The one problem I do see is that there's usually not much space left on a Polish Christmas Eve table, since everything is taken up by the tradition-prescribed 12 dishes! Still, I've found a way around this problem by creating two flower balls from mini-carnations and placing them on two high candle-stands made from glass - in this way, they require minimal table space, and make the entire table look classy. You should try!
In Poland, it is not very common to decorate a Christmas Eve table with flowers, and I think it's a pity. Flowers always look great on a table, and combined with glittering Christmas tree balls, pine cones, cinammon sticks etc they become very festive-looking.
The one problem I do see is that there's usually not much space left on a Polish Christmas Eve table, since everything is taken up by the tradition-prescribed 12 dishes! Still, I've found a way around this problem by creating two flower balls from mini-carnations and placing them on two high candle-stands made from glass - in this way, they require minimal table space, and make the entire table look classy. You should try!
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Hanging a decorative wreath on your doors during the Christmas season is, I think, an American tradition, but in the recent years it is becoming more and more popular also in Poland. And that's good - Polish buildings tend to look rather drab from the outside, so every cheerful splash of colour is more than welcome.
This past Christmas our door has been decorated with a very special wreath I made myself - huge, traditionally decorated with reds and golds, cinammon sticks, orange slices and - more on a whimsical side - with a bunch of Christmas mooses ;-) So, this is how you can make your door look during the Holiday season! Christmas is a time of abundance, so it's not surprising that Christmas flower arrangements are also characterized by their abundance, fullness and deep, vibrant colours. Following the techniques I've learnt on my recent floristry course, I have prepared these two arrangements to make my parents' house look fastive during these Holidays - and so can you, if you use them for inspiration ;-)
And yet another idea for Christmas decoration - a hanging wreath, but this time the wreath itself is not made from evergreen twigs, but from thin, fully dried, brown twigs Add to it a few green ones, and some decorations on top, and here is what you can get:
And the New Year has begun... Let's hope that 2011 will be a great year for everyone, and a successful one for my blog - I'm planning to make it even more creative, more interesting and more inspiring!
I'll start with a simple and intriguing idea, as described in the title. I think it speaks for itself, so let me just finish it - if you add up all these ingredients, you end up with a cute and eye-catching small piece of flower deco. And if you combine many of these, you get a very original table decoration. You can use different flowers here - e.g. gerberas or carnations - and if you go for tupils, this is the result: |
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