Party Food Table Scapes

This last March my Friend Jalenne held a dual Birthday Party for a couple Friends.  She wanted a St. Patty's Theme.  With a couple simple tricks we jazzed up the hourdouve' table.

Remember tall center pieces for the table are fine if no one is going to sit at it.

Pick a theme and use all the same sort of serving pieces.  Example here we used crystal and clear glass serving pieces that goes with any theme.  We then covered her gold table cloth with a white piece if material found at any fabric store.

We added height by stacking cake plates and used tall serving pieces to balance it out.  Staggered the candle sticks and added some St. Patty's Day color.

Parties Made Easy!

Holiday Dinning Table Decorating Ideas And Tips

With the Holidays now just right around the corner it's time to freshen up your Holiday Table Decorations.

Fall screams for Fall Harvest table scape's with tons of sun flowers, gourds and pumpkins. Early Winter gets the Thanksgiving mood moving. Don't get rid of those pumpkins though use them right through Thanksgiving.

Some tips and ideas are keep your staple items neutral and just change out some pieces for the changing Holidays. Purchasing drop leaf tables is also an important tip. It gives flexibility for additional seating, large or small buffet dinners the list goes on.

Place a large center piece on the buffet table with your neutral greens and add seasonal fruit, berry branches and or ornaments.

Tips:

• Take oranges, apples, small guards or pumpkins and pierce with a BBQ skewer, slip into the neutral greens.
• Pull out one color from the centerpiece and add dinner napkins of the same color to the table as an accent.

If your having a sit down dinner, make sure your centerpiece is low. Not to block out the person sitting across from you or your guests. There is nothing more annoying than having to lean over to be able to talk to someone across the table.

Tips:

• Provide ample seating room for your guests always expand your drop leaf tables.
• Alternate lighting, dim overhead lights or side lamps. Add candles for ambiance lighting alternating tall tapers and votive's.

Also, prepare in advance! Enjoy your guests don't spend all your time in the kitchen. Come back for more helpful decorating tips and ideas for the Holidays!

Enjoy!

Dinning Table Centerpiece Arrangements, Ideas and Tips

A Friend of mine attended a wedding and snapped a photo of the table at the reception. This attractive centerpiece caught my eye!

What a beautiful arrangement. Who would have ever thought to use Hydrangea's and Succulents such as hen & chicks! This is so beautiful and elegant. I LOVE it!

I grow hen & chicks... my Mother and Grandmother grew them. It's amazing how they survive through the Winter months and just come back to life again in the Spring.

Here is a brief description of the plants:

Sempervivums (hen & chicks) are a hardy succulent alpine plant. The name sempervivum means "live-forever". They are well adapted to survive in some of the poorest soil and drought conditions. Sempervivums form low-growing rosettes of succulent leaves with a variety of colors ranging from pink, red, purple and green.

The next time you plan a Party, Wedding, Backyard BBQ consider using these beautiful plants in your arrangements. Bring some outdoors indoors add some votives around the centerpiece and you are all set.

Enjoy!