Place Cards and Chair Decor

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Chair decorations trouble me.  You usually want your guests to be comfortable and linger as long as possible.  I realize that this may not always be true.  On another post I will go over tactics to use when you want your guests to leave.  Vacuuming being the most effective. So decorating the chair is a [...]

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Appropriately Glittery Rustic Balls

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I fell in love with these twiggy spheres (Pier One – $1.99 each) and knew they would be great with my holiday tablescape.  They weren’t gold, they weren’t silver – they were that plenty-perfect in between, ambiguous, non-committal, why-do-we-have-to-define-things-now? metallic color. The balls were covered in glitter – some with just a little too much for [...]

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Festival of Holiday Tables 2011

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The Needham Women’s Club Festival of Holiday Tables was just beautiful!  I took pictures and wanted to share them with you – as well as show you the final Rustic Elegance table I contributed.  It is difficult to capture all of the elements, but these pictures may give you some fun ideas for your own [...]

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Easiest NO SEW (seriously!) Table Runners Ever

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Okay – this is going to be quick – super quick - because this is super easy. Get some burlap.  Burlap is cheap.  Cheaply made and cheap to buy.  It comes in different varieties.  For this project, I picked one that had a fairly tight weave and consistent color.  My burlap came form Joann Fabrics and was aboout [...]

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Fancied Up Rattan Placemats

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rattan placemat embellished with crystal beads

I had a really hard time finding placemats which were even ”plenty perfect” for my Holiday Tablescape.  I found A LOT (and I mean A LOT!) of really sparkly, glamourous, beaded, fluffy, fussy, over the top fancy tabletop accessories in the stores.  Oh my goodness – are we all living in a Dallas episode?  Everyone seems to be [...]

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