Christmas table Decorations: DIY

In continuity with the previous Christmas decor post, here  are some more cool, easy, adorable ideas to decorate your holiday table .... ideas to give instant stunning look to your table decor.. to make the decor special  for  the occasion...to make that perfect hostess impression on your guests!!   Here are some Christmassy ideas for place cards..

                                                                                                                               Courtesy: Wunderweib


DIY angel napkin holder ..This one is made of aluminium foil..It's easy to make and looks so stunning.. Your guests will blown away be the pretty and adorable angels on their dinner plates..  Let's see how it is made...

Cut out the shape...Tape the back corners to create a funnel like shape..Take a shiny ribbon ..Fold it several times and cut into  triangles.. Stitch the triangles together and to the angel shape..Roll the napkin and put it in the gap behind the head!! Voila!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Courtesy: Country living


Don't have much time .. Here's something pretty - a pretty jar converted into a tea light holder with a wire coiled around it..The name tag is a simple tag but did anyone notice:) Dim the lights and enjoy the glow on everybody's faces!!!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Courtesy: Wunderweib

Remember the Christmas decor I did with poinsettia plants .. If you liked that one you would like this one as well... a simplest way to decorate your table...Give natural touch to your table decor with a branch of poinsettia plant..Write your guests name on it with a marker..Use napkins of matching color!!! 

                                                                                                Courtesy: Martha Stewart

Make paper trees and add stars will have the name of guest. Download the pattern here. Slit the pattern in the middle black line.. Fold in such a way that the part where there is green arrow should be inside and the red arrow one outside..

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Courtesy: Wunderweib

Use a snowflake cookie cutter as a napkin ring ..Attach a same colored name to it!

                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Courtesy: Martha Stewart

A cupcake candle and the cute heart with some greenery makes the pretty table  look more merrier!!

                                                                                           Courtesy: Etsy

Add some extra cuteness to your table by printing a printable merry owl greeting cards and use them as place cards. You can download these patterns here!!

                                                                                                                                                                                         Courtesy: Martha Stewart

How about a romantic table setting with scroll place cards with some berries ..

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I love this one.. Snow flake chocolate cookie with a few paper snowflakes on a lovely white and red table setting...Put a instant smile on your everyone's faces...Get the recipe of the chocolate snowflake cookie here.

                                                                                                                                                                                             Courtesy: Martha Stewart

These paper plate angels will be great family activity to do and will brighten up any family holiday table setting .. see how to make them here.

Watch this lovely YouTube tutorial to make a Christmas tree from your napkins.. 

Do check out my earlier Christmas decor posts here..

Would you like to join me for breakfast?

                     I would love to wake up to this kind of breakfast every morning .. Some days I feel like treating myself with a special breakfast to start a happy day..  with a hot cup of tea  and a home baked green tea cake..

some pine cones arranged in the corner of the tea reminding of the chilly weather everywhere except the tropics..

fresh flowers from the garden..

star shaped green tea cake which I baked yesterday night..

All arranged in a wooden tray !!! Bliss!! Would you like to join me?

 You can find the green tea cake recipe here. Tip: Use only 1 or 1&1/2 tsp green tea powder in the cake recipe to avoid very strong green tea taste. Also I added green color to the cake batter to make it look greener:)

For beautiful and inspiring table decor , visit these parties: 

Tabletop Tuesday, Tablescape Thursday,Bake-off!!

Christmas decor

In Singapore Christmas is a month long festival..The city dazzles from Nov to New year.Every year Singapore has a theme for the tropical Christmas ..this year it is Christmas in love!! There is lot of music,dance,night feasts, Christmas floats and lot more events happening in the city!! 

Getting into the mood I have decided to decorate  my apartment for Christmas early this year!! In this tropical country we don't need a fireplace.. but I am kind-of missing having one since I had one in Zürich.. Can you believe I actually (by mistake) brought the firewood we had in Zurich with our shipment to Singapore.. hmmm..That's another story!! So to fulfill my desire to have a mantle ..I have decorated the new mahogany cupboard top which we bought recently. It also serves as a divider between the living area and the dining area.. This is how it looked like till a few hours before..

This is now it is looks like now..

All decked up for Christmas...





I brought 3 plants of Poinsettia this weekend.. Two of them I placed at the end of the cupboard top.Decorated them with some golden ornaments around the base.







On one side I kept a cute little carriage full of presents and gifts..I had bought it from a Christmas shop in Schwarzwald area(Black forest) in Germany!!





On the other side I kept a silver leaf near the pot..I just love the colors..the striking red and the golden ornaments!! It looks very festive!!!





In the center I kept my crystal reindeer on a wooden box!!  I love this reindeer ..It from a Christmas market in Zurich.. It looks so beautiful.. its pose, shape and the bells to its antlers/horns are very pretty..I fell in love with him the moment I saw him!!!

