Holiday Tip: Festive Centerpieces
The Holidays are busy enough with gift wrapping and parties galore, so how about some quick and easy tips that you can use to glam up your dining room table or to bring to the next holiday party as a lovely hostess gift? Your welcome!
Fruitful Holiday Tree
What You Need:
- plate/platter
- foam floral tree from craft store
- lettuce leaves
- star shaped cookie cutter
- toothpicks
- assorted fruits: kiwi, cranberries, grapes, strawberries and melon
Cover foam tree with lettuce leaves and place on plate or platter. Make melon stars with cookie cutter. Place fruit on toothpicks and insert into foam.
Lime Berry TreeWhat You Need:
- limes
- wooden skewers
- hypericum berries from florist
- wooden skewers
- hypericum berries from florist
Anchor 5 limes together in a circle using wooden skewers. Cut or break skewers as needed. Use more skewer pieces to anchor 3 more limes on top, then top with 1 lime. Add sprigs of hypericum berries.
Note: Keep out of reach of children as hypericum berries can be toxic.
Fragrant Cloved OrangesWhat You Need:
- oranges
- whole cloves
- ribbon
- toothpicks
- whole cloves
- ribbon
- toothpicks
Press cloves into oranges in a decorative pattern. Push ribbon through top of orange with toothpick. Loop, tie and hang, or display in a dish.
Ideas and images courtesy of www.safeway.com
