I'm finally getting in the Christmas spirit. Today I decorated the dining table and with very little expense. In the News and Observer the other day I saw a suggestion to use your crystal glasses inverted as candle holders. Following their suggestion I used two iced tea glasses and two water glasses and filled their cavities with silver ribbons, tied ribbons around the stems and placed the glasses down the center of a green runner that I've used before.
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| Inverted tea glass as candle holder. |
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| Silver ribbons fill the cavity of the glass. |
At Target I found these LED votive candles which I placed on the now inverted feet of the glasses. On Christmas Eve and Christmas I'll use real votive candles, but with the LED candles I can leave them lit in the evenings until then and not worry about catching something on fire.
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| LED votive. |
In the center of the table I used a silver vase and arranged white hydrangeas and variegated acuba from the garden to make a very simple yet effective arrangement. Spill a string of silver beads down the runner and
voila the table is finished.
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| Arrangement of white hydrangeas and acuba. |
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| The acuba complements the white hydrangeas nicely. |
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| Silver beads spilling down the green runner. |
Add the silver chargers I bought last year at the After Christmas Sale at Target and the table is ready to be set and for less than $50.00 including the fresh flowers.
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| Silver charger purchased on sale last year. |