I placed some tiny pine cones near the box.. It is actually a tea &spice box which I got as a Christmas gift from a online grocery store(migros)  in Zurich!! 





How can I forget my cute Santa candy jar... I love him to bits:)




Joining the parties at th Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday, with Diana @ The Girl Creative for Just Something I Whipped Up  ,with Cindy @ Cottage Instincts for Make it 4 Monday ,Marty's Tabletop Tuesday , Becca @ Blue Cricket Design for Show &Tell , the Lettered Cottage for Holiday home linky party, Gina @ the shabby chic cottage for Transformation Thursday , Sharon&Rekha @The key bunch for December Carnival , Emreen@ Liven things up for Its Festival time ,Cindy @Romantic home for Show &Tell  Friday , Robin@All things heart and home for all things merry and brite and Lori @bedifferntactnormal for Show&Tell!

Christmas table: DIY Napkin rings

Continuing with the earlier post of Christmas decoration inspiration today I am going to show you some cool and easy DIY napkin rings ideas!! As I always say all the items for decoration or table setting are usually available at home you just need to look for them!! These simple and beautiful ideas are exactly this!!!

                                                                                            Courtesy: Martha Stewart 

Bring Christmas to your table with these napkin rings made with felt holly leaves and jingle bell .. You can get the template for the leaves here. Trace these on white felt sheet. Cut them accordingly .Fold and iron to give the leaf like effect. Tie the bell and the stems of the leaves with a cord!!

                                                                                                   Courtesy: Woman's Day

This one is perfect for any seasonal ( summer or spring) or nature themed table decor!! A perfect setting for people on this side of the globe where it is warm and sunny during Christmas:) A quick setting using seasonal fruit.. Tie the stem of kumquat and some leaves with a red cord..!!

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A 10 minute napkin ring DIY idea !! Glue grapevine wire around paper-towel tube and fix a red bow to it!!!  Looks pretty isn't it!!!

                                                                                                                  Courtesy: Real Simple

Don't have much time on hand .. want to make something fast with the napkins ..This could be the solution!!  Turn a tray into table mat and tie the cutlery with ornaments!! Simple..you can ask your kids can do this as well!!

                                                                                          Courtesy: Country living

Another fantastic quick DIY idea !! Roll the napkins and tie a Christmas ball or ornaments to it.Fix the place card in a pine cone from the garden!! Simple yet so beautiful!!

                                                                                             Courtesy: Country living

How about something different.. Instead stacking the napkin in usual flat style, why not roll them!!! Napkin Pyramid with Christmas ball and green leaves .. You know what I think add a small pine cone and use pine branch to it !! 

                                                                                                                                                                                          Courtesy:  Martha Stewart 

Last but not the least ..Isn't this cute!!!! Bells made with crepe paper.. I just love this idea!! Red bells look striking on the white crisp napkin...You can get the instructions here.

Don't forget to view all the earlier posts of Christmas inspirations and easy projects ;

Christmas table Decorations

I was looking for inspirations for Christmas table decorations..I found so many fantastic ideas ..I am totally inspired!! I want to share them with you all so you will feel inspired as well..Its a long one so I will divide it into two part..Let's start with part one!

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For this decoration, you need a blue cloth napkin, lily, White& red cord, berries sprig and some pine. The entire table should be around blue,red and white theme. The table cloth is blue with red ornaments spread around. The serving plates are blue or white. The white & red cord is tied around the stems of the glass with berries.. It looks so elegant and stylish!!!

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The color theme of this Christmas table is white..The cloth napkins are white.. There are tiny glass birds sitting next to the napkin ..pink for ladies and white for the men!! The centerpiece is so pretty with pine, candles and birds on it.. I love the way the place mats are arranged under the plates!!!

                                                                                                                                                               Courtesy: Essen und Trinken

This table decoration has the traditional Christmas color theme- red and white. The red embroidered linen napkins with plaid ribbon gives a quaint vintage charm to the table. It is so gorgeous !!

                                                                                                                  Courtesy: Martha Stewart 

This stunning white and red table setting theme looks fabulous with the stunning red carnation centerpiece with a red ribbon tied around the base!! It is minimalistic and stylish!!

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The red and white theme continues here as well.. The table runner on a white table has a brilliant effect.. The single amaryllis flowers in glass and the pine cone candles provide a neat and stylish centerpiece.. I like the idea as it is less space consuming as well as simple arrangement and yet so radiant!! Don't miss the beautiful chandelier made of a metal ring candle holder with silver ornaments hanging to it!!!

                                                                                                                                                               Courtesy: Essen und Trinken

The green and glittering gold theme dazzles this table setting. The green and orange ornaments, the greenish candles and the golden  vases compliments the theme fabulously..The two linen table napkins rolled together along with a red berry's branch completes the festive setting!!

Are you saying you are already inspired ..wait.. look out for the next part  of Christmas table setting here !!! It has even more fabulous ideas!!!

Have a nice weekend!!!