Tablescapes for Everyone!!

Want to see some gorgeous tablescapes? 

   These tables were beautifully decorated by some of the

women at our annual Ladies Christmas Brunch. 

Wow! What talent and originality!

Festive, Elegant, Themed.

Something for everyone. 

So feast your eyes on these beautiful decorations,

 china, crystal and silverware. 

Does that inspire you?  It sure inspired me!!

Mantels, Oh My!

Wow, mantels... the sky's the limit.  From very ormnate to very simple, the choice is yours.  Here's a look of the mantel I created to go along with my sister's 'Blue Christmas'  She's a big Elvis fan, so whenever I see this all I can hear is, 'I'll have a blue Christmas without you'.  Now it's your turn to get that song trapped in your head!!

This garland was very easy to create.  All you need is the right amount you want to decorate you area. 

This product is wonderful.  It covers a lot of area and is only about $10 or less for a roll.

Just gather and attach by wrapping part of the garland around the netting.  I embelished it with some extra pine picks to give it a thicker look.  Then Christmas balls were used in different sizes throughout.

There you have it.  Ok, where's the hot chocolate?

So I guess all that's left to say is...

"Thank you very much"  (in my deep Elvis voice)

1...2...3...Centerpiece!

A centerpiece is just what it says...a center piece.  It demands the center of attention.  It is what the remainder of the elements surrounding it is based on.
I had the chance to create a 'Blue Christmas' recently for my sister.  Here are the steps to her gorgeous centerpiece.

#1.  Assemble the neccessary items.

I used 2 (one shown), pine swags and a container to hold a candle.

Elements of blue with lots of sparkle were chosen for this project.

Choose the colors that go best with your color scheme.  Red and green, shades of purple, pinks.  Pick a color, any color!

#2. Placing the swags and vase

Place the swags end to end with enough room to cradle the vase.  Also placing the centerpiece on a table runner makes it easier to move around the table as needed.

#3. Putting it all together.

Then just start placing the elements keeping in mind balance and proportion.  No hot glue was used, making it easy to store for next year. 

And there you have it!!

Who wouldn't love this on their dining table?! 

What about you?  Got some great centerpiece ideas?  Any questions?  Leave a comment or email me your pictures and they could be in my next post!

gail@roomsforshow.com

Check out these other great Christmas crafts!

The Inspired Room

YOU ASK FOR IT!

Did you have a nice Thanksgiving?  Ours was wonderful.  Lots of family and even more food!

I have had several requests to post pictures of some of my Christmas decorations I have around my house.  Click the picture for a larger view!  So, here goes.... 

My dining table.  The centerpiece I made from a broken wall sconce, greenery picks I removed from a wrought iron piece that I liked better without them, a glass vase I got on clearance and some left over beads.  It's one of those 'use what ya got' creations.  I also used paper napkins as placemats.

Close up of the Nativity.

My Snow Villiage.   I won the wreath at a Christmas decorating class I took!

You can take in a movie...

Or, have a slice of pie.  Doesn't it look as if you could walk in and sit down?

The kitchen counter. 

The top of the entertainment center.  I later changed out the gold berries with red ones.  It gave it more interest.

The little birdie sitting among the berries.

Even the bathroom gets a little something.

The center of the garland hanging around the window in the family room.

And the tree.  For some reason the top looks green in this picture.  I have the tree sitting on a table.  It's a small tree and raising it gives it more presence in the room.

Well, that was a little tour of some of my decorations.  Leave a comment and let me know what you think!