Festive Friday - Christmas Events

Sorry these are coming so late; too late for inspiration for Christmas that is already long gone, but maybe you can catalog it for next year!

Cranberries
All these pictures have floating fresh cranberries with either a bouquet of white flowers or one single flowers (I used poms and spider mums).

Christmas Trees
I used black, white, and silver to compliment my miniature christmas trees. The christmas trees were placed in white pots (to cover the "ugly" plastic bases) and all decorated with miniature ornaments. I also used glass blocks topped with a candle.

To view all the photos from this event, go here:

• Cranberries, Commencement
• Christmas Trees, Candlelight Dinners
  

Tabletop Tuesday

A fast and easy centerpiece for your coffee table (this is a simple touch that can either be made permanent with artificial fruit or - for those surprise guests - put together in a pinch from stuff in your kitchen).



Things to remember:

• Keep your items simple and in odd numbers - designing centerpieces (flower arrangements, candlescapes...) in odd numbers provides more visual interest.
• Identical items make your centerpiece less fussy.
• You can do this with anything: candles, fruit, bud vases with a single flower. In the fruit category, apples, pears, and lemons work very well.
• Your base can be anything from a candle base to a serving platter. Just keep it simple (no extra patterns) and narrow (you want room for that cup of coffee and plate of dessert on your coffee table).
• Use contrasting colors to make your centerpiece stand out (since its design is simple, color will provide interest).

Catching Up: Part 3

These are the only pictures from the Spring that I can track down for now...

Family Weekend 2005 - I took terra cotta pots and dropped some baby's breath in them. Easy.

I filled cylinder vases with lemons and limes and dropped some daisies in.

Just some purple flowers in a globe vase with some glass marbles in the bottom.