tall that it is blocking your view.

Another simple idea is a pretty glass bowl filled with gorgeous glass ornaments. Use large ornaments in the color of your choice. Add some white twinkle lights to complete the look. To avoid having ugly cords running across the table use battery operated lights.

You do not have to be elaborate. Keep it simple if you want something inexpensive and easy to put together. A bowl filled with gorgeously colored ornaments for example. Small vases with pretty flowers inside is another easy idea. Add some tea lights if you want to make your display shine a bit more. Ornaments can be used in a variety of clear containers for an instance Christmas look.

Gingerbread house kits are inexpensive these days. They are sold at department stores and super markets. Pick up a couple and make them with your children, nieces and nephews or even the neighbors kids. These are fun to put together and look adorable when they are finished. Display them together for a wonderful, fun centerpiece. This will bring a smile to the face of your guests.

Get the kids involved. Put together a gingerbread house with the kids. The house can then be the centerpiece of your table for the entire holiday season. These houses come in kits that are easy to assemble. You can even make your own if you are crafty and a good baker or even if you're not. Either way they are fun and adorable and something that everyone in the family can work on together.

Give a collection the place of honor. Whether you collect snowmen, various Santas or reindeer they can be lined up on the table. The fact that it is a collection will put it all together. Take out whatever you collect and place it on the table for all to admire and enjoy. It will be nice for you to be able to enjoy the collection too. Having it out in the open is a nice change from it being hidden away.

Holiday centerpieces do not have to be elaborate. They can be simple and easy. Take the time to decorate your table for the holidays. One piece of advice to remember is to not go overboard. Remember that you still want to be able to eat and you want to be able to see one another. Do not make the space so crowded that it become uncomfortable to those sitting there eating dinner.




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