Merry Christmas " In the darkness, there is wonders of light that cannot be seen with the human eye " -Sugar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Old Fashioned Living" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 5:30 PM Subject: Old Fashioned Tips-December 17-Holiday Tidbits
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Logue > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > T O D A Y ' S T I P S > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > HOLIDAY TIDBITS: HOLIDAY IDEAS > > This is the last week before I take a holiday break til > after New Year's and I'm scrambling to share a good > selection of tips to help out at the last minute. Enjoy:) > > Cranberry Centerpiece > > You'll need: > Two tray--one larger than the other by 3 inches or so > Fresh greens > Fresh cranberries > 4 holiday colored/scented tea candles > Small colored glass ornaments > > Place smaller tray on top of the larger tray. Spread the fresh > cranberries (you can freeze them first if you wish for a shiny > look) on the smaller tray. Place a tealight in each corner- > nestled in the cranberries. In the middle you can place a > grouping of ornaments, or a holiday figurine of some sort- > even a pillar candle. On the larger tray, using the part that > is around the first tray-arrange fresh greens, and a few > more cranberries. This is best done right before using, and > keep the greens misted and make sure they aren't touching > or near the tealights. > > Inexpensive Floral Centerpiece > > You'll need: > Wicker basket > Fresh greenery from your yard--boxwood, holly, pine etc. > one inexpensive holiday bouquet > doily or lace cloth of some type > > Lay the doily or piece of cloth in the basket so that a nice > bit of it hangs over the front of the basket. On the bottom > of the basket place a piece of plastic or paper to protect > the cloth from sap, etc. Cover this with the greens you > collected. Take your bouquet and cut the flowers down > under running water and stick in with the greens making > a nice arrangement. Notes: I get these bouquets for as > little as $3.99 from floral departments fresh, but you can > also use silk flowers. This doesn't last long, so make it > before your dinner and mist it. You can soak some floral > foam and place the greens and flowers on top of that to > give it some moisture. > > More Simple Ideas: > Buy a bag of natural raffia and use it to tie up the napkins > inserting a sprig of rosemary, lavender, sage or a fresh > bay leaf. Do the same on several large pillar candles. Make > placecards out of simple card stock, writing the guests > name on with a gold gel pen. If you have decorative edged > scissors you can cut the paper with those. Think simply...but > when you are done it will look elegant. > > Using raffia again, you can combine it with gold for a very > elegant look. Gold apple ornaments, floral picks with gold > accents, gold ball ornaments...Target has a great selection > of gold accents and ornaments, and most are only $2 or so. > > Decorate wreaths, candles, fill baskets with greens and gold, > use gold bows on the back of chairs....use your imagination! > > Last week we talked about using fruit to decorate platters, > tables and mantles. Here are some more suggestions: > > -Pomegranates and kale or other leafy vegetables surrounding > your main meat platter. > > -Use a gold pen to write your guests names on pomegranates > or dark green leaves such as magnolia greens. > > -For a whimsical look try using red and green chili peppers, > along with corn husks and greens in baskets, on wreaths > or swags. > > Try this easy simmering potpourri to scent your house during > a dinner or open house: > > Simmering Potpourri > > Mix together: > 2 broken Cinnamon sticks > 4 tbsp. whole cardamom seeds > 2 tbsp. whole cloves > 1 tsp. ground nutmeg > 1 tsp. ground ginger > > Place two tablespoons of potpourri in two or more cups > of water, allow to simmer or steep slowly.Be sure the > water doesn't evaporate while heating. Add more if > necessary. > > More: Make this wonderful Christmas Keepsake album. > http://www.oldfashionedliving.com/holidays/cmasalbum.html > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Enjoy your Monday. ~Brenda > Email me with questions, concerns or tips: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.oldfashionedliving.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > S U B S C R I P T I O N I N F O > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To unsubscribe from this newsletter: click REPLY and type the > word UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE in the subject field. 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