Quick Christmas and Holiday Table Decor Ideas
Set the stage for a warm and welcoming holiday gathering with friends and family with these quick and simple table decor ideas:
#1: Cranberry vase with white flowers
All you need for this centerpiece is a clear vase or mason jar, white flowers of your choosing, fresh cranberries, and water. To assemble, fill the vase with fresh cranberries leaving an inch at the top. Add water to the vase until the cranberries are covered, and place flowers in one by one. This makes for a festive and colorful arrangement that took just minutes to put together.
#2: Candles with greenery
Using the materials you have around during the holiday season, add some candlelight ambiance for your meal in minutes. Gather greenery such as rosemary, sage, or a few twigs from the Christmas tree, and either twine or ribbon. The trick to putting this together is to place a rubber band around the candle first, which will allow you to securely position the greenery. Once the greenery is where you like, wrap with ribbon or twine above the rubber band so you can remove it afterwards. Voila!
#3: Folded tree napkins
If you are planning to use cloth napkins for Christmas dinner, turn them into folded tree napkins to add that special touch. They can be laid flat with an optional cinnamon stick as the truck, or propped open to stand on top of the place setting. Watch this tutorial or look at the photos below for the folding instructions. Happy Holidays!
Step one: Fold the napkin in half twice, leaving the open corners facing down.
Step five: Fold the right corner in, creating a triangle at the top of the napkin
Once completed, lie flat on your place setting with optional cinnamon stick, or prop open to stand.
Step two: Fold the first corner up, just short of the top of the napkin
Step six: Fold the left corner in, making sure to create a narrow tip at the bottom
Step three: Fold the remaining three corners up, leaving space between each fold
Step seven: Flip the napkin over
Step four: flip the napkin over
Step eight: Fold the top layer up. Fold all other layers up and slide the corner under the layer above.